The biggest in rock verses the biggest in metal. Who do you prefer - AC/DC or Metallica? Vote in the Loudwire Nights poll.

Hardcore and thrash still pride themselves on being politically conscious: we should all follow these ballsy bands’ examples ...

Here is your 2025 hard rock + metal album release calendar and all ... it's already looking to be another incredible year for heavy music, no matter what you're into.

But there is one band that is perhaps closer to his heart than all the others: Iron Maiden. He’s already penned a few works about these titans of NWOBHM (that’s New Wave of British Heavy Metal for you ...

As with every subjection of extreme metal to the public, Gojira’s performance was met with heavy backlash and accusations of Satanism. Such criticism is an expected occupational hazard for any metal ...

At the end of a recent tour, Testament was on a bill with Mr. Big. After the gig, Mr. Big bassist Billy Sheehan approached ...

The jury was out whether Marc could still rock the house until we heard him play. Drummer John Sotelo played in heavy metal bands in the 1980s. "I played all over the United States, never really ...

It’s one of the biggest streamed metal songs of all time, but what role did the hand of fate play in its origin?

Some metal artists have made tremendous contributions to the genre and never got their dues from the mainstream. This is a ...

Doctor Dark,’ an opera about assisted suicide, is the latest album by the secretive group that for 50 years has been ...

We’ve previously looked back on some of the biggest guilty pleasures from the ‘70s and ‘80s, so we’re doing one final lap ...

The existence of Christian heavy metal has caused debate and speculation amongst Christian circles since its inception. Big names among Christian metal bands include the likes of Demon Hunter and ...