Heavy Metal News
The summer is coming to an end and it’s been a pretty eventful few months. There have been some supremely top-notch releases, incredible package tours and several headline-making events that deserved a “WTF?” description. So we at Loudwire have compiled some of the top moments and releases of the summer of 2012, and are looking for your input. What was that video that left an impression on you? Which musician
In this week’s edition of Loudwire’s Top 20 Countdown, Shinedown keep their No. 1 spot for a fourth consecutive week with their single ‘Unity’ off of their latest record ‘Amaryllis.’ Five Finger Death Punch climb a couple of spots to make their way to No. 2 this week with their single ‘Coming Down’ while the Offspring move down a spot with ‘Days Go By.’ Adelitas Way come in at No.
Fozzy really started to emerge with their 2010 release ‘Chasing the Grail,’ so what will the band do to follow that up? Luckily, Loudwire can help you out with that as we provide you an exclusive album stream of the band’s fifth studio album, ‘Sin and Bones.’ In an exclusive interview with Loudwire, singer Chris Jericho recently told us of his musical process, ”What I get from the road is I
Texas Hippie Coalition are emerging as one of this year’s breakout acts, and are set to take things to the next level once their ‘Peacemaker’ album arrives on Aug. 14. We at Loudwire are proud to team up with the “red dirt metal” rockers to offer fans a chance at winning a new prize pack based around their upcoming disc. The package includes one copy of the ‘Peacemaker’ album, one
A week before its Aug. 14 release date, a full stream of the new In This Moment album ‘Blood’ is now available. The stream is free until Aug. 14 for those with an XBox Live subscription. The single ‘Blood,’ for which Loudwire premiered the video, has been out for a few weeks, and now fans can hear the rest of the band’s fourth album. ‘Blood’ finds In This Moment exploring
From the moment of their inception, Steel Panther reversed the ‘Nirvana effect’ and have once again secured heavy metal’s place as the world’s most important genre. When Steel Panther say, “Heavy metal’s back!” or “Death to All But Metal,” they aren’t just spouting out catchphrases, they’re redefining an entire genre of music in the single most impressive way, by keeping it exactly the same. In one of Loudwire’s most important
Since Fozzy won five consecutive battles with their track ‘Sandpaper’ to enter Loudwire’s Cage Match Hall of Fame, it’s time to let two new bands and their latest singles duke it out. Down, led by Pantera frontman Phil Anselmo, shake things up with their brand new track ‘Witchtripper’ off of their upcoming EP ‘Down IV Part I – The Purple EP,’ which is due out Sept. 18 via Down Records/Independent