Best Reunion Tours

We’ve all experienced it before: When one of your favorite bands break up, it can feel like you’ve been hit in the chest with a viking hammer. The prospect of seeing that band never perform live again is a tough pill to swallow. However, while all good things come to an end, sometimes there is more than just one ending. In this feature, we celebrate some of rock and metal’s

Five-Year-Old Singer of Murp Unleashes Extreme Metal Screams With ‘Zombie Skin’

Get ready to meet your new favorite band. Fronted by the most extreme five-year-old frontwoman to ever pick up a mic, the band Murp combines groove and doom metal characteristics with a shrieking vocalist and an image that will make you go, “Awwwwww.” There are a bunch of tracks from Murp posted on YouTube, but the song that got our attention is ‘Zombie Skin.’ With 5-year-old vocalist Aaralyn screaming her

Taproot vs. Charm City Devils – Cage Match

Taproot continue on the road to victory as they beat out Orgy in the last Cage Match but can they do it again against today’s challengers? Charm City Devils enter the matchup with their single ‘Unstoppable’ off of their sophomore album ‘Sins.’ The band has a couple of upcoming show with Tremonti and are set to tour the U.S. with Theory of a Deadman. For a full list of cities

Daily Reload: Slipknot, Green Day, Taproot + More

Here’s a look at the top stories of the day on Loudwire and around the Web: Slipknot release an official statement regarding an Iowa doctor being charged for involuntary manslaughter in the death of bassist Paul Gray, while percussionist Shawn ‘Clown’ Crahan offers additional insight. [Loudwire] Green Day unveil the details of frontman Billie Joe Armstrong’s recent stint in the hospital. [Loudwire] Taproot give us the exclusive story on singer Stephen

Exclusive: Taproot Singer Stephen Richards Reveals Battle With Seizures

Taproot were set to celebrate the release of their latest album ‘The Episodes‘ earlier this year, but things took a turn when singer Stephen Richards began to battle a serious health condition, which has resulted in multiple seizures. In an exclusive interview with Loudwire, Richards opens up about his health, the seizures he has had and his outlook on the future as Taproot prepare for their upcoming trek with Nonpoint. Read

ESPN Commentator John Clayton Stars in Slayer-Inspired SportsCenter Commercial

We at Loudwire may be more in tune with heavy metal than sports, but that being said, we’re still pretty psyched that football season is back once again. The same goes for ESPN commentator John Clayton, who turns out to be a pigskin-loving metalhead in a new SportsCenter commercial. John Clayton is a respected sportswriter who joined the ESPN team in 1995. Clayton probably wasn’t one to dance with the