On Monday (June 22), Zoltan Bathory joined Loudwire Nights to share some details on Five Finger Death Punch’s upcoming, yet-to-be-announced 10th studio album as well as what fans can expect from their 20th anniversary world tour this year. Listen to the full conversation in the player near the end of this article. “We figured this […]
As we celebrate Metallica‘s ReLoad reissue and provide you with a chance to win a deluxe remastered Metallica ReLoad box set, this seems like a great time to pit two classic tracks from the 1997 album against each other in the Loudwire Nights Chuck’s Fight Club. This week, you get to tell us which is […]
Here is the best song on every Opeth album! As the saying goes, Opeth are a band that need no introduction (but we’ll do one anyway just in case)! They began in 1990 and were almost immediately led by guitarist/vocalist/songwriter Mikael Åkerfeldt (who, oddly enough, wasn’t a founding member). Even at the start – 1995’s […]
Many rockstars like to live in elaborate houses and experience lavish lives, but not Shinedown frontman Brent Smith. In fact, he’s revealed that he doesn’t miss having a permanent home because he’s “a true minimalist” who’s preferred the nomad lifestyle for roughly a decade. Why Brent Smith Prefers the Nomad Life? Smith recently appeared on […]
Because each generation has its own version of dad rock, let’s look at the Big 4 bands of Boomer, Gen X, Millennial and Gen Z dad rock. Once upon a time, the phrase “dad rock” referred to the ’60s and ’70s classic rock bands that your dad listened to. But your dad may be a […]
Join us in exploring five times that black metal paid tribute to important grunge bands! In the words of the grunge icons Alice in Chains, “Black is all I feel / So this is how it feels to be free. […] Chaos and hate shadow me / Pain, it fills me up.” That summarizes what it’s […]
Death metal is a genre loaded with ridiculous names that are hard to pronounce, difficult to spell and, as a result, sometimes impossible to search when you want to listen to them again! There’s so man band names I’ve seen and instantly thought, “I hope I never have to say this out loud.” And then […]
Here’s something pretty great for all you Metallica fans out there as we’re giving you the chance to win the band’s deluxe remastered Reload box set! This contest comes to you courtesy of the Loudwire Nights and Ultimate Classic Rock Nights radio shows. With this contest, two lucky winners will get a chance to own […]
It was a rather light week for new rock and metal tour announcements, but you are getting some significant new tours in this latest wave of announcements. Among the 15 new tours this week, we’ve got a special 20th anniversary tour for Daughtry in which the singer and his band will be playing acoustic shows. […]
It was a star-studded grand opening ceremony as a who’s who of popular music turned out to celebrate the launch of the Barack Obama Presidential Center in Chicago Thursday (June 18). Representing the rock community at the event, Pearl Jam‘s Eddie Vedder, U2‘s Bono and The Edge and Bruce Springsteen all performed, while a bevy […]
