Shinedown Rack Up 16th No. 1 Active Rock Single With ‘Unity’

Shinedown promised a rock n’ roll revolution with the release of their latest disc ‘Amaryllis’ and that’s exactly what they delivered. Released back in March, ‘Amaryllis’ marks Shinedown’s biggest chart debut to date clocking it at the top of Billboard’s ‘Rock Albums’ chart and No. 4 overall on the Billboard 200. It has since spawned three singles with the anthemic, all for one and one for all rocker ‘Bully,’ followed

The Veer Union’s Crispin Earl Dishes on Current Music Industry, Love for Def Leppard + More

Vancouver, Canada-based hard rock quartet the Veer Union came on the national scene in 2009, when their track ‘Seasons’ shot to the upper echelon of the active rock chart. Now, the lads are wrapping up their latest touring cycle in support of 2012’s ‘Divide the Blackened Sky’ with a gig at Dirt Fest, a music gathering slated for Aug. 11 in Birch Run, Mich., that also features Clutch, In This Moment and

Halestorm Discuss Randy Blythe, Glee + More

As Halestorm’s stock continues to rise with the release of their latest disc ‘The Strange Case Of…,’ the band is on a nonstop road trip bringing their live show to fans across the country. In a new interview with WGRD 97.9, the band checked in to chat about the Randy Blythe situation, having their music featured on ‘Glee’ and how their writing process has evolved. As Lamb of God’s Randy Blythe

Testament’s Chuck Billy Talks ‘Dark Roots of Earth’ Album + Cancer Perspective

Thrash metal icons Testament are closing in on 30 years as a band and showing no signs of slowing down. In fact, singer Chuck Billy says the group is sounding really good at the moment and he’s anxious to get their latest music out to the people. Of the new disc, ‘Dark Roots of Earth,’ the singer tells the Raffo Review, “I would say it’s got a little bit of

The Word Alive Singer Tyler ‘Telle’ Smith Discusses Band Stability + ‘Life Cycles’ Album

The Word Alive, like many new bands, have seen their bumps in the road along the way, but feel they’ve got the lineup ironed out that will take them into the future. The group just released their latest album, ‘Life Cycles,’ to glowing reviews and their track ‘Entirety’ recently entered the Loudwire Cage Match Hall of Fame with five wins in a row. We caught up with singer Tyler “Telle”

Top 20 Songs: Week of July 16-21, 2012

In this week’s edition of Loudwire’s Top 20 Countdown, Shinedown take the No. 1 spot with their single ‘Unity’ off of their latest record ‘Amaryllis.’ Last week’s chart toppers, Danish metalers Volbeat, drop to No. 2 with their song ‘Still Counting’ off of their 2008 album ‘Guitar Gangsters & Cadillac Blood.’ The Offspring and their tune ‘Days Go By’ move up a few spots to take the No. 3 spo,t while

Blaqk Audio Reveal ‘Bright Black Heaven’ Sophomore Album Details

AFI‘s Davey Havok and Jade Puget are once again stepping away from the band to indulge their industrial and electronic passions. The duo recently completed work on the second album from their other project Blaqk Audio. The pair recently announced that they had inked a deal to distribute their latest effort on their own Big Death imprint through Superball Music. Now they’ve revealed that the album will be titled ‘Bright