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“He was, like me, wanting to focus more on creative work, as opposed to touring, touring, touring”: Steven Wilson and Opeth’s Mikael Åkerfeldt are going to make another album together
4+ hour, 32+ min ago (500+ words) The celebrated prog musicians previously collaborated on 2012 album Storm Corrosion, and many fans are hankering for a follow-up Opeth singer/guitarist Mikael "kerfeldt says that he and Steven Wilson are "constantly talking" about making more music together. The two prog…...
What happened when we joined Kiss on the World Domination Tour with Aerosmith
9+ hour, 29+ min ago (1233+ words) In many ways Kiss has a lot more to do with rappers, both spiritually and aesthetically, than with grunge rock music" - Gene Simmons "Damn, I'm sorry that you're not here, man. The guys are having a great time swapping war…...
Why Thin Lizzy's signature song was almost never released as a single
14+ hour, 14+ min ago (838+ words) Had Thin Lizzy's manager not had an ear for a good tune and some American DJs not picked up on it, Phil Lynott & Co. might never have released their signature song It may be difficult to believe, but Thin Lizzy…...
Twisted Sister line up Sebastian Bach as Dee Snider's replacement
2+ day, 13+ hour ago (412+ words) Sebastian Bach says he's spoken to Dee Snider and they were both "kind of emotional" Twisted Sister, who shelved a series of reunion shows last month following Dee Snider's decision to quit the band on doctor's orders, have lined up…...
"A verbal contract was not worth the paper it was written on." Paul McCartney admits he was fuming after allegedly being lied to by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in the '90s
3+ day, 7+ hour ago (375+ 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…...
"It’s a song about inventors and invention." New Peter Gabriel single What Lies Ahead was a work-in-progress performed during 2014's Back To Front tour
3+ day, 13+ hour ago (324+ words) Peter Gabriel is releasing a new single every full moon at midnight in the build-up to new studio album o\i. Peter Gabriel has shared his latest single, What Lies Ahead, which will feature on his upcoming album, o\i. The song…...
Metallica and the making of Master Of Puppets: only in the new Classic Rock
3+ day, 15+ hour ago (586+ words) Also in Classic Rock 351: The Black Crowes, Blondie, Megadeth, Suzi Quatro, Big Country, Brian Robertson, Puscifer, Danny Bryant, Buckcherry, Big Big Train and more Confession time. I was very much a latecomer to the world of Metallica. I was aware…...
How the Small Faces wrote the hit that ended their career
3+ day, 20+ hour ago (513+ words) Not representative of the Small Faces' style and released without their knowledge, Sunday Afternoon became a big hit " and "was the final nail in the coffin in finishing us off" While on an extensive tour in the spring of 1968, the…...
Sex Pistols featuring Frank Carter announce rescheduled and expanded North American tour
4+ day, 12+ hour ago (328+ 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…...
“There was a tremendous amount of friction between the two of them. There were stories about how they used to get drunk and abuse each other”: The doomed singer who helped invent folk-rock and sang with Led Zeppelin – but couldn’t escape her demons
1+ week, 7+ hour ago (1894+ words) Fairport Convention's Sandy Denny had fans in Led Zeppelin and The Who " but her life was cut short at just 31 When Denny joined Fairport she was a 21-year-old folk singer, rich with promise but little-known. Hutchings, at 23, was the band's…...