This year’s Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival – which was set to take place from June 12 to June 15 at The Farm in Manchester, TN – was unexpectedly canceled on June 13 due to severe weather conditions (with organizers offering a 75% refund to all 4-day ticket holders). After receiving backlash over that initial response, organizers have […]
One of the hottest debates within the modern rock and metal scene(s) is whether it’s okay for bands to use backing tracks throughout live shows. In a new interview with American Musical Supply, Shinedown guitarist Zach Myers defended bands using backing tracks during concerts, citing a specific legendary rock act as proof of why it’s […]
On June 24, longtime manager Alan Niven will celebrate the release of his first memoir, Sound N’ Fury: Rock N’ Roll Stories. Ahead of that, he joined Loudwire Nights on Thursday (June 19) to discuss what it was like writing the book. Listen to the full conversation in the player near the end of this […]
Our guest in this episode of How I Learned to Sing is Badflower‘s Josh Katz. It’s been a full decade since the alt-rock group released their first single, “Soap,” and they’ve just dropped No Place Like Home, their third album on longtime label home Big Machine. It’s been four years since 2021’s This Is How the World […]
Linkin Park have canceled their Friday show in Bern, Switzerland, due to a “medical issue in the band.” The rockers were set to perform at the Bernexpo tonight as part of their ongoing From Zero world tour. They announced the cancelation in a statement on social media, which you can see below. “It is with great sadness […]
What were the songs of the summer for each year of the 1990s? Here we are at the beginning of another summer, but it’s hard not to think about the sunny days, rocking tunes and great times that the ’90s provided for us. It was a decade bookended by the aggression and angst of grunge […]
Florida thrash upstarts Chained Saint are back with the bruising new single “1000 Tons.” It’s the first dose of new music since the release of last year’s debut album Blindside, which enjoys a raw, analog production courtesy of Alice in Chains frontman William DuVall. So far, it’s been nothing but upward momentum for the teen group. Their […]
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 […]
