Canadian technical death metal maestros Gorguts have lifted the veil on ‘Colored Sands,’ the band’s highly anticipated new album coming after a 12-year drought. Gorguts have been pummeling out brutal death metal since 1989, releasing four studio albums in the process. After a three-year hiatus and the tragic suicide of longtime drummer Steve MacDonald, Gorguts [...]

Girl on Fire are, well, … on fire with their track ‘The Takedown,’ as they beat out letlive in the last Cage Match, but will they emerge victorious against their new opponents? British rockers Young Guns enter the matchup with their new single ‘Towers (On My Way)’ off of their breakthrough album ‘Bones.’ The band [...]

On May 2, genre-defining Slayer shredder Jeff Hanneman passed away. Hanneman’s cause of death was officially attributed to alcohol-related cirrhosis of the liver, but the final fews years of his life were hindered by a serious case of necrotizing fasciitis most likely caused by a spider bite. In a new interview with Hanneman’s wife, Kathryn, [...]

It was a big day for Falling in Reverse, as they celebrated the release of their new album, ‘Fashionably Late,’ with a special afternoon performance Tuesday (June 18) at the Roxy in West Hollywood, Calif. The band recently canceled their appearances on the Vans Warped Tour as singer Ronnie Radke and his fiancee celebrate the [...]

Legendary Motorhead frontman Lemmy Kilmister may seem like an immortal figure, namely God, but the musician recently went through an operation for serious heart issues. We hate to burst your bubble, but Lemmy is simply a man — a man who now has a defibrillator embedded into his chest. No, we’re not talking about a [...]

Sure, Black Sabbath are metal legends, but after 35 years since Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi and Geezer Butler recorded an album together, there was no telling how the band’s new disc ’13′ would perform on the charts. But now the numbers are out and the album is a huge success, landing at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart with an [...]

For anyone that had seen Volbeat live, it’s obvious that the band puts their all into their performance, and the Danish rockers have been pouring everything they have onstage while on the road promoting their latest album, ‘Outlaw Gentleman & Shady Ladies.’ When the band stopped by New York City, Loudwire had the opportunity to [...]

If you have ever wanted to learn Italian from Lacuna Coil, here’s your chance. The band’s co-singers Cristina Scabbia and Andrea Ferro dropped by and chatted it up with Loudwire during their visit to New York City while on tour. We wanted a little Italian lesson ourselves so we picked their brains to find out [...]

Here’s a look at the top stories of the day on Loudwire and around the Web: - Check out our premiere of the Five Finger Death Punch ’Wrong Side of Heaven’ Track-by-Track Webisode No. 1: [Loudwire] - Slipknot Fan Favorites Transformed Into Lullabies by Twinkle Twinkle Little Rock Star: [Loudwire] - Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne Living Together [...]

Iron Maiden frontman Bruce Dickinson‘s love for flying is well-known, as he’s piloted the band’s Flight 666 plane on tours around the world. He’s also the CEO of the airline supply and maintenance company Cardiff Aviation Limited. In addition, Dickinson is involved in the charity Flying Scholarships for Disabled People (FSDP). The group helps disabled people learn [...]

Black Sabbath‘s ’13′ is topping charts worldwide and receiving positive reviews from critics, but Ozzy Osbourne has yet another reason to cherish the moment, as the singer just moved back in with wife Sharon Osbourne following time apart as Ozzy recovered from a drug and alcohol relapse. On April 15, Ozzy Osbourne unexpectedly posted a [...]

Colorado thrashers Havok pulled off an impressive win in our last Death Match, defeating German legends Sodom by a good margin. Now that Havok have claimed their first win against a veteran band, let’s see how they fair against these kings of the new school. Revocation are only in their seventh year of existence, but [...]

The Finnish folk metal horde Turisas will release their fourth full-length opus ‘Turisas2013′ on Sept. 3 via Century Media Records. It will get an August 26 European release. With ‘Turisas2013,’ the band deliberately aimed for a more organic sound. Vocalist Mathias “Warlord” Nygard says, “When it comes to the production it’s just the opposite of [...]

As Flyleaf gear up for the kickoff of their summer co-headlining tour with P.O.D., the band has something special to share with their fans. On July 9, Flyleaf will unleash ‘Who We Are,’ a new EP of live songs recorded during the band’s recent tour with their new singer Kristen May. The five song release [...]

Ministry have just announced the release of their 13th studio album, ‘From Beer to Eternity.’ Al Jourgensen has called many Ministry albums the last one the band would ever release, but ‘From Beer to Eternity’ may very well be their last, as it will be the final Ministry full-length to feature guitarist Mike Scaccia, who [...]

The Metal Hammer Golden Gods Awards were held in the U.K. last night (June 17) and we’ve got the full list of winners to share with you.  Black Sabbath claimed two wins during the 2013 Metal Hammer Golden Gods Award, winning the award for Best U.K. Band, beating out Motorhead, Bring Me the Horizon, Bullet [...]

P.O.D. have revealed their brand new music video for their track beautiful via VEVO. The song is the band’s third single off of their latest album, ‘Murdered Love.’ The video was directed by Rich Ragsdale, who has also directed clips for The Sword and Lenny Kravitz, with co-direction from Brooks Jones. The clip starts off [...]

Five Finger Death Punch are set to unleash their most ambitious release to date, the double-album ‘The Wrong Side of Heaven and the Righteous Side of Hell,’ with ‘Volume 1′ arriving on July 30. As anticipation builds for the first disc, 5FDP have teamed up with Loudwire and Noisecreep to premiere the first of a [...]

At the second installment of Metallica‘s Orion Music + More Festival, the legendary thrash band pulled off a massive surprise by performing their debut album, ‘Kill ‘Em All,’ in its entirety. It was truly a once-in-a-lifetime experience, but for those who weren’t lucky enough to see it for themselves, Metallica have posted some pro-shot video [...]

Shadows Fall have been touring relentlessly since their latest album ‘Fire From the Sky’ dropped last year. We recently chatted with singer Brian Fair and he not only chatted about ‘Fire From the Sky’ but the band’s upcoming material, as well. Fair also spoke about being a proud ‘Masshole’ born and raised and talked all about the eclectic [...]