Loudwire Staff

Your 2025 hard rock and metal album release calendar is here!

What a year! We'll be listening to these for a long, long time.

Recapping the very best rock and metal albums of the year.

Avatar’s Johannes Eckerström joins Loudwire Nights’ Chuck Armstrong for a live chat about the new album, 'Don’t Go in the Forest,' plus an exclusive vinyl variant you can only get through Loudwire.

Tens of thousands of rock songs have been released over the last 25 years and these 25 are the very best.

What are the best rock and metal albums of 2025 so far? Come find out and see how many of your favorites are here!

See the best metal albums of the last 25 years, from 2000 through 2024

We salute the 25 Best Rock Albums of the Last 25 Years, showcasing timeless records from nu-metal, pop-punk, emo acts and more.

Here is your chance to win tickets to the Summer of Loud tour, ft. Beartooth, I Prevail, Killswitch Engage and Parkway Drive AND an ESP guitar!

Enter now for a chance to win two Rock Royalty passes at this year's Sonic Temple Art & Music Festival!

The 2000s was an incredibly strong decade for heavy metal of all subgenres, new and old. Here are the 50 best albums from that beloved era.

Four generations of dad rock bands square off in Loudwire's March Dadness tournament. Vote now and help crown the Best Dad Rock Band of All Time!