Here are the best rock and metal albums that have come out in 2025 so far! Although this year isn’t as flush with new releases as in years past, there’s still no shortage of fresh rock and metal titles to check out each week. Maybe there’s not two dozen albums dropping each Friday, but it […]
“I just want to make music that’s vital — and then the day it’s not vital, I don’t need to make it anymore.” Ahead of the July 18 release of Bush’s new album, I Beat Loneliness, frontman Gavin Rossdale joined Loudwire Nights on Tuesday (June 17) to discuss his long career in rock and roll. Listen […]
Our guests in this week’s Gear Factor episode are Jason Parrish and Mychal Soto of slam/death metal breakouts PeelingFlesh. Formed in 2021 in Oklahoma, the four-piece group (rounded out by vocalist Damonteal Harris and drummer Joe Pelleter) has made an immediate impact on the scene. The 2020s has been one of the best eras in […]
Hatebreed have revealed that guitarist Wayne Lozinak has been diagnosed with a benign brain tumor and will be stepping away from their immediate tour plans. In alerting fans to the current change in their lineup, the group noted that Lozinakbegan experiencing mild symptoms during the night of their performance at Download Festival on Saturday (June […]
Love is in the air, even for Cradle of Filth as singer Dani Filth proposed to his longtime partner Sofiya onstage at Download Festival over the weekend. Filth addressed the audience, “I want to beg a few minutes of your time. This is really fucking important, at least for me. I’m gonna embarrass my partner […]
Which is the better Nine Inch Nails album – Pretty Hate Machine or The Downward Spiral? That’s the question at the heart of this week’s Chuck’s Fight Club on the Loudwire Nights radio show. Nine Inch Nails’ career started in pretty spectacular fashion. Pretty Hate Machine turned a lot of heads in 1989 with its […]
Tool are one of many bands set to play Black Sabbath‘s “Back to the Beginning” farewell show next month, but they initially weren’t going to take part in it at all. During an interview with Guitar World, Adam Jones recalled he and his bandmates’ reaction when they were first approached about it by Tom Morello, who’s serving […]
Over the past several years, many accounts – both personal and professional – have left X (formerly Twitter) for various reasons. Last Thursday, June 12, legendary metal label Nuclear Blast Records revealed that they’re leaving the divisive social media platform (with no explicit reason given), leading to substantial confusion and contention amongst followers. Nuclear Blast Records’ Post […]
Yesterday (June 14), people from across the country took part in the nationwide “No Kings” protests that arose in response to Donald Trump’s birthday/military parade in Washington, D.C. The protests occurred in several major cities – as well as online – and amongst the countless citizens participating were former Rage Against the Machine guitarist Tom […]
Let’s embrace nostalgia and look through 30 years of Warped Tour lineup posters, shall we? It’s easy to forget that the heyday of the Vans Warped Tour was when there were no dedicated apps where people could keep up with scheduled artists and set times. Instead, you might read an actual printed program to get […]
