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Loudwire Staff
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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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2023 Hard Rock + Metal Album Release Calendar
We've got your 2023 album release calendar so you don't miss a thing!
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The Best Hard Rock Album of Each Year Since 1970
The best of the best.
![The 100 Best Rock + Metal Albums of the 21st Century](http://townsquare.media/site/366/files/2023/01/attachment-Top-100-21st-Century1.jpg?w=980&q=75)
The 100 Best Rock + Metal Albums of the 21st Century
Loudwire counts down the Top 100 Rock + Metal Albums of the 21st Century.
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Before They Were Famous – See Over 150 Rock Star Yearbook Photos
Before they became rock and metal legends, they were just regular kids in school.
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Sevendust’s Lajon Witherspoon – My 10 Favorite Albums When I Was a Teenager
A very diverse and eclectic list!
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How a Taproot Album 10 Years in the Making Is Finally Coming Out
Read the interview with frontman Stephen Richards.
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Playlist – 50 New Rock + Metal Songs Released This Week
Keep up with all the new music right here every Friday with Loudwire's rock and metal playlists on Spotify.
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Times Rock + Metal Musicians Flipped Out at Techs (Guitar, Lighting, Etc.)
It happens to the best of 'em.
![25 Legendary Rock Albums With No Weak Songs](http://townsquare.media/site/366/files/2020/05/noweakrock.jpg?w=980&q=75)
25 Legendary Rock Albums With No Weak Songs
No skipping allowed!
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![Top 90 Hard Rock + Metal Albums of the ’90s](http://townsquare.media/site/366/files/2020/12/90salbums.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Top 90 Hard Rock + Metal Albums of the ’90s
A way better decade than most people give it credit for.
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What Jamey Jasta Thinks the Rest of the World Can Learn From Metal’s Ethics
Read the full interview with the Hatebreed frontman.
![10 Best New Prog Rock + Metal Bands Since 2010, Chosen By Haken’s Ross Jennings](http://townsquare.media/site/366/files/2023/03/attachment-haken_best_new_prog_bands.jpg?w=980&q=75)
10 Best New Prog Rock + Metal Bands Since 2010, Chosen By Haken’s Ross Jennings
One of the new school prog leaders schools you on the new era of prog metal.
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Best New Rock + Metal Songs of February – Staff Picks + Fan Favorites
All in one playlist, just for your convenience. How 'bout that?!
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