Top Hard Rock, Metal, and Punk(ish) News Sites ๐ป๐ฑ
August 2021 Total Engagement1
Loudwire 1.06M (Biggest Story: ICP)
Consequence 713k (Foo Fighters)
Louder Sound 478.6k (Bruce Dickinson/Metallica)
Blabbermouth 353.8k (Nirvana Baby)
Metal Injection 270k (Corey Taylor)
Revolver 184.8k (Pantera)
Lambgoat 129.5k (Corey Taylor)
Brooklyn Vegan (Insane Clown Posse)
Kerrang! 113.1k (Corey Taylor)
Rock Sound 53.6k (Black Veil Brides)
The PRP 52.1k (Jonathan Davis)
Brave Words 47.5k (Gene Simmons)
Knotfest 45.3k (Slipknot)
MetalSucks 41.3k (Gloryhammer)
Alternative Press 27.2k (Foo Fighters)
90 Day Alexa Rankings2
Blabbermouth - 18,295
Consequence - 21,166ย
Loudwire - 30,512ย
Brooklyn Vegan - 35,123ย
Louder Sound - 35,722ย
MetalSucks - 57,384ย
Metal Injection - 59,945
Kerrang! - 61,724ย
The PRP - 66,417ย
Alternative Press - 68,506ย
Revolver - 81,974ย
Brave Words - 170,737ย
Knotfest - 255,282ย
Metal Insider - 302,167ย
Decibel Magazine - 309,768ย
Facebook Followers (All-Time)
Metal Hammer 2.08M
Consequence 1.82M
Loudwire 1.49M
Kerrang! 1.39M
Alternative Press 1.3M
Blabbermouth 1.26M
Metal Injection 1.21M
Revolver 994.2k
Rock Sound 697.8k
MetalSucks 475.1k
Knotfest 372.1k
Decibel Magazine 187.3k
Brooklyn Vegan 105.4k
Lambgoat 90.9k
The PRP 16.1k
YouTube ๐บ (All Time)
Loudwire 800.5M views / 1.78M subs (since 2011)ย
Rock Feed 137.9M views / 623k subs (2015)ย
AltPress 106M views / 345k subs (2008)ย
Metal Injection 72M views / 275k subs (2006)ย
Kerrang! 55.5M views / 126k subs (2008)ย
Revolver 31.8M views / 126k subs (2005)ย
MetalSucks 26.1M views / 143k subs (2013)ย
Metal Hammer 19.2M views / 85k subs (2009)ย
Knotfest 11.39M views / 92k subs (2014)ย
Lambgoat 1.97M views / 6k subs (2006)ย
Hard Rock, Metal, Punk(ish) Stories with Most Engagement, August 2021 ๐ป๐ฑ
LOUDWIRE.comย
INSANE CLOWN POSSEโs VIOLENT J Suffering From Heart Failure (120k total engagement)ย
NANDI BUSHELL Finally Got To Perform Live With FOO FIGHTERSย
ZAKK WYLDE Will Be Part of OZZY OSBOURNEโS Touring Band in 2022ย
GUNS Nโ ROSESโ โSweet Child Oโ Mineโ Has Hit One Billion Streamsย
RAMMSTEIN Chosen as Soundtrack for the German Paralympic Teamย
Consequence.net
NANDI Joins FOO FIGHTERS for โEverlongโ: Watch (59.8k Total Engagement)ย
Over Half of KID ROCKโs Band Tests Positive for COVID-19ย
FOO FIGHTERS Troll Westboro Baptist Church with BEE GEES Cover: Watchย
Baby On NIRVANAโs Nevermind Sues Band for Child Sexual Exploitationย
LIMP BIZKIT Cancel U.S. Tour Due to Safety Concernsย
TheGuardian.com
Baby On Nevermind Cover Sues NIRVANA Over Child Sexual Exploitation (45.4k)ย
Brian May: โI Never Have a Single Day Without Thinking About FREDDIEโย
Why Donโt You Get a Jab? OFFSPRING Drummer Ousted After Refusing COVID Vaccineย
โWe Were Called Heretics and Ostracizedโ: THE STRANGLERS On Fights, Drugs and Finally Growing Upย
SEX PISTOLS Win Legal Fight Against JOHNNY ROTTEN Over Songsย
RollingStone.comย
IRON BUTTERFLY Drummer Ron Bushy Dead at 79 (40k)ย
See FOO FIGHTERS Troll Westboro Baptist Church with BEE GEES Classicย
Baby On NIRVANAโs โNevermindโ Cover Sues for Alleged Child Pornographyย
NINE INCH NAILS Cancel All Shows for 2021 Due to COVID-19ย
NIRVANAโs โNevermindโ Art is Not Child Pornography, Lawyers Sayย
Pitchfork.com
ROBERT PLANT and ALISON KRAUSS Announce First Album Together in 14 Years, Share New Song (29k)ย
NIRVANA Sued by Baby from Nevermind Album Artwork for Child Pornographyย
MTV VMAs 2021: FOO FIGHTERS to Receive First-Ever U.S. Global Icon Awardย
RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINEโs TOM MORELLO Announces New Album, Covers AC/DCโs โHighway to Hellโ with BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN and PEARL JAMโs EDDIE VEDDER: Listenย
PARAMOREโs HAYLEY WILLIAMS Gets Songwriting Credit On OLIVIA RODRIGOโs โGood 4 Uโย
RevolverMag.comย
Watch 8-Year-Old Girl Cover PANTERAโs โWalkโ with Kid Band (19.2k)ย
IRON MAIDENโs BRUCE DICKINSON: Secrets, Surgeries and โSenjutsuโย
See 6-Year-Old Boy Cover KORNโs โHere to Stayโ with Kid Bandย
See JUDAS PRIEST Reunite with GLENN TIPTON at First Show in Over 2 Yearsย
See COREY TAYLOR Play SLIPKNOTโs โWait and Bleedโ with Solo Bandย
MetalInjection.netย
COREY TAYLOR & His Band Dressed Up Like KISS For A Recent Show (18.8k)ย
Remembering ALICE IN CHAINSโ LAYNE STALEY with 10 of His Greatest Momentsย
Watch: FOO FIGHTERS Joined by 11-Year-Old NANDI BUSHELL for โEverlongโ Performanceย
Dusty Hillโs Widow Thanks ZZ TOP Fans After Dustyโs Passingย
LIMP BIZKIT Cancels Remaining Tour Dates Over Safety Concernsย
GuitarWorld.comย
BILLY GIBBONS: โI Was Fearless When I Started Playing, But Learning That F Chord Was Miserable!โ (17.5k)ย
FOO FIGHTERS Troll Westboro Baptist Church Protest with Disco Drive-Byย
Watch NANDI BUSHELLโs Dream Come True as She Plays โEverlongโ Onstage with FOO FIGHTERSย
JAMES HETFIELDโs Isolated Guitar Tracks from โฆAnd Justice for All and Master of Puppets Prove His Picking Precision is Unrivaledย
ZAKK WYLDE Details โGeniusโ Plan to Reunite BLACK SABBATHโs Original Lineupย
LouderSound.comย (Metal Hammer)
BRUCE DICKINSON: โNone Of Us Had the Balls to Step Up - But METALLICA Didโ (16.8k)ย
COREY TAYLOR Performs SLIPKNOTโs โWait And Bleedโ Maskless for the First Timeย
The โNevermindโ Baby is Suing NIRVANA for โChild Pornographyโย
METALLICA Release Tribute to CHRIS CORNELL with Vinylย
KISSโ PAUL STANLEY: โHow Could You Not Be a METALLICA Fan?โย
BrooklynVegan.comย
INSANE CLOWN POSSE Going On Farewell Tour; VIOLENT J Has Heart Failure (9500)ย
QUICKSAND Debut New Live Lineup with CAVE INโs STEPHEN BRODSKY (Watch)ย
WINO Addresses ERIC WAGNERโs Death & โCurrent Medical Politicsโ In New Statementย
FAILURE Say โAlbum 6 Coming Soon,โ Post Video from Studioย
โBecoming LED ZEPPELIN,โ First Ever Band-Authorized Documentary, Premiering in Septemberย
Lambgoat.comย
BLACK LABEL SOCIETY Announce New Album, Premiere First Single (9100)ย
LIMP BIZKIT and Their Fans Paid Tribute to JOEY JORDISON at a Show Last Night in Iowaย
WHITECHAPEL Expected to Release New Album in Octoberย
CHELSEA GRIN Vocalist Says He Wonโt Play Shows Where Vaccination is Requiredย
INSANE CLOWN POSSEโs VIOLENT J Suffering from Heart Condition, Duo Announce Farewell Tourย
Blabbermouth.netย
Baby On NIRVANAโs โNevermindโ Cover Sues Band for โChild Pornographyโ (7800)ย
QUEENSRลธCHEโs Atheist Singer Blasts SKILLETโs Jesus Loving Frontman Over Anti Mask Commentsย
DAVID LEE ROTH Turned Down Offer to Support MรTLEY CRรE On โThe Stadium Tourโ: โI Donโt Open for Bands That I Influencedโย
COREY TAYLOR Tests Positive for COVID-19: โIโm Very, Very Sickโย
DAVE MUSTAINE Says He Wanted to Make a Band That Was โMore Metal Than METALLICAโย
RockSound.TV
WATCH: BLACK VEIL BRIDES Conclude The โBlackbirdโ Story in Their New Video for โTorchโ (7700)ย
TWENTY ONE PILOTSโ โHeathensโ Is Now Certified 9x Platinum in the U.S.ย
TWENTY ONE PILOTS โSaturdayโ is the No. 1 Song On Alternative Radio in the U.S.ย
DAVE GROHL Plays Drums On a Track On HALSEYโs New Album โIf I Canโt Have Love, I Want Powerโย
WATCH: BRING ME THE HORIZONโs OLI SYKES Joins YUNGBLUD Onstage in Londonย
Kerrang.comย
COREY TAYLOR Tests Positive for COVID-19: โIโm Very, Very Sickโ (7400)ย
NANDI BUSHELL Finally Performs Live with FOO FIGHTERS, And Itโs the Absolute Bestย
NIRVANA Are Being Sued by the Baby from the Nevermind Coverย
LIMP BIZKIT Embrace the Dad Vibes as FRED DURST Unveils New Look at Lollapalooza
OLI SYKES Joins YUNGBLUD Onstage for First-Ever Live Performance of โObeyโย
ThePRP.comย
THE WEEKND Reveals DEFTONES Were a Huge Inspiration To Him On Past Release (5300)ย
BROKEN HOPE to Celebrate 30th Anniversary of โSwamped in Goreโ At August Showsย
CHIMAIRAโs โPass Out of Existenceโ Set for First-Ever Vinyl Releaseย
DEFTONESโ STEPHEN CARPENTER Shares โMy Own Summer (Shove It)โ Guitar Playthrough Videoย
SHINEDOWNโs BRENT SMITH & WE CAME AS ROMANS Helped SPIRITBOX Out of Their Financial Jam Following LIMP BIZKITโs Tour Cancellationย
Knotfest.comย
SLIPKNOT, GOJIRA and A DAY TO REMEMBER Added to Welcome to Rockville 2021 (3400)ย
VMAN Details Auditioning for SLIPKNOT, Getting Fitted for His Mask, and Filling the Shoes of the Late PAUL GRAYย
Read the Heartfelt Tribute to JOEY JORDISON from Former Roadrunner Records A&R, MONTE CONNER
Home, Alone: JINJER Feel the Room Closing In On โWallflowersโย
ANTHRAX Introduce 40th Anniversary Bourbon Whiskey, โAnthrax XLโย
AltPress.comย
FOO FIGHTERS and VIOLET GROHL Live at Lollapalooza (2800)ย
MARK HOPPUS and TOM DELONGE I After School Radioย
GIRLS AGAINST BOYS โHouse of GVSBโ Reissueย
How BLINK-182 Are Still Impacting the Worldย
Best Punk Albums of 1998ย
MetalSucks.netย
GLORYHAMMER Fire Vocalist; Allegations Surface of Abuse and Racism Against Other Band Members (1700)ย
RAMMSTEIN Frontman TIL LINDEMANN Arrested in Russiaย
COREY TAYLOR Says New SLIPKNOT Album Has Some โDarker, Heavier Sh*tโย
Video: MรTLEY CRรEโs VINCE NEIL Actually Finished a Set, Still Sounds Like Crapย
CHELSEA GRIN Vocalist Denies World His Talent to Protect Himself from 5Gย
The Most-Viewed Hard Rock, Metal, And Punk(ish) Stories in August 2021 ๐ป๐ฑ for Metal Injection, MetalSucks, Brave Words, Lambgoat, The PRP, and Blabbermouth.
MetalInjection.net ๐ค๐ผ๐
LIMP BIZKIT Cancels Remaining Tour Dates Over Safety Concerns
Chris Stapleton Turns METALLICA's "Nothing Else Matters" Into A Country Anthem
MรTLEY CRรE's Vince Neil Plays First Show Back Since Disasterous May Gig โ How'd He Do?
MetalSucks.net ๐ค๐ผ๐
Video: Mรถtley Crรผeโs Vince Neilย Actually Finished a Set, Still Soundsย Like Crap
Gloryhammer Fire Vocalist; Members Accused of Abuse andย Racism
BraveWords.com โ๏ธ๐๐ป
Lambgoat.com ๐๐
Slipknot frontman Corey Taylor tests positive for Covid-19: 'I'm very, very sick'ย
Insane Clown Posse's Violent J suffering from heart condition, duo announce farewell tourย
ex-As I Lay Dying guitarist Nick Hipa explains why he quit the bandย
Chelsea Grin vocalist says he won't play shows where vaccination is requiredย
ThePRP.com ๐บ๐ป๐ชจ๐ฐ
Hear Limp Bizkit Tease New Track At Chicago, IL Show, Watch Fred Durst Rock His New Look
Hereโs Better Audio Of Limp Bizkitรญs New Song โDad Vibesโ From Pro-Shot 2021 Lollapalooza Set