Rock, Metal, Alternative Music & Culture | Louder
Oct 28, 2024 · By Merlin Alderslade published 11 November 24. This month's Metal Hammer cover stars Papa Roach will mark 25 years of Infest next year by teaming up with Rise Against and Underoath for a trek across the States. "It's not the high operatic singing thing!" Queensrÿche guitarist Michael Wilton announces new solo album.
Best headphones for music 2024: Our definitive guide | Louder
Sep 11, 2024 · 3. Sony WF-1000XM5. While my top choice in this list of the best headphones for music are Sonys latest over-ears, I can't ignore the Sony WF-1000XM5 in-ear headphones. They not only boast fabulous audio, but the on-board noise cancelling is simply sublime.
Pink Floyd: The Story Behind Atom Heart Mother | Louder
Oct 24, 2024 · The Atom Heart Mother suite became a fixture of Floyd’s live set throughout 1970 and ’71, until deposed by their next side-long epic, Echoes. Waters performed If on his early solo tours, and Gilmour reprised Fat Old Sun for 2006’s On An Island tour. But the band members have often been critical of the title track.
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2 days ago · 2025 Grammy nominations revealed: Metallica, Judas Priest, Spiritbox, Knocked Loose, Gojira, Pearl Jam and St. Vincent amongst metal and rock names nominated. By Merlin Alderslade published 8 November 24. Thrash legends, metalcore heavyweights and rising hardcore ragers are included in next year's Grammy nominations! Metal Hammer.
Foreigner's first album: The Real Story | Louder
Oct 20, 2024 · Mick Jones recalls the music trends as being stacked against Foreigner, when they released their self-titled, debut album in 1977. “Disco was at height, and punk and new wave were just hitting. So things didn’t look at all good for what we were doing!”.
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Oct 25, 2024 · By Rich Hobson published 8 November 24. From The Gloom In The Corner's cinematic metalcore to Sgáile's mountain-inspired doom, industrial goth of Black Satellite and brutal Belgian post-metallers Divided, these are the brilliant new bands you need to hear in November 2024. Metal Hammer.
Every Rolling Stones album ranked from worst to best | Louder
Nov 8, 2023 · 15) It’s Only Rock ’N Roll (1974) The ongoing funking of the Rolling Stones continues on It’s Only Rock ’N Roll with the extended groove of Fingerprint File but, while an eminently satisfying collection of tracks, the album as a whole continues the rudderless drift of Goats Head Soup.
Meddle marked the point where Pink Floyd as we know them
Oct 30, 2024 · Meddle was released in October 1971 in the US and November in the UK. It was packaged in a sleeve that Hipgnosis partner Storm Thorgerson revealed was his least favourite Floyd sleeve: “I think Meddle is a much better album than its cover,” he said. It was supposed to have been a close-up picture of a baboon’s bum.
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Oct 9, 2024 · Liz works on keeping the Louder sites up to date with the latest news from the world of rock and metal. Prior to joining Louder as a full time staff writer, she completed a Diploma with the National Council for the Training of Journalists and received a First Class Honours Degree in Popular Music Journalism.
Every Black Sabbath album ranked, from worst to best | Louder
Aug 9, 2022 · This song, titled Black Sabbath after a horror movie starring Boris Karloff, was based on an Iommi riff that incorporated the tri-tone, known as ‘The Devil’s Interval’. The lyrics warned that “Satan’s coming round the bend.” And with this as their calling card, the band – renamed as Black Sabbath – would open up a new frontier for rock music.