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Louder is the definitive guide to the world of rock, metal and alternative music and the online home of Classic Rock, Metal Hammer and Prog magazines
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The chaotic birth of Guns N’ Roses and the wild road to Appetite For Destruction: “If Axl thought someone was looking at him weird, he would just haul off and smack ’em”
19+ hour, 28+ min ago (1801+ words) Sex, strops and strippers – how a bunch of feral LA rockers became The World’s Most Dangerous Band ”I watch MTV and it’s hard not to throw shit at the TV set because it’s so fucking boring. Even the bands around…...
That time Slade's Noddy Holder reviewed Red Hot Chili Peppers, Smashing Pumpkins, Oasis, Nick Cave and more
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (263+ words) A music writer since 1993, formerly Editor of Kerrang! and Planet Rock magazine (RIP), Paul Brannigan is a Contributing Editor to Louder. Having previously written books on Lemmy, Dave Grohl (the Sunday Times best-seller This Is A Call) and Metallica (Birth…...
When Steven Wilson took a big risk on his first solo tour
3+ day, 22+ hour ago (665+ words) His Grace For Drowning road trip was a massive financial gamble – but he had to prove it wasn’t a Porcupine Tree side project Steven Wilson was in a storm of change when he prepared his first solo tour in 2011. Having…...
Every Slipknot album ranked from worst to best: over 25 years of heavy metal's angriest band
4+ day, 2+ hour ago (508+ words) With Slipknot surprise-releasing new single Arsenal this week, we rate the metal legends' fearsome back catalogue so far The noise around Slipknot's seventh studio album proper did not exactly bode well. Jim Root seemed to confirm rumours that the record's…...
Pro-Ject bring the “mechanical soul” of the open road to the home with new Harley-Davidson turntable
4+ day, 20+ hour ago (259+ words) The new heavy-duty, belt-driven record player takes its inspiration from Harley-Davidson's iconic bar and shield logo Austrian audio firm Pro-Ject have teamed up with Harley-Davidson for a new turntable which is said to bring the “mechanical soul of the open…...
Rob Halford opens up about Judas Priest's classic tracks and hard times
4+ day, 22+ hour ago (1815+ words) With a Best Of album in the shops and a documentary on the big screen, Rob Halford looks back over four decades of Judas Priest Rob Halford was disappointed. It was April 1975, and Judas Priest had been invited to make…...
"Tom Scholz is the Donald Trump of rock???n??? roll. He???s not horrible, but he???s a narcissist." Former Boston drummer hits out at bandleader Tom Scholz
5+ day, 29+ min ago (190+ words) Ex-Boston drummer Jim Masdea has some thoughts on his former friend and bandmate Tom Scholz Former Boston drummer Jim Masdea has hit out at bandleader and guitarist Tom Scholz, labelling his old friend "the Donald Trump of rock ’n’ roll....
“Prog was a dirty word. But so much music of the time was inspired by Yes, Genesis and King Crimson, and no one was talking about it. So I spoke up to buck that trend”: Elbow only made it by reconnecting with their progressive roots
5+ day, 12+ hour ago (1217+ words) Guy Garvey recalls being played Genesis songs as a baby, forcing his bandmates to listen to Yes, embracing unusual inspirations and using a glass lampshade as a musical instrument When Elbow won the Mercury Music Prize for 2008 album The Seldom…...
"By 12th grade, people gave us a certain amount of respect. But we were never rock stars, just the weird guys who did music." The story of Weezer frontman Rivers Cuomo's high school prog metal band Avant Garde
5+ day, 14+ hour ago (299+ words) A music writer since 1993, formerly Editor of Kerrang! and Planet Rock magazine (RIP), Paul Brannigan is a Contributing Editor to Louder. Having previously written books on Lemmy, Dave Grohl (the Sunday Times best-seller This Is A Call) and Metallica (Birth…...
“I’ve heard Robert Fripp say no to everybody. David Bowie, Peter Gabriel, you name it, he always has an excuse not to play… He’s a wonderful husband but professionally it’s done me no favours”: Toyah Willcox is more than just Mrs King Crimson
5+ day, 19+ hour ago (912+ words) From post-punk icon and award-winning female solo artist to becoming regarded as just the prog mastermind’s wife, her rebellious creative energy is fired by Roxy Music, Devo, The Tubes and all things off the wall Most people think they know…...