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At the Upheaval Festival in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Poppy's band took the stage and performed a nearly hour-long set without her. In the video below, Poppy's backing band can be seen wearing respirator masks beneath their theatrical stage mask, which is commonly used to filter particulate matter in the air. The respirator mask bears a "3M" mark across the mouth, similar to the product readily listed at several hardware stores.

There was a recent study to determine the most popular gas station in each state, and to be brutally honest, I’m seriously questioning the result for Texas. And I would be willing to bet a dollar to a donut that you will, too. For many people, summer is for taking road trips. It certainly is for my family. Even if our destination is only a couple of hours away, we’ll hit the road at least once every summer. It’s an itch that we always feel the need to scratch.

Did grunge really kill hair metal? The answer isn't as cut-and-dry as you've been led to believe, according to veteran rock producer Howard Benson. In an exclusive interview with Loudwire, Benson details some of the vast changes the music industry has undergone since the big-money days of the '80s and '90s — some for better, some for worse.

Metallica are looking ahead to their Las Vegas Sphere residency after an exhausting three years of the M72 world tour and Evanescence's Amy Lee looks back on opening for the metal legends in late 2025. That November, Evanescence and Suicidal Tendencies were tabbed as the special guests on a brief run of five dates in Australia and one in New Zealand. Although the trek was short, the memories will last a lifetime.

System of a Down apparently changed the title of a song on their beloved 2001 album Toxicity, but why? A fan shared a screenshot on the System of a Down Reddit page earlier this week pointing out that the final track on the album on Spotify, which has always been known as "Arto," now shows the name "Der Voghormia," which translates from Armenian to "Lord Have Mercy." "I don't remember it being called this," the person who shared the post wrote in the description.

Motley Crue gave fans a handful of surprises at their first concerts of 2026, unearthing several songs they hadn't played live in decades. Here are 10 more deep cuts they should play on their 2026 Return of the Carnival of Sins tour. The rockers' July 4 concert in Winnipeg, Manitoba, featured the first live performance of Too Fast for Love's "Take Me to the Top" since 1984.

Looks like an eight pound burrito is going viral in Wichita Falls and if you were unaware of this food challenge. I consider it the hardest in town. Looks like someone posted a photo of the Gutierrez Family Restaurant 'Monster Burrito' in the Wichita Falls Rants and Raves page yesterday. Several people have tagged me in this thing and I have failed miserably at it before. If I'm being truthful with myself, I maybe ate 40% of this thing.

Here are rock bands that have been together for over 40 years and never broke up. Band breakups are a pretty common phenomena in rock 'n' roll. There have been some really dramatic fights and internal disputes between members, some groups called it quits after one of their bandmates died and others just decided to move on and pursue other endeavors.

We're back after a little bit of a lull with 18 new rock and metal tours announced this past week. If you love your heavy music, you'll be thrilled to know that Cradle of Filth are heading back out this fall on a run that will include support from Moonspell, Worm and Black Satellite. Slaughter to Prevail are also back out for an extensive fall tour with support from DJ Paul and Rev3rent. Meanwhile, Soulfly are making it a family affair taking with Nailbomb and Incite joining for a fall run.

On Thursday (July 16), guitarist Duane Denison joined Loudwire Nights as he preps for Tomahawk's first tour in 13 years. Listen to the full conversation in the player near the end of this article. "I've been doing this a long time, but it's been awhile since we've done Tomahawk," Denison shared with Loudwire Nights' Chuck Armstrong. "About a year ago, I was still doing Jesus Lizard stuff and I've been playing locally with a local group I have, but no, this is a thing.