Here’s five things we learned from the Musicians Institute In Conversation Series with Iron Maiden legend Bruce Dickinson, presented by Z2 and Loudwire. Hosted by respected music industry veteran Ryan J. Downey, the basis of the interview was centered around The Mandrake Project, which is both Dickinson’s latest solo album and ongoing comic series in partnership with […]
As a Guns N’ Roses superfan, there are 8 songs I hope they play on tour in 2025. They’ve been my favorite band since I was a little kid, and I’m 29 years old now. I saw them in concert once in 2011 before Slash and Duff McKagan returned to the lineup, as they were […]
Whatever happened to The Knack, the late ’70s one-hit wonder that was seemingly on top of the music world with their breakout single “My Sharona”? About The Knack and “My Sharona” The Knack formed in Los Angeles in 1978, with singer-guitarist Doug Fieger leading a group that featured lead guitarist Berton Averre, bassist Prescott Niles and […]
A massive nu-metal album has mysteriously vanished from Spotify, and fans are quite distraught over it. Fans all over social media have reported that System of a Down‘s groundbreaking 2001 album Toxicity is no longer on Spotify. After checking the platform ourselves, we can confirm that it’s gone, though it’s unclear what happened. Some of the ‘Toxicity’ […]
Rush‘s Alex Lifeson just revealed which album he had the “most fun” making and it was a pretty big one, to say the least. Some bands’ biggest albums are a total nightmare to make, causing members to splinter under the pressure of delivering the goods. Thankfully, that wasn’t the case for Rush. Lifeson reflected on the making of the band’s […]
Remember when we covered the American Idol contestant that sang nu-metal classics with Carrie Underwood during his audition a few weeks ago? After trying out for the show with Korn‘s “Freak on a Leash” and then singing Drowning Pool‘s “Bodies” as a duet with Underwood, Insite got the golden ticket and made it to Hollywood. It’s not often […]
Though Sammy Hagar and Eddie Van Halen mended fences before the guitarist’s death, Hagar has remained estranged from Van Halen drummer Alex Van Halen and during a discussion with Rolling Stone he revealed why he thinks the drummer has shunned communication with him. The Divide Between Alex Van Halen and Sammy Hagar In the aftermath […]
Pantera‘s Philip Anselmo continues to show his love for the late Dimebag Darrell through the band’s recent musical celebration, but he’s also had plenty to say about the late guitarist over the years. In this Loudwire Loud List compilation, the Pantera vocalist speaks from the heart in multiple interviews about his onetime bandmate who tragically […]
Soundgarden‘s Kim Thayil said that it was Chris Cornell who changed his bandmates’ minds about the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The band was just announced as one of the Hall’s 2025 inductees alongside Bad Company, Joe Cocker, The White Stripes, Cyndi Lauper, Chubby Checker and Outkast. Soundgarden were first nominated for the Hall in […]
Now that the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame class of 2025 has been announced, a new question emerges: What reunions can fans expect at the induction ceremony? The momentous occasion has previously been enough to coax musicians out of retirement or back together after years of estrangement. When Judas Priest performed at their 2022 induction, they […]
