https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/petition-launched-to-save-legendary-london-studioLouderenA petition has been launched to save the legendary London studio where Iron Maiden recorded The Number Of The Beast and Def Leppard recorded Pyromania2026-04-17T08:00:00Zhttps://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6UUFC2xyKF6ys3Z4Dv8UuV.jpghttps://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/interviews/heroes-david-bowieLouderen"It was one of the most emotional performances I've ever done. I was in tears." How David Bowie's Heroes became his most life-changing single2026-04-17T06:23:48Zhttps://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/dq9pLHA4kDZeq9sWcJ5NpL.jpghttps://www.loudersound.com/music/record-store-day-april-18-the-164-best-releases-you-can-buyLouderenRecord Store Day, April 18: The 164 best releases you can buy2026-04-17T06:20:03Zhttps://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/zpPp8hvbgmap7oFqc7gku7.jpghttps://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/mikael-akerfeldt-prog-fanLouderen“We played shows with all the black metal bands and I was wearing flares and had an old Gibson SG. I didn’t look right in those surroundings!” How Mikael Åkerfeldt fell in love with prog, even though his friends hated what he was doing2026-04-17T05:31:47Zhttps://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Uy4yqZS6T9qH6LUdyXZqZ8.jpghttps://www.loudersound.com/music/grateful-dead-release-official-streaming-appLouderen"The largest tape transfer project in the history of rock'n'roll." Grateful Dead release official Play Dead streaming app2026-04-17T01:22:01Zhttps://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/rKSU3DmNmkAbBAFU2eHvn6.jpghttps://www.loudersound.com/culture/quiz/led-zeppelin-quizLouderenLed Zeppelin Quiz: The beginnings of the legend2026-04-16T23:53:50Zhttps://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/rMuK7HfxA4Zmu3x4rautth.jpghttps://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/interviews/shane-embury-on-life-in-napalm-death-and-beyondLouderen"I jumped through a window and hit one. Someone started choking me; I was basically blue by the time I was rescued." Russian Nazis, emotional encounters with Dio and rumours about Tom Hanks: Shane Embury on almost 40 years of Napalm Death and beyond2026-04-16T13:00:00Zhttps://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/RaECTyQFpeihRy2bo95DRC.jpghttps://www.loudersound.com/features/heavy-metal-therapist-interview-psychology-catharsis-gender-gatekeepingLouderen“I could go to a festival in a unicorn outfit and no one would bat an eyelid. Nobody cares”: From teenage rebellion to gatekeeping and mental health, we interviewed a therapist to try and understand how metalheads’ brains work2026-04-16T13:00:00Zhttps://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9u2WAKysxGhtGVVhbNpfZH.jpghttps://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/depeche-mode-dave-gahan-on-the-day-he-told-bandmates-he-was-struggling-with-addictionLouderen"I went looking for heroin in a subterranean club and approached some guys. I got a severe beating outside instead." Depeche Mode's Dave Gahan recalls the painful day that he told his bandmates he was struggling with addiction 2026-04-16T12:49:42Zhttps://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7BVvwHTPKQaCXhVsZM2D33.jpghttps://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/tom-waits-and-massive-attack-collaborate-on-new-single-boots-on-the-groundLouderen "This track is arriving in an atmosphere of chaos." Tom Waits and Massive Attack collaborate on haunting, politically-charged new single Boots On The Ground referencing "the militarisation of police forces fusing with neo-fascist politics"2026-04-16T10:44:15Zhttps://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/waVLuFKwpBNGoDqnKnLQSL.jpghttps://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/jeff-lynne-elo-successLouderen“Every song I wrote came together easily. It was just one of those patches – about five years’ worth. I was really lucky to go through that”: Jeff Lynne didn’t notice he’d turned ELO into the world’s biggest rock band2026-04-16T09:49:03Zhttps://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mJS5ceDKTba3afMkcz7c3G.jpghttps://www.loudersound.com/news/slipknot-clown-explains-lacuna-coil-cristina-scabbia-look-outside-your-window-2026Louderen“I told her to write a poem about batteries that are dying that cannot be recharged”: Slipknot’s Shawn “Clown” Crahan explains how Lacuna Coil’s Cristina Scabbia ended up on Look Outside Your Window2026-04-16T09:47:44Zhttps://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ojYB9Td35cD3VgX3wqm7oF.jpghttps://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/theres-so-much-hate-and-fear-dave-grohl-on-america-2026Louderen"There’s injustice, and so much hate and fear, and it’s such a drag." Foo Fighters leader Dave Grohl says it's difficult not to feel angry and disillusioned about the state of America in 20262026-04-16T09:45:59Zhttps://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/H7MGUEcPAgmsLnSZdXpJ5b.jpghttps://www.loudersound.com/music/lynyrd-skynyrd-neil-young-beefLouderen"There were a lot of hardcore racists in the South, but we thought they were just silly." Lynyrd Skynyrd, Neil Young, and the truth about rock's most misreported beef2026-04-16T07:10:48Zhttps://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/jqLdGmYAic5tx2VMWxHQjP.jpghttps://www.loudersound.com/music/neal-schon-comes-clean-drugs-frontmen-future-of-journeyLouderen"We all dropped acid and went to see Yellow Submarine. I couldn't stop laughing the whole movie." An unusually candid Neal Schon comes clean on drugs, errant frontmen and the future of Journey2026-04-16T04:22:17Zhttps://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/QkXuW9hU5J4Dh7ruTKW2KN.jpghttps://www.loudersound.com/music/the-story-of-playerLouderen"It sounds great while floating lazily on a yacht or zooming down the interstate in a Lamborghini." The story of Player's debut album, a record for people who like to get home before it gets dark2026-04-16T03:00:25Zhttps://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Za3dQnc93LDf2X4eFKeeSV.jpghttps://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/trent-reznor-reveals-details-of-nine-inch-noize-albumLouderen"We had a lot of fun revisiting these songs and hope you enjoy. Listen LOUD." Trent Reznor reveals details of the forthcoming Nine Inch Noize album, coming later this week2026-04-15T16:45:29Zhttps://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/eHp9M9rfRcxvjafLzBYa4P.jpghttps://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/archive-of-thousands-of-indie-rock-gigsLouderenThere's now a massive archive of thousands of indie rock gig recordings online, and it's awesome2026-04-15T15:40:46Zhttps://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ngaC6FDMH6rZjTtponNMPZ.jpghttps://www.loudersound.com/music/blaze-bayley-on-iron-maiden-being-inducted-into-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fameLouderen"I just feel so lucky to be considered in the same breath as some of the other artists on there." Former Iron Maiden singer Blaze Bayley shares his feelings on being inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame2026-04-15T11:56:33Zhttps://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9khptFbztWFg25ezttkYkQ.jpghttps://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/how-a-band-who-were-just-too-weird-for-the-powers-that-be-became-national-treasuresLouderen"Some of the band didn't even want to finish Love Shack. They said, Let's just forget it." How a band who were "just too weird for the powers that be" became national treasures2026-04-15T11:43:19Zhttps://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/dQL5zKkyrCuDRNDpbqt75Q.jpghttps://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/why-fleetwood-mac-leader-peter-green-walked-away-from-his-bandLouderen"Business people think anyone who doesn't want to be rich is a nutcase." In 1970, Fleetwood Mac leader Peter Green walked away from his band, saying that he wanted to give all his money away, and make music that would bring people closer to God2026-04-15T09:48:18Zhttps://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/w3UyRVL7Gc7oaiRyvJ5jvR.jpghttps://www.loudersound.com/news/slipknot-sid-wilson-remembers-joey-jordison-2026Louderen“Joey was the best that ever did it. The greatest drummers would come to our shows to watch this guy play”: Slipknot DJ Sid Wilson pays tribute to his late former bandmate Joey Jordison2026-04-15T08:36:06Zhttps://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/V2JQ5UpbAUMQ5rtFp3LNnm.jpg