Happy Kurt Cobain Day

Today, Kurt Cobain‘s hometown of Aberdeen, Washington is commemorating the Nirvana frontman with an official Kurt Cobain Day!

With this year seeing the 20th anniversary of Kurt’s death, it’s certainly a timely move, and seeing as today would have marked Kurt’s 47th birthday, it’s a date that definitely works for us.

“Aberdeen residents may justifiably take pride in the role our community played in the life of Kurt Cobain and the international recognition our community has gained from its connections with Kurt Cobain and his artistic achievements,” says Aberdeen Mayor Bill Simpson.

Nirvana are among the inductees for this year’s Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame ceremony, which takes place on April 10 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, and will also see inductions for KISS, Cat Stevens, Hall And Oates, Linda Ronstadt, Peter Gabriel, Andrew Oldham, Brian Epstein and the E Street Band

Merlin moved into his role as Executive Editor of Louder in early 2022, following over ten years working at Metal Hammer. While there, he served as Online Editor and Deputy Editor, before being promoted to Editor in 2016. Before joining Metal Hammer, Merlin worked as Associate Editor at Terrorizer Magazine and has previously written for the likes of Classic Rock, Rock Sound, eFestivals and others. Across his career he has interviewed legends including Ozzy Osbourne, Lemmy, Metallica, Iron Maiden (including getting a trip on Ed Force One courtesy of Bruce Dickinson), Guns N' Roses, KISS, Slipknot, System Of A Down and Meat Loaf. He has also presented and produced the Metal Hammer Podcast, presented the Metal Hammer Radio Show and is probably responsible for 90% of all nu metal-related content making it onto the site.