Lauryn is the youngest full-time writer on the Loudwire staff, and somehow has the oldest taste in music. She'll chew your ear off about rockers from Jim Morrison to Chris Cornell, but especially loves geeking out about Guns N' Roses. Her writing journey began as a freelancer for Alternative Nation, which eventually led her to Loudwire, where she not only writes news stories, but hosts and produces video content (see our '30 Years of Grunge' series on YouTube), creates and hosts short-form videos for our social media channels and hosts a weekly segment on our Loudwire Weekends radio show called 'The GOAT,' which airs every Sunday at 11PM. You can follow Lauryn on Twitter (@laurynschaffs) and Instagram (@laurynschaffner).
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Rock and metal fans on Reddit debate which bands receive the least amount of hate, including Black Sabbath, Motorhead and more.
Rockers Trash Talking Other Artists
In this week's Loud List video compilation, we show rock and metal musicians trash talking other artists, both in and outside of the rock genre.
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Everything we learned about Slipknot and Shawn 'Clown' Crahan during the percussionists's 'Ask Me Anything' with fans on Reddit.
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There are quite a few rock bands that used to be called heavy metal, but are considered rock 'n' roll by today's standards.
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