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It’s time to raise a toast, but will you do so to Metallica‘s “Whiskey in the Jar” or AC/DC‘s “Have a Drink on Me”? That’s right, we’ve got two great bar songs and you have to pick one to toast to as part of Chuck’s Fight Club on Loudwire Nights this week. Both of these classics will go down smooth for hard rock fans, but which is your favorite? Loudwire Nights host Chuck Armstrong will introduce the battle during Monday’s Loudwire Nights program at 8PM. Then on Tuesday at 8PM, he’ll give a proper spotlight and make the argument for Metallica’s Thin Lizzy cover “Whiskey in the Jar” as being th...
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Here are 10 songs that represent Rush’s remarkable career! Ask any progressive rock fan to name their favorite artists and Rush is almost guaranteed to come up. After all, the Canadian trio – comprised of vocalist/keyboardist/bassist Geddy Lee, guitarist Alex Lifeson and percussionist Neil Peart – achieved massive success amidst releasing 19 studio LPs (starting with 1974’s Rush and ending with 2012’s Clockwork Angels). Nearly 10 years after their final show – and nearly five years after Peart’s tragic passing – they remain one of the biggest and most influential genre bands of all time. READ ...
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Which is the better Beastie Boys album – Licensed to Ill or Paul’s Boutique? Both are groundbreaking records in their own right, and this week they go head-to-head as part of Chuck’s Fight Club on the Loudwire Nights radio show. In late 1986, three bratty but brilliant punk-inspired kids took a stab at the burgeoning style of rock, sampling some of rock’s greatest hooks and delivering a hugely successful and memorable album in Licensed to Ill. In fact, it became the first ever rap album to hit No. 1. But what does rap have to do with rock? Did you catch the Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin, Clash a...
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Weezer‘s very well-known for their earworm rock songs, but did you know they get heavy? Rivers Cuomo‘s not-so-secret secret is that he loves a good riff. While many musicians who grew up on a steady diet of KISS and Metallica end up starting their own metal bands, Cuomo decided he would channel that energy into Weezer. In Weezer’s 30+ year career, the band has played everything from pop music to emo. Cuomo’s insatiable workrate at writing songs has spawned hundreds, if not thousands of songs. Of those many, Cuomo has certainly gotten heavy, adding an edge to Weezer one might not expect if thei...
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Here’s a friendly reminder that the Internet doesn’t always get it right, especially when it comes to nu-metal. That’s something we found out over the years thanks to our Wikipedia: Fact or Fiction series here at Loudwire. Yes, Wikipedia can provide a wealth of useful information about your favorite bands, but the idea that just about anyone can provide updates has led to some misinterpretations of certain facts or straight up falsehoods to find their way into a band’s history. For instance, Incubus‘ Brandon Boyd was surprised to learn that the song “Drive” only had that title after the band a...
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Sometimes, an album’s excellence is totally ruined by bad production. Bad production can come in many different forms, and it does musicians no favors. When you see a band live for the first time, watch them put on an amazing performance, and then go back home and listen to them only to find it sounds nothing like what you’ve seen, it sucks. Bad production can totally flatten the impact of what an artist is doing, taking away any kind of bite or impact from what you’re listening to. That’s not to say, we don’t love raw production. Hearing a band that’s clearly recording with no money always ha...
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Godsmack and Staind have both had great careers after enjoying late ’90s breakouts, but which of these bands is better? That’s the debate at the center of this week’s Chuck’s Fight Club on the Loudwire Nights radio show. Both bands started in Boston-area of Massachusetts around 1995 and saw a similar trajectory in their career, each becoming hugely successful in the 2000s after making impressive debuts in the late ’90s. Godsmack have remained a constant chart favorite since their self-titled 1998 debut, which gave us the single “Whatever” and started a run of hits that included the chart-toppe...
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The summer of 1984 delivered something for everybody, as an array of timeless tracks filled the airwaves. Glam metal’s invasion was in full swing at the time, helping acts like Ratt, Night Ranger and Twister Sister score their breakthrough hits. Of course, the biggest band on the planet at the time was Van Halen, and the group continued its dominance by releasing one of their most popular singles in the summer of ‘84. Also ruling over pop-culture at the time was Prince. The Purple One was everywhere thanks to his masterpiece album (and accompanying film) Purple Rain. Prince’s impact was even f...
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Here are 10 times big rock and metal bands broke up without doing a farewell tour! …And not because of the death of a member. It’s always sad when a great band decides to call it quits, but most of the time, fans can at least find solace in knowing that they’ll be able to honor the group one last time via their farewell tour. This year (2024) alone has already seen – or will see – major acts such as The Eagles, Aerosmith, Sepultura, Foreigner, Mr. Big and Candlebox bringing career-spanning final concerts to stages across the U.S., if not the world. Even if some of them are merely retiring from...
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Which is the better Shinedown album – Leave a Whisper or Planet Zero? That’s the debate at the center of this week’s Chuck’s Fight Club on the Loudwire Nights radio show, as we pit Shinedown’s debut against their most recent album. This also goes to the bigger debate of which bands have gotten creatively better over time, maintained a level of consistency or have seen a drop-off in their work. But regardless of the outcome, it’s safe to say audiences found and embraced both albums. Shinedown arrived on the scene in 2003 with Leave a Whisper, a solid debut album featuring drummer Barry Kerch, g...
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