Loudwire
Loudwire is an American online media magazine that covers news of hard rock and heavy metal artists. It is owned by media and entertainment business Townsquare Media.[1] Since its launch in August 2011, Loudwire has secured exclusive interviews with high-profile artists such as Slipknot, Ozzy Osbourne, Metallica, Judas Priest, Guns N' Roses, Megadeth, Iron Maiden, Kiss, Mötley Crüe, Suicidal Tendencies and many others. Loudwire has also exclusively premiered new material from Judas Priest, Anthrax, Jane's Addiction, Stone Sour, Phil Anselmo, and many more of rock and metal's notable acts.
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Type of site | Online magazine |
|---|---|
| Owner | Townsquare Media |
| URL | Loudwire |
| Commercial | Yes |
| Current status | Active |
Loudwire Nights is Townsquare's nationally syndicated radio program, airing on its rock stations throughout the country, hosted by Toni Gonzalez.
One of Loudwire's web series is Wikipedia: Fact or Fiction?.[2][3][4]
Loudwire Music Awards
The magazine organizes the Loudwire Music Awards, an annual awards ceremony. The first ceremony and concert, hosted by Chris Jericho, were held on October 24, 2017, at The Novo in Los Angeles. Awards are given based on votes cast by the readers of the website.[5]
Best Metal Song of Each Year Since 1970
The "best" rock/metal songs since the year 1970 according to this article.
Weekly Releases
As of Jan. 6, Loudwire has been releasing newly-released metal/rock songs onto a listed Spotify playlist for the public.
| Week | Song | Artist(s) |
|---|---|---|
| January 6 | "Separate Ways (Worlds Apart)" | Daughtry ft. Lzzy Hale |
| "My Will to Live" | Obituary | |
| "Birds" | Katatonia | |
| "Pink Slip" | White Reaper | |
| "The Summoning" | Sleep Token | |
| "Mad World" | The Winery Dogs | |
| "Comments" | Iggy Pop | |
| "One More Try" | ††† | |
| "Mind Rider" | Hail the Sun | |
| "The Hazardous" | Anti-Flag | |
| "Du hast" | Skáld | |
| "Eat Me, Drink Me!" | Becko | |
| "Panopticom" | Peter Gabriel | |
| "Real Hippies Are Cowboys" | All Them Witches | |
| "Death Magick" | Enterprise Earth | |
| "Thirsting Blade Dark Excalibur Mega-Genesis" | In Gloom | |
| "Trojans" | For I Am King | |
| "Kaaos" | Azaghal | |
| "Paracosm" | Flub | |
| "Isråk" | Tulus | |
| "Lethal Perspectives" | Dusk ft. Aaron Harris | |
| "Caged" | Motive Black | |
| "Light Up the Sky" | Rexoria | |
| "In Gehenna" | Contrarian | |
| "The Debt" | Lift the Curse | |
| "Haunted by the Holy Ghost" | Ryan Hamilton | |
| "Ride to Hell" | Girish and the Chronicles | |
| "The World Unseen" | Majesties | |
| "High n Dry" | Wig Wam | |
| "On the Line" | Combustion 96 ft. Jon Howard | |
| "Shapka" | Russkaja | |
| "Half Life" | Object of Affection | |
| "Familia Finito" | End It | |
| "Need Each Other" | Revolution Saints | |
| "All I Wanna Know" | Fortune Child | |
| "Cyntax Error" | Trashed Ambulance | |
| "Killing Joke" | Wisdom and War | |
| "Death Lurker" | Throat Locust | |
| "Clean" | UNI and The Urchins | |
| "Middle Seat Blues" | Zebrahead | |
| "Supernatural" | NVM | |
| "Love U Madly" | Violet Saturn | |
| "Another Life Lost" | Asmodai | |
| "Creatures of the Night" | Silver Bullet | |
| Jan. 13 | "Neon Noir" | VV |
| "C'est Comme Ça" | Paramore | |
| "Gossip" | Måneskin ft. Tom Morello | |
| "Wildfire" | Periphery | |
| "Dead Reckoning" | Pop Evil ft. Fit for a King | |
| "Barely Alive" | Obituary | |
| "Out of Pocket" | Black Stone Cherry | |
| "She Saved My Life Tonight" | Steve Vai | |
| "Misery" | Dope ft. Drama Club | |
| "(Pls) Set Me on Fire" | Enter Shikari | |
| "Tell Me I'm Alive" | All Time Low | |
| "Even When I'm Not With You" | Pierce the Veil | |
| "Ambulance" | Theory of a Deadman | |
| "Moth to a Flame" | Delain | |
| "Empty" | Orgy | |
| "We Own This Sky" | Outlanders ft. Tarja Turunen and Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal | |
| "Face Ripped Off" | Sanguisugabogg ft. Aaron Heard | |
| "One More Flag in the Ground" | Kamelot | |
| "Mindkill" | Rotten Sound | |
| "Society of Spectres" | Grave Pleasures | |
| "Free Me" | Beyond the Black | |
| "Breaking Point" | Prong | |
| "Argent Justice" | Distant ft. Suicide Silence, Emmure, Abbie Falls, Acranius, Angelmaker, Bodysnatcher, CABAL, Carcosa, Crown Magnetar, Paleface, ten56., and Worm Shepherd | |
| "Where I Am" | Zulu | |
| "Hit Me Where It Hurts" | The Hellfreaks | |
| "Self-Hatred" | Going Off | |
| "Gawdzillionaire" | Otherwise ft. Ekoh | |
| "Brains on the Asphalt" | King 810 | |
| "Utopia" | Grande Royale | |
| "Mobilis in Mobili" | Ahab | |
| "Totuus" | Turmion Kätilöt | |
| "Brainwaves" | Bernth | |
| ":mydopamine:" | You Me at Six | |
| "I Think I Might Be Weird" | Fucked Up | |
| "Catch Yourself On" | Black Star Riders | |
| "Hit the Brakes" | Nitroverts | |
| "Regain Strength" | Once to Die | |
| "Medusa" | Dammit Goldie | |
| "Uncertain Joys" | The Subways | |
| "Winterstorm in the Night" | Nanowar of Steel ft. Madeleine Liljestam | |
| "Why Can't You Behave" | See You Next Tuesday | |
| "Eye of a Hurricane" | Redlight King | |
| "Want You to Love Me" | The Answer | |
| "Total War" | Memoriam | |
| "Alia" | Sandrider | |
| "With You" | Chaidura | |
| "The Fight Within" | Society 1 | |
| "Stuck" | Frightful Places | |
| "Yearning" | Fvnerals | |
| "Tief" | Blutengel |
References
- "La suerte del Colorado..." fmrockandpop.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 6 February 2012. Retrieved 28 April 2012.
- Litton, Jeff (28 January 2022). "Wee Man Shuts Down A Major Jackass Forever Cameo Rumor". Looper.com. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
- Kennedy, Jamie (18 January 2020). "10 Things We Learned From Triple H's Wikipedia: Fact Or Fiction". WhatCulture. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
- Blevins, Joe (16 May 2016). "Rob Zombie gamely fact-checks his own Wikipedia entry for Loudwire". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
- "Loudwire Music Awards' First-Ever Ceremony & Concert Set For Today". BroadwayWorld. 24 October 2017. Retrieved 1 November 2021.