Joe is Loudwire's Editor-In-Chief since 2024 and started as a freelancer with the site in 2013. A fan of rock and metal since residing in the womb, raised on GN'R and only the best of the hair metal era, his gateway to everything else came via 'Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4' where Iron Maiden's "The Number of the Beast" was in the soundtrack. Nothing has been the same since. Instagram: @icenerveshatter
Joe DiVita
How Did Metallica Find Cliff Burton to Join Their Band?
Revisiting how Metallica made one of the biggest lineup changes in metal.
13 Rock + Metal Curses, Myths + Legends — Explained
Selling souls, white lighters, full blood transplants, government conspiracies and more.
Why Are Fans Flooding Social Media With the Hashtag ‘ThankYouTheBandGhost’?
#ThankYouTheBandGhost is all over X (formerly Twitter).
13 Artists Talk About the Best 13th Albums by Rock + Metal Bands
Feat. members of Dream Theater, Alter Bridge, Sevendust, The Black Dahlia Murder + more.
Judas Priest Release ‘Panic Attack,’ The First Song Off New Album ‘Invincible Shield’
The Metal Gods are back!
Fans React to Ultra Heavy New Spiritbox Song ‘Cellar Door’
It's definitely their heaviest track since 'Holy Roller.'
17 Rock + Metal Bands Who Announced New Albums This Week
Some new stuff comin' at ya in 2024!
Beartooth’s Caleb Shomo Says the Best Riff EVER Is By Disturbed
But from which song?
The Main Reason Deftones’ Chino Moreno Doesn’t Want to Rap Anymore
That's a wrap on rapping.
Meteorologist Chris Michaels Keeps Sneaking Metal Lyrics Into the Weather Forecast On TV
Get to know a bit more about Chris Michaels and watch these clever clips!
The Rock + Metal Artists Who Have Sold the Most Tickets (Five Million or More)
One artist has sold over 26 million tickets!
MLB’s Texas Rangers Started Listening to Creed + Turned Their Season Around
Creed really did take them higher.