Gojira frontman Joe Duplantier reveals in a new interview that he learned of Ozzy Osbourne‘s death in one of the most surprising and inopportune ways as he was mid-song playing live in front of a packed audience. There are certain moments where you will always remember where you were when you learned of the death […]
Do you remember that time when Three Days Grace were in a Disney movie? The rockers are gearing up for the release of their new studio album Alienation, which comes out this Friday (Aug. 22). Ahead of the release, Loudwire spoke with vocalist Adam Gontier about the time they appeared in a Disney film in the early 2000s. […]
Metallica‘s Lars Ulrich has proclaimed Deep Purple‘s Made in Japan as the best hard rock live album ever in a new promotional video hyping the reissue of the classic 1972 performance. Though Lars starts the video saying that he wanted to “take a brief second” to speak about the album, his passion and excitement over […]
On Monday (Aug. 18), Ryan Kirby joined Loudwire Nights to dive into Fit For a King‘s latest album, Lonely God. Listen to the full conversation in the player near the end of this article. “It was weird not putting out music for a while, but I think it was worth it,” Kirby told Loudwire Nights […]
What were the best alternative rock albums of the 2000s? Here we take a year-by-year look through the decade, paying close attention to the trends and scenes that pushed alternative rock in new directions. First off, we need to set a few ground rules. For a good portion of the decade, there was little difference […]
Who is the better band from the nu-metal era – Limp Bizkit or Korn? That is the question at the center of the Chuck’s Fight Club battle this week on the Loudwire Nights radio show. This week’s battle pits two members of nu-metal’s “Big 4” against each other, but you have the final say. On […]
Here are the six best progressive metal songs over 20 minutes long (ranked)! Plenty of metal styles – such as grindcore, metalcore, thrash metal and death metal – are known for having short song lengths. On the other hand, and like the older genre from which it derives (progressive rock), progressive metal routinely includes multifaceted […]
Over the past several weeks, plenty of people and organizations have shared fond memories of Ozzy Osbourne following his July 22, 2025 passing. The latest dedication comes from Ozzy’s hometown football (or soccer) team, Aston Villa Football Club, who recently began their new season by paying tribute to – and debuting a new mural of […]
Here are five times rock musicians found themselves attending the same high school before finding success later in life. Some instantly clicked and formed a band, while others didn’t link up again until they found themselves both nominated at awards shows after achieving greatness. From taking each other to their first Judas Priest concert to […]
Ozzy Osbourne‘s 2003 rendition of “Take Me Out To The Ballgame” at Chicago’s Wrigley Field is most remembered for being one of the more creative takes on the traditional song. But newly revealed information is leading some to believe Ozzy was merely putting on a show as he meandered through the song at his own […]
