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2024 Hard Rock + Metal Album Release Calendar
Keeping track of hundreds of new releases coming your way.
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The Best Rock + Metal Songs of 2024 (So Far)
See our list of the best rock and metal songs of 2024 so far, including tracks by Pearl Jam, Bruce Dickinson, Judas Priest and more.
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The Best Rock + Metal Albums of 2024 (So Far)
Loudwire names the best rock and metal albums of 2024 so far. See if your favorites made the cut!
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40 Best Rock Albums of the 2000s
From nu-metal to emo, pop-punk to garage rock, there were plenty of great rock albums to choose from in the 2000s.
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43 Hard Rock + Metal Acts Who Deserve To Be in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
These are the hard rock and metal groups who deserve to be in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, including Iron Maiden, Pantera and more.
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Five Finger Death Punch Albums Ranked
Which album is the first finger and which album gets the last?
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Best Metal Song of Each Year Since 1970
See Loudwire's picks for the best metal song of each year since 1970, alongside the runner-up choices!
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10 Banned Rock + Metal Music Videos
Recollecting rock and metal music videos that were banned from television.
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The 66 Best Metal Albums of the 2010s
Ranking the 66 best metal albums of the 2010s (2010-2019).
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Four brilliant discographies get put to the real test.