Loudwire

{{Short description|American online music magazine}}

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{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2023}} {{Use American English|date=December 2023}}

{{Infobox website

| name = Loudwire

| logo = Loudwirelogo.png

| url = {{URL|loudwire.com|Loudwire}}

| commercial = Yes

| type = Online magazine

| owner = Townsquare Media

| current_status = Active

}}

Loudwire is an American online media magazine that covers news of hard rock and heavy metal artists. It is owned by media and entertainment business Townsquare Media.{{cite web|url=http://www.fmrockandpop.com/articulos-novedades/3670-la-suerte-del-colorado|title=La suerte del Colorado...|work=fmrockandpop.com|language=es|access-date=28 April 2012|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120206223036/http://www.fmrockandpop.com/articulos-novedades/3670-la-suerte-del-colorado|archive-date=6 February 2012|url-status=dead}} Since its launch in August 2011, Loudwire has secured exclusive interviews with high-profile artists such as Slipknot, Ozzy Osbourne, Metallica, Judas Priest, Guns N' Roses, Megadeth, Iron Maiden, Kiss, Mötley Crüe, Suicidal Tendencies and many others. Loudwire has also exclusively premiered new material from Judas Priest, Anthrax, Jane's Addiction, Stone Sour, Phil Anselmo, and many more of rock and metal's notable acts.

Loudwire Nights and Loudwire Weekend are Townsquare's nationally syndicated radio programs, airing on its rock stations throughout the country.

One of Loudwire{{'}}s web series is Wikipedia: Fact or Fiction?.{{cite web|url=https://www.looper.com/750234/wee-man-shuts-down-a-major-jackass-forever-cameo-rumor/|title=Wee Man Shuts Down A Major Jackass Forever Cameo Rumor|last=Litton|first=Jeff|date=28 January 2022|website=Looper.com|access-date=23 March 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://whatculture.com/wwe/10-things-we-learned-from-triple-hs-wikipedia-fact-or-fiction|title=10 Things We Learned From Triple H's Wikipedia: Fact Or Fiction|last=Kennedy|first=Jamie|date=18 January 2020|website=WhatCulture|access-date=23 March 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://www.avclub.com/rob-zombie-gamely-fact-checks-his-own-wikipedia-entry-f-1798247616|title=Rob Zombie gamely fact-checks his own Wikipedia entry for Loudwire|last=Blevins|first=Joe|date=16 May 2016|website=The A.V. Club|access-date=23 March 2022}}