<![CDATA[ Latest from Louder ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/feeds.xml Thu, 30 Apr 2026 10:20:04 +0000 en <![CDATA[ "I said, ‘You are making a huge mistake – you get pulled over for any reason and they find those guns in there… well, there’s nothing more wrong than being shot with your own gun.’" How Megadeth reinvented themselves with Countdown To Extinction ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/music/albums/megadeth-story-behind-countdown-to-extinction ZBXrirzoryZyuKsEguzwXY Thu, 30 Apr 2026 10:20:04 +0000 Thu, 30 Apr 2026 10:23:23 +0000 <![CDATA[ "All the melancholy and darkness could be traced to my dog. He was my furry brother." Gothic metal legend Ville Valo reveals some of the surprising influences behind his much-missed band, Him ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/music/all-the-melancholy-and-darkness-could-be-traced-to-my-dog-he-was-my-furry-brother-gothic-metal-legend-ville-valo-reveals-some-of-the-surprising-influences-behind-his-much-missed-band-him kfmNaTRKLoLX3L73RWXgqb Thu, 30 Apr 2026 10:14:09 +0000 Thu, 30 Apr 2026 10:14:28 +0000 <![CDATA[ "God bless America’s judicial system. It proves that even Metallica can get a fair hearing!" How the world's biggest metal band put on a chaotic gig in a car park - and infuriated politicians, a stadium and half a city in the process ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/features/metallica-the-story-of-banned-in-philly-free-car-park-gig-1997-reload pDp4BBXkkEwsc3jewprU5X Thu, 30 Apr 2026 09:21:41 +0000 <![CDATA[ Soho Dukes started as a 19th-century drinking club. Now they're bringing fun back to rock'n'roll ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/music/soho-dukes-nighthawks-acrobats-and-everything-under-the-moon-interview SAQaqhx5rbD5vZ7ceFpx6e Thu, 30 Apr 2026 08:45:00 +0000 Thu, 30 Apr 2026 10:13:42 +0000 <![CDATA[ "I was pissed off. This disrespects the band." Dave Brock slams BBC suggestion that Hawkwind were anti-Beatles and stole Paul McCartney's long-lost bass ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/documentary/dave-brock-hawkwind-paul-mccartney-stolen-bass wGtpjNahbKftCtYBweC3He Thu, 30 Apr 2026 07:45:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It sounded like they were shouting ‘Peter!’ and we thought they wanted Mr Gabriel back. It wasn’t that, but we never got to the bottom of it”: Don’t ask Tony Banks about Genesis’ live album Seconds Out ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/music/albums/tony-banks-genesis-seconds-out FuMZdtWxAMzhKv9sgi5Q3j Thu, 30 Apr 2026 06:47:32 +0000 <![CDATA[ "Mike lived a life of beauty and never gave up right to the very end." Details of the final album by The Alarm confirmed ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/music/details-of-final-album-the-alarm-confirmed XutjUuXiYauQHWSS6NXGz7 Thu, 30 Apr 2026 06:45:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ "Our casting team reached out to fans from all around the world. They provided the emotion, the soul and the humanity." Iron Maiden's creative director Ben Smallwood grew up around the band – and now he's helping tell their story ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/documentary/ben-smallwood-iron-maiden-creative-director S4t8TV3BBjZ6JXCSDa6tSL Thu, 30 Apr 2026 04:53:56 +0000 Thu, 30 Apr 2026 10:13:42 +0000 <![CDATA[ "A welcome return to the cranked-up amps, distortion and rawness that first fuelled them." The Black Keys go back to basics on the revitalised, urgent and gloriously unrefined Peaches! ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/music/the-black-keys-peaches hcdZDitw35xHPA4tX6pne4 Thu, 30 Apr 2026 04:14:55 +0000 Thu, 30 Apr 2026 10:13:42 +0000 <![CDATA[ "The album careens so quickly between clever and stupid that I'm surprised it hasn't become a cult classic." A story of flick-knives, tyre-irons, and Desmond Child's little-remembered 'gang rock' phase ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/music/desmond-child-gang-rock fUUZugpUb4TApmyyTyp88C Thu, 30 Apr 2026 03:29:04 +0000 <![CDATA[ "This album is the absence of God. It’s a futuristic, pre-apocalyptic record." The album that made it clear Ghost were about to become one of the biggest metal bands on Earth ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/music/albums/ghost-story-behind-meliora qzDKkHpdV298MXcABR5gYj Wed, 29 Apr 2026 16:20:43 +0000 Wed, 29 Apr 2026 16:27:33 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Time is short and I have things that I need to make before I die”: Kristoffer Rygg won’t discuss the darkness that led Ulver to latest album Neverland and a new positive energy ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/music/albums/ulver-neverland 7SGe4fmXnTigPA8A5hUwEd Wed, 29 Apr 2026 14:56:30 +0000 Wed, 29 Apr 2026 14:56:56 +0000 <![CDATA[ Exodus mainman Gary Holt on his singer situation, cartel violence, and what he listens to in the car ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/music/exodus-goliath-interview uDZdQY6hucLgN75zexPSmK Wed, 29 Apr 2026 13:45:00 +0000 Thu, 30 Apr 2026 01:25:30 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Seeing Maiden live shows is an expression of joy, of pleasure, of commitment with music”: Javier Bardem reveals how Iron Maiden changed his life ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/news/how-iron-maiden-changed-javier-bardem-life-2026 QYgXURA9ttPR9BNZtGEGJC Wed, 29 Apr 2026 11:56:32 +0000 Wed, 29 Apr 2026 13:37:34 +0000 <![CDATA[ "We were a bunch of Black kids whose parents had passed away and we were feral." From falling out with Manic Street Preachers and writing songs for Ozzy to a number one album, how Skindred's Benji Webbe became a British metal icon ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/biographies/how-skindreds-benji-webbe-became-a-metal-icon edFgaNYgdhB4yVzXLBiCpM Wed, 29 Apr 2026 11:30:46 +0000 Wed, 29 Apr 2026 12:33:42 +0000 <![CDATA[ "The industry told us, ‘You will have zero fans. You can't bring Satan into the gospel scene!'" How a Satanic doo-wop duo bewitched metal fans - without playing a single note of metal ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/the-story-of-twin-temple gXHYuiRdEWZYSpqxz9GafP Wed, 29 Apr 2026 10:23:01 +0000 <![CDATA[ Metallica announce remastered reissue of 1997 album Reload, featuring never-before-heard demos, live recordings and more ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/news/metallica-to-reissue-reload-2026 TNH6igxXWrJtm7ePWZkiuH Wed, 29 Apr 2026 09:23:52 +0000 Wed, 29 Apr 2026 10:20:53 +0000 <![CDATA[ "Record the show, put it online. There are a lot of people who won't be able to see it, so let’s give them a little joy." John 5 on why he's bucking the anti-phone movement at gigs ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/music/john-5-get-your-phones-out rtfRGMctwNp7PHarutKG9Z Wed, 29 Apr 2026 08:45:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Eivør breaks two-year silence with atmospheric new track Healer, and confirms more tour dates for 2026 and 2027 ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/music/tracks-singles/eivor-healer-single-tour-dates BLMsgdXSL3MpKV3qK7ptKj Wed, 29 Apr 2026 08:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ "When I sing Twisted Sister music, I'm like a steamroller. I'ma beast. I'm out of control." Twisted Sister's Sebastian Bach and Jay Jay French on life after Dee Snider ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/music/twisted-sister-sebastian-bach-jay-jay-french-life-after-dee-snider tyqiwFnLpoRuC5ru5sKkXW Wed, 29 Apr 2026 07:45:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ "A true fighter with a heavenly voice": A tribute to The Alarm's Mike Peters ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/music/mike-peters-tribute zGzNRHqwVX4eC4kuJk6GM5 Wed, 29 Apr 2026 06:08:13 +0000 Wed, 29 Apr 2026 06:08:36 +0000 <![CDATA[ Iron Maiden: Exclusive new interviews and 50 years of Burning Ambition - only in the new issue of Classic Rock ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/music-industry/magazines/classic-rock-353-iron-maiden k5TCWjfwg3XTgQC3MDvhyg Wed, 29 Apr 2026 05:14:13 +0000 <![CDATA[ "An impressive candle on a monumental birthday cake." Iron Maiden's Burning Ambition movie is a must-see for ardent fans ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/music/iron-maiden-burning-ambition-review BZ7FessApoJaGrGdRJGhan Tue, 28 Apr 2026 23:01:00 +0000 Wed, 29 Apr 2026 21:08:01 +0000 <![CDATA[ Europe announce new album featuring Ghost's Tobias Forge and Opeth's Michael Åkerfeldt ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/music/europe-come-this-madness-one-on-one GHxjpSGvffuBFGGmSNZRT6 Tue, 28 Apr 2026 21:15:56 +0000 <![CDATA[ Ghost’s Tobias Forge, Metallica’s Kirk Hammett and Judas Priest’s Rob Halford among 50 guests to appear on new album celebrating 50 years of German metal institution Accept ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/news/ghost-tobias-forge-metallica-kirk-hammett-judas-priest-rob-halford-appear-accept-50th-anniversary-album-2026 9EJJecxV2GEexBtRFpQt9H Tue, 28 Apr 2026 15:36:44 +0000 Tue, 28 Apr 2026 15:54:45 +0000 <![CDATA[ "No one in Panama is doing what we're doing." The awesome Central American metal duo named after a pastry who are breaking out of their country via big, fat riffs (just don't call them the new White Stripes) ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/music/no-one-in-panama-is-doing-what-were-doing-the-awesome-south-american-metal-duo-named-after-a-pastry-who-are-breaking-out-of-their-country-via-big-fat-riffs-just-dont-call-them-the-new-white-stripes zNETqyLjK75oVa8QzEDphb Tue, 28 Apr 2026 14:00:00 +0000 Wed, 29 Apr 2026 08:56:28 +0000 <![CDATA[ “You haven’t truly danced until you’ve thrown shapes to Rational Gaze in a festival field”: Why Meshuggah are my comfort band ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/features/why-meshuggah-are-my-comfort-band LgvZteZ6S7Zs2UEzS2L6WT Tue, 28 Apr 2026 13:45:55 +0000 Tue, 28 Apr 2026 14:41:14 +0000 <![CDATA[ Celebrate Star Wars Day with a huge streaming saving: This Disney+ £3.99 a month deal is hotter than Tatooine's twin suns ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/music/streaming-services/celebrate-star-wars-day-with-this-disney-plus-discount 53fpXkAVmfuL7uHFcZJeFK Tue, 28 Apr 2026 13:37:36 +0000 <![CDATA[ Slipknot become early frontrunner for ‘weirdest collaboration of the year’ award as (sic) pops up in hallucinogenic Gucci advert ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/news/hear-slipknot-sic-gucci-advert-2026 vrC2M2qR9EUW8k6LYYcVgm Tue, 28 Apr 2026 10:32:15 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Genocide still occurs today. We have not learned our lesson of people over profits”: Watch System Of A Down’s Serj Tankian sing heartfelt prayer for genocide victims at Sick New World festival last weekend ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/news/serj-tankian-system-of-a-down-sings-prayer-genocide-victims-sick-new-world-2026 t6qHE5rbotNEfvKbyfguH3 Tue, 28 Apr 2026 09:46:12 +0000 Tue, 28 Apr 2026 10:11:52 +0000 <![CDATA[ "My chin hit this broken bottle on the stage. I pulled it out, there was blood gushing down my face." Lamb Of God's Randy Blythe comes clean on sobriety, UFOs and what he'd have as his final meal ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/interviews/lamb-of-god-randy-blythe-all-star-interview PZMbscaJcrV2UQf9icv2rV Tue, 28 Apr 2026 08:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ "The album cover and title song video are so sexually potent it almost makes you forget how Canadian the rest of the record is." What happened when Lee Aaron declared herself the Metal Queen ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/music/lee-aaron-metal-queen VFSCEixSNUxubmVQiPR3E6 Tue, 28 Apr 2026 06:45:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ "I was going to step out into the water and pretend to be the Son of God!" The story of the day Steve Harley's Jesus trip was spoiled by overheated fans ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/music/steve-harleys-crystal-palace-bowl w6kpVYV9J3Govj2WMmhjw7 Tue, 28 Apr 2026 06:20:10 +0000 Tue, 28 Apr 2026 06:21:23 +0000 <![CDATA[ “He said, ‘The music is one thing, but we’re here to put on a show.’ And that’s what he did”: Keith Emerson’s manager wanted to ditch plans for a flying piano. Emerson proved him wrong ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/keith-emerson-flying-piano 5rPX9LYHBDAKtFCnKvuckX Tue, 28 Apr 2026 06:16:49 +0000 <![CDATA[ "Every song we came up with was like the greatest thing. Every time we'd write another it was like: 'Oh my god!'" The inside story of Master Of Puppets and the two-year whirlwind that took Metallica to the big time ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/music/master-of-puppets WWTqbmEp8VgATMec3LkQNg Tue, 28 Apr 2026 02:26:45 +0000 Tue, 28 Apr 2026 02:28:13 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch Megadeth play Metallica's Ride The Lightning for the first time ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/music/megadeth-debut-metallicas-ride-the-lightning i3oHQNoLoWZHYehkKQW5RT Tue, 28 Apr 2026 00:01:57 +0000 Tue, 28 Apr 2026 00:31:05 +0000 <![CDATA[ "I just wanna urge you respect my privacy as I navigate a new chapter in my life." Arnel Pineda posts cryptic message to fans after Journey show at Stagecoach Festival cancelled ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/music/arnel-pineda-posts-cryptic-message-to-fans dcZCWrkHPvh5cXyCWa34YZ Mon, 27 Apr 2026 22:41:23 +0000 Tue, 28 Apr 2026 06:21:23 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I was as surprised as anybody else. I said, ‘Who’s playing the harmonica?’ Dave said, ‘You are!’” What happened when Be-Bop Deluxe founder Bill Nelson formed an improv trio with Soft Machine and Gong members ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/music/albums/bill-nelson-orchestra-futura 2faRvoKFiYstaNWShhdxFE Mon, 27 Apr 2026 15:50:11 +0000 Mon, 27 Apr 2026 15:50:35 +0000 <![CDATA[ "It's a violent, wild and out-of-control time, especially for women, but for all people." Evanescence's Amy Lee on why she's embracing having a platform in an increasingly troubled and dangerous world ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/music/its-a-violent-wild-and-out-of-control-time-especially-for-women-but-for-all-people-evanescences-amy-lee-on-why-shes-embracing-having-a-platform-in-an-increasingly-troubled-and-dangerous-world TWrjYiWtcoYa4dA2fRtVSA Mon, 27 Apr 2026 14:49:33 +0000 Mon, 27 Apr 2026 14:51:56 +0000 <![CDATA[ Classic Rock's Tracks Of The Week: April 27, 2026 ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/music/tracks-singles/classic-rocks-tracks-of-the-week-april-27-2026 k5Wp8TNdLBC5Pn9j3n4t3g Mon, 27 Apr 2026 13:45:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ "I felt misunderstood by the German music industry. They called me too extreme." From Eminem teaching her about authenticity to the Nirvana song that made her pick up a guitar, this is the soundtrack to Mimi Barks' life ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/music/i-felt-misunderstood-by-the-german-music-industry-they-called-me-too-extreme-from-eminem-teaching-her-about-authenticity-to-the-nirvana-song-that-made-her-pick-up-a-guitar-this-is-the-soundtrack-to-mimi-barks-life FfLbsgYXZjBEq2WakQs9BA Mon, 27 Apr 2026 10:31:08 +0000 Tue, 28 Apr 2026 09:11:56 +0000 <![CDATA[ "Did we realise how important it would be? Hell no. We just wanted to make people dance." How an "evil disco" classic channelled Ministry, Prong and Salt 'N' Pepa to crown one of the 90s' last breakout metal bands ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/music/static-x-push-it-the-story-of-the-song BMmWthGaarukzpTLE4RqAQ Mon, 27 Apr 2026 10:04:30 +0000 <![CDATA[ Every metal album to get to number one in the UK - and the story behind them all ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/albums/every-metal-album-to-top-uk-charts CzTzhSiKrkufGJzXXSiMKo Mon, 27 Apr 2026 09:17:57 +0000 Mon, 27 Apr 2026 09:45:18 +0000 <![CDATA[ "A perfect example of a band achieving massive radio success without it feeling like a sellout." Aerosmith reclaim their glam crown on the none-more-eighties classic Pump ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/music/albums/aerosmith-pump hRqGxg3KqaVuQQBahu8moi Mon, 27 Apr 2026 08:24:53 +0000 <![CDATA[ “If he’s having a rough time, if he’s in a bad place, we’re usually in for a good album!”: Marillion’s Steve Hogarth started to write songs that made him cry. He can’t stop now ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/marillion-steve-hogarth-marbles A3cR3QzrD5tKfVAAWCnXBe Mon, 27 Apr 2026 07:22:55 +0000 <![CDATA[ "We're both of us still curious and in love with music." Nine albums by The Black Crowes you should listen to and one to avoid ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/music/albums/the-black-crowes-best-albums rFNUZ2LinsW2PuHANo5eyR Mon, 27 Apr 2026 06:41:10 +0000 Mon, 27 Apr 2026 08:26:09 +0000 <![CDATA[ "I'm deeply uncomfortable with the amount of old men here." Teenage guitar sensation Grace Bowers quits YouTube, blames "old-ass creeps" ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/culture/grace-bowers-quits-youtube 9XtAKNRWaehtviitQ7X3zd Mon, 27 Apr 2026 05:53:37 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It’s 5 days since they released new music – was starting to think we’d never hear from them again”: King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard’s 24 albums in 11 years? It’s like taking out the trash ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/king-gizzard-lizard-wizard-24-albums-11-years gkoZ24vwrZkbbSftxCACe4 Sun, 26 Apr 2026 17:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ "I wasn’t going to smoke angel dust or rob people, so I thought straight edge was a good antidote." The Beatles, Blondie, New York hardcore and those disgusting CBGBs toilets: an interview with Quicksand's Walter Schreifels ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/walter-schreifels ediki7DtVdxGu78K3JPSj9 Sun, 26 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Megadeth sucks!”: This is what it was like being in the van with Slayer on their first ever UK tour ]]> https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/slayer-first-uk-tour-eyewitness-account YRPSkMv63vadyW6pjEFmEC Sun, 26 Apr 2026 11:00:00 +0000