<?xml version="1.0"?>
<urlset xmlns="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9" xmlns:image="http://www.google.com/schemas/sitemap-image/1.1" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xhtml="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9 http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9/sitemap.xsd" xmlns:news="http://www.google.com/schemas/sitemap-news/0.9"><url><loc>https://www.loudersound.com/feature/mortiis-interview-sleep-token-ghost-2026</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Louder</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:title>&#x201C;I tried it for a while, and I was like, &#x2018;This is boring! This is exhausting!&#x2019;&#x201D;: OG black metal mask-wearer Mortiis never wanted to be anonymous like Ghost and Sleep Token</news:title><news:publication_date>2026-06-08T17:36:05Z</news:publication_date></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/tpWwpAsFyNS4hfcLWYUNq6.jpg</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.loudersound.com/news/ghost-babymetal-red-hot-chili-peppers-new-rhythm-game-stage-tour-2026</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Louder</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:title>&#x201C;This is a redefining evolution of rhythm games&#x201D;: Songs by Ghost, Babymetal, Red Hot Chili Peppers and more to appear in new title from company behind Guitar Hero</news:title><news:publication_date>2026-06-08T16:00:33Z</news:publication_date></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/W8WZVTTTXLp7sXACkQUbVF.jpg</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/beastie-boy-mike-d-announces-debut-solo-album-thank-you</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Louder</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:title>"I'm releasing this music into a very strange and dark and power-fixated world that really devalues art and feelings and compassion and empathy and equality." Beastie Boys legend Mike D announces debut solo album Thank You</news:title><news:publication_date>2026-06-08T14:27:42Z</news:publication_date></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Uu5rjHSvk9BP9BkgPKixmW.jpg</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.loudersound.com/music/tracks-singles/classic-rocks-tracks-of-the-week-june-8-2026</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Louder</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:title>Classic Rock's Tracks Of The Week: June 8, 2026</news:title><news:publication_date>2026-06-08T14:00:00Z</news:publication_date></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/rsCsJSdz3Vqvc4TAhFfyca.jpg</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.loudersound.com/news/mastodon-live-debut-your-ghost-again-single-2026</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Louder</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:title>&#x201C;We miss him and we love him, also&#x201D;: Watch Mastodon give new single Your Ghost Again its live debut and dedicate it to late guitarist Brent Hinds</news:title><news:publication_date>2026-06-08T13:47:01Z</news:publication_date></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/wcEPWNnqVuLUTNDJjHGDx4.jpg</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/janes-addiction-freaky-hollywood-halloween-party</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Louder</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:title>"Anthony Kiedis and Flea showed up wearing dildos." The night Jane's Addiction played a freaky private Halloween party for a debauched Hollywood legend</news:title><news:publication_date>2026-06-08T12:59:01Z</news:publication_date></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/4emZ9ZjDXGneFDXMbsKF58.jpg</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.loudersound.com/news/bring-me-the-horizon-cancelled-2006-festival-appearance-attack-fear</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Louder</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:title>&#x201C;Another band said they were going to shave all our hair off and beat us up&#x201D;: Bring Me The Horizon cancelled a 2006 festival appearance for fear of being attacked</news:title><news:publication_date>2026-06-08T12:35:56Z</news:publication_date></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/3Z785Y6iuRo4PTe9a2qttD.jpg</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.loudersound.com/music/albums/no-doubt-the-story-behind-tragic-kingdom</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Louder</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:title>"It must be hard for him when people write, 'How could you leave Gwen, she&#x2019;s so great'." Gwen Stefani wrote a whole album about her bandmate dumping her, and it made No Doubt huge</news:title><news:publication_date>2026-06-08T12:15:39Z</news:publication_date></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mTfsHATeTsnR4WGYGVEYfN.jpg</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/biographies/if-id-been-in-a-band-like-maneskin-id-have-been-dead-within-six-months-breakdowns-bar-crawls-and-satanism-lite-the-rise-decline-and-much-anticipated-return-of-him</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Louder</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:title>"Some of my first TV interviews were explaining that the band was more to do with the heart than burning down a church." The rise, fall and demise of HIM - Finland's goth metal princes</news:title><news:publication_date>2026-06-08T10:00:00Z</news:publication_date></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/j8UnZYNMtwgHp8ZAEDPCpa.jpg</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/biographies/the-life-and-career-of-max-cavalera</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Louder</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:title>"I could feel his heart through his chest and he passed away right there." Childhood tragedy, unlikely success and emotional reunions: Max Cavalera on how he reshaped metal with Sepultura and Soulfly</news:title><news:publication_date>2026-06-08T09:52:08Z</news:publication_date></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/sQ6ZfJvC4ZxgEo5zYZjThN.jpg</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/the-story-of-nu-metal-korn-limp-bizkit-and-more</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Louder</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:title>"It was a beautiful scar on the metal world." How Limp Bizkit, Linkin Park, Korn and the rest took nu metal from hated subgenre to the biggest thing on Planet Earth</news:title><news:publication_date>2026-06-08T09:30:03Z</news:publication_date></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/yZArEbw3dwha7tzJ8wtfVn.jpeg</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/interviews/chester-thopmson-genesis-employee</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Louder</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:title>&#x201C;Fans say, &#x2018;You were part of the band.&#x2019; I was never part of the band&#x2026; I was an employee. And all things come to an end&#x201D;: Chester Thompson&#x2019;s career in and out of Genesis</news:title><news:publication_date>2026-06-08T09:00:00Z</news:publication_date></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ZX46bensmV5tqMMgXcgHwS.jpg</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/live-performances/marillion-lesyin-1987</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Louder</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:title>Watch 90 minutes of previously unreleased, high-quality, pro-shot footage from Marillion's Clutching At Straws tour</news:title><news:publication_date>2026-06-08T07:20:40Z</news:publication_date></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/fQr5tXbnJYVJdYNUhvL2i3.jpg</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/interviews/man</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Louder</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:title>"We think we played for eight hours. I can't say for sure, because everyone was tripping." The acid-fried story of Man, the Welsh jam band with its heart in San Francisco</news:title><news:publication_date>2026-06-08T06:15:50Z</news:publication_date></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/jzgWyoWbm6j3iUPmAyf3eA.jpg</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/rush-return-kia-forum-setlist</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Louder</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:title>We have liftoff! Watch Rush return to the stage in Los Angeles - includes full setlist</news:title><news:publication_date>2026-06-08T05:51:11Z</news:publication_date></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/rTgL46vhww8euuY5hAPbp7.jpg</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/rush-1980s-to-2020s</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Louder</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:title>&#x201C;He asked, &#x2018;Will you guys ever tour again?&#x2019; We said, &#x2018;We&#x2019;re going out in 2026.&#x2019; The crowd laughed &#x2013; then realised we weren&#x2019;t kidding&#x201D;: How Rush transformed from political pariahs to comeback kings</news:title><news:publication_date>2026-06-08T05:00:00Z</news:publication_date></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/WWywXdakFKBKGL5DKMXnNY.jpg</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/ive-got-some-ideas-glen-matlock-open-to-writing-new-sex-pistols-material-with-frank-carter</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Louder</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:title>"I've got some ideas." Glen Matlock open to writing new Sex Pistols material with Frank Carter</news:title><news:publication_date>2026-06-07T22:00:00Z</news:publication_date></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xoYsDdiRojTuSGCdt9C4WY.png</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.loudersound.com/music/albums/deep-purple-made-in-japan-story-behind-the-live-album</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Louder</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:title>&#x201C;We said we&#x2019;d only do it if it only came out in Japan. Then when we listened back, we thought, &#x2018;Hang on, we&#x2019;ve got something here&#x2019;&#x201D;: In 1972, Deep Purple were falling apart. And then they made the album that accidentally changed rock music</news:title><news:publication_date>2026-06-07T19:00:00Z</news:publication_date></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/bR6AjPQVmHMERHgkzMmyyb.jpg</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/interviews/brian-auger-hendrix-emerson-prog</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Louder</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:title>&#x201C;Certain people I knew from the scene wouldn&#x2019;t speak to me after I got a hit. But it&#x2019;s all music&#x2026; I just had a great time&#x201D;: Brian Auger warned Jimi Hendrix off drugs and learned what prog was from Keith Emerson</news:title><news:publication_date>2026-06-07T17:00:00Z</news:publication_date></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ZzaTySGB9kao5xiKy6jJVL.jpg</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.loudersound.com/features/meshuggah-interview-robb-flynn</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Louder</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:title>&#x201C;The guitar tone ripped my face off!&#x201D; When Machine Head's Robb Flynn met Meshuggah</news:title><news:publication_date>2026-06-07T16:00:00Z</news:publication_date></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/QgxLXqsgBNBAiy3gZ6nwuh.jpg</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/they-said-a-four-minute-single-containing-lyrics-about-jesus-would-never-get-played-on-pop-radio-the-us-singer-loved-by-john-lennon-and-hated-by-right-wing-christian-groups-who-wrote-the-last-great-hippie-anthem-and-then-vanished-into-obscurity</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Louder</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:title>&#x201C;They said a four-minute single containing lyrics about Jesus would never get played on pop radio&#x201D;: The US singer loved by John Lennon and hated by right-wing Christian groups who wrote the last great hippie anthem &#x2013; and then vanished into obscurity</news:title><news:publication_date>2026-06-07T12:09:29Z</news:publication_date></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7EeG8RY4r6w8uG6QJwyJ38.jpg</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/interviews/paul-laine-stick-it-in-your-ear-album</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Louder</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:title>&#x201C;It was the first time I smoked pot and saw a naked girl. The next day I bought a guitar and swore to do this for a living&#x201D;: How cult AOR hotshot Paul Laine made the greatest Bon Jovi album Bon Jovi never made</news:title><news:publication_date>2026-06-07T08:00:00Z</news:publication_date></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/k3ohgiNAXSPzryPPYkVDQX.jpg</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.loudersound.com/features/black-sabbath-master-of-reality-story-behind-the-album</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Louder</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:title>&#x201C;A few others were singing about the underside of life, but we had the heaviness to hammer the subjects home.&#x201D; The inside story of Black Sabbath&#x2019;s stoned masterpiece Master Of Reality</news:title><news:publication_date>2026-06-07T08:00:00Z</news:publication_date></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/VgBmtAM2GTYZQWjP9ovLyX.jpg</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/richard-barbieri-porcupine-tree-hiatus</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Louder</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:title>&#x201C;I was still sending him music. He was saying, &#x2018;That sounds great, but you should use it for your solo album.&#x2019; I thought, &#x2018;OK, I&#x2019;m getting the message&#x2019;&#x201D;: Richard Barbieri on the much-needed Porcupine Tree hiatus</news:title><news:publication_date>2026-06-07T07:00:00Z</news:publication_date></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/KDEPvreuMiMwPgYKGF7czC.jpg</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/the-tours-were-getting-longer-and-crazier-and-the-expectations-around-us-were-astronomical-how-powerslave-cemented-iron-maiden-as-the-biggest-metal-band-on-the-planet-in-1984</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Louder</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:title>"The tours were getting longer and crazier, and the expectations around us were astronomical." How Powerslave cemented Iron Maiden as the biggest metal band on the planet in 1984</news:title><news:publication_date>2026-06-07T01:00:00Z</news:publication_date></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/RisGCvswuHX5nQvCm5KC7h.jpg</image:loc></image:image></url></urlset>
