https://www.loudersound.com/music/steve-winwood-pays-tribute-dave-masonLouderen"His songwriting, musicianship and distinctive spirit helped create music that has lasted far beyond its era." Steve Winwood pays tribute to fellow Traffic founder Dave Mason2026-04-22T22:09:32Zhttps://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/QJRMPYqyyL6pczgaWbGWmb.jpghttps://www.loudersound.com/music/jay-weinberg-discusses-slipknot-audition-and-finding-out-joey-jordison-was-leavingLouderenFormer Slipknot drummer Jay Weinberg reveals he found out Joey Jordison was leaving the band just 24 hours after his first jam with them2026-04-22T16:26:26Zhttps://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/aDT44NUH3Lz5gX5F3sgbZ8.jpghttps://www.loudersound.com/culture/pink-floyd-collaborator-polly-samson-photo-exhibitionLouderenPink Floyd collaborator Polly Samson, wife and creative partner of David Gilmour, has a London photo exhibition featuring her documentation of the creation, recording and live performance of Gilmour's Luck and Strange album2026-04-22T14:07:32Zhttps://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Qd7bTuEt8eNgEXrJVUFe8J.jpghttps://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/poppy-albums-a-guideLouderen"Veering between sweet and sour, violent metal, disturbing imagery and cutesy melodies." A guide to every Poppy album so far2026-04-22T13:39:36Zhttps://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kPSDUgasVDdnC6SpXtmLp9.jpghttps://www.loudersound.com/news/gothenburg-orchestra-to-perform-in-flames-at-the-gates-dark-tranquillity-songs-2026Louderen“Something we never could have imagined when this all began”: Songs by melodic death metal pioneers In Flames, At The Gates and Dark Tranquillity to be performed by Gothenburg orchestra2026-04-22T12:58:46Zhttps://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Yab9qq37doQtPLEQ9mgYqQ.jpghttps://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/live-performances/porcupine-tree-offshoot-voyage-35-unveil-full-band-line-upLouderenPorcupine Tree offshoot Voyage 35 unveil full band line-up2026-04-22T12:49:04Zhttps://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/BJp5jECGfDeLhdQr7dCkgm.jpghttps://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/tool-failure-side-project-replicantsLouderen"It was like a little vacation." The Tool and Failure side project which dissolved before most people knew it had ever existed2026-04-22T12:01:45Zhttps://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ZpiLmbvjDNcL7PEw3t4ybW.jpghttps://www.loudersound.com/news/iron-maiden-blaze-bayley-opens-up-quitting-drinking-2026Louderen“The people who I know who’ve been on this journey… we’d never go back”: Ex-Iron Maiden singer Blaze Bayley opens up about quitting alcohol2026-04-22T11:07:08Zhttps://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ho7frviwvye6952USFPEG5.jpghttps://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/concerts-shows/carl-palmer-announces-an-evening-with-emerson-lake-and-palmer-shows-for-england-for-february-2027LouderenCarl Palmer announces An Evening With Emerson, Lake & Palmer shows in England for February 20272026-04-22T09:10:16Zhttps://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/u5SsnnaANpnPVvTBKD9v5A.jpghttps://www.loudersound.com/music/tracks-singles/otis-redding-sittin-on-the-dock-of-the-bayLouderen"The toughest thing I've ever done." The trauma behind Otis Redding's tragic classic (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay2026-04-22T06:09:53Zhttps://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/sRKAY3ozWEDBDhbvzRFFwf.jpghttps://www.loudersound.com/music/albums/opeth-deiverance-damnationLouderen“Maybe they thought we wanted out of our contract, like when a band does a deliberately bad album”: Opeth gave their label two records for the price of one, and it nearly cost them their career2026-04-22T05:00:00Zhttps://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/JDhK6U85jRTa9JxwPW9aNe.jpghttps://www.loudersound.com/music/traffic-founder-dave-mason-dead-at-79LouderenTraffic founder Dave Mason dead at 792026-04-22T04:53:45Zhttps://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/bFTnDep2Con4oULoLf6osd.jpghttps://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/interviews/black-sabbath-led-zeppelin-lost-jam-sessionLouderen"We were just jamming, making stuff up. Our session went totally out of the window." The true story of Black Sabbath and Led Zeppelin's lost jam2026-04-22T03:45:24Zhttps://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FcT3XHjmWY5C9i87tjn3M5.jpghttps://www.loudersound.com/music/reo-speedwagon-kevin-cronin-inteview-hi-infidelityLouderen"People turned on us. It was as if they resented their big secret band suddenly being the property of the mainstream." After a decade's hard slog, a sublime ballad made stars of REO Speedwagon - and their die-hard fans didn't like it one bit2026-04-22T00:08:39Zhttps://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mqnDpWBbTuFadbct5mbcr3.jpghttps://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/pinkpantheress-on-her-favourite-my-chemical-romance-songLouderen"Basically all their songs are about loss and dying." Emo-loving pop star PinkPantheress on her favourite My Chemical Romance song2026-04-21T16:46:23Zhttps://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/yvjT8GeTpcnmAvBukTe9Ec.jpghttps://www.loudersound.com/music/the-story-of-oathbreaker-comeback-hiatusLouderen"I feel like a robot and I can’t believe a crowd can care about what we’re doing." The genre-smashing underground band who recorded one of the best metal albums of the 21st century - and then disappeared 2026-04-21T16:12:32Zhttps://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/LWwRkAVf6HFBHsUF3tp2oA.jpghttps://www.loudersound.com/news/slayer-announce-special-reign-in-blood-40th-anniversary-us-shows-2026LouderenSlayer to play two special US shows celebrating 40 years of Reign In Blood this autumn2026-04-21T15:33:38Zhttps://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/3CcjbyfickjwE5jARoMiGD.jpghttps://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/10-obscure-and-criminally-under-rated-uk-punk-albumsLouderen"Discharge meets GBH and Motörhead at an anti-Nazi demonstration after drinking cider all afternoon in a Hackney squat." Ten obscure and criminally under-rated UK punk albums2026-04-21T13:22:50Zhttps://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/SrX8U8XaGtTWpGV96Dws2W.jpghttps://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/peter-gabriel-brian-eno-and-more-sign-open-letter-asking-for-israel-eurovision-banLouderenPeter Gabriel, Brian Eno, Paul Weller, Massive Attack, Sigur Rós, Mogwai and more sign open letter asking the European Broadcasting Union to ban Israel from participating in Eurovision 20262026-04-21T12:18:10Zhttps://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/W6ydWCJPWhkLEWY8hSmoKX.jpghttps://www.loudersound.com/news/at-the-gates-drummer-adrian-erlandsson-couldnt-listen-new-album-until-recently-tomas-lindberg-2026Louderen“With all the stuff surrounding his illness and eventually passing, I had a hard time listening to it”: At The Gates drummer couldn’t listen to new album until “recently”, due to late singer Tomas Lindberg’s cancer battle2026-04-21T11:08:04Zhttps://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/prKqZmmFg5msyNxju4zH9a.jpghttps://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/concerts-shows/bbcs-2026-proms-season-to-feature-a-prog-prom-for-the-very-first-timeLouderenBBC's 2026 Proms season to feature a Prog Prom for the very first time!2026-04-21T10:21:55Zhttps://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7gdbmHM7fEmsrMJB2apAPe.jpghttps://www.loudersound.com/news/wwe-champion-cm-punk-afi-theme-song-entrance-wrestlemania-2026LouderenWatch former WWE World Heavyweight Champion CM Punk walk out to an AFI song and pay tribute to Harm’s Way’s Bo Lueders during his WrestleMania entrance last weekend2026-04-21T09:59:45Zhttps://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XNXZcGBQ7rfvmxHeLv45GS.jpghttps://www.loudersound.com/music/albums/axes-offering-bobby-barthLouderen"Jaw-dropping from start to finish, Offering is a once-in-a-lifetime sort of album." A heartfelt salute to Axe's forgotten blue-collar gruntrock party classic2026-04-21T07:31:03Zhttps://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/YJVHvf3QSapGLP8n93XGfk.jpghttps://www.loudersound.com/music/gregory-spawton-soundtrack-of-my-lifeLouderen"I think he is a genius. He's the master of the middle eight." Big Big Train's Gregory Spawton picks the soundtrack of his life2026-04-21T06:00:01Zhttps://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/BJvNBvftS8EdFXbKLC8Ynb.jpghttps://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/keith-emerson-remembered-partner-familyLouderen“Professional pianists are the only ones who say, ‘I understand why he wanted to kill himself. I would think the same thing’”: Keith Emerson’s partner says his health issues were caused by his fear of letting people down2026-04-21T05:00:00Zhttps://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ZR7Yw3L2tykAFXRrajRxFJ.jpghttps://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/aerosmith-head-first-downloadLouderen"Only a couple of us saw that it was giving a glimpse of the future." How Aerosmith changed the internet as we know it2026-04-21T04:30:21Zhttps://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FMKLgtcCuU7FWaaMDiQwQE.jpg