New MUSIC Pickups – 27 Vinyl Records w/ Metal Jesus & Troy Nelson

Metal Jesus & Troy picked up 27 vinyl records recently for their collections, mostly rock & metal…but with some surprises too! We also talk about Record Store Day, 8tracks, video game soundtracks and our love of the band Anthrax. LISTEN TO THE MUSIC HERE: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtUjbS5Xr78tY7bGKiXCabrUGF9thzhqV MUSIC SHOWN: Streets of Rage Shinobi Panzer Dragoon Contra III: […]

Metal / Jazz / ProgRock Fusion : Nova Collective “Ripped Apart and Reassembled” (FULL BAND PLAY THROUGH)

Nova Collective performs “Dancing Machines” from their debut album “The Further Side.” Nova Collective began in 2014 when bassist Dan Briggs (Between the Buried and Me, Trioscapes) and guitarist Richard Henshall (Haken) began exchanging emails about music; before long, a few demos were fleshed out into full arrangements. Drummer Matt Lynch (Trioscapes, Cynic) and keyboardist […]

Top 6 Under-Rated Metal Albums from the 80s – Hidden Gems that ROCK!

The 1980s were a GLORIOUS time for rock and metal…but you may have missed some excellent albums from that era. Have no fear: Metal Jesus & Andrew talk about some of the more under-rated metal albums and you can listen to those songs here: 80s Metal PLAYLIST: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtUjbS5Xr78tY7bGKiXCabrUGF9thzhqV * All background music courtesy of Ethan […]

State of the Music Business in 2017 with Bruce Houghton from Hypebot

The Music Biz Weekly Podcast episode 272, this week Michael Brandvold and Jay Gilbert are joined by Bruce Houghton from Hypebot. Bruce discusses the state of the music business in 2017. Bruce also announces the new Hypebot Music Biz Weekly Podcast relationship. Visit Hypebot for music business news and insights. www.Hypebot.com

Pantera’s ‘Vulgar Display of Power’ The Making Of – Loudwire Legacy

Watch Part 1 of our Loudwire Legacy documentary series on Pantera’s ‘Vulgar Display of Power.’ This Part focusing on the making of the album, and features the three surviving members of Pantera, as well as producer Terry Date. Explore the impact of Pantera’s iconic ‘Vulgar Display of Power’ album. This is the secret story behind […]

Dream Theater – In The Name of God – Solo Challenge IV

Guitar god shredder 331Erock takes on John Petrucci of Dream Theater: “Well, had to sit down for this one haha. The top comment on the last solo challenge video was “Dream Theater”. That narrowed it down pretty much haha. The 2 that were mentioned the most were “Stream of Consciousness” and this one. I learned […]

Loudwire’s TOP Metal & Rock Albums of 2016

Check out Graham Hartmann‘s personal favorite albums of 2016! 1) Astronoid – Air 2) The Devin Townsend Project – Transcendence 3) Meshuggah – The Violent Sleep of Reason 4) Sumac – What One Becomes 5) Wormrot – Voices Loudwire’s Joe DiVita picks his personal Top 5 Albums of 2016! 1) Fates Warning – Theories of […]

Audio Formats & Turntable Recommendations

Audio Formats & Turntable Recommendations

Jesper Frostgaard asks: I would love to hear your opinion on what is best – vinyl, cd, streaming or maybe high-res audio (like HD-tracks). And about what you use and how? Reese Riverson asks: What turn table would you recommend to buy for those who don’t have a very good one or wish to get […]

World’s First NES MUSIC Cartridge – Real Digital Audio & Not 8Bit!!

World's First NES MUSIC Cartridge - Real Digital Audio & Not 8Bit!!

Sergio Elisondo is a musician who released a full digital audio album on NES cartridge format – A first of it’s kind! This is not 8bit chip tunes but real instruments played like a real digital album. It is the results of several people overcoming technical challenges and in this video we talk about the […]