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Anthrax have debuted the video for “The Edge of Perfection,” a song that guitarist Scott Ian recently went on record as calling “the greatest Anthrax song in the history of Anthrax.” The song title itself suggests lofty expectations even before Ian made his bold proclamation about the track during a recent interview with Full Metal

In Loudwire’s July Digital Cover Story revisiting Back to the Beginning one year later, Jack Osbourne recalls two of the most emotional moments of one historic weekend. One involved his children as they toured Birmingham and the other was an intimate setting that fans did not get to see. Before rock and metal’s hand-selected eliteand

So, you fancy yourself ahardcore Motley Crue fan? Then check out our list of the 11 heaviest Motley Crue songs and tell us how we did. When Nikki Sixx, Tommy Lee, Vince Neil and Mick Mars debuted on Los Angeles’ Sunset Strip in 1981, there was no band quite like theirs. Motley Crue’s sleazy, decadent

Last year, drummer Frank Ferrer parted ways with Guns N’ Roses after roughly 20 years together. At the time, he expressed bittersweet feelings about the situation, and during his first post-GNR interview (with Rolling Stone,published online on July 11), he shared similar sentiments while reflecting on the split. Ferrer Reflects on Split With Guns N’

At 11 albums in, there’s still room for growth in DevilDriver and Dez Fafara reveals that one approach to their new album Strike and Kill has made this one of their strongest albums to date. After giving his bandmates instruction to look at their DevilDriver logo and to write for it, Fafara himself accepted the

Mastodon have announced their first studio album since parting ways with longtime guitarist and co-vocalist Brent Hinds and they’ve accompanied the announcement with the reveal of a new single and video for “Snakes for Dinner.” The new 12-song set is titled Marrow Deep and it’s currently scheduled for an Aug. 28 street date. About Mastodon’s

Bill Ward has delivered one of the first tributes you’ll likely come across this month as we near the one-year anniversary of Ozzy Osbourne‘s death. The Black Sabbath drummer, longtime bandmate and even longer time friend of Ozzy was taping a July radio show as part of L.A. Radio Sessions With Mike Stark when he

Megadeth‘s cover ofMetallica‘s “Ride the Lightning” wasn’t easy to pull off, no matter how much of a connection Dave Mustaine has to the song. Mustaine recently revealed the challenges he faced when covering the classic Metallica track for Megadeth’s final, self-titled studio album. Why Dave Mustaine Says James Hetfield Is a ‘Great Singer’ Since Megadeth’s

Mikkey Dee joined Loudwire Nights on Tuesday (July 14) to celebrate his latest band, Lex Legion, as well as reflect on his storied career. Listen to the full conversation in the player near the end of this article. “I really do believe we nailed it on this record, to tell you the truth,” Dee told

Happy hump day, suckers! Smokey Goretooth is back again with a new “Do I Suck?,” MetalSucks’ version of “Am I The Asshole?” where we take real life horror stories and bring them to our readers to decide if the OP sucks for some bullshit they may or may not have done. This week’s submission comes

Here are five hair metal bands that sadly lost their iconic lineup over the decades. A band’s lineup can become just as important as the music itself. We’ve seen this tenfold over the years with some of rock and metal’s biggest bands along the likes of Black Sabbath, Van Halen, and more; switching out a

System of a Down apparently haven’t let a public diss go a couple decades later, using their platform at London’s Tottenham Hotspur Stadium to lead the crowd in a massive diss chant calling out reunited Brit-rockers Oasis. The beef dates back to the early 2000s when Noel Gallagher shared during a U.S. radio interview that

Longtime Iron Maiden drummer Nicko McBrain recently ranked the band’s entire catalog — and the results might not be what you’d expect. McBrain, who played live and on record with Maiden from 1982 until his retirement from touring in 2024, offered his thoughts on Iron Maiden’s 17 studio albums during last month’s “An Evening With

Alright, I’ve completely given up hope that MetalSucks is going to assign me a good goddamn album to review. They’re just going to keep pitching yesterday’s partially digested release in my direction, and these reviews are going to get angrier and angrier as a result. You know what? Good. Fucking good. I’d be lying if

There’s a website that lets you track every song you’ve heard live in concert by your favorite bands. The site is called What I’ve Heardand there’s no need to create an account or sign up for anything in order to use the tool. Upon visiting the site, fans areprompted the type the name of an

Slaughter to Prevail‘s Alex Terrible has once again expressed his support and understanding for one of the newly announcedopening acts on their upcoming tour after fans appeared to bristle at their association with his group. Earlier this week, Slaughter to Prevail announced a fall trek that will include support from Three 6 Mafia’s DJ Paul

“SYSTEM OF A DOWN’s DARON MALAKIAN Leads Entire Stadium in OASIS Diss.” Maybe it’s the rise of veganism, or the fact that nowadays ordering red meat from nearly anywhere can give you explosive diarrhoea, but it’s been too long since the music industry has had a good BEEF! Enter System of a Down, comparing Oasis

For the first time since 2022, it appears that Slipknot are making headway on a new studio with guitarist Jim Root revealing the name of the producer they’re working with, among other details. There’s “at least like 50 arrangements” already being workedon withproducer Matt Wallaceoverseeing the sessions thus far. The past few years have kept

During a recent podcast appearance, Jason Newsted recalled the time Metallica stopped a show after darts were thrown at them onstage. Newsted and Blackberry Smoke frontman Charlie Starr joinedRolling Stonefor an episode of the publication’s “Nashville Now” show to discuss their current tour together. During the conversation, the topic of fans throwing things at the

Satanism, or at least accusations of it, has always been part of rock and metal. Yet it seemed to come as a surprise to some when Twin Temple was recently dropped from a pair of dates opening for outlaw country artist Charley Crockett due to their “Satanic imagery.” Crockett himself was apparently caught off guard