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The big review: Louder Than Life 2025

Kentucky fries as Bring Me The Horizon, Sleep Token, Slayer, Avenged Sevenfold, Deftones, Knocked Loose and more hit Louisville for four days of noise and sun at America’s hottest festival.

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Dying Wish: “It’s incredibly nihilistic. I had to reckon with the fact that art is supposed to be honest and uncomfortable”

A “time stamp” of what’s going on around us right now, Dying Wish are about to unleash their full, furious power on new album Flesh Stays Together. Vocalist Emma Boster reveals what it’s like having more eyes on the band than ever, the importance of finding common ground in society, and how she’s learning to use her platform…

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Conquering all: What happened when Bring Me The Horizon took NeX GEn to Louder Than Life

Bring Me The Horizon make everyone else look tiny as they close out Louder Than Life with their staggering NeX GEn spectacular.

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It’s a knockout: Inside Knocked Loose’s devastating, massive homecoming at Louder Than Life

Louisville gets slugged by Knocked Loose as they play the gig of their lives at Louder Than Life 2025.

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Inside Bad Omens’ mysterious but magnetic Louder Than Life mega-show

A good omen: Bad Omens retain their enigma while stoking the fires of expectation as they step-up to the big leagues at Louder Than Life.

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What happened when Deftones closed out day three of Louder Than Life

Deftones serve up the lush and the raw in equal measure as they stun Louder Than Life 2025.

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My Chemical Romance to headline three massive U.S. fests in 2026

MCR will top the bill at next year’s Welcome To Rockville, Sonic Temple and Louder Than Life festivals – as revealed on site at the latter!

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How Avenged Sevenfold got weird and still won at Louder Than Life

Absolutely batty! Avenged Sevenfold show that playing it safe isn’t the only way to do things as they smash Kentucky…

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Even in America! What happened when Sleep Token brought Vesselmania to Louder Than Life

Sleep Token master their stunning Even In Arcadia show as they dominate their first U.S. festival headliner.

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On the ground at Lorna Shore’s Louder Than Life triumph

Play the show of your lives? Shore! Here’s what happened when Lorna Shore ascended at Louder Than Life.

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Still reigning: What happened when Slayer returned at Louder Than Life

The world is one big Slayer song. At Louder Than Life 2025, we find there’s no better time to have them back…

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BMTH, A7X, Sleep Token, Bad Omens, Slayer and over 150 more bands for biggest-ever Louder Than Life fest

Louisville’s Louder Than Life has announced its full 2025 line-up, with Bring Me The Horizon, Avenged Sevenfold, Sleep Token, Bad Omens, Slayer, Deftones, Spiritbox and so, so many more…

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Slayer to headline Louder Than Life 2025 after this year’s weather cancellation

With Hurricane Helene disrupting Slayer’s planned appearance at 2024’s Louder Than Life, the thrash legends have revealed they’ll be back to play next year…

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The big review: Louder Than Life 2025

Dying Wish: “It’s incredibly nihilistic. I had to reckon with the fact that art is supposed to be honest and uncomfortable”

Conquering all: What happened when Bring Me The Horizon took NeX GEn to Louder Than Life

It’s a knockout: Inside Knocked Loose’s devastating, massive homecoming at Louder Than Life

Inside Bad Omens’ mysterious but magnetic Louder Than Life mega-show

What happened when Deftones closed out day three of Louder Than Life

My Chemical Romance to headline three massive U.S. fests in 2026

How Avenged Sevenfold got weird and still won at Louder Than Life

Even in America! What happened when Sleep Token brought Vesselmania to Louder Than Life

On the ground at Lorna Shore’s Louder Than Life triumph

Still reigning: What happened when Slayer returned at Louder Than Life

BMTH, A7X, Sleep Token, ﻿Bad Omens, Slayer and over 150 more bands for biggest-ever ﻿Louder Than Life fest

Slayer to headline Louder Than Life 2025 after this year’s weather cancellation

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BMTH, A7X, Sleep Token, Bad Omens, Slayer and over 150 more bands for biggest-ever Louder Than Life fest