
Jon Wiederhorn


5 Years Ago: Linkin Park’s Chester Bennington Dies
Loudwire reflects on the tragic passing of the Linkin Park singer on the anniversary of his death.

19 Years Ago: Avenged Sevenfold Unleash Their Breakthrough Album ‘City of Evil’
After a few years of generating some buzz, Avenged Sevenfold finally made their big breakout with the 'City of Evil' album.

Seven Years Ago – Motorhead Pioneer Lemmy Kilmister Dies
On Dec. 28, 2015, we lost an all-time legend.

28 Years Ago: Korn Release ‘Life Is Peachy’
If Korn's debut kicked off a new music genre, see where their second album took their career.

54 Years Ago: Black Sabbath Release Their Debut Album + Invent Heavy Metal
Celebrate the anniversary of Black Sabbath's groundbreaking debut album that introduced a new sound to hard rock.

50 Years Ago: Black Sabbath Overcome Writer’s Block and Release ‘Sabbath Bloody Sabbath’
Is it their best? The debate rages on...

54 Years Ago: Black Sabbath Release ‘Paranoid’
One of metal's most important albums that helped to launch the heavy music genre.

47 Years Ago: Motorhead Release Their Self-Titled Debut Album
On Aug. 21, 1977, Motorhead began their career ascent with their self-titled album.

10 Years Ago: GWAR Mastermind Dave Brockie Dies
March 23, 2014 was a sad day as we lost GWAR front-thing Dave 'Oderus Urungus' Brockie.

The 23 Most Savage Rock + Metal Diss Tracks of All Time
Careful not to hurt yourself on all this edge.