9+ mon, 4+ day ago  (413+ words) Puddle of Mudd frontman Wes Scantlin has had his fair share of legal issues in the past, but the singer shared during a recent appearance on Sirius XM's Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk that he's trying to move past that…...

3+ day, 3+ hour ago  (211+ words) Here's five death metal bands whose third album is their very best. This subgenre tends to come down to three things: evolution, revolution and de-evolution (see the current shift from tech-death to riff-driven caveman death metal). For this particular list,…...

5+ day, 1+ hour ago  (368+ words) Listen to the full conversation in the player near the end of this article. "We have worked our asses off to get this finished and to get it out," Case shared with Loudwire Nights host Chuck Armstrong. "It's really rewarding…...

5+ day, 12+ hour ago  (195+ words) Plenty of'heavy metal acts have achieved astronomical success and elevated the medium over the past half-century, but only the biggest and boldest innovators can lay claim to the "Big 4" of heavy metal. These artists " along with prototypical hard rock giants…...

5+ day, 13+ hour ago  (419+ words) Dave Mustaine's imprint can be found all over thrash metal history and during a recent chat with Sao Paulo, Brazil's 89 FM A Rock Radio, the Megadeth frontman and guitarist shared one way in which he feels he has influenced all…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (144+ words) It's time to vote in'Championship Round of Loudwire's March Madness: Decades of Destruction tournament! The 1970s and'2000s have both fallen, making it a battle between the 1980s and 1990s. In the Final Four, Metallica narrowly triumphed over Black Sabbath with a 52/48 split of…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago  (284+ words) Ross "The Boss" Friedman, former guitarist for Manowar and The Dictators, has died at the age of 72. The news was confirmed in a statement shared by the Metal Hall of Fame on Friday (March 27) afternoon. The statement reads as follows:…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago  (387+ words) What is the best nu-metal album of all time? That is the question at the heart of this week's Chuck's Fight Club on the Loudwire Nights radio show and we're asking you to choose between Korn's. .. VOTE: Best Nu-Metal Album…...

2+ week, 16+ hour ago  (157+ words) Here are 11 prog metal bands whose second album is their best! That certain bands peaked with their second LPs is both surprising and unsurprising. On one hand, it's easy to see how they may've made a superior sequence after learning…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (232+ words) Insane Clown Posse's annual Gathering of the Juggalos is on the move for 2026. Having been staged in Thornville, Ohio in recent years, the dynamic duo have found a new residence for the 2026 edition as it moves to Mother Nature's Riverfront…...