Loudwire

Loudwire ist ein US-amerikanisches Onlinemagazin, dass sich mit Unterhaltungsmusik, insbesondere mit Hard Rock und Metal befasst. Das Magazin wurde im August 2011 gestartet und gehört dem Medienunternehmen Townsquare Media.

Neben Interviews und Rezensionen aktueller Alben befasst sich das Magazin stark mit der Geschichte der Musik. So werden Ranglisten von Alben und Liedern diverser Künstler veröffentlicht und Rückblicke auf die erfolgreichsten und wegweisendsten Alben publiziert. Darüber hinaus werden Musiker im Rahmen der Rubrik Wikipedia: Fact or Fiction? mit Aussagen ihrer Wikipedia-Artikel konfrontiert mit der Bitte, die Aussagen zu bestätigen bzw. zu korrigieren. Seit 2011 verleiht das Magazin die Loudwire Music Awards, bei denen die Leser des Magazins über die Gewinner abstimmen dürfen. Bei der Abstimmung im Jahre 2014 gingen über zwei Millionen Stimmen ein.^[1] Das Magazin finanziert sich ausschließlich durch Werbung. Chefredakteur ist Spencer Kaufman.

Bei der ersten Verleihung gab es folgende Gewinner:^[2]

Best Metal Album: Megadeth – Th1rt3en Best Rock Album: Within Temptation – The Unforgiving Best Metal Song: Megadeth – Public Enemy No. 1 Best Rock Song: Evanescence – What You Want Best Video: Rammstein – Mein Land

Best Artist: Evanescence Best Live Act: Avenged Sevenfold Rock Goddess of 2011: Sharon den Adel (Within Temptation) Comeback of the Year: Evanescence What the Fuck Moment of the Year: Marilyn Manson und Shia LaBeouf

Best Rock Album	Best Metal Album
Evanescence – Evanescence Foo Fighters – Wasting Light Red Hot Chili Peppers – I’m with You Seether – Holding onto Strings Better Left to Fray Within Temptation – The Unforgiving	Anthrax – Worship Music Children of Bodom – Relentless Reckless Forever Machine Head – Unto the Locust Mastodon – The Hunter Megadeth – Th1rt3en
Best Rock Song	Best Metal Song
Avenged Sevenfold – Buried Alive Evanescence – What You Want Lacuna Coil – Trip the Darkness Seether – Country Song Sixx:A.M. – This Is Gonna Hurt	Anthrax – The Devil You Know Machine Head – Locust Mastodon – Curl of the Burl Megadeth – Public Enemy No. 1 Trivium – Built to Fall
Best Video	Best Artist
Foo Fighters – Walk Machine Head – Locust Mastodon – Curl of the Burl Megadeth – Public Enemy No. 1 Rammstein – Mein Land	Anthrax Avenged Sevenfold Evanescence Foo Fighters Machine Head Mastodon Megadeth Seether Sixx:A.M. Within Temptation
Best Live Act	Rock Goddess
Anthrax Avenged Sevenfold The Devil Wears Prada Korn Papa Roach	Amy Lee (Evanescence) Angela Gossow (Arch Enemy) Cristina Scabbia (Lacuna Coil) Sharon den Adel (Within Temptation) Syd Doran (Valora)
Comeback	What the Fuck Moment
Anthrax Bush Evanescence Jane’s Addiction System of a Down	Courtney Love attackiert Dave Grohl Jack White kollaboriert mit Insane Clown Posse Marilyn Manson kollaboriert mit Shia LaBeouf Lou Reed und Metallica veröffentlichen Lulu Scott Weiland veröffentlicht Weihnachtsalbum

Bei der zweiten Verleihung gab es folgende Gewinner:

Best Metal Album: Lamb of God – Resolution Best Rock Album: Marilyn Manson – Born Villain Best Metal Song: Pantera – Piss Best Rock Song: Three Days Grace – Chalk Outline Best Metal Video: Machine Head – Darkness Within Best Rock Video: Marilyn Manson – No Reflection Best Metal Band: As I Lay Dying Best Rock Band: Stone Sour Best Live Act: Steel Panther

Best New Band: Deuce Best Vocalist: Myles Kennedy (Alter Bridge) Best Guitarist: Slash Best Bassist: Nikki Sixx (Mötley Crüe) Best Drummer: Vinnie Paul (Hellyeah) Rock Goddess of 2012: Amy Lee (Evanescence) Rock Titan of 2012: Tony Iommi (Black Sabbath) Most Devoted Fans: X Japan

Best Rock Band	Best Metal Band
Baroness Chevelle Dead Sara Deftones Halestorm Lacuna Coil Shinedown Soundgarden Stone Sour Volbeat	Anthrax As I Lay Dying Between the Buried and Me Down Gojira Lamb of God Machine Head Napalm Death Pig Destroyer Testament
Best Rock Album	Best Metal Album
Baroness – Yellow & Green Dead Sara – Dead Sara Deftones – Koi No Yokan Halestorm – The Strange Case of... Lacuna Coil – Dark Adrenaline Marilyn Manson – Born Villain Serj Tankian – Harakiri Shinedown – Amaryllis Soundgarden – King Animal Stone Sour – House of Gold & Bones – Part 1	Between the Buried and Me – The Parallax II: Future Sequence Converge – All We Love We Leave Behind Down – Down IV Part I Goatwhore – Blood for the Master Gojira – L´enfant Sauvage High on Fire – De Vermis Mysteriis Lamb of God – Resolution Napalm Death – Utilitarian Pig Destroyer – Book Burner Woods of Ypres – Woods 5: Grey Skies & Electric Light
Best Rock Song	Best Metal Song
Baroness – March to the Sea Dead Sara – Weatherman Deftones – Leathers Halestorm – Love Bites (So Do I) Marilyn Manson – No Reflection Papa Roach – Still Swinging Serj Tankian – Harakiri Shinedown – Bully Stone Sour – Gone Sovereign Three Days Grace – Chalk Outline	Anthrax – I´m Alive Between the Buried and Me – Telos Gojira – L´enfant Sauvage High on Fire – King of Days Lamb of God – Ghost Walking Machine Head – Darkness Within Napalm Death – The Wolf I Feed Pantera – Piss Pig Destroyer – The Bug Testament – True American Hate
Best Rock Video	Best Metal Video
Chevelle – Hats Off to the Bull Marilyn Manson – No Reflection Slash – Bad Rain The Sword – The Veil of Isis The Used – I Come Alive	Dethklok – I Ejaculate Fire High on Fire – Fertile Green Job for a Cowboy – Tarnished Gluttony Machine Head – Darkness Within Pig Destroyer – The Diplomat
Best New Artist	Best Live Act
Candlelight Red Dead Sara Deuce Falling in Reverse Huntress Kyng Love and Death Otherwise Storm Corrosion Tremonti	Anthrax Five Finger Death Punch Godsmack Gwar Halestorm Iron Maiden Metallica Slipknot Steel Panther Tool Rob Zombie
Best Vocalist	Best Guitarist
Emily Armstrong (Dead Sara) Randy Blythe (Lamb of God) Chris Cornell (Soundgarden) Joe Duplantier (Gojira) Bobby „Blitz“ Ellsworth (Overkill) David Gold (Woods of Ypres) Lzzy Hale (Halestorm) Myles Kennedy (Alter Bridge) Chino Moreno (Deftones) Corey Taylor (Slipknot, Stone Sour)	Kurt Ballou (Converge) Herman Li (DragonForce) Siouxsie Medley (Dead Sara) James Root (Slipknot, Stone Sour) Alex Skolnick (Testament) Slash Kim Thayil (Soundgarden) Mark Tremonti (Alter Bridge, Tremonti) Jacky Vincent (Falling in Reverse) Paul Waggoner & Dustie Waring (Between the Buried and Me)
Best Drummer	Best Bassist
Chris Adler (Lamb of God) Matt Cameron (Soundgarden), Pearl Jam Mario Duplantier (Gojira) Arejay Hale (Halestorm) Gene Hoglan (Testament, Dethklok) Adam Jarvis (Pig Destroyer, Misery Index) Roy Mayorga (Stone Sour) Vinnie Paul (Hellyeah) Barry Kerch (Shinedown) Blake Richardson (Between the Buried and Me)	Eric Bass (Shinedown) Frank Bello (Anthrax) Dan Briggs (Between the Buried and Me) „Flea“ (Red Hot Chili Peppers) Steve Harris (Iron Maiden) Lemmy Kilmister (Motörhead) Nikki Sixx (Mötley Crüe) Wolfgang Van Halen (Van Halen, Tremonti) D.D. Verni (Overkill) Alex Webster (Cannibal Corpse)
Rock Goddess	Rock Titan
Emily Armstrong (Dead Sara) Maria Brink (In This Moment) Angela Gossow (Arch Enemy) Jill Janus (Huntress) Amy Lee (Evanescence) Cristina Scabbia (Lacuna Coil)	Phil Anselmo (Down) Randy Blythe (Lamb of God) John Baizley (Baroness) Tony Iommi (Black Sabbath) Jesse Leach (Killswitch Engage) Slash Corey Taylor (Slipknot, Stone Sour)
Most Devoted Fans
Avenged Sevenfold Black Veil Brides Dir En Grey Falling in Reverse Iron Maiden Metallica Slipknot Suicide Silence Tool X Japan

Bei der dritten Verleihung gab es folgende Gewinner:^[3]

Best Metal Album: Bring Me the Horizon – Sempiternal Best Rock Album: Skillet – Rise Best Metal Song: Black Sabbath – God Is Dead? Best Rock Song: Avenged Sevenfold – Hail to the King Best Metal Video: Black Sabbath – God Is Dead? Best Rock Video: 30 Seconds to Mars – City of Angels Best Metal Band: Black Sabbath Best Rock Band: Avenged Sevenfold Best Live Act: Steel Panther

Best New Artist: Device Best Vocalist: Myles Kennedy (Alter Bridge) Best Guitarist: Synyster Gates (Avenged Sevenfold) Best Bassist: Lemmy Kilmister (Motörhead) Best Drummer: Jeremy Spencer (Five Finger Death Punch) Rock Goddess of 2013: Maria Brink (In This Moment) Rock Titan of 2013: Corey Taylor (Slipknot, Stone Sour) Most Devoted Fans: Black Veil Brides

In einigen Kategorien gab es mehr als zehn Nominierungen. Hier werden nur die ersten zehn Plätze in alphabetischer Reihenfolge gelistet.

Best Rock Band	Best Metal Band
Alice in Chains Alter Bridge Avenged Sevenfold Clutch Five Finger Death Punch Halestorm In This Moment Korn Pop Evil Queens of the Stone Age	Black Sabbath Bring Me the Horizon Carcass Dream Theater Ghost Gorguts Killswitch Engage Motörhead The Ocean Queensrÿche
Best Rock Album	Best Metal Album
Alice in Chains – The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here Alter Bridge – Fortress Avenged Sevenfold – Hail to the King Clutch – Earth Rocker Five Finger Death Punch – The Wrong Side of Heaven and the Righterous Side of Hell Queens of the Stone Age – … Like Clockwork Sevendust – Black Out of the Sun Skillet – Rise Stone Sour – House of Gold & Bones – Part 2 Volbeat – Outlaw Gentlemen & Shady Ladies	Black Sabbath – 13 Bring Me the Horizon – Sempiternal Carcass – Surgical Steel Children of Bodom – Halo of Blood Dream Theater – Dream Theater Ghost – Infestissumam Killswitch Engage – Disarm the Descent Motörhead – Aftershock The Ocean – Pelagial Queensrÿche – Queensrÿche
Best Rock Song	Best Metal Song
A Perfect Circle – By and Down Alice in Chains – Hollow Alter Bridge – Addicted to Pain Avenged Sevenfold – Hail to the King Five Finger Death Punch – Lift Me Up Korn – Love and Meth Pop Evil – Trenches Sevendust – Decay Stone Sour – Do Me a Favor Volbeat – Lola Montez	Amon Amarth – Deceiver of the Gods Black Sabbath – God Is Dead? Bring Me the Horizon – Shadow Moses Children of Bodom – Transference Dream Theater – The Enemy Inside Ghost – Year Zero Killswitch Engage – In Due Time Motörhead – Heartbreaker Protest the Hero – Drumhead Trial Queensrÿche – Where Dreams Go to Die
Best Rock Video	Best Metal Video
Alice in Chains – Hollow Black Label Society – Ain’t No Sunshine Dead Sara – Lemon Scent Escape the Fate – Ungreatful In This Moment – Adrenalize Korn – Never Never Puscifer – Bohemian Rhapsody Queens of the Stone Age – ...Like Clockworks Stone Sour – Do Me a Favor 30 Seconds to Mars – City of Angels	Black Sabbath – God Is Dead? The Dillinger Escape Plan – When I Lost My Bet Ghost – Year Zero High on Fire – Slave the Hive Huntress – Zenith Kvelertak – Bruane Brenn Meshuggah – I Am Colossus Portal – Curtain Protest the Hero – Underbite Toxic Holocaust – Acid Fuzz
Best New Artist	Best Live Act
Beware of Darkness Death Division Device Devour the Day Newsted Oblivion Palms Philip H. Anselmo and the Illegals Purson Scar the Martyr	Between the Buried and Me Ghost Gwar Halestorm Iron Maiden Korn Metallica Steel Panther Testament Rob Zombie
Best Vocalist	Best Guitarist
Neil Fallon (Clutch) Josh Homme (Queens of the Stone Age) Myles Kennedy (Alter Bridge) Todd La Torre (Queensrÿche) Jesse Leach (Killswitch Engage) Papa Emeritus II (Ghost) Laura Pleasants (Kylesa) Oliver Sykes (Bring Me the Horizon) Corey Taylor (Slipknot, Stone Sour)	Jerry Cantrell (Alice in Chains) Synyster Gates (Avenged Sevenfold) Luke Hoskin & Tim Millar (Protest the Hero) Tony Iommi (Black Sabbath) John 5 (Rob Zombie) Luc Lemay (Gorguts) John Petrucci (Dream Theater) James Root (Slipknot, Stone Sour) Robin Staps (The Ocean) Mark Tremonti (Alter Bridge, Tremonti)
Best Drummer	Best Bassist
Chris Adler (Lamb of God) Matt Cameron (Soundgarden), Pearl Jam Tommy Clufetos (Black Sabbath) Arejay Hale (Halestorm) Gene Hoglan (Testament) John Longstreth (Gorguts) Mike Mangini (Dream Theater) Billy Rymer (The Dillinger Escape Plan) Jeremy Spencer (Five Finger Death Punch) Brad Wilk (Rage Against the Machine)	Derek Boyer (Suffocation) Rex Brown (Kill Devil Hill) Geezer Butler (Black Sabbath) Paul Kelland (Ulcerate) Lemmy Kilmister (Motörhead) Colin Maston (Gorguts) John Myung (Dream Theater) Jason Newsted (Newsted) Billy Sheehan (Mr. Big) Jeff Walker (Carcass)
Rock Goddess	Rock Titan
Emma Anzai (Sick Puppies) Maria Brink (In This Moment) Lzzy Hale (Halestorm) Jill Janus (Huntress) Laura Pleasants (Kylesa)	Phil Anselmo (Down) Randy Blythe (Lamb of God) Tony Iommi (Black Sabbath) Lemmy Kilmister (Motörhead) Corey Taylor (Slipknot, Stone Sour)
Most Devoted Fans
Avenged Sevenfold Black Sabbath Black Veil Brides Dir En Grey Dream Theater Five Finger Death Punch Iron Maiden Lamb of God Pearl Jam Queens of the Stone Age

Bei der vierten Verleihung gab es folgende Gewinner:^[1]

Best Metal Album: Slipknot – .5: The Gray Chapter Best Rock Album: Islander – Violence & Destruction Best Metal Song: Slipknot – The Negative One Best Rock Song: Three Days Grace – Painkiller Best Metal Video: Slipknot – The Devil in I Best Rock Video: Five Finger Death Punch – Wrong Side of Heaven Best Metal Band: Slipknot Best Rock Band: Linkin Park Best Live Act: Linkin Park

Best New Artist: Babymetal Best Vocalist: Myles Kennedy (Alter Bridge) Best Guitarist: Zakk Wylde (Black Label Society) Best Bassist: Todd Kerns (Slash) Best Drummer: Masked Drummer (Slipknot) Rock Goddess of 2014: Sharon den Adel (Within Temptation) Rock Titan of 2014: Phil Anselmo Most Devoted Fans: X Japan

In einigen Kategorien gab es mehr als zehn Nominierungen. Hier werden nur die ersten zehn Plätze in alphabetischer Reihenfolge gelistet.

Best Rock Band	Best Metal Band
Avenged Sevenfold Chevelle Five Finger Death Punch Foo Fighters Godsmack Hellyeah Linkin Park Pop Evil The Pretty Reckless Seether	At the Gates Behemoth Exodus Insomnium Judas Priest Mastodon Opeth Septicflesh Slipknot Triptykon
Best Rock Album	Best Metal Album
AC/DC – Rock or Bust Black Label Society – Catacombs of the Black Vatican Foo Fighters – Sonic Highways Godsmack – 1000hp Islander – Violence & Destruction Linkin Park – The Hunting Party Of Mice & Men – Restoring Force The Pretty Reckless – Going to Hell Sixx:A.M. – Modern Vintage Slash – World on Fire	Allegaeon – Elements of the Infinite Behemoth – The Satanist Exodus – Blood In, Blood Out Insomnium – Shadows of a Dying Sun Judas Priest – Redeemer of Souls Machine Head – Bloodstone & Diamonds Mastodon – Once More ’Round the Sun Opeth – Pale Communion Overkill – White Devil Armory Slipknot – .5: The Gray Chapter
Best Rock Song	Best Metal Song
Black Label Society – My Dying Time Bring Me the Horizon – Drown Foo Fighters – Something from Nothing Hellyeah – Moth Islander – Coconut Dracula Linkin Park – Rebellion The Pretty Reckless – Heaven Knows Sixx:A.M. – Stars Slash – World on Fire Three Days Grace – Painkiller	Arch Enemy – War Eternal Behemoth – Ora Pro Nobis Lucifer Down – We Knew Him Well Exodus – Salt the Wound Judas Priest – Halls of Valhalla Mastodon – Chimes at Midnight Overkill – Armorist Slayer – Implode Slipknot – The Negative One Steel Panther – Gloryhole
Best Rock Video	Best Metal Video
Body Count – Talk Shit, Get Shot Bring Me the Horizon – Drown Five Finger Death Punch – Wrong Side of Heaven Korn – Hater Kyng – Electric Halo Monster Magnet – The Duke The Offspring – Divided by Zero/Slim Pickens Red Fang – Crows in Swine Royal Blood – Figure it Out Seether – Same Damn Life	Behemoth – Blow Your Trumpets Gabriel Cannibal Corpse – Kill or Become The Devil Wears Prada – Sailor’s Prayer Every Time I Die – Thirst Machine Head – Now We Die Mastodon – The Motherload Menace – I Live with Your Ghost Slipknot – The Devil in I Steel Panther – Gloryhole
Best New Artist	Best Live Act
Babymetal Crobot Hark Islander Lesser Key Menace Nothing More Royal Blood Starset With Our Arms to the Sun	A Day to Remember Avenged Sevenfold Bring Me the Horizon Five Finger Death Punch Judas Priest Korn Linkin Park Mastodon Slipknot Steel Panther
Best Vocalist	Best Guitarist
Mikael Åkerfeldt (Opeth) Chester Bennington (Linkin Park) Sully Erna (Godsmack) Rob Halford (Judas Priest) Myles Kennedy (Alter Bridge) Pete Loeffler (Chevelle) Taylor Momsen (The Pretty Reckless) Nergal (Behemoth) Corey Taylor (Slipknot, Stone Sour) Alissa White-Gluz (Arch Enemy)	Fredrik Åkesson (Opeth) DJ Ashba (Guns n’ Roses) Brad Delson (Linkin Park) Richie Faulkner (Judas Priest) Richard Kruspe (Rammstein) Paul Masvidal (Cynic) Tom Maxwell (Hellyeah) Slash Zakk Wylde Angus Young (AC/DC)
Best Drummer	Best Bassist
Martin Axenrot (Opeth) Fotis Benardo (Septicflesh) Brann Dailor (Mastodon) Taylor Hawkins (Foo Fighters) Shannon Larkin (Godsmack) Sam Loeffler (Chevelle) Vinnie Paul (Hellyeah) Zbigniew Robert „Inferno“ Prominski (Behemoth) Ben Thatcher (Royal Blood) Jay Weinberg (Slipknot)	Spiros Antoniu (Septicflesh) Dean Bernardi (Chevelle) Todd Kerns (Slash) Mike Kerr (Royal Blood) Sean Malone (Cynic) Martin Mendez (Opeth) Troy Sanders (Mastodon) Nikki Sixx (Mötley Crüe, Sixx:A.M.) Alex Webster (Cannibal Corpse) Tomasz „Orion“ Wroblewski (Behemoth)
Rock Goddess	Rock Titan
Maria Brink (In This Moment) Sharon den Adel (Within Temptation) Lzzy Hale (Halestorm) Carla Harvey & Heidi Shepherd (Butcher Babies) Taylor Momsen (The Pretty Reckless) Elize Ryd (Amaranthe) Cristina Scabbia (Lacuna Coil) Alissa White-Gluz (Arch Enemy)	Phil Anselmo (Down) Dave Grohl (Foo Fighters) Rob Halford (Judas Priest) Nergal (Behemoth) M. Shadows (Avenged Sevenfold) Nikki Sixx (Mötley Crüe, Sixx:A.M.) Slash Corey Taylor (Slipknot, Stone Sour)
Most Devoted Fans
Avenged Sevenfold Black Veil Brides Five Finger Death Punch Godsmack Judas Priest Linkin Park Nickelback The Pretty Reckless Slipknot X Japan

Bei der fünften Verleihung gab es folgende Gewinner:^[4]

Best Metal Album: Ghost – Meliora Best Rock Album: Breaking Benjamin – Dark Before Dawn Best Metal Song: Babymetal – Road of Resistance Best Rock Song: Highly Suspect – Lydia Best Metal Video: Slayer – Repentless Best Rock Video: Avatar – Vultures Fly Best Metal Band: Slipknot Best Rock Band: Three Days Grace Best Live Act: Babymetal

Best New Artist: Saint Asonia Best Vocalist: Mike Patton (Faith No More) Best Guitarist: Mark Tremonti (Alter Bridge, Tremonti) Best Bassist: Nameless Ghoul (Ghost) Best Drummer: Jeremy Spencer (Five Finger Death Punch) Rock Goddess of 2015: Maria Brink (In This Moment) Rock Titan of 2015: Corey Taylor (Slipknot, Stone Sour) Most Devoted Fans: Babymetal

In einigen Kategorien gab es mehr als zehn Nominierungen. Hier werden nur die ersten zehn Plätze in alphabetischer Reihenfolge gelistet.

Best Rock Band	Best Metal Band
Breaking Benjamin Disturbed Faith No More Five Finger Death Punch Foo Fighters Halestorm Papa Roach Pop Evil Shinedown Three Days Grace	Amorphis Between the Buried and Me Cattle Decapitation Ghost High on Fire Iron Maiden Lamb of God Queensrÿche Slipknot Tribulation
Best Rock Album	Best Metal Album
Breaking Benjamin – Dark Before Dawn Bring Me the Horizon – That’s the Spirit Disturbed – Immortalized Faith No More – Sol Invictus Five Finger Death Punch – Got Your Six Halestorm – Into the Wild Life Marilyn Manson – The Pale Emperor Shinedown – Threat to Survival Three Days Grace – Human Tremonti – Cauterize	Amorphis – Under the Red Cloud Between the Buried and Me – Coma Ecliptic Cradle of Filth – Hammer of the Witches Ghost – Meliora Iron Maiden – The Book of Souls Lamb of God – VII: Sturm und Drang Paradise Lost – The Plague Within Periphery – Juggernaut: Alpha and Omega Queensrÿche – Condition Human Slayer – Repentless
Best Rock Song	Best Metal Song
Breaking Benjamin – Failure Bring Me the Horizon – Throne Disturbed – The Vengeful One Five Finger Death Punch – Wash it All Away Halestorm – Amen Highly Suspect – Lydia Marilyn Manson – The Mephistopheles of Los Angeles Shinedown – Cut the Cord Three Days Grace – Human Race Tremonti – Another Heart	Amorphis – Death of a King Babymetal – Road of Resistance The Devil Wears Prada – Planet A Ghost – Cirice Iron Maiden – Empire of the Clouds Lamb of God – 512 Megadeth – Fatal Illusion Moonspell – Medusalem Queensrÿche – Guardian Slayer – Repentless
Best Rock Video	Best Metal Video
Avatar – Vultures Fly Chris Cornell – Never Forget My Broken Heart The Darkness – Barbarian Disturbed – The Vengeful One Futur User – Mountain Lion Hellyeah – Hush Marilyn Manson – The Mephistopheles of Los Angeles Nothing More – Jenny The Offspring – Coming for You Seether – Nobody Praying for Me	Behemoth – The Satanist Children of Bodom – Morrigan Cradle of Filth – Right Wing of the Garden Triptych The Devil Wears Prada – Planet A Ghost – Cirice Iron Maiden – Speed of Light Mastodon – Asleep in the Deep Slayer – Repentless Slipknot – Killpop Torche – Annihilation Affair
Best New Artist	Best Live Act
Act of Defiance Alkaloid Bridge to Grace Crypt Sermon First Decree God Mother Highly Suspect Red Sun Rising Saint Asonia The Temperance Movement	AC/DC Babymetal Faith No More Foo Fighters Ghost Halestorm King Diamond Lamb of God Nothing More Slipknot
Best Vocalist	Best Guitarist
Randy Blythe (Lamb of God) Benjamin Burley (Breaking Benjamin) Bruce Dickinson (Iron Maiden) David Draiman (Disturbed) Papa Emeritus III (Ghost) Lzzy Hale (Halestorm) Tomi Joutsen (Amorphis) Mike Patton (Faith No More) Mlny Prsonz (Royal Thunder) Brent Smith (Shinedown)	Zoltán Báthory & Jason Hook (Five Finger Death Punch) Jake Bowen, Mark Holcomb & Misha Mansoor (Periphery) Dan Donegan (Disturbed) Josh Elmore (Cattle Decapitation) Janick Gers, Dave Murray & Adrian Smith (Iron Maiden) Gary Holt & Kerry King (Slayer) Matt Pike (High on Fire) Slash (Guns n’ Roses) Mark Tremonti (Alter Bridge, Tremonti) Paul Waggoner & Dustie Waring (Between the Buried and Me)
Best Drummer	Best Bassist
Chris Adler (Lamb of God) Mike Bordin (Faith No More) Arejay Hale (Halestorm) Nicko McBrain (Iron Maiden) Mike Portnoy Black Richardson (Between the Buried and Me) Scott Rockenfield (Queensrÿche) Morgan Rose (Sevendust) Jeremy Spencer (Five Finger Death Punch) Mike Wengren (Disturbed)	Dan Briggs (Between the Buried and Me) Shane Embury (Napalm Death) Billy Gould (Faith No More) Steve Harris (Iron Maiden) Eddie Jackson (Queensrÿche) Lemmy Kilmister (Motörhead) Grutle Kjellson (Enslaved) John Moyer (Disturbed) Nameless Ghoul (Ghost) Billy Sheehan (Mr. Big, The Winery Dogs)
Rock Goddess	Rock Titan
Emily Armstrong & Siouxsie Medley (Dead Sara) Maria Brink (In This Moment) Lzzy Hale (Halestorm) Carla Harvey & Heidi Shepherd (Butcher Babies) Jill Janus (Huntress) Mlny Prsonz (Royal Thunder)	Randy Blythe (Lamb of God) Benjamin Burnley (Breaking Benjamin) Bruce Dickinson (Iron Maiden) David Draiman (Disturbed) Dave Grohl (Foo Fighters) Lemmy Kilmister (Motörhead) Mike Patton (Faith No More) Papa Emeritus III (Ghost) Mike Portnoy Corey Taylor (Slipknot, Stone Sour)
Most Devoted Fans
Babymetal Black Veil Brides Breaking Benjamin Bring Me the Horizon Disturbed Five Finger Death Punch Foo Fighters Iron Maiden Lamb of God Slipknot

Bei der sechsten Verleihung gab es folgende Gewinner:^[5]

Best Metal Album: Babymetal – Metal Resistance Best Rock Album: Alter Bridge – The Last Hero Best Metal Song: Babymetal – Karate Best Rock Song: Alter Bridge – Show Me a Leader Best Metal Video: Ghost – Square Hammer Best Rock Video: Disturbed – The Sound of Silence Best Metal Band: Metallica Best Rock Band: Alter Bridge Best Live Act: Babymetal

Best New Artist: Shallow Side Best Vocalist: Axl Rose (Guns n’ Roses, AC/DC) Best Guitarist: Slash (Guns n’ Roses) Best Bassist: Duff McKagan (Guns n’ Roses) Best Drummer: Mike Portnoy (diverse) Rock Goddess of the Year: Su-Metal (Babymetal) Rock Titan of the Year: Axl Rose (Guns n’ Roses, AC/DC) Most Devoted Fans: Babymetal

In einigen Kategorien gab es mehr als zehn Nominierungen. Hier werden nur die ersten zehn Plätze in alphabetischer Reihenfolge gelistet.

Best Rock Band	Best Metal Band
A Day to Remember Alter Bridge Blink-182 Deftones Disturbed Green Day Pierce the Veil Red Hot Chili Peppers Skillet Sum 41	Anthrax Devin Townsend Project The Dillinger Escape Plan Gojira Iron Maiden Killswitch Engage Korn Megadeth Meshuggah Metallica
Best Rock Album	Best Metal Album
A Day to Remember – Bad Vibrations Alter Bridge – The Last Hero Chevelle – The North Corridor Deftones – Gore Green Day – Revolution Radio Red Hot Chili Peppers – The Getaway Skillet – Unleashed The Virginmarys – Divides Zakk Wylde – Book of Shadows II Rob Zombie – The Electric Warlock Acid Witch Satanic Orgy Celebration Dispenser	Amon Amarth – Jomsviking Anthrax – For All Kings Babymetal – Metal Resistance Devin Townsend Project – Transcendence Fleshgod Apocalypse – King Gojira – Magma Killswitch Engage – Incarnate Korn – The Serenity of Suffering Megadeth – Dystopia Meshuggah – The Violent Sleep of Reason
Best Rock Song	Best Metal Song
A Day to Remember – Paranoia Alter Bridge – Show Me a Leader Deftones – Prayers / Triangles Disturbed – The Sound of Silence Five Finger Death Punch – I Apologize The Pretty Reckless – Take Me Down Sixx:A.M. – Rise Volbeat – The Devil’s Bleeding Crown Zakk Wylde feat. Corey Taylor – Sleeping Dogs Rob Zombie – Get High	Amon Amarth – Raise Your Horns Anthrax – Blood Eagle Wings Avenged Sevenfold – The Stage Babymetal – Karate Devin Townsend Project – Stormbending Ghost – Square Hammer Gojira – Silvera Korn – Insane Megadeth – Dystopia Metallica – Moth into Flame
Best Rock Video	Best Metal Video
A Day to Remember – Naitivety Avatar – For the Swarm Beartooth – Aggressive Disturbed – The Sound of Silence Five Finger Death Punch – I Apologize John 5 and the Creatures – Making Monsters Puscifer – The Arsonist Shinedown – Asking for It Sum 41 – Fake My Own Death The Temperance Movement – White Bear	Amon Amarth – At Dawn’s First Light Anthrax – Blood Eagle Wings Avenged Sevenfold – The Stage Fleshgod Apocalypse – Cold as Perfection Ghost – Square Hammer High on Fire – The Black Plot Korn – Insane Megadeth – Dystopia Periphery – Marigold Slayer – You Against You
Best New Artist	Best Live Act
Astronoid Eight Bells Giraffe Tongue Orchestra Gone Is Gone Kaleo Prophets of Rage Shallow Side Stitched Up Heart Sumerlands Through Fire	A Day to Remember Amon Amarth Babymetal Black Sabbath Ghost Gojira Guns n’ Roses Korn Slipknot Rob Zombie
Best Vocalist	Best Guitarist
Mikael Åkerfeldt (Opeth) Jonathan Davis (Korn) David Draiman (Disturbed) Joe Duplantier (Gojira) Myles Kennedy (Alter Bridge) Jesse Leach (Killswitch Engage) Chino Moreno (Deftones) Greg Puciato (The Dillinger Escape Plan) Axl Rose (Guns n’ Roses) Devin Townsend	Mikael Åkerfeldt (Opeth) John 5 Jim Matheos (Fates Warning) „Munky“ (Korn) Dave Mustaine & Kiko Loureiro (Megadeth) Eric Peterson & Alex Skolnick (Testament) Slash (Guns n’ Roses) Mark Tremonti (Alter Bridge, Tremonti) Ben Weinman (The Dillinger Escape Plan, Giraffe Tongue Orchestra) Zakk Wylde
Best Drummer	Best Bassist
Chris Adler (Lamb of God) Martin Axenrot (Opeth) Travis Barker (Blink-182) Charlie Benante (Anthrax) Mario Duplantier (Gojira) Tomas Haake (Meshuggah) Mike Hannay (Anciients) Gene Hoglan (Testament) Bobby Jarzombek (Fates Warning) Mike Portnoy	Frank Bello (Anthrax) David Ellefson (Megadeth) Fat Mike (NOFX) „Fieldy“ (Korn) „Flea“ (Red Hot Chili Peppers) Linus Klausenitzer (Obscura) Duff McKagan (Guns n’ Roses) Martin Mendez (Opeth) John Moyer (Disturbed, Art of Anarchy) Nikki Sixx (Sixx:A.M.)
Rock Goddess	Rock Titan
Emma Anzai (Sick Puppies) Rosalie Cunningham (Purson) Lzzy Hale (Halestorm) Amy Lee (Evanescence) Alecia „Mixi“ Demner (Stitched Up Heart) Taylor Momsen (The Pretty Reckless) Cristina Scabbia (Lacuna Coil) Simone Simons (Epica) Lacey Sturm Su-Metal (Babymetal)	Billie Joe Armstrong (Green Day) Bruce Dickinson (Iron Maiden) David Draiman (Disturbed) The Ghost Inside Dave Mustaine (Megadeth) Papa Emeritus III (Ghost) Axl Rose (Guns n’ Roses) Corey Taylor (Slipknot, Stone Sour) Zakk Wylde Rob Zombie
Most Devoted Fans
AC/DC Asking Alexandria Babymetal Disturbed Guns n’ Roses Iron Maiden Korn Metallica Slipknot X Japan

Bei der siebten Verleihung gab es einige Änderungen. Die Kategorien Best Rock Band und Best Metal Band wurden in Best Hard Rock Artist und Best Metal Artist umbenannt. Die Kategorien Best Rock Video, Best Metal Video, Rock Goddess of the Year und Rock Titan of the Year wurden ersatzlos gestrichen. Neu Hinzugekommen sind die Kategorien Breakthrough Artist, der Humanitarian Award, der Lemmy Award zur Ehrung des Lebenswerkes und der Courage Award. Die Preise wurden im Rahmen einer Zeremonie am 24. Oktober 2017 im Novo Theater in Los Angeles vergeben.^[6]

Best Metal Album: Avenged Sevenfold – The Stage Best Hard Rock Album: Stone Sour – Hydrograd Best Metal Song: Power Trip – Executioner’s Tax (Swing of the Axe) Best Rock Song: I Prevail – Alone Best Metal Artist: Avenged Sevenfold Best Hard Rock Artist: Stone Sour Best Live Act: Iron Maiden Best New Artist: Greta Van Fleet Breakthrough Artist: Beartooth

Best Vocalist: Chester Bennington † (Linkin Park) Best Guitarist: Zakk Wylde Best Bassist: Steve Harris (Iron Maiden) Best Drummer: Mario Duplantier (Gojira) Most Devoted Fans: Babymetal Humanitarian Award: Sammy Hagar Lemmy Award: Rob Halford (Judas Priest) Courage Award: Tony Iommi (Black Sabbath)

Hard Rock Artist	Metal Artist
In This Moment Korn Papa Roach The Pretty Reckless Starset Stone Sour	Avenged Sevenfold Body Count Code Orange Mastodon Metallica Power Trip
Hard Rock Album	Metal Album
At the Drive-In – In-ter a-li-a Highly Suspect – The Boy Who Died Wolf Papa Roach – Croocked Teeth Royal Thunder – WICK Starset – Vessels Stone Sour – Hydrograd	Avenged Sevenfold – The Stage Body Count – Bloodlust Code Orange – Forever Mastodon – Emperor of Sand Metallica – Hardwired…to Self-Destruct Power Trip – Nightmare Logic
Hard Rock Song	Metal Song
Foo Fighters – Run Fozzy – Judas I Prevail – Alone Nothing More – Go to War Of Mice & Men – Unbreakable Starset – Monster	Body Count – No Lives Matter DragonForce – Ashes of the Dawn Municipal Waste – Amateur Sketch Obituary – Sentence Day Pallbearer – I Saw the End Power Trip – Executioners Tax (Swing of the Axe)
Best Live Band	Most Dedicated Fans
Amon Amarth Anthrax Behemoth The Dillinger Escape Plan Frank Carter and the Rattlesnakes Iron Maiden	Babymetal Blink-182 Halestorm I Prevail Iron Maiden Rammstein
Breakthrough Band	Best New Artist
Avatar Beartooth Bloodclot Frank Carter and the Rattlesnakes King Woman Royal Thunder	Black Map Cover Your Tracks Ded Gone Is Gone Greta Van Fleet Zeal & Ardor
Best Vocalist	Best Guitarist
Chester Bennington (Linkin Park) Maria Brink (In This Moment) Bruce Dickinson (Iron Maiden) Myles Kennedy (Alter Bridge) Mlny Parsonz (Royal Thunder) Corey Taylor (Stone Sour)	Tosin Abasi (Animals as Leaders) Synyster Gates & Zacky Vengeance (Avenged Sevenfold) Brent Hinds & Bill Kelliher (Mastodon) Dave Mustaine & Kiko Loureiro (Megadeth) Mark Tremonti (Alter Bridge) Zakk Wylde
Best Drummer	Best Bassist
Charlie Benante (Anthrax) Brann Dailor (Mastodon) Mario Duplantier (Gojira) Tomas Haake (Meshuggah) Matt Greiner (August Burns Red) Vinnie Paul (Hellyeah)	Frank Bello (Anthrax) Derek Boyer (Suffocation) Rex Brown Matt Freeman (Rancid) Steve Harris (Iron Maiden) Mike Kerr (Royal Blood)

1. ↑ ^{a b} Graham Hartmann: 4th Annual Loudwire Music Awards: Complete Winners List. Loudwire, abgerufen am 3. April 2017 (englisch). 
2. ↑ Loudwire Staff: 2011 Loudwire Music Awards Winners. Loudwire, abgerufen am 3. April 2017 (englisch). 
3. ↑ Graham Hartmann: 3rd Annual Loudwire Music Awards: Winners List. Loudwire, abgerufen am 3. April 2017 (englisch). 
4. ↑ Loudwire Staff: 5th Annual Loudwire Music Awards: Complete Winners List. Loudwire, abgerufen am 3. April 2017 (englisch). 
5. ↑ Chad Childers: 6th Annual Loudwire Music Awards: Complete Winners List. Loudwire, abgerufen am 3. April 2017 (englisch). 
6. ↑ Chad Childers: Avenged Sevenfold, Stone Sour + Iron Maiden Win Big at the 2017 Loudwire Music Awards. Loudwire, abgerufen am 26. Oktober 2017 (englisch). 

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