https://www.loudersound.com/news/police-investigate-intimate-act-download-festival-2026Louderen“I just hope they cleaned the cabin after they got out of it”: Police investigating couple allegedly caught in ‘intimate act’ on Download festival Ferris wheel2026-06-17T11:19:09Zhttps://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/fkfVRLWJUZ7Lj2bvgUfRrg.jpghttps://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/gojira-mike-oldfieldLouderen“It might seem odd for a death metal band to love him, but he gave us a sense of ourselves”: Joe Duplantier on the prog rock icon who became Gojira’s guiding light2026-06-17T11:00:00Zhttps://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/TSDgWWg6MpwdamvxxcVJLY.jpghttps://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/david-longdon-charityLouderenNew charity launches in honour of former Big Big Train frontman David Longdon on what would have been his 61st birthday2026-06-17T09:57:15Zhttps://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/DEgXLFLwYfXA9mwoyCJDa8.pnghttps://www.loudersound.com/news/linkin-park-react-becoming-first-band-female-singer-headline-download-festival-2026Louderen“If it wasn’t us, it would’ve just been someone else, because there are so many great female-fronted bands”: Linkin Park react to becoming first band with female singer to headline Download festival2026-06-17T09:49:15Zhttps://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/JE9i8iorivCqqnS6Mbd8L3.jpghttps://www.loudersound.com/culture/films-tv-shows/pulp-documentary-what-do-you-do-for-an-encore-incomingLouderen"A vibrant tribute to a band of brilliant misfits, whose unique blend of irony, rebellion, and razor-sharp social commentary helped define an era of British culture." New Pulp documentary What Do You Do For An Encore? to stream this autumn2026-06-17T08:44:07Zhttps://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/57keuerpebRHP4YtMXHyqX.jpghttps://www.loudersound.com/features/greatest-final-metal-albums-historyLouderenThe 10 greatest final albums in heavy metal history2026-06-17T08:12:44Zhttps://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/inyTqxqLwX4aUJWRSZijXM.pnghttps://www.loudersound.com/features/tony-iommi-john-bonham-best-manLouderen"John orders 12 bottles of champagne. I thought he was going to treat everybody in the club, but he turned to me and said, 'Go on, drink it – that's yours.'" What happened when John Bonham was best man at Tony Iommi's wedding2026-06-17T08:05:00Zhttps://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ZwqSExWmG4ZqCaaneZApan.jpghttps://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/jim-jones-cat-fight-interviewLouderen"I'd listen to Great Balls Of Fire on repeat for hours at a time." For Jim Jones, rock'n'roll is way more than just music, it's something other-worldly, something sacred2026-06-17T06:45:00Zhttps://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ZE43GLxfdEmRZ7Sj3H6nSB.jpghttps://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/interviews/michael-sadler-saga-20-20Louderen“I didn't tell the band, but I went to the gig and sat at the back. It was strange to see this other guy singing my lines… I really felt for him”: Michael Sadler was always going to rejoin Saga, and they knew it2026-06-17T05:00:00Zhttps://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/dGgprHwP97ZLob8VCx8ZFD.jpghttps://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/jimi-hendrix-london-an-interactive-mapLouderenJimi Hendrix was here: An interactive London map2026-06-17T01:49:39Zhttps://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/2wSWpfwGUQmUWwBdGoq2n9.jpghttps://www.loudersound.com/music/tracks-singles/van-halen-aint-talkin-bout-loveLouderen"I thought it was the lamest song I ever wrote in my life. It took me six months before I worked up the nerve to show the guys." The story of the Van Halen classic written to mock punk and embraced by the punk rockers2026-06-17T00:42:06Zhttps://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/tedmM4JXpdc9y4DL9Ln9RD.jpghttps://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/the-story-behind-x-offender-the-blondie-single-released-50-years-ago-todayLouderen"It was construed as being about a sex worker." The story behind Blondie's misunderstood debut single, released on this day 50 years ago2026-06-17T00:22:58Zhttps://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/afMNiCsGYSNP93wtoEE2DJ.jpghttps://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/interviews/the-legendary-james-gangLouderen"We did seven encores. We ran out of material and were forced to play Jimi Hendrix tunes. Imagine that, opening for Cream and finishing with Hendrix tunes?" The story of the legendary James Gang2026-06-16T22:39:59Zhttps://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Dd2vDknS5UWcq2waL2dgth.jpghttps://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/why-making-in-rainbows-almost-destroyed-radioheadLouderen"We're splitting up. We're washed up, finished." Why making In Rainbows almost destroyed Radiohead, with even their management suggesting they should break up2026-06-16T20:16:22Zhttps://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ajXAVrosy6BZmZSbK4xmCa.jpghttps://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/smashing-pumpkins-billy-corgan-on-nirvana-smells-like-teen-spiritLouderen"By the time you get to the end, it's like, Okay, that's a classic." Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan recalls the first time he heard Nirvana's Smells Like Teen Spirit2026-06-16T18:28:27Zhttps://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/j34b2G84mHrWgLcKK6Z7sn.jpghttps://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/def-leppard-vivian-campbell-new-songs-with-sweet-savageLouderenDef Leppard guitarist Vivian Campbell records new songs with Metallica-endorsed NWOBHM veterans Sweet Savage, the band he co-founded in 19792026-06-16T17:29:48Zhttps://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/oF44wixc6QNEu2dHx7Thcc.jpghttps://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/music-festivals/the-10-bands-who-won-download-festival-2026LouderenThe 10 bands who won Download festival 20262026-06-16T16:34:33Zhttps://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8UdfCpq48vyFpcbtm43Gt6.jpghttps://www.loudersound.com/news/faith-no-more-release-2027-teaserLouderen“2027”: Faith No More set social media abuzz as they release teaser image featuring live audience2026-06-16T14:53:23Zhttps://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/W7qDvNKUYDVHwsNUN5Bwd8.jpghttps://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/concerts-shows/dream-theater-early-showsLouderenPixie boots, dad dancing, mistaken identity and falling off stage: Everyone’s got to start somewhere, and prog metal giants Dream Theater started here2026-06-16T14:13:27Zhttps://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/TJ3Qvh3cyAZ5CUWUtmyNuP.jpghttps://www.loudersound.com/news/skid-row-sebastian-bach-fan-halestorm-lzzy-hale-performance-2026Louderen“Man, I hate those guys, but she’s awesome!” Sebastian Bach was apparently a fan of Lzzy Hale’s performances with Skid Row2026-06-16T13:15:58Zhttps://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/gEoAqefZ92gukAZ8LyMRTQ.jpghttps://www.loudersound.com/music/albums/hackett-rothery-albumLouderen“If you'd have told the 15-year-old me, just discovering Genesis, that one day Steve would be a friend of mine, I’d have fallen over!" Steve Rothery and Steve Hackett announce their long-awaited collaborative album, The Roaring Waves2026-06-16T13:10:08Zhttps://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/3f7ZpmfBejFYYBThvmAoxD.pnghttps://www.loudersound.com/features/death-the-story-behind-the-iconic-death-metal-bandLouderen“I got fed up with writing about crap monsters. What’s horrific about that? The real evil in this world goes on in society”: The stellar rise and tragic demise of Death, the band who pushed metal to new extremes2026-06-16T09:48:45Zhttps://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/MCNDmzxSfyXtGoyS3rGB4K.jpghttps://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/interviews/mick-abrahams-jethro-tull-blodwyn-pigLouderen“The manager said, ‘Ian Anderson and the boys don’t want you in the band so you’ve been fired.’ I replied, ‘How can you fire me when I quit three weeks ago?’” Mick Abrahams’ life after Jethro Tull2026-06-16T09:20:00Zhttps://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/uvZ5W9FtY8TbUdpqkg9yba.jpghttps://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/interviews/i-have-never-had-more-people-come-up-to-me-than-at-a-slipknot-concert-why-margot-robbie-refuses-to-be-embarrassed-about-being-a-lifelong-metalheadLouderen"I have never had more people come up to me than at a Slipknot concert." Why Margot Robbie refuses to be embarrassed about being a lifelong metalhead2026-06-16T08:55:48Zhttps://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/wQVFXVDV2C4q2xhcEXD8Xk.jpghttps://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/hellion-ann-boleynLouderen"At the Troubadour club in LA, they made a grand entrance by rolling down the avenue in a tank." The wild story of Ann Boleyn and Hellion, the long-lost band loved by Ronnie James Dio2026-06-16T08:16:01Zhttps://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/bgK99KToTNgAvukC4L427K.jpghttps://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/b-52s-cosmic-deevolution-interviewLouderen"We got mad at a promoter and threw donuts at the wall backstage. Then we cleaned it up, because we felt guilty." The unlikely triumph of rock'n'roll's greatest nerds, the B-52s2026-06-16T06:55:53Zhttps://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/PW6kiHqwoVB8UoqnCxQLNc.jpghttps://www.loudersound.com/music/albums/edison-s-children-disturbance-fieldsLouderen“The area was being evacuated. The police knocked our door and the letting agency told us to leave. We decided to stick it out”: Marillion’s Pete Trewavas on the storms, earthquakes and blizzard that birthed the third Edison’s Children album2026-06-16T06:11:55Zhttps://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/RcozotSEc9fEBUHQWYBMiH.jpghttps://www.loudersound.com/music/tracks-singles/the-kinks-you-really-got-meLouderen"I was transfixed. I thought it was someone else. I said: 'Is that us? That's us!'" The fractious story of the Kinks classic they're still arguing about2026-06-16T03:38:44Zhttps://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/MYzvkuTLMU8E8sbWtkMAKc.jpghttps://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/story-of-chicagoLouderen"Drugs and alcohol and ego clashes got in the way, but we managed to keep them quiet": The unbelievable story of Chicago, the soft rock kings with steel in their hearts2026-06-15T23:35:46Zhttps://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/yD2ZR7BLma6Y89wKm2miQ7.jpghttps://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/bonnie-tyler-awakes-after-month-long-comaLouderen"She is aware of, and very grateful for, your good wishes." Bonnie Tyler awakes after month-long coma2026-06-15T22:21:05Zhttps://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/VGrDtMjUJZATNvkNJdtzM7.jpghttps://www.loudersound.com/music/albums/how-blondie-made-one-of-70s-greatest-albums-with-parallel-linesLouderen“I rode him so hard he threatened to take me apart piece by piece if I didn’t back off”: How an ex-punk band delivered one of the greatest albums of the 70s2026-06-15T18:19:14Zhttps://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qScDSxF57E5pCZAAmMVfof.jpghttps://www.loudersound.com/music/albums/type-o-negative-october-rust-storyLouderen"It didn't matter we'd got a gold record - we still came off tour and had to go back to our day jobs." How Type O Negative created goth metal's greatest album: October Rust2026-06-15T14:00:00Zhttps://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ZwzhcbCsFcg2pqB6krDBU.jpghttps://www.loudersound.com/music/tracks-singles/classic-rocks-tracks-of-the-week-june-15-2026LouderenClassic Rock's Tracks Of The Week: June 15, 20262026-06-15T13:45:00Zhttps://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/fTxoVdrmiMWk4eeNyurtwB.jpghttps://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/interviews/greenslade-career-retrospectiveLouderen“Kraftwerk barricaded themselves in the dressing room. Our reviews were great and theirs weren’t, so we were asked to leave the tour”: Prog paradigm-changers Greenslade were warned two keyboardists and no guitarist would fail. They didn’t listen2026-06-15T13:00:00Zhttps://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6o2UDSJaTBGiqpvT6tm7hT.jpghttps://www.loudersound.com/music/albums/marillion-bassist-pete-trewavas-unveils-new-edisons-children-albumLouderenMarillion bassist Pete Trewavas unveils new Edison's Children album2026-06-15T12:57:19Zhttps://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/sCiVz3Nn5okFLp3K5Wbx6D.png