Japanese death metal mainstays Defiled have announced their ninth studio album, Altered State, arriving June 12, 2026 via Season of Mist. So if you needed to get real filthy this week, here’s your chance. To mark the announcement, the band have dropped lead single “Portal”, a dizzying introduction to the album’s warped sonic landscape. Altered […]
It’s time to vote in Round Four of Loudwire’s March Madness: Decades of Destruction tournament! Just eight bands remains in the final matchups within each of the four divisions. It’ll be Black Sabbath Vs. Metallica and Pantera Vs. Slipknot with each band serving as the representative of a different decade. Sabbath had the largest margin of victory, securing nearly 80 […]
Kid Cudi’s launching Big Bro, a weekly podcast where he sits down with collaborators and celebrities starting April 1. Kid Cudi is stepping into the podcast game with his “Big Bro With Kid Cudi,” a weekly digital series launching April 1 through Wave Sports & Entertainment. The rapper will sit down with collaborators, rising artists, […]
Swedish pop disruptors Icona Pop are back—and this time they’re bringing along the luminous, Grammy-winning Daya for a bold new track titled Ritual. It’s been a minute since the “I Love It” hitmakers lit up our playlists, but their return feels not only timely—it feels necessary. “Ritual” arrives wrapped in introspection and resilience. Written during […]
New Jersey death metal lifers Funebrarum have announced their long-awaited third full-length album, Beckoning the Void of Eternal Silence, set to arrive on May 29 via Pulverised Records. Marking their first new material in seven years, the record sees the underground stalwarts return with what’s being billed as their most fully realized and crushing work […]
Who is the better guitar great — Angus Young or Tony Iommi? This one should stir up some debate! In this week’s Chuck’s Fight Club on the Loudwire Nights radio show we’re pitting the guitarist behind some of the catchiest and most iconic riffs in rock against the guitarist who arguably started the entire genre […]
‘I ordered a bag from Shein that came with a Zara label.’ A TikToker is testing the rumor that SHEIN is selling the exact same clothing as other popular brands. How did she do it? By ordering different pairs of pants that were nearly identical on Zara and SHEIN, and comparing the two. TikTok content […]
Brighton’s boundary-pushing alt-pop duo LADSCLUB return with a seductive new offering that pushes their already distinctive electro-pop identity into deeper, darker territory. Their latest single, “The Playpen,” unfolds in a sultry, shadow-soaked atmosphere, marking a bold evolution in their sound. It’s the kind of track that feels destined for an underground club setting, […]
