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Did they sell out?2026-06-02T13:23:54Zhttps://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/juCddVaHEj8y46rZgbGf3h.jpghttps://www.loudersound.com/music/tracks-singles/al-stewart-year-of-the-catLouderen“I was struck by the way he told the audience he wanted to die”: Al Stewart on a suicidal comedian, ignoring Robert Fripp, and the resulting hit single2026-06-02T12:03:32Zhttps://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/a62KP6spxDpAtzeBMo8Tim.jpghttps://www.loudersound.com/news/metallica-release-live-footage-creeping-death-king-nothing-athens-2026LouderenWatch Metallica tear through Creeping Death and King Nothing during first concert of 2026 in Athens, Greece2026-06-02T11:26:30Zhttps://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kN8HsJTU3JDyMgfbsSVKgU.jpghttps://www.loudersound.com/features/true-meaning-behind-ghost-mary-on-a-cross-2019Louderen"People heard it and found it deeply offensive because they didn’t have the brain capacity to realise what it’s about." The story behind Ghost's most famous song - and what it really means2026-06-02T10:32:03Zhttps://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/pci6QWuA5XRP82GXiDhRwX.jpghttps://www.loudersound.com/features/10-terrible-metal-albums-one-classic-track-trivium-korn-machine-headLouderen10 terrible metal albums with one classic song2026-06-02T09:53:28Zhttps://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hNzKuW38EQNmsn7VhZe53U.pnghttps://www.loudersound.com/news/mastodon-return-without-brent-hinds-your-ghost-again-single-2026Louderen“My portion of the song is all about Brent, and for Brent”: Mastodon return with trippy single Your Ghost Again, a tribute to late founding guitarist Brent Hinds2026-06-02T08:59:32Zhttps://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XEjZGryJAvRFujXmki2hoF.jpghttps://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/cinderella-pats-chili-dogs-commercialLouderen"Pat's Dogs! The cook is never tired! Pat's Dogs! The steam is always fired!" 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After 14 years of protest, Pussy Riot announce debut album, launch single with Avenged Sevenfold and challenge Vladimir Putin to a cage fight2026-06-01T22:26:58Zhttps://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7YxSNSZRm6f5SNZZsouqcN.jpghttps://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/when-i-see-him-in-my-dreams-he-hasnt-changed-dave-grohl-channelled-heartbreak-into-cult-songLouderen"When I see him in my dreams, he hasn't changed a bit. He is still my best friend." How Dave Grohl channelled his heartbreak over a devastating personal loss into one of Foo Fighters' most raw, emotional songs2026-06-01T15:11:12Zhttps://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/UqoCskJKnVcCnNfKBzJXKS.jpghttps://www.loudersound.com/music/tracks-singles/classic-rocks-tracks-of-the-week-june-1-2026LouderenClassic Rock's Tracks Of The Week: June 1, 20262026-06-01T13:45:00Zhttps://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/4QnMUZaVz5dxhw8oZiKR7Y.jpghttps://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/the-night-kurt-cobain-and-courtney-love-saved-the-life-of-a-rock-star-who-was-turning-blue-on-their-room-floorLouderenKurt Cobain and Courtney Love spent New Year's Eve 1992 trying to save the life of an unconscious rock star who was turning blue on their hotel room floor2026-06-01T13:42:48Zhttps://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/z7aS8Ugt4JPzaWSEAU6MtC.jpeghttps://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/interviews/the-day-we-played-there-were-bears-seen-right-across-the-river-from-the-festival-inside-the-fascinating-new-documentary-that-lifts-the-lid-on-enigmatic-nordic-folk-leaders-wardrunaLouderen"The day we played, there were bears seen right across the river from the festival." Inside the fascinating new documentary that lifts the lid on enigmatic Nordic folk leaders Wardruna 2026-06-01T13:39:42Zhttps://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/tSm3G6qFQQZxRYJRP6Qao3.jpghttps://www.loudersound.com/music/albums/green-carnation-dark-poem-ii-sanguisLouderen“My wife is gonna die of it one day. They don’t know when. What do we want to do with our time here? Who do we want to throw out of our lives?”: Norwegian proggers Green Carnation’s second Dark Poem explores loved ones in crisis2026-06-01T13:00:00Zhttps://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Ya8uVhz9TdGuyoTyDD3LzH.jpghttps://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/interviews/we-leaned-into-it-when-we-realised-it-p-ed-people-off-because-i-was-a-little-s-head-black-veil-brides-frontman-andi-biersack-on-being-hated-by-metal-fans-getting-beaten-up-as-batman-and-chasing-his-dreamsLouderen"We leaned into it when we realised it p***ed people off, because I was a little s***head." 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Mastodon’s Bill Kelliher wrote songs for Emperor Of Sand at his mum’s deathbed 2026-06-01T10:02:38Zhttps://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/QnQLX3hhEbEM5orQcYwAMV.jpghttps://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/biographies/within-temptation-nightwish-what-about-us-paradise-storyLouderen"We often felt like the strange duck on the festival bill because there was a woman in the band." How two modern metal icons united for a collaboration over a decade in the making2026-06-01T09:55:57Zhttps://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6YkatPTMVQrTAkMEEgwoyP.jpghttps://www.loudersound.com/music/tracks-singles/the-who-wont-get-fooled-againLouderen"I walked through it all and felt like spitting on the lot of them". How Pete Townshend's disgust with the hippies inspired The Who's most epic song2026-06-01T08:55:45Zhttps://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5auRUZyVHB28UXri56YHqE.jpghttps://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/robert-and-toyah-rock-and-roll-all-niteLouderenThe nation rejoices as a corpse-painted Robert Fripp sings in the latest edition of Robert and Toyah's Sunday Lunch2026-06-01T06:15:00Zhttps://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/gjqb8ckyoxMYZqeqGuy3YZ.jpghttps://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/gryphon-sex-pistols-70sLouderen“People no longer wanted to see a band all dressed up with a big show. 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