Loudwire ist ein US-amerikanisches Onlinemagazin, das sich mit Unterhaltungsmusik, insbesondere mit Hard Rock und Metal befasst. Das Magazin wurde im August 2011 gestartet und gehört dem Medienunternehmen Townsquare Media.
Inhalt Neben Interviews und Rezensionen aktueller Alben befasst sich das Magazin stark mit der Geschichte der Musik. So werden Ranglisten von Alben und Liedern diverser Künstler veröffentlicht und Rückblicke auf die erfolgreichsten und wegweisendsten Alben publiziert. Darüber hinaus werden Musiker im Rahmen der Rubrik Wikipedia: Fact or Fiction? mit Aussagen ihrer Wikipedia-Artikel konfrontiert mit der Bitte, die Aussagen zu bestätigen bzw. zu korrigieren. Seit 2011 verleiht das Magazin die Loudwire Music Awards, bei denen die Leser des Magazins über die Gewinner abstimmen dürfen. Bei der Abstimmung im Jahre 2014 gingen über zwei Millionen Stimmen ein. Das Magazin finanziert sich ausschließlich durch Werbung. Chefredakteur ist Spencer Kaufman.
Loudwire Music Awards 2011 Übersicht Bei der ersten Verleihung gab es folgende Gewinner:
Best Metal Album: Megadeth – Th1rt3en Best Rock Album: Within Temptation – The Unforgiving Best Metal Song: Megadeth – Public Enemy No. 1 Best Rock Song: Evanescence – What You Want Best Video: Rammstein – Mein Land Best Artist: Evanescence Best Live Act: Avenged Sevenfold Rock Goddess of 2011: Sharon den Adel (Within Temptation) Comeback of the Year: Evanescence What the Fuck Moment of the Year: Marilyn Manson und Shia LaBeouf
Nominierungen Best Rock Album Best Metal Album Evanescence – Evanescence Foo Fighters – Wasting Light Red Hot Chili Peppers – I’m with You Seether – Holding onto Strings Better Left to Fray Within Temptation – The Unforgiving Anthrax – Worship Music Children of Bodom – Relentless Reckless Forever Machine Head – Unto the Locust Mastodon – The Hunter Megadeth – Th1rt3en Best Rock Song Best Metal Song Avenged Sevenfold – Buried Alive Evanescence – What You Want Lacuna Coil – Trip the Darkness Seether – Country Song Sixx:A.M. – This Is Gonna Hurt Anthrax – The Devil You Know Machine Head – Locust Mastodon – Curl of the Burl Megadeth – Public Enemy No. 1 Trivium – Built to Fall Best Video Best Artist Foo Fighters – Walk Machine Head – Locust Mastodon – Curl of the Burl Megadeth – Public Enemy No. 1 Rammstein – Mein Land Anthrax Avenged Sevenfold Evanescence Foo Fighters Machine Head Mastodon Megadeth Seether Sixx:A.M. Within Temptation Best Live Act Rock Goddess Anthrax Avenged Sevenfold The Devil Wears Prada Korn Papa Roach Amy Lee (Evanescence) Angela Gossow (Arch Enemy) Cristina Scabbia (Lacuna Coil) Sharon den Adel (Within Temptation) Syd Doran (Valora) Comeback What the Fuck Moment Anthrax Bush Evanescence Jane’s Addiction System of a Down Courtney Love attackiert Dave Grohl Jack White kollaboriert mit Insane Clown Posse Marilyn Manson kollaboriert mit Shia LaBeouf Lou Reed und Metallica veröffentlichen Lulu Scott Weiland veröffentlicht Weihnachtsalbum
2012 Übersicht Bei der zweiten Verleihung gab es folgende Gewinner:
Best Metal Album: Lamb of God – Resolution Best Rock Album: Marilyn Manson – Born Villain Best Metal Song: Pantera – Piss Best Rock Song: Three Days Grace – Chalk Outline Best Metal Video: Machine Head – Darkness Within Best Rock Video: Marilyn Manson – No Reflection Best Metal Band: As I Lay Dying Best Rock Band: Stone Sour Best Live Act: Steel Panther Best New Band: Deuce Best Vocalist: Myles Kennedy (Alter Bridge) Best Guitarist: Slash Best Bassist: Nikki Sixx (Mötley Crüe) Best Drummer: Vinnie Paul (Hellyeah) Rock Goddess of 2012: Amy Lee (Evanescence) Rock Titan of 2012: Tony Iommi (Black Sabbath) Most Devoted Fans: X Japan
Nominierungen Best Rock Band Best Metal Band Baroness Chevelle Dead Sara Deftones Halestorm Lacuna Coil Shinedown Soundgarden Stone Sour Volbeat Anthrax As I Lay Dying Between the Buried and Me Down Gojira Lamb of God Machine Head Napalm Death Pig Destroyer Testament Best Rock Album Best Metal Album Baroness – Yellow & Green Dead Sara – Dead Sara Deftones – Koi No Yokan Halestorm – The Strange Case of... Lacuna Coil – Dark Adrenaline Marilyn Manson – Born Villain Serj Tankian – Harakiri Shinedown – Amaryllis Soundgarden – King Animal Stone Sour – House of Gold & Bones – Part 1 Between the Buried and Me – The Parallax II: Future Sequence Converge – All We Love We Leave Behind Down – Down IV Part I Goatwhore – Blood for the Master Gojira – L´enfant Sauvage High on Fire – De Vermis Mysteriis Lamb of God – Resolution Napalm Death – Utilitarian Pig Destroyer – Book Burner Woods of Ypres – Woods 5: Grey Skies & Electric Light Best Rock Song Best Metal Song Baroness – March to the Sea Dead Sara – Weatherman Deftones – Leathers Halestorm – Love Bites (So Do I) Marilyn Manson – No Reflection Papa Roach – Still Swinging Serj Tankian – Harakiri Shinedown – Bully Stone Sour – Gone Sovereign Three Days Grace – Chalk Outline Anthrax – I´m Alive Between the Buried and Me – Telos Gojira – L´enfant Sauvage High on Fire – King of Days Lamb of God – Ghost Walking Machine Head – Darkness Within Napalm Death – The Wolf I Feed Pantera – Piss Pig Destroyer – The Bug Testament – True American Hate Best Rock Video Best Metal Video Chevelle – Hats Off to the Bull Marilyn Manson – No Reflection Slash – Bad Rain The Sword – The Veil of Isis The Used – I Come Alive Dethklok – I Ejaculate Fire High on Fire – Fertile Green Job for a Cowboy – Tarnished Gluttony Machine Head – Darkness Within Pig Destroyer – The Diplomat Best New Artist Best Live Act Candlelight Red Dead Sara Deuce Falling in Reverse Huntress Kyng Love and Death Otherwise Storm Corrosion Tremonti Anthrax Five Finger Death Punch Godsmack Gwar Halestorm Iron Maiden Metallica Slipknot Steel Panther Tool Rob Zombie Best Vocalist Best Guitarist Emily Armstrong (Dead Sara) Randy Blythe (Lamb of God) Chris Cornell (Soundgarden) Joe Duplantier (Gojira) Bobby „Blitz“ Ellsworth (Overkill) David Gold (Woods of Ypres) Lzzy Hale (Halestorm) Myles Kennedy (Alter Bridge) Chino Moreno (Deftones) Corey Taylor (Slipknot, Stone Sour) Kurt Ballou (Converge) Herman Li (DragonForce) Siouxsie Medley (Dead Sara) James Root (Slipknot, Stone Sour) Alex Skolnick (Testament) Slash Kim Thayil (Soundgarden) Mark Tremonti (Alter Bridge, Tremonti) Jacky Vincent (Falling in Reverse) Paul Waggoner & Dustie Waring (Between the Buried and Me) Best Drummer Best Bassist Chris Adler (Lamb of God) Matt Cameron (Soundgarden), Pearl Jam Mario Duplantier (Gojira) Arejay Hale (Halestorm) Gene Hoglan (Testament, Dethklok) Adam Jarvis (Pig Destroyer, Misery Index) Roy Mayorga (Stone Sour) Vinnie Paul (Hellyeah) Barry Kerch (Shinedown) Blake Richardson (Between the Buried and Me) Eric Bass (Shinedown) Frank Bello (Anthrax) Dan Briggs (Between the Buried and Me) „Flea“ (Red Hot Chili Peppers) Steve Harris (Iron Maiden) Lemmy Kilmister (Motörhead) Nikki Sixx (Mötley Crüe) Wolfgang Van Halen (Van Halen, Tremonti) D.D. Verni (Overkill) Alex Webster (Cannibal Corpse) Rock Goddess Rock Titan Emily Armstrong (Dead Sara) Maria Brink (In This Moment) Angela Gossow (Arch Enemy) Jill Janus (Huntress) Amy Lee (Evanescence) Cristina Scabbia (Lacuna Coil) Phil Anselmo (Down) Randy Blythe (Lamb of God) John Baizley (Baroness) Tony Iommi (Black Sabbath) Jesse Leach (Killswitch Engage) Slash Corey Taylor (Slipknot, Stone Sour) Most Devoted Fans Avenged Sevenfold Black Veil Brides Dir En Grey Falling in Reverse Iron Maiden Metallica Slipknot Suicide Silence Tool X Japan
2013 Übersicht Bei der dritten Verleihung gab es folgende Gewinner:
Best Metal Album: Bring Me the Horizon – Sempiternal Best Rock Album: Skillet – Rise Best Metal Song: Black Sabbath – God Is Dead? Best Rock Song: Avenged Sevenfold – Hail to the King Best Metal Video: Black Sabbath – God Is Dead? Best Rock Video: 30 Seconds to Mars – City of Angels Best Metal Band: Black Sabbath Best Rock Band: Avenged Sevenfold Best Live Act: Steel Panther Best New Artist: Device Best Vocalist: Myles Kennedy (Alter Bridge) Best Guitarist: Synyster Gates (Avenged Sevenfold) Best Bassist: Lemmy Kilmister (Motörhead) Best Drummer: Jeremy Spencer (Five Finger Death Punch) Rock Goddess of 2013: Maria Brink (In This Moment) Rock Titan of 2013: Corey Taylor (Slipknot, Stone Sour) Most Devoted Fans: Black Veil Brides
Nominierungen In einigen Kategorien gab es mehr als zehn Nominierungen. Hier werden nur die ersten zehn Plätze in alphabetischer Reihenfolge gelistet.
Best Rock Band Best Metal Band Alice in Chains Alter Bridge Avenged Sevenfold Clutch Five Finger Death Punch Halestorm In This Moment Korn Pop Evil Queens of the Stone Age Black Sabbath Bring Me the Horizon Carcass Dream Theater Ghost Gorguts Killswitch Engage Motörhead The Ocean Queensrÿche Best Rock Album Best Metal Album Alice in Chains – The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here Alter Bridge – Fortress Avenged Sevenfold – Hail to the King Clutch – Earth Rocker Five Finger Death Punch – The Wrong Side of Heaven and the Righterous Side of Hell Queens of the Stone Age – … Like Clockwork Sevendust – Black Out of the Sun Skillet – Rise Stone Sour – House of Gold & Bones – Part 2 Volbeat – Outlaw Gentlemen & Shady Ladies Black Sabbath – 13 Bring Me the Horizon – Sempiternal Carcass – Surgical Steel Children of Bodom – Halo of Blood Dream Theater – Dream Theater Ghost – Infestissumam Killswitch Engage – Disarm the Descent Motörhead – Aftershock The Ocean – Pelagial Queensrÿche – Queensrÿche Best Rock Song Best Metal Song A Perfect Circle – By and Down Alice in Chains – Hollow Alter Bridge – Addicted to Pain Avenged Sevenfold – Hail to the King Five Finger Death Punch – Lift Me Up Korn – Love and Meth Pop Evil – Trenches Sevendust – Decay Stone Sour – Do Me a Favor Volbeat – Lola Montez Amon Amarth – Deceiver of the Gods Black Sabbath – God Is Dead? Bring Me the Horizon – Shadow Moses Children of Bodom – Transference Dream Theater – The Enemy Inside Ghost – Year Zero Killswitch Engage – In Due Time Motörhead – Heartbreaker Protest the Hero – Drumhead Trial Queensrÿche – Where Dreams Go to Die Best Rock Video Best Metal Video Alice in Chains – Hollow Black Label Society – Ain’t No Sunshine Dead Sara – Lemon Scent Escape the Fate – Ungreatful In This Moment – Adrenalize Korn – Never Never Puscifer – Bohemian Rhapsody Queens of the Stone Age – ...Like Clockworks Stone Sour – Do Me a Favor 30 Seconds to Mars – City of Angels Black Sabbath – God Is Dead? The Dillinger Escape Plan – When I Lost My Bet Ghost – Year Zero High on Fire – Slave the Hive Huntress – Zenith Kvelertak – Bruane Brenn Meshuggah – I Am Colossus Portal – Curtain Protest the Hero – Underbite Toxic Holocaust – Acid Fuzz Best New Artist Best Live Act Beware of Darkness Death Division Device Devour the Day Newsted Oblivion Palms Philip H. Anselmo and the Illegals Purson Scar the Martyr Between the Buried and Me Ghost Gwar Halestorm Iron Maiden Korn Metallica Steel Panther Testament Rob Zombie Best Vocalist Best Guitarist Neil Fallon (Clutch) Josh Homme (Queens of the Stone Age) Myles Kennedy (Alter Bridge) Todd La Torre (Queensrÿche) Jesse Leach (Killswitch Engage) Papa Emeritus II (Ghost) Laura Pleasants (Kylesa) Oliver Sykes (Bring Me the Horizon) Corey Taylor (Slipknot, Stone Sour) Jerry Cantrell (Alice in Chains) Synyster Gates (Avenged Sevenfold) Luke Hoskin & Tim Millar (Protest the Hero) Tony Iommi (Black Sabbath) John 5 (Rob Zombie) Luc Lemay (Gorguts) John Petrucci (Dream Theater) James Root (Slipknot, Stone Sour) Robin Staps (The Ocean) Mark Tremonti (Alter Bridge, Tremonti) Best Drummer Best Bassist Chris Adler (Lamb of God) Matt Cameron (Soundgarden), Pearl Jam