Three Days Grace Singers Share 3 Favorite Bands of 2025
Having just celebrated Three Days Grace for their 2025 Rock Album of the Year Alienation, we recently asked singers Adam Gontier and Matt Walst what music and memories will reflect the year for them when they think back on 2025….
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,…
Spotify Responds to Reported Music Piracy Issues
Spotify has taken action after reports emerged that a group scraped its library with plans to make it publicly available as a “preservation archive.” Reports surfaced early Monday (Dec. 22) that a “pirate activist group” had scraped metadata from Spotify’s…
Jack White Criticizes Trump for Remarks on Rob Reiner’s Death
The shocking death of This Is Spinal Tap actor-director Rob Reiner has stirred up a lot of emotion, and Jack White has called out President Trump after the politician used the somber occasion to insinuate that Reiner’s vocal opposition to…
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…
Producers Who Defined ‘80s Hard Rock and Metal Sound
Here are 10 producers who defined the sound of metal in the 1980s. The rise of hard rock and heavy metal in the ’80s coincided with major changes in how heavy music was not only recorded and mixed, but presented….
Fan Collapses at Tool Show in Honolulu
Over the weekend, Tool performed two shows at Honolulu’s Blaisdell Arena, marking their first performances in Hawaii since 2011. According to various sources, a fan collapsed during one of the concerts, and their condition remains unknown as police continue investigating…
Behemoth’s Nergal Celebrates Christmas Despite Satanism
Given his openness about being anti-Christian (and anti-establishment in general), you might think that Behemoth frontman Nergal is also anti-Christmas. You’d be wrong, though, as the blackened death metal vocalist/guitarist recently explained why he still celebrates the holiday as a…
Spinal Tap Tribute from Band and Cast for Rob Reiner
The death of Rob Reiner continues to reverberate through the entertainment world, with several cast members of his popular This Is Spinal Tap movie and its sequel Spinal Tap II: The End Continues sharing their thoughts on the loss of…
Marilyn Manson Sexual Assault Suit Ruling by Judge
Marilyn Manson has one less legal matter to worry about for now as a Los Angeles judge ruled on Tuesday (Dec. 16) that a sexual assault and battery lawsuit filed by his former assistant Ashley Walters has been dismissed and…
23 Rock and Metal Bands That Disbanded This Year
These 23 rock and metal bands either called things off completely or decided to retire from touring in 2025. Either way, their fans will see a lot less of them moving forward. Not all of these goodbyes were expected, either….
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…