On the morning of Jan. 8, 1991, Def Leppard guitarist Phil Collen received a phone call from his manager Cliff Burnstein, bearing news he had been dreading for close to five years. His best friend, co-guitarist Steve Clark, had died while sleeping on a couch. He was 30 years old. An autopsy revealed the Clark
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It’s been a hell of a week for Skrillex, starting things off Sunday with a huge teaser showing off around a dozen unreleased tracks and teasing what is more than likely two albums coming in 2023. Just a couple days later, he finally released the highly-anticipated “Rumble” with Fred again.. and Flowdan. In the same
This past Wednesday (Jan. 4), Loudwire reported on outspoken Twisted Sister frontman Dee Snider’s claim that Ronnie James Dio and Led Zeppelin’s Robert Plant and aren’t “real performers.” In response to Queensrÿche vocalist Todd La Torre openly disagreeing with him, Snider tweeted – with characteristically concise derision – that he’s not even sure who La Torre is.
Last year, ACRAZE finally dropped “Believe” with Goodboys, his anticipated follow-up to the global smash hit, “Do It To It.” As we wrote in our review when it finally released, we were pleased that he avoided the “replicated lightning in a bottle” route and went a bit more melodic rather than club-focused. Luckily, if you
UPDATE (Jan. 7, 2023): Legendary thrashers Megadeth are now the 52nd act officially announced for this year’s Blue Ridge Rock Festival! They’re currently supporting their chart-topping newest record, ’The Sick, The Dying… And the Dead!’ which made Loudwire’s list of the 50 Best Rock + Metal Albums of 2022. UPDATE: You can add the Pantera celebration to the massive
German DJ/producer G+UNENBERG, one half of electro-pop duo GLASPERLENSPIEL, releases “My Love” in collaboration with Mousse T and WLZN, a fresh modern disco-house heater to lead us into the new year. “My Love” comes as the follow up to “Diamond” which sold more than 1Million copies, and from that G+UNENBERG has played thousands of shows
If streaming Metallica’s final concert of 2022 wasn’t enough to tide you over until 72 Seasons finally hits the streets, the band is following up with even more streams of live shows for fans to enjoy. Starting this weekend (Jan. 8), Metallica will be streaming rare performances from the “Black Album” era via nugs.net. “With
What did guitarist Kerry King feel when Slayer made the decision to retire? “Anger… What else?,” he tells Metal Hammer in a new interview. In late January of 2018, the thrash legends stunned the world, announcing they’d embark on their farewell tour later that year. They closed it out in late 2019 and “it was premature,”
The whole US is being hit with some pretty nasty weather right now, and hopefully everyone is staying dry and safe. But these days stuck inside (we know how that goes…) can become pretty restless. Thankfully, Lane 8 just dropped his latest Winter Mixtape and it’s absolutely perfect to create some peaceful and harmonious vibes
After decades near the top of the rock world, you can bet the musical knowledge of the members of Nickelback is pretty damn extensive. The band recently had a chance to showcase some of their internal song libraries by taking part in a video feature for Elle Magazine based upon word association. In the bit
The day is finally here, when the most anticipated track of 2023 has finally arrived. It might not be yours, particularly, but by and large the collaboration between the iconic Skrillex, the trailblazing Fred again.., and talented Flowdan is at the top of more people’s collective lists than anything else this year. Of course, we’re
When Journey hit the road for their 50th anniversary tour, co-founding member Gregg Rolie will be on board, according to guitarist Neal Schon. Schon first tease the idea that Rolie might return in late November, with the not-so-veiled clue coming as a legal battle between Schon and keyboardist Jonathan Cain heated up over the band’s
You can already expect a lot of Skrillex news this year as it seems like the producer/DJ is finally breaking the levee that fans have been waiting for. After years of teasing new original work, he shared a ton of clips on Sunday of new music he’ll be putting out this year, and we just
Marilyn Manson has one less lawsuit hanging over him at the moment. According to Spin, a California judge has dismissed the lawsuit brought by model Ashley Morgan Smithline against the musician after Smithline failed to hire a new attorney to represent herself during a 90-day window set by the court. Smithline had initially accused Manson
If it weren’t for the Beastie Boys, a lot of bands with rap and hip-hop undertones wouldn’t exist today. But which of their albums was the best? That’s what we want to know during this week’s Loudwire Nights Album of the Week poll. You’ll have until Friday at 12N ET to cast your votes. We’ll then play the
deadmau5 isn’t wasting any time heading into the new year with new music, as We Are Friends 11 is expected pretty soon. The latest single on the compilation comes from the head honcho, following “XYZ” released in the middle of last year. (This compilation has been a long time coming, huh?) The mau5trap leader isn’t foreign
Tom Petty‘s estate is selling the late musician’s former oceanfront home in Malibu, Calif., for nearly 10 million dollars. TMZ reports that that the 3-bedroom Escondido Beach compound was listed on Dec. 14 and an offer was accepted on Christmas Eve. Apparently there are a few details to be ironed out before the deal is final. On a shore known
We’re officially in 2023. All the end of year lists are done and new ones are expected… “What to expect,” “What to look out for,” “What we still don’t have…” In the same fashion, DJs and producers are already playing out some of their big new tracks for this year with the slew of New