Stephen Lovekin / Noel Vasquez / Michael Buckner / Frazer Harrison / Theo Wargo, Getty Images We just finished a great year of hard rock and metal music and it’s good to know that there’s plenty more where that came from as the calendar hits 2013. Today’s Readers Poll let’s you have your say on what 2013 album you’re anticipating the most. Are you a fan of the classic metal bands? If so, Black Sabbath , Judas Priest and Slayer have been in the studio working on new music that’s expected to arrive this year. Are veteran grunge bands your thing? Then you might want to keep an eye out for new Alice in Chains and Pearl Jam records. Are you a Nikki Sixx fan? That’s good, because we’re expecting new music from both Motley Crue and Sixx: A.M. this year. We also expect to see new albums coming from rock vets like Alter Bridge , Buckcherry , Hatebreed , Queens of the Stone Age , Tool , Avenged Sevenfold and Rob Zombie ! Fans are also likely anxious to check out passion projects like the second half of Stone Sour ‘s ‘House of Gold & Bones’ album or the upcoming debut from Disturbed singer David Draiman ‘s new industrial band, Device . And, of course, there’s early 2013 albums coming from Black Veil Brides , Bullet for My Valentine and Hollywood Undead . So there you have it — just a few of the acts we anticipate hearing from in 2013. Let your voice be heard and tell us which band’s 2013 album excites you the most by voting in the poll below: Sorry, you need to have javascript running to see this poll. [button href=”http://loudwire.com/favorite-metallica-single-readers-poll/” title=”Previous Readers Poll: Favorite Metallica Single” align=”center”]
Photos: EMI / Stevie D. After Papa Roach rounded out 2012 with five straight victories and entrance into Loudwire’s Cage Match Hall of Fame, it’s time for two new bands to kick off 2013 with a massive matchup. Alice in Chains have unleashed their new track ‘Hollow’ off of their highly anticipated upcoming disc, which is still untitled and set for a spring release. The forthcoming album will be the band’s follow-up to 2009’s ‘Black Gives Way to Blue.’ Buckcherry heat things up with their brand new single ‘Gluttony’ off of their sixth studio disc, ‘Confessions,’ due out Feb. 19. The band is kicking off 2013 with a headlining tour around the United States before joining Kid Rock for a jaunt in February. For a full list of dates and cities, go here . So will Alice In Chains fans give the band a fulfilling victory with ‘Hollow’ or will Buckcherry fans overindulge in their voting for ‘Gluttony’? Check out both tracks and vote for your favorite in the poll below! (This Cage Match will run until Friday, Jan. 4, at 8AM ET. Fans can vote once per hour! So come back and vote often to make sure your favorite song wins!) Listen to Alice In Chains, ‘Hollow’ Listen to Buckcherry, ‘Gluttony’ Sorry, you need to have javascript running to see this poll. Email Me When Cage Match Winners Are Announced Enter your email address below to receive the Loudwire newsletter, which will include notification of the daily winner of the Cage Match, as well as our top stories of the day. Email Rules of Cage Match: Fans can vote once per hour for their favorite song. If a song remains the reigning champ for five straight cage matches, it is retired to the Loudwire Cage Match Hall of Fame. With so many great songs out there, we have to give other bands a chance!
Photos: Facebook: Papa Roach / RED Papa Roach continue on their road to victory in the Cage Match with their single ‘Where Did the Angels Go’ but will they have the same winning outcome against their latest competitors? RED enter the matchup with their brand new single ‘Perfect Life’ off of their forthcoming record ‘Release the Panic’ which is due out Feb. 5. The band is also gearing up for their 2013 Winter Jam tour with support from Royal Tailor. For a full list of dates and cities, go here . So will RED have the ‘Perfect’ win or will Papa Roach soar higher with ‘Where Did The Angels Go’? Get in on the action and vote for your favorite track in the poll below! (This Cage Match will run until Wednesday, Dec. 26, at 8AM ET. Fans can vote once per hour! So come back and vote often to make sure your favorite song wins!) Papa Roach, ‘Where Did The Angels Go’ RED, ‘Perfect Life’ Sorry, you need to have javascript running to see this poll. Email Me When Cage Match Winners Are Announced Enter your email address below to receive the Loudwire newsletter, which will include notification of the daily winner of the Cage Match, as well as our top stories of the day. Email Rules of Cage Match: Fans can vote once per hour for their favorite song. If a song remains the reigning champ for five straight cage matches, it is retired to the Loudwire Cage Match Hall of Fame. With so many great songs out there, we have to give other bands a chance!
Photos: Facebook: Eye Empire / Papa Roach Eye Empire have made it to their final round after beating out Evans Blue in the last Cage Match. But will they be able to earn their fifth victory and entrance into the Loudwire Cage Match Hall of Fame by beating out one of rock’s heavy hitters? Papa Roach heat things up with their latest single ‘Where Did the Angels Go’ off of their latest studio album ‘The Connection.’ Papa Roach are set for a massive trek next year with Stone Sour. For a full list of cities and dates, go here . So will Papa Roach have a heavenly victory with ‘Where Did the Angels Go’ or will Eye Empire’s ‘I Pray’ join Loudwire’s Cage Match Hall of Fame with a final win? Get in on the action and vote for your favorite track in the poll below! (This Cage Match will run until Monday, Dec. 17 at 8AM ET. Fans can vote once per hour! So come back and vote often to make sure your favorite song wins!) Listen to Eye Empire, ‘I Pray’ Listen to Papa Roach, ‘Where Did The Angels Go?’ Sorry, you need to have javascript running to see this poll. Email Me When Cage Match Winners Are Announced Enter your email address below to receive the Loudwire newsletter, which will include notification of the daily winner of the Cage Match, as well as our top stories of the day. Email Rules of Cage Match: Fans can vote once per hour for their favorite song. If a song remains the reigning champ for five straight cage matches, it is retired to the Loudwire Cage Match Hall of Fame. With so many great songs out there, we have to give other bands a chance!
Photos: Facebook: Eye Empire / Warner Music Group Eye Empire continue to roll in the Cage Match as their track ‘I Pray’ beat out Black Oxygen over the weekend but will they be able to take down today’s competitors? Hailing from Knoxville, Tenn., 10 Years enter the matchup with their brand new single ‘Dancing With the Dead’ off of their latest record ‘Minus the Machine.’ The band recently played the ShipRocked 2012 cruise (check out photos of them rocking out on the ship here . 10 Years are also set to play a show on Dec. 29 in their hometown. For more information on that gig, go here . So will Eye Empire continue to soar in this matchup with ‘I Pray’ or will a win for ‘Dancing With the Dead’ have 10 Years be doing a victory jive? Get in on the action and vote for your favorite track in the poll below! (This Cage Match will run until Wednesday, Dec. 12 at 8AM ET. Fans can vote once per hour! So come back and vote often to make sure your favorite song wins!) Listen to Eye Empire, ‘I Pray’ Listen to 10 Years, ‘Dancing With The Dead’ Sorry, you need to have javascript running to see this poll. Email Me When Cage Match Winners Are Announced Enter your email address below to receive the Loudwire newsletter, which will include notification of the daily winner of the Cage Match, as well as our top stories of the day. Email Rules of Cage Match: Fans can vote once per hour for their favorite song. If a song remains the reigning champ for five straight cage matches, it is retired to the Loudwire Cage Match Hall of Fame. With so many great songs out there, we have to give other bands a chance!
Music can be a listening pleasure as well as a visual experience, and for the 2012 Rock Video of the Year honors, we’ve got five clips that truly embrace the art form to enhance the stories told in song. It was a pretty aggressive and dark year for our finalists, as we’ve got some brutal beatings, violent and bizarre demises and alternate realities providing a haven for the video stars. You can check out the nominated videos, then be sure to vote for your favorite in the poll below: Chevelle, ‘Hats Off to the Bull’ Forgive Chevelle is they seem a little punchy. The band members took a beating during the filming of ‘Hats Off to the Bull,’ where they’re at the will of an [mostly] invisible foe who is having their way with them. ? Marilyn Manson ‘No Reflection’ Take Marilyn Manson , put him in a darkly lit room at a dinner table with numerous scantily clad women and you’ve got the makings of an attention-grabbing video. As expected with a Manson video, it’s equal parts erotic, horrific and in this case, deathly. ? Slash, ‘Bad Rain’ Slash ‘s slinky single ‘Bad Rain’ has strip club written all over it, but in the animated video for the track we get to see a more sinister version of the temptress and her ultimate motivations for cozying up to the customers and it’s not pretty. ? The Sword, ‘The Veil of Isis’ Leave it to The Sword to provide a fantastical tale of a young woman bogged down by the reality of her poor downtrodden world who is transported a magical land with the help of a street prophet in ‘The Veil of Isis’ clip. ? The Used, ‘I Come Alive’ The Used tell a dark and violent tale with their ‘I Come Alive’ video, which follows a young boy who is first beaten by his peers and then roughed up at home by his abusive father. But rather than take the beatings, he exacts a violent revenge on his tormentors. Voting for the 2012 Loudwire Music Awards closes on Jan. 15 at 11:59 PM EST. Fans can vote once per hour, so keep coming back to make sure your favorite band wins! Sorry, you need to have javascript running to see this poll. [button href=”http://loudwire.com/metal-video-of-the-year-2012-loudwire-music-awards/” title=”Next Category: Metal Video of the Year” align=”center”] Get Notified When Winners Are Announced Enter your email address below to receive the daily Loudwire newsletter, which will include notification of our full list of winners in the 2012 Loudwire Music Awards, as well as the top stories in rock and metal. Email
Fearless Records / Earshot Media Motionless In White and their track ‘Devil’s Night’ continue to knock down bands left and right in the Cage Match, but will they be able to beat today’s challengers? Attack Attack! enter the matchup with their track ‘The Revolution’ off of their latest album ‘This Means War.’ The band recently performed a set of shows dubbed ‘A Very Scary Night With Attack Attack!’ at the end of October. So will Attack Attack! start a ‘Revolution’ and beat out the reigning champs or will Motionless In White stay on the path to victory? Get in on the action and vote for your favorite track in the poll below. (This Cage Match will run until Wednesday, Nov. 28 at 8AM ET. Fans can vote once per hour! So come back and vote often to make sure your favorite song wins!) Listen to Motionless In White, ‘Devil’s Night’ Listen to Attack Attack!, ‘The Revolution’ Sorry, you need to have javascript running to see this poll. Email Me When Cage Match Winners Are Announced Enter your email address below to receive the Loudwire newsletter, which will include notification of the daily winner of the Cage Match, as well as our top stories of the day. Email Rules of Cage Match: Fans can vote once per hour for their favorite song. If a song remains the reigning champ for five straight cage matches, it is retired to the Loudwire Cage Match Hall of Fame. With so many great songs out there, we have to give other bands a chance!