While Linkin Park had talked about a break from the nu-metal sound that launched their career, “Waiting for the End” proved to be the first single that really felt like it broke from that form. Now a full decade into their career, Linkin Park dropped the opening line declaration, “Thi...
Album of the Week --Linkin Park,“From Zero” (Machine Shop/Warner):A somewhat unexpected eighth album from the band that’s been largely dormant, save for archival projects, since singer Chester Bennington’s death in 2017. The 11-track set ushers in a new era ...
Though Slipknot were the better known masked maniacs from the Midwest, Mushroomhead more than deserved a piece of their success. Consider it a wrong place-wrong time scenario, but if the two bands had not existed at the same time, perhaps we would hear more about the brilliance of ‘XIII....
Park coming in a bit lower with “The Emptiness Machine,” but given the precedent — combined with the large amount of buzz surrounding the mysterious countdown clock on the band’s official website in the days leading to its release — a nice bump up from the former track makes sense....
Last night, we sat in a dorm room, waiting for several of his friends to arrive (standard 20-something upper-middle-class kids wearing Gap clothes and 'hip' black jackets) when they blasted Linkin Park from the nearby computer, and every time someone would enter the room they blew up abo...
After generating plenty of buzz from their previous releases, the music world finally caught up with Deftones on their 2000 albumWhite Pony. The Terry Date-produced record became one of the defining albums of 2000, fully realizing the potential of the band’s atmospheric quiet-loud dynamic with...
You'll have until Friday at noon ET to cast your votes. We’ll then play the three tracks from the album with the most votes during Loudwire Nights' Album of the Week block to start the following Monday's show!Their 2000 debut Hybrid Theory is still their best-selling album to date. ...
After generating plenty of buzz from their previous releases, the music world finally caught up with Deftones on their 2000 albumWhite Pony. The Terry Date-produced record became one of the defining albums of 2000, fully realizing the potential of the band’s atmospheric quiet-loud dynamic with...
The lyrics ring loud in the wake of Bennington’s suicide. ECHOS delivers a heart-wrenchingly honest and beautiful performance. All proceeds from the cover will be donated to a charity of Linkin Park’s choosing. Listen to ECHOS’ “Shadow of the Day” below:...
When Staind released their independent debut, 1996’sTormented, their dark, heavy and emotive rock was still very raw and gritty. There were moments of nu-metal throughout, but the record was far from the more polished, put-together sound that Staind create today.Thatsound was first — and...