Loudwire Staff
2024 Hard Rock + Metal Album Release Calendar
Keeping track of hundreds of new releases coming your way.
2023 Hard Rock + Metal Album Release Calendar
We've got your 2023 album release calendar so you don't miss a thing!
The Best Hard Rock Album of Each Year Since 1970
The best of the best.
The Best Metal Album of Each Year Since 1970
Over 50 years of metal's best!
The 30 Best Rock + Metal Songs of 2023
Out of a few thousand songs from this year, these 30 stand above them all.
The 25 Best Rock + Metal Albums of 2023
In a year with thousands of new albums, these 25 stand out the most.
The 10 Best Japanese Metal Albums Since 2010, Chosen by SiM
Defining the modern era of heavy music in Japan.
10 New Bands Who Restored Our Faith In Emo, Chosen by Dreamwell
Emo is making a comeback!
The Seven Horniest Cover Songs, Chosen by 3TEETH’s Alexis Mincolla
Make sure you have bail money so you can get out of horny jail.
Cannibal Corpse’s Paul Mazurkiewicz – My 10 Favorite Albums When I Was a Teenager
The Cannibal Corpse drummer recollects the best metal of his teenage years.