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Deafheaven on Major Label Black Metal, Not Being Called Posers

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Deafheaven on Major Label Black Metal, Not Being Called Posers

In this interview, Deafheaven open up on major label black metal, shedding the poser branding that followed them for years and more.Deafheaven have always been blasphemous, daring to challenge a genre gatekept by mystery and darkness by never being afraid to show themselves to the world.Since forming in 2010, the band has been a magnet for conversation, making a name for themselves with the lush, beautiful 2013 album Sunbather, where their penchant […]

todayApril 3, 2025 1

Every Big Rock + Metal Album Released Each Day in April History

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Every Big Rock + Metal Album Released Each Day in April History

The start of spring, income taxes and some of the biggest rock and metal albums is what the month of April is all about.We tracked down the biggest album of all-time released each day in April and shout out some other noteworthy titles from those days as well. The month is full of iconic releases, with some even celebrating huge anniversaries this year.The Offspring's breakthrough album, Smash, turns 30 years […]

todayApril 2, 2025 1

Top 20 Hair Metal Guitar Solos (Ranked)

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Top 20 Hair Metal Guitar Solos (Ranked)

You're probably reading this list of the Top 20 Hair Metal Guitar Solos for one of two reasons.You might be an '80s hard rock aficionado and guitar fanatic eager to see which of the era's solos we deemed the best. In that case, welcome, we're glad you're here.You might also be blind with rage because we dared to categorize said '80s hard rock as "hair metal," widely seen as a pejorative and […]

todayApril 2, 2025

5 Hair Metal Songs Featuring Big-Name Guest Performers

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5 Hair Metal Songs Featuring Big-Name Guest Performers

By all accounts, the '80s were an ultra-competitive decade for rock bands, but our list of 5 Hair Metal Songs Featuring Big-Name Guest Performers shows that they could occasionally play nice.As hair metal — or glam metal, or pop-metal, or whatever you want to call it — became the predominant rock subgenre conquering the airwaves, artists and producers alike found that they could multiply their winnings with some timely collaborations.Some of […]

todayApril 1, 2025 1

5 Best Groove Metal Albums of the 2020s, Chosen by Alien Weaponry

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5 Best Groove Metal Albums of the 2020s, Chosen by Alien Weaponry

What are the five best groove metal albums of the 2020s? We've tasked Alien Weaponry, masters of groove themselves, with providing the answer!The definition of groove metal is pretty straightforward. And, unlike so many of styles of heavy music, it's not as concretely defined by one specific sound. From death metal to industrial to mid-tempo thrash and more, it's an impressively wide-ranging scope.As for Alien Weaponry, they're of the more traditional […]

todayMarch 28, 2025 1

The 5 Best Hair Metal Bassists of All Time (Ranked)

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The 5 Best Hair Metal Bassists of All Time (Ranked)

Our list of the five best hair metal bassist is a testament to the notion that more doesn't always equal better (but sometimes it does).Hair metal — or pop-metal, or glam metal, or just plain old hard rock, whatever you want to call it — was a genre built on flashy riffs and speed-of-light guitar solos. With all the six-string mayhem taking place, there wasn't always a ton of extra room […]

todayMarch 26, 2025

The 50 Best Metal Albums of the 2000s (2000-2009)

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The 50 Best Metal Albums of the 2000s (2000-2009)

Here are the 50 best metal albums of the 2000s.Each decade of metal is memorable for its own reasons as new scenes have continuously emerged, widening the net that is cast out to ensnare new generations of fans.While it's fun to compare the major releases of these decades, nobody can say definitively that any one particular decade was the absolute best. There is, however, the greatest within each span of […]

todayMarch 26, 2025

Rock or Metal? – Bands Whose Genre Label We Argue About the Most

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Rock or Metal? – Bands Whose Genre Label We Argue About the Most

Are they rock or are they metal? There are a handful of bands whose genre labels we can't seem to agree on from time to time.You may have noticed that a lot of our lists at Loudwire have a rock version and a metal version. That's because a lot of people love both genres, but some prefer one over the other. And there's a lot of subgenres to consider within each!Because there […]

todayMarch 21, 2025

The 11 Best Hair Metal Albums of the Last 25 Years

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The 11 Best Hair Metal Albums of the Last 25 Years

Here are the 11 best hair metal albums of the last 25 years.Hair metal, glam metal, or whatever name you want to give it, has made a triumphant return over the past quarter-century. While the genre's heyday was of course the 1980s, a new generation of bands have embraced the energetic, party-heavy sound that erupted from Los Angeles and the Sunset Strip and combined it with a fresh sense of […]

todayMarch 19, 2025 1

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