Articles by Liz Scarlett

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. She enjoys writing about anything from neo-glam rock to stoner, doom and progressive metal, and loves celebrating women in music. '10 bands that rip off Black Sabbath but get away with it' is her favourite article she's written with Louder so far. When not writing, Liz enjoys various creative endeavours such as graphic design, as well as reading about rock’n’roll history, art and magic.

Articles by: Liz Scarlett

"When he sees all his uncles backstage in the masks, he loves it, he’s not scared": Kelly Osbourne's 1-year-old son finds Sid Wilson's Slipknot mask "so hilarious"

By Liz Scarlett published 8 July 24

In the most adorable metal news you'll hear today, Kelly Osbourne and Sid Wilson's baby has no fear of Slipknot...but actually isn't so keen on Father Christmas

Shawn 'Clown' Crahan believes Slipknot's next album will be "widely accepted" by fans, has "a really, really spiritual feeling" about it

By Liz Scarlett published 8 July 24

Slipknot percussionist Clown shares his excitement for the band's upcoming releases

"When the time is right, put us in a coffin and fire up those avatars": Nikki Sixx is up for Mötley Crüe continuing as avatars once the band are dead

By Liz Scarlett published 8 July 24

Mötley Crüe's Nikki Sixx is keen to follow in the footsteps of Kiss and ABBA with an avatar-style show so that their music can "go forward for generations and generations"

Various artists from this year's Glastonbury

11 acts that defined Glastonbury 2024

By Liz Scarlett published 2 July 24

From a modern hip hop great to a pop punk princess, these epic Glasto performances shone brightest

Lankum provide “the best folk horror soundtrack never written” at their euphoric, highly-moving Glastonbury set

By Liz Scarlett published 30 June 24

Irish folk group Lankum give a tear-jerking, intense performance for their Saturday afternoon slot at Glastonbury Festival

“A modern Norwegian echo of the great Kate Bush.” Aurora casts her wild, whimsical magic over Glastonbury with a faultless sunset performance

By Liz Scarlett published 29 June 24

Norwegian singer-songwriter Aurora’s Glastonbury festival set is a special, unforgettable experience

Watch this couple get engaged in the most romantic setting possible: covered in mud as Limp Bizkit play Break Stuff at Download Festival

By Liz Scarlett published 25 June 24

Romance looks different to different people, and sometimes it looks like Fred Durst threatening to skin your ass raw in a mud swamp

“Fred Sheeran doing the Blue Eyes thing": Watch Ed Sheeran make a surprise appearance with Limp Bizkit to perform The Who classic Behind Blue Eyes

By Liz Scarlett published 24 June 24

Ed Sheeran joined Limp Bizkit onstage at Pinkpop in Landgraaf this weekend for a cover of The Who's Behind Blue Eyes

"Protect Paul McCartney at all costs": Macca spotted at Taylor Swift concert dancing with fans and handing out friendship bracelets

By Liz Scarlett published 24 June 24

Paul McCartney attended Taylor Swift's Eras tour this weekend at Wembley Stadium and had A Very Nice Time - watch fan-filmed footage of the moment now

Fire, flapping farm animals and gender reveals: Fall Out Boy get weird at Download Festival with their career-spanning, ridiculously fun headline set

By Liz Scarlett published 17 June 24

Emo reigns supreme at Download Festival as Fall Out Boy travel the ages for their career-spanning Saturday set

Deftones are the most popular metal band for soundtracking sexual encounters, a horny new survey finds

By Liz Scarlett published 12 June 24

The results of a new survey analysing the music tastes of 'love-makers' are in!

Watch Iggy Pop perform The Stooges classics at California's No Values Festival

By Liz Scarlett published 12 June 24

Iggy Pop performs The Stooges' songs for the first time in over two decades with Yeah Yeah Yeahs‘ Nick Zinner, Chavez' Matt Sweeney and more on stage at California’s No Values Festival

"I'd love to have her...you never know": Emily Eavis dreams of Kate Bush headlining Glastonbury Festival

By Liz Scarlett published 10 June 24

Glastonbury festival organiser Emily Eavis reveals her dream headliner to be the stage-shy Kate Bush

"He'd change the subject, make a joke and then we'd both laugh": Prince's sister reveals their final conversation

By Liz Scarlett published 7 June 24

Tyka Nelson opens up about the last conversation she shared with her brother Prince

"We've been rocking out and headbanging to it for months!": The Offspring announce new album Supercharged, release peppy new single Make It All Right

By Liz Scarlett published 7 June 24

Punk rock heroes The Offspring share details of their eleventh album Supercharged and drop the new single Make It All Right

"We pretty much wrote every single song when we were wrecked": Confidence Man announce new album 3AM (LA LA LA) and take naked helicopter rides on new single I Can't Lose You

By Liz Scarlett published 5 June 24

Australian indie dance quartet Confidence Man share details of their new album 3AM (LA LA LA) and drop a daring music video for I Can't Lose You

Poppy drops gnarly new Madonna-inspired pop-metal rager No Way Out

By Liz Scarlett published 5 June 24

Nu gen star Poppy channels Madonna and Britney Spears on her huge new track No Way Out, which was produced by former Bring Me The Horizon member Jordan Fish

The Sex Pistols to play Never Mind The Bollocks in full with Frank Carter at two fundraiser shows

By Liz Scarlett published 3 June 24

Sex Pistols’ Paul Cook, Glen Matlock and Steve Jones will be joining Frank Carter for two fundraiser shows this summer

"We're the UK's reply to Greta Van Fleet": Meet Silveroller, the tightly-knit rock'n'rollers continuing the transatlantic conversation

By Liz Scarlett published 2 June 24

Meet the blues rockers taking inspiration from the originals and keeping things raw and simple

The Pretty Reckless' Taylor Momsen and bat

"I must really be a witch...so rabies shots for the next two weeks": Watch The Pretty Reckless' Taylor Momsen get bitten by a bat onstage

By Liz Scarlett published 31 May 24

After playing the track Witches Burn, The Pretty Reckless frontwoman Taylor Momsen gets a not-so-friendly visit from a bat during their recent show in Seville, Spain while on the AC/DC Pwr Up tour

"9 years without sex? Weirdo sh*t": Ice-T is not at all impressed by Lenny Kravitz's vow of celibacy

By Liz Scarlett published 31 May 24

Lenny Kravitz is on a successful "spiritual" journey, abstaining from sex until he finds the right partner: Ice-T thinks it's "BS"

Look at this graph! Science may have found the answer behind everyone's hatred for Nickelback

By Liz Scarlett published 31 May 24

The Canadian rockers have found themselves at the butt of every joke over the last two decades. New data examines why

Scammer attempts to auction off Graceland but is foiled by Elvis Presley's granddaughter filing a lawsuit against them, says the crime was "fun"

By Liz Scarlett published 30 May 24

A scammer who usually works to cheat the vulnerable and elderly out of money has owned up to attempting to sell Graceland under false claims

Eric Clapton says Pink Floyd's Roger Waters suffers "terribly" from sharing his political views and has seen him “sit on the window ledge in tears”

By Liz Scarlett published 30 May 24

Eric Clapton says that he thinks Roger Waters has "a lot of guts" when it comes to sharing his political opinions, and has seen him suffer "terribly" for it

Bruce Dickinson is worried that Iron Maiden don't "challenge" themselves enough when it comes to writing music: "We have this devoted following and they’re happy with the way we are"

By Liz Scarlett published 30 May 24

Iron Maiden leader Bruce Dickinson is concerned that the band might be over-catering to their fans instead of pushing themselves creatively

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