Mike Portnoy’s Top 10 Albums of 2025 Revealed
Mike Portnoy, the drummer of Dream Theater, has revealed his annual Top 10 list for 2025, which includes albums, films, and TV shows, while also paying tribute to influential musicians and figures lost throughout the year. Portnoy is not only…
Most Played Songs on Rock Radio in 2025
What were the most played songs on rock radio in 2025? According to the Mediabase chart for Active Rock’s year-to-date tracking of radio spins from January 2025 to the present, it has been determined that Papa Roach’s “Even If It…
Best Metal Songs of 2025 Ranked for Ultimate Listening
With thousands of metal songs released in 2025, here’s a ranking of the 13 best. Just trying to keep up with the dozens (sometimes hundreds) of new tracks dropping each week is a gauntlet. We all have our favorite new…
The Best Rock Songs of 2025 Ranked
As 2025 winds down, let’s take a closer look at the 13 best rock songs of the year and count down to the best of the best. Earlier this year, we gave you the 51 Best Rock and Metal Songs…
2025 Most Listened To List by Machine Head’s Robb Flynn
As the year nears its end, Machine Head frontman Robb Flynn has offered a playlist and reflections on the music that he listened to the most over the course of 2025. Though the playlist is titled “Robb’s Top 10 ‘Listened…
The Best Hardcore and Metalcore Albums of 2025 Ranked
These are the 11 best metalcore and hardcore records of 2025. The genres of hardcore and metalcore continue to evolve within the heavy music scene, embodying both tradition and innovation. This year, the intersection of past and future was evident,…
The Best Prog Rock Songs of 2025: Top 11 Picks
Here are the 11 best prog rock songs of 2025! Elsewhere in recapping the year’s best in prog, Loudwire rummaged through both the best progressive metal albums and best progressive metal songs of 2025, as well as the best progressive…
20 Rock and Metal Bands That Reunited in 2025
Was 2025 the year of the rock and metal reunion? It certainly seems as though that was the case as some of the biggest names in heavier music managed to set aside past issues and find their way back to…
Best Metal Albums of 2025 Ranked for Fans
Here is Loudwire’s ranking of the 13 best metal albums of 2025. We’ve already singled out this year’s 51 best rock and metal albums overall, but now it’s time to get into the nitty-gritty, cut things down even more, and…
Best Rock Albums of 2025 Ranked for Music Lovers
Jakie były najlepsze albumy rockowe 2025 roku? Ostatnio podzieliliśmy się z Wami 51 Najlepszymi Albumami Rockowymi i Metalowymi 2025 roku, wśród których uznaliśmy Alienation zespołu Three Days Grace za Album Rockowy Roku, ale do tej pory nie przeszliśmy przez proces…
Best Metal Song of 2025 Revealed
“End of You,” the powerhouse collaboration between Poppy, Amy Lee, and Courtney LaPlante, is Loudwire’s Best Metal Song of the Year. In an internet-breaking fashion, the generation-crossing and genre-spanning trio met the moment with an emphatically nuanced and emotionally riveting…
Alienation by Three Days Grace – 2025 Rock Album Winner
Congratulations are in order for Three Days Grace as the veteran rockers are Loudwire‘s pick for the Best Rock Album of 2025 for Alienation. It was a banner year for the Canadian group, who set the stage in late 2024…