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
Why Did Jason Newsted Leave Metallica in 2001?
Diving into one of the most turbulent times in Metallica's career.
Why Metallica’s Kirk Hammett Won’t Push His Kids to Have a Career in Music
Kirk gave a honest, candid assessment.
Stone Temple Pilots’ Robert DeLeo’s 5 Favorite Albums Includes Live + Greatest Hits Records
He shouts out a less popular Led Zeppelin album as his favorite by the band too.
Mike McCready’s Favorite Songwriter + Lyricist Shouts Out Pearl Jam on Anniversary of ‘Ten’
It's a big ol' love fest.
Photos: Judas Priest’s Rob Halford Through the Years
So many amazing jackets, so many different looks.
The Megadeth Album That Was the Most Demanding For David Ellefson (It Wasn’t ‘Rust in Peace’)
The bassist also reveals how he reconnected with former Megadeth bandmate Jeff Young.
Sammy Hagar Has Big Ideas For His Own Signature Resort – Would You Go?
Please make it happen, Sammy!
How Metallica Sorted Through Kirk Hammett’s 700 Riffs for ’72 Seasons’
He had 500 ideas for the previous album, lost another 250 on his phone and still had 700 new ones!
The Least Played Song Live Off Every Metallica Album
There's five songs from the band's 11 studio albums that have only been played once!
The Most Played Song Live Off Every Metallica Album
The songs you are most likely to hear at a Metallica show.