Meet the new Metallica. Not a million miles away from the old Metallica – in the greatest possible way.That’s our first reaction to Lux Æterna, the first single from Metallica’s upcoming 11th album, 72 Seasons, which dropped earlier today with absolutely no advance warning. Surprised? Yep, us too. Source: As pummelling as 12 rounds withContinue Reading
Peter Grant interview: Life with Led Zeppelin and the death of John Bonham | Louder
I never saw them though I do remember them coming through town. I thank my old buddy in the States (Tim Chatham) for having the wisdom to sit me down in his parent’s place and turn me on to one of the Greatest Rock bands of all time! “I had a hell of a battleContinue Reading
Joe Lynn Turner says Kiss are “destroying their legacy” by using backing tracks | Louder
Gene is a big story-teller. Of course they use backing tracks. They sucked when they started and it only got worse. The backing tracks at least make it possible for them to continue. “I have a problem when you charge $100 to see a live show and the artist uses backing tracks,” Simmons told Australia’sContinue Reading
Jimmy Page recalls the recording of Led Zeppelin’s Presence | Louder
I have followed Jimmy on Instagram. I really like all the new Robert Plant records. He is a great songwriter. Jimmy is a great guitar player. They were lucky they met each other but they also had the ability to take things further than common talent. There was me and the engineer Keith Harwood, andContinue Reading
Talking Heads’ Chris Frantz to Bob Dylan: “Suck a Dick” | Exclaim!
He shared on Facebook: “I love Bob Dylan’s new book The Philosophy of Modern Song. But I have one little bone to pick with the author when he writes ‘Elvis Costello and the Attractions were a better band than any of their contemporaries. Light years better.’ With all due respect to the Attractions and toContinue Reading
Tool’s Maynard James Keenan doesn’t care all that much about TikTok | Louder
When questioned by host Rogan whether relevancy matters to him as an artist, the singer replies: “You can’t [think about that], because then you’ll be desperate and get plastic surgery and look an alien trying to insert yourself into some stupid fucking thing. It turns to desperation really quickly, so just maintain your art.” Source:Continue Reading
Watch Jethro Tull, Soft Machine and Lemmy in wild French TV London special from 1969
It begins with interviewer/narrator André Maurice wandering through Portobello Road market, the epitome of a French intellectual in his immaculate tie and rain mac. It feels like we might be watching a Jean-Luc Godard film, an impression reinforced by a sudden jump-cut to a pirate ship floating down the Thames towards Tower Bridge. But thenContinue Reading
