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Backlash Over Kid Rock's Army Helicopter Flight With Pete Hegseth
More Backlash - Kid Rock's Army Helicopter Flight With Pete Hegseth After Recent ControversyKid Rock is once again facing scrutiny concerning a U.S. military helicopter, this time for taking a ride on board an Army Apache attack helicopter at the invite of U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.The flight took place on Monday (April 27) as the musician was on base in Virginia as part of a community relations event for the White House's "Freedom 250" initiative. It was during this appearance in...
10 Nearly Perfect 1980s Rock Albums (+ the Songs That Must Go)
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Slipknot Classic Lands in Short Film From Iconic Fashion Brand
Slipknot Classic Lands in Short Film From Iconic Fashion BrandYouTube: Gucci, Jo Hale, Getty ImagesWe did not have Slipknot in a Gucci promotional film on our 2026 bingo card, but here we are.The band's thunderous drumming from the hard-hitting classic "(sic)" is used to soundtrack a portion of a new short film promoting the Gucci fashion brand.What Is Happening With the Gucci Short Film?The 1:45 second short features numerous models seemingly being called into action. The early portion of...
VOTE: Better New Rock Hall Inductee - Billy Idol vs. Iron Maiden
VOTE: Better New Rock Hall Inductee - Billy Idol vs. Iron MaidenTheo Wargo / Getty Images / Jo Hale/Redferns, Getty ImagesThis year gave us some great new Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees, but we're going to give two of them one more challenge. In our Chuck's Fight Club battle this week on the Loudwire Nights radio show, we want to know which new inductee among Billy Idol and Iron Maiden you prefer.On one side of this battle, you've got Billy Idol. Having stepped away from Generation X,...
7 Big Rock + Metal Sets From 2026 Sick New World Las Vegas
7 Big Rock + Metal Sets From 2026 Sick New World Las VegasThe 2026 Las Vegas edition of Sick New World is in the books and the weekend brought some spectacular performances. System of a Down and Korn sat atop the bill, but you also had Ministry, Evanescence, Mastodon, Knocked Loose and Danny Elfman among those set to provide a day of rocking entertainment for those in attendance.Let's dig in to some of the big moments from the weekend show below. And just a reminder that Sick New World has...
Bring Me the Horizon Add 8-Date 2026 North American Fall Tour
Bring Me the Horizon Add 8-Date 2026 North American Fall Tour With Motionless in White + The Plot in YouMatthew Baker, Getty ImagesBring Me the Horizon are ready to make another trip around North America, but you may be more in luck if you're Canadian. The band just announced an 8-date fall trek that will primarily take place north of the border starting in September.Joining in on the run will be Motionless in White and The Plot in You for what promises to be a very hard-hitting bill. The...
Dave Grohl Names Huge '90s Grunge Band as His 'Favorite Band Now'
Dave Grohl Names Huge '90s Grunge Band as His 'Favorite Band Now'Maya Dehlin Spach, Getty ImagesFoo Fighters' Dave Grohl named a huge '90s grunge band as his "favorite band now" and it's not Nirvana.The rocker recently appeared as a guest on Apple Music 1 with Zane Lowe in celebration of Foos' latest album Your Favorite Toy, which just came out this past Friday (April 24).During the conversation, Grohl talked about his time in Nirvana, his admiration for Kurt Cobain and his...
Wolfgang Van Halen's Mammoth Unveils Summer 2026 Tour Dates
Wolfgang Van Halen's Mammoth Hits the Road This SummerWolfgang Van Halen's Mammoth has announced new summer tour dates.The new dates support the band's latest album, The End, released in 2025.Van Halen's third Mammoth album, like its predecessors, was recorded solely by the singer and guitarist, who also played bass, drums and piano on the LP.On tour, Van Halen's Mammoth includes guitarists Jon Jourdan and Frank Sidoris, bassist Ronnie Ficarro and drummer Garrett...
11 Prog Metal Bands Whose Third Album Is Their Best
11 Prog Metal Bands Whose Third Album Is Their BestEarthshine Media / Arch Echo / Kscope / Metal Blade Records / Theo Wargo, Getty Images / Scott Dudelson, Getty ImagesHere are 11 prog metal bands whose third album is their best.There are plenty of metal bands whose third album is their best, and since we recently narrowed our scope to death metal bands who qualify, we thought it’d be good to also put progressive metal bands under the same microscope. (Plus, we’ve already looked at prog metal...
Megadeth Just Did Something Live for the Second Time Ever
Megadeth Just Did Something Historic for the Second Time EverFor the second time in their 40-plus year career, Megadeth have played a live cover of a Metallica song.In Bogata, Columbia yesterday (April 26), the thrash legends actually added two songs to their farewell tour set: "This Was My Life" (off 1992's Countdown to ExtinctionI) and their rendition of the 1984 Metallica track "Ride the Lightning," which is featured as a bonus track on Megadeth's new and final...
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