Aerosmith‘s Joe Perry is taking the Joe Perry Project back on the road this summer for a brief North American tour featuring an all-star lineup of members of three big rock bands. The eight-show trek begins on Aug. 13 in Tampa, Florida, and concludes on Aug. 23 in Port Chester, New York. The band will make additional stops in Florida, Ontario, […]
A WWE wrestler is now coming to the ring accompanied by the sound of Tool‘s Adam Jones on guitar. Who Is Penta? One of the hottest superstars to debut on WWE programming in recent weeks has been Mexican wrestler Penta. The masked luchador joined the company following a run in WWE’s promotional competitor, All Elite Wrestling. WrestleMania 41Getty […]
There were over 35 hard rock and metal albums that went No. 1 in the 2000s. We don’t see hard rock and metal top the Billboard 200 very often anymore. As of May 2025, Ghost‘s Skeleta is only the second album of the 2020s to top the chart, following AC/DC‘s Power Up in November of 2020. But the first […]
Who is the better Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee – Soundgarden or The White Stripes? That’s the battle at the center of this week’s Chuck’s Fight Club on the Loudwire Nights radio show. We’ve waited for a few months and now the 2025 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction class has been […]
Last week, Loudwire reported that Brian Montana (original guitarist for classic death metal act Possessed) was killed during a police shootout. In his newly posted tribute to the late musician, Montana’s former bandmate – longtime Possessed vocalist Jeff Becerra – says that he’s “deeply saddened” by the loss. What Becerra Wrote This past Friday (May […]
David Lee Roth made a triumphant comeback from a five-year stage absence Saturday night at the M3 festival, delivering a strong set of Van Halen classics with the help of a killer eight-piece band. You can see video and the full setlist from the show below. “We’ve reached the end of my first retirement,” the […]
What are the best grunge album openers of all time? The sequence of an album is pretty important to support the overall message the artist is trying to convey, but the opening track has an especially difficult job because it’s typically the listener’s first impression. Back in the day, artists didn’t release four to five […]
Welcome to our 2025 Rock + Metal Festival and Cruise Guide. The announcements have been coming in fast as more and more opportunities are out their for you to explore and take in a lot of bands in a more communal setting. We’ve passed the quarter-year mark with a wealth of festivals and cruises already […]
Billy Corgan is making his Machines of God tour this year something fresh by introducing at least four songs that have never been played live by Smashing Pumpkins into the setlist. In a mailing to fans about the summer tour billed as Billy Corgan and the Machines of God, the musician has decided to reveal […]
Here’s five things we learned from the Musicians Institute In Conversation Series with Iron Maiden legend Bruce Dickinson, presented by Z2 and Loudwire. Hosted by respected music industry veteran Ryan J. Downey, the basis of the interview was centered around The Mandrake Project, which is both Dickinson’s latest solo album and ongoing comic series in partnership with […]
