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Foo Fighters standing together outside at night

Dave Grohl posts an emotional open letter to Foo Fighters fans, and UK fans have spotted a massive potential Glastonbury hint

By Louder published 6 June 23

Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl writes personal note to thank US fans for getting his band through their first shows without Taylor Hawkins: could a UK show be coming next?

Watch Foo Fighters reel back the years and revisit old haunts in the trippy video for emotional epic The Teacher

By Louder published 30 May 23

Foo Fighters share the 10-minute The Teacher as the latest preview of their forthcoming 11th album But Here We Are

Five reasons why Heavy Metal Truants is the most awesome metal charity

By Louder published 18 May 23

Heavy Metal Truants, the charity cycling club set up by Iron Maiden manager Rod Smallwood and former Metal Hammer editor-in-chief Alex Milas, want your help to make 2023 a blockbuster fundraising year

Foo Fighters are lining up “soon to be announced” UK live dates

By Louder published 12 May 23

Foo Fighters promise UK shows are in the pipeline

Blink-182's Travis Barker and Kourtney Kardashian reveal the Pink Floyd song they fell in love to

By Louder published 21 April 23

Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker and reality TV star Kourtney Kardashian have explained their wedding playlist selections. Warning: may contain over-sharing

The definitive guide to every Guns N' Roses album

By Merlin Alderslade last updated 3 March 23

A thorough guide to Guns N' Roses' albums, from the godlike to the shambolic

Paramore score their third UK number 1 album with This Is Why

By Louder published 17 February 23

Paramore's sixth album This Is Why is the biggest-selling album in the UK this week

Genesis and Sting made more money last year than The Rolling Stones, Taylor Swift, Brad Pitt, the South Park guys and you and me

By Louder published 14 February 23

Genesis and Sting top Forbes' 2022 list of the entertainment industry's highest earners

Sam Smith in devil horns onstage at the Grammys

The Church Of Satan throws shade at Sam Smith’s ‘Satanic’ Grammys performance: “Nothing special”

By Louder published 9 February 23

Actual Satanists are underwhelmed by Sam Smith’s notorious performance of Unholy at this years Grammys

Ex-Sex Pistol Glen Matlock shares his anger at Tory Brexit "cock up": "I would like to see their heads on sticks"

By Louder published 31 January 23

Glen Matlock lays out his frustration at the impact of Brexit on his career: "I’m livid, as a musician, about the loss of our movement in 27 countries"

Foo Fighters at Studio 666 film premiere

Foo Fighters announce their first European shows since Taylor Hawkins' death

By Louder published 25 January 23

Foo Fighters will return to Europe this summer

Aphex Twin and Bonobo to headline Field Day festival

By Louder published 24 January 23

The first wave of acts for London's Field Day festival have been announced, with Aphex Twin and Bonobo headlining

Måneskin announce tiny, intimate London club show: here's how you can be there

By Louder published 18 January 23

There are just 500 tickets up for grabs for Måneskin's just-announced London show this weekend

Watch Jack Black French kiss Madonna at the Queen of Pop's raunchy star-studded dinner party

By Louder published 17 January 23

Jack Black claims to be "a different man" after tangling tongues with Madonna in her new tour promo video

London's O2 Academy Brixton has its licence suspended for three months, affecting gigs by Lamb Of God, Sleep Token, Viagra Boys, Suede and more

By Louder published 16 January 23

Iconic London venue has its licence suspended after fatal crowd crush at December gig led to two deaths

10 new artists who're going to set 2023 on fire

By Louder published 6 January 23

Hungry for new noise? Let us introduce you to 10 new artists who are primed to explode in the coming 12 months

Foo Fighters close out a "difficult, tragic" 2022 promising to see fans "soon", admitting "without Taylor we’re going to be a different band"

By Louder published 31 December 22

Foo Fighters look ahead to life after drummer Taylor Hawkins' passing: "when we see you again - and we will soon - he’ll be there in spirit with all of us every night”

The 10 best punk albums of 2022

By Louder published 25 December 22

Ska-punk, anarcho-punk, grime-punk, no wave punk, hardcore... 45 years since the release of Never Mind The Bollocks, punk rock is in rude health

Watch Dave Grohl and P!nk collaborate on feel-good banger Get The Party Started

By Louder published 20 December 22

Dave Grohl's annual Hanukkah Sessions celebrations get lit live in Los Angeles with the help of pop star P!nk

Russian trolls have been using bogus Kid Rock social media profiles to spread fake news and pro-Kremlin propaganda

By Louder published 13 December 22

A new research paper has identified Kid Rock as one of the celebrity figures Russian troll accounts like to impersonate online

Hayley Williams and Matty Healy tease the prospect of a Paramore/The 1975 collaboration

By Louder published 8 December 22

The 1975 and Paramore have a mutual appreciation thing going on, and it might just lead to a creative union

There's a corner of the internet where actual sentient grown-ups are arguing that The Beatles endorsed child sacrifice and invented 'woke-ism'

By Louder published 8 December 22

Think The Beatles were just four lovable mop-topped Scousers with catchy tunes and a penchant for mind-expanding psychedelic drugs? THINK AGAIN SHEEPLE!

Gerry Jablonski And The Electric Band are the hard-rocking force of nature we need to carry us through the dark times

By Louder published 5 December 22

With riotous new album 105 recorded just as war was breaking out in Ukraine, Gerry Jablonski And The Electric Band found a surprising darkness creeping into their rollocking, bluesy stomp

A movie poster featuring a bear covered in cocaine

Someone has made a movie about a bear going on a cocaine-induced rampage, and we want to see it right now

By Louder published 1 December 22

Cocaine Bear is a film about an angry bear on cocaine. It’s already our must-see movie of 2023

Watch alt. rapper Sueco The Child try to ruin his family's Thanksgiving dinner with an absolutely filthy pop-punk song

By Louder published 28 November 22

Pro-tip: Thanksgiving dinner might not be the best setting to premiere a comedy pop-punk song about incest for your family

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