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SXSW have issued a statement, following news that a hit and run left one dead and another injured in downtown Austin. The incident took place in the Texas city earlier this morning (Tuesday, March 12). According to local police (via Fox 7 Austin), it was just after 1am when two pedestrians were walking at the

Stepping into the ring this week as part of Loudwire Nights’ Chuck’s Fight Club, we’re putting the attention on two new songs that are starting to garner some attention – The Plot in You‘s “Closure” and Nothing More‘s “If It Doesn’t Hurt.” Relationships?! Am I right? But both The Plot in You and Nothing More

Someone has reportedly purchased an unreleased solo album from Ghost frontman and founder Tobias Forge for a whopping amount of money. According to a Discogs report, detailing the most expensive records sold in January this year, someone purchased an unreleased solo album from Forge for US$5,434 (£4237.95). The album is titled ‘Passiflora’ and per the

The members of Pig Destroyer have issued a statement following the news that longtime member Blake Harrison had died on March 9. News began to circulate of Harrison’s passing over the weekend, with several peers and industry label reps commenting on the musician’s death at the age of 49. Now, Pig Destroyer themselves have weighed

Nick Cave has shared more insight into what fans can expect from his new album, saying that the project is “full of secrets”. The Bad Seeds frontman announced details of his new album ‘Wild God’ last week (March 6) – dropping the full tracklist and artwork to the LP, as well as the intriguing title

Guns N’ Roses guitarist Slash and Mammoth WVH frontman Wolfgang Van Halen performed “I’m Just Ken” from the Barbie movie soundtrack live tonight (March 10) at the Oscars. The song was led by actor Ryan Gosling, who portrayed Ken in the film directed by Greta Gerwig. The song is nominated for Best Original Song, a category which also includes

K-pop agency Attrakt has been cleared of charges in a lawsuit filed by former FIFTY FIFTY members over alleged breach of trust. This is according to a statement given to South Korean news outlet Yonhap News today (March 11) by a representative from Attrakt, who said that the Gangnam Police Station in Seoul has “decided

For the first time, Slipknot have shared a photo teasing their new drummer. After Jay Weinberg was dismissed from the group last year, fans have been speculating about who Slipknot’s third drummer will be. The band has remained quiet, until now, sharing a picture of a broken drumstick on social media. It is accompanied by

A Daft Punk fan has recreated ‘Face To Face’ using updated samples from the likes of Radiohead, LCD Soundsystem and more – listen to it below. Whilst the original ‘Face To Face’ uses samples sourced from 1968-1982, YouTube user Nickster decided to try and redo the song using samples from more contemporary albums. Along side

Fall Out Boy brought their So Much (for) Tour Dust trek to Austin’s Moody Center on Friday, delivering a career-spanning, 27-song set that alternated between era-defining hits and fan-favorite deep cuts. You can see the full set list and Loudwire’s exclusive photos from the show below. To describe Fall Out Boy’s performance as “fiery” would

The upcoming Michael Jackson biopic will reportedly address the allegations of child sexual abuse against the singer. Given that the film has the approval of the Jackson estate, it had been unclear whether the film would explore the most controversial aspects of his life, but a new report suggests it will. Puck News’ Matthew Belloni

Daniel Rodimer, retired wrestler who spent time with the WWE before transitioning into politics has turned himself in after being suspected of killing a man in Las Vegas in 2023. The Associated Press is reporting that the 45-year-old Rodimer turned himself in to Las Vegas Metropolitan Police on Wednesday. He was later released after posting

Dave Grohl covered Paul McCartney’s ‘Live And Let Die’ during a benefit concert in New York this week – watch the fiery cover below.  The performance took place during Grohl’s appearance at the Love Rocks NYC concert at Manhattan’s Beacon Theatre on Thursday (March 7), an annual event in aid of the charity God’s Love We

There’s an unreleased Tobias Forge solo album that the singer apparently completed sometime in 2008, and someone just paid a lot of money for it. Like, several thousand dollars. Forge formed Ghost in 2006, and has been the (masked) face of the group ever since. Thus he’s put all of his efforts into the band’s

CMAT has hit out at the Irish broadcaster RTÉ, after they cut Lankum’s acceptance speech at the Choice Music Prize, in which the band spoke passionately about Palestine. The band were picking up this year’s edition of the award, which is handed out to the best album by an Irish artist. Their fourth album ‘False

Marilyn Manson is making his touring return, playing his first tour since 2019 this summer with Five Finger Death Punch. Manson made the announcement via his social media, simply stating that he would be joining Five Finger Death Punch on tour this summer. An admat that was posted with the announcement shows Slaughter to Prevail

Artists from across the music world have come together to speak out on International Women’s Day 2024 – celebrating and promoting the movement of women’s rights. Taking place today (March 8), the annual event comes as a worldwide day of acknowledgement for the achievements of women, and serves as a reminder of how far we’ve

Watch Guns N’ Roses members Slash, Duff McKagan and Dizzy Reed separate the truth from the lies in this best-of compilation from episodes of Loudwire’s popular video series, ‘Wikipedia: Fact or Fiction?‘. Before Guns N’ Roses, Slash and Steven Adler had plans to form a band together, but not quite how you imagined. Wikipedia claimed