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"I wanna write lyrics that have real weight in real life experience. I don’t wanna write about still dyeing my hair black!" Members of influential bands Crowbar and Type O Negative unite in dour new supergroup Sun Don't Shine
3+ hour, 21+ min ago (1006+ words) The 90s most miserable metal bands have united to create a brilliant new supergroup If you're a fan of the heaviest and gloomiest riffs, particularly those that rained down in the 1990s, there's no way the idea of Sun Don't Shine won't…...
Journey's Jonathan Cain admits to deliberately misleading fans
2+ day, 7+ hour ago (531+ words) Life continues to be interesting in the Journey camp Longtime Journey keyboardist Jonathan Cain has admitted that a suggestion he made last month " that former singer Steve Perry might guest with the band on their current farewell tour " was deliberately…...
How Nightwish merged science and music with Richard Dawkins
1+ week, 2+ day ago (628+ words) Thomas Holopainen studied biology before a career in music came calling, but never forgot his passion for the subject, or his admiration for the evolutionary biologist Nightwish's eighth studio album Endless Forms Most Beautiful featured the voice and writings of…...
"There was no facade, this was genuine." Take a first look inside Oasis Live ‘25 Opus, the official photo book of "the most anticipated reunion of all time"
1+ week, 2+ day ago (139+ 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…...
The story of Captain Beyond, the supergroup who should have been huge
2+ week, 2+ day ago (1392+ words) "They did everything they could to destroy us. That's why we're like this secret, cult band." Formed in 1971 with a lineup that included members of Iron Butterfly and Deep Purple, Captain Beyond are one of rock's great cult supergroups, and…...
The forthcoming Oasis Live ’25 tour documentary is "phenomenal" says producer Stephen Knight, with Liam and Noel Gallagher delivering "one quote after another"
2+ week, 3+ day ago (369+ 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…...
Yes to release expanded and remastered edition of From A Page in April
3+ week, 2+ day ago (268+ words) Oliver Wakeman's era as keyboard player in Yes is reassessed with a new in-depth edition of the band's 2019 release From A Page Yes are to have an expanded and remastered edition of their 2019 mini-album, From A Page, released through Mercury…...
Fontaines D.C., Lambrini Girls, Geese, Kneecap, Billy Bragg and more donate vinyl to Records For Palestine online raffle to raise money for Medical Aid for Palestinians
4+ week, 17+ hour ago (470+ 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…...
“My wife says, ‘You write nice songs then you spoil them.’ I’ve always thought they’d have been quite successful if somebody else had done them”: Van der Graaf Generator’s Peter Hammill has calmed down, but not entirely
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (1003+ words) Prog visionary and punk inspiration reflects on his overclocked solo shows and admits: "Two to three hours was maybe too much Hammill for anybody!" A key period in Peter Hammill's creative life is celebrated in a recent 20-disc box set....
"I was very narrow-minded. I thought they were just an annoying pop band!" One of America's greatest punk rock frontmen has come out as a huge fan of Oasis after years of "contempt" for the Gallagher brothers
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (151+ words) Oasis have gained a new fan in California Social Distortion frontman Mike Ness has revealed that he is now a huge fan of Oasis, having previously dismissed the Manchester group as a "pop band" during their '90s heyday. Ness went to…...