Here are the most anticipated rock and metal albums of 2025. The year has already produced standout records from Dream Theater, Killswitch Engage, Paleface Swiss, Lacuna Coil and more. And there’s no slowing down on that front with a lot of highly anticipated ones on the way from Spiritbox, Architects, Behemoth and even more of […]
Dorothy‘s new album, The Way, is out on March 14, and ahead of its release, she joined Loudwire Nights on Thursday (Feb. 20) to help fans get ready. Listen to the full conversation with host Chuck Armstrong in the player near the end of this article. “I think it’s full of great songs and I’m very […]
What rock and metal bands have announced tours over the past week? We’ve got 22 new tours that have rolled out over the last seven days, not to mention a wealth of festival reveals and updates. While Jerry Cantrell has been touring solo of late, he will get back together with Alice in Chains for […]
Paramore‘s Hayley Williams may the be the rock star of her family, but now she’s not the only one as her 78-year-old grandfather just released his first album. Rusty Williams’ new album, Grand Man, was very much a family affair with Hayley’s bandmate Zac Farro deciding to put an album out through his Congrats Records […]
On Feb. 25, Sevendust will hit the road with Three Days Grace and Disturbed for The Sickness 25th Anniversary Tour. Ahead of the tour launch, frontman Lajon Witherspoon joined Loudwire Nights on Wednesday (Feb. 19) to talk about all of it — and much more. Listen to the full conversation in the player near the end […]
Sharon Osbourne revealed during an appearance on Billy Corgan‘s The Magnificent Others podcast that her biggest mistake managing Ozzy Osbourne‘s career was denying a request to have the singer read for a very well-known film role. And once you hear what it is, you’ll have a hard time envisioning anyone else in that role. Sharon confirmed […]
Here are the 9 best non-hair metal albums released by hair metal bands. The 1980s were synonymous with larger-than-life personas, infectious, anthemic choruses, long, flowing locks, skin-tight leather, and guitars drenched in reverb and distortion. It was a time of excess, big parties, and bigger riffs. Motley Crue, Bon Jovi, Poison, and others ruled the airwaves and […]
What actually happened during the summer of ’99? Credit to Creed for giving us the “Summer of ’99 and Beyond” cruise and the “Summer of ’99 + Beyond” festival. They’re now in their second year of stirring up nostalgic feelings for one of the most dominant periods in rock music. We get that it’s a […]
Who is the better classic rock frontman – Led Zeppelin‘s Robert Plant or Rush‘s Geddy Lee? That’s the debate at the center of this week’s Chuck’s Fight Club on the Loudwire Nights radio show. On one hand, you’ve got the lion-maned howler Robert Plant of the classic rock legends Led Zeppelin. Plant’s vocals were a […]
Alice In Chains‘ Jerry Cantrell has made a few small cameos in movies before, but there’s a particular film role that he admitted he really regrets turning down. Cantrell and quite a few other Seattle rockers appeared in Cameron Crowe’s 1992 film Singles, including the rest of Alice In Chains as well as members of Pearl Jam and […]
