Soundgarden have officially been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as part of the Class of 2025. Actor Jim Carrey was onstage to give the induction speech while surviving members Kim Thayil, Matt Cameron, Hiro Yamamoto and Ben Shepherd accepted the honor and delivered speeches of their own. The grunge legends first became […]
An impressive thing happened following this year’s Grammy nominations announcement: Rock and metal fans didn’t throw their usual fit over a lack of relevance or representation. Is it proof that the Recording Academy has finally made strides in its acknowledgment of heavy, guitar-based music? Well, let’s not get ahead of ourselves. It’s too early to […]
This year’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony is this weekend. Here is everything you need to know about the event, including how to watch/stream from the comfort of your home. How to Watch the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Ceremony The 2025 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony will […]
The full list of Grammy nominations for next year has been revealed, so here are all of the 2026 rock, metal and alternative Grammy nominees. The Recording Academy shared its full list of nominees for the 2026 Grammy Awards today (Nov. 7). We compiled a list of all of the rock, metal and alternative artists who […]
A Chilean beauty pageant contestant turned heads last weekend when she sang — nay, screamed — a bludgeoning song from her death metal band. The contestant in question was 27-year-old Ignacia Fernandez, lead singer of the Chilean progressive death metal act Decessus, which she founded in 2020. Fernandez, who’s also a model, dazzled at the Miss World […]
Here’s why Metallica stopped using guitar amps live, according to James Hetfield‘s guitar tech. Metallica fans may or may not have even noticed that the rockers don’t have a bunch of amps lined up behind them onstage, but the change happened in 2013 after they played a particular show with conditions that didn’t allow certain kinds of […]
In the eighth episode of Season 3 of Paranormal Prison, our guest is Santa Cruz, California hardcore punk unit Drain. The band joins Josh Bernstein (The Power Hour, Z2) and Katrina Weidman, who you may be familiar with if you’ve ever watched the paranormal investigative TV show Portals to Hell with Jack Osbourne. Together, they traverse the haunted […]
“I do music just to put out new music — I don’t do it for big record sales or anything like that.” John 5 joined Loudwire Nights on Tuesday (Nov. 4) and opened up about his latest solo album, Ghost. Listen to the full conversation in the player near the end of this article. “I’m […]
Former Guns N’ Roses manager Alan Niven has filed a lawsuit against the band while seeking the court’s approval to publish his autobiography, Sound N’ Fury. In legal documents filed on Nov. 3, 2025 and provided to and reviewed by Loudwire, Niven has requested a jury trial while claiming that the band is trying to […]
The 2026 Download Festival lineup has been revealed with Limp Bizkit, Guns N’ Roses and Linkin Park leading the way. Organizers have revealed that Download will return to Donington Park in Leicestershire the weekend of June 10-14, 2026. In total, over 90 bands will take the stages at Download for the 23rd edition of the […]
