The vacations are upon us and the heavy music world is taking a while to unfold some Christmas cheer whereas reflecting on the yr that was and providing each Christmas and New 12 months’s greetings to their followers.
As they wind down 2025, take slightly household time and catch a breather earlier than returning to releasing music and touring, a few of rock and steel’s largest names have been sharing messages for his or her followers.
Whether or not it’s Judas Priest’s Rob Halford expressing his want that everybody have “an exquisite Christmastime and a heavy steel New 12 months” or Billy Corgan and Bruce Kulick sharing their sentiments in tune, there’s all types of ways in which the musicians have addressed their followers.
We have got enjoyable throwback images from the Osbourne household and Alice Cooper, Metallica sharing James Hetfield’s latest recitation of “Twas the Evening Earlier than Christmas” and even Muse digging into the archives for a particular vacation efficiency.
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We at Loudwire want you and yours a really great Christmas and vacation season and look ahead to a rocking 2026 as properly. Scroll under and see a collection of vacation greetings from the rock and steel world.
Rob Halford (Judas Priest)
Alice Cooper
Metallica
Billy Corgan (Smashing Pumpkins)
Bruce Kulick
Doro
The Useless Daisies
Bret Michaels (Poison)
Scorpions
Mikkey Dee (Scorpions)
Bon Jovi
Papa Roach
Pop Evil
The Rolling Stones
The Kinks
Our Girl Peace
The Osbournes
Disturbed
David Draiman (Disturbed)
Rudy Sarzo
Ola Englund
Chuck Billy (Testomony)
Steve DiGiorgio (Testomony)
Eric Peterson (Testomony)
Alex Skolnick (Testomony)
Pixies
GWAR
Darkish Tranquility
Bumblefoot
John Corabi
Muse
Noel Gallagher (Oasis)
Shed Seven
Sepultura
Memphis Might Hearth
Devin Townsend
Epica
Powerwolf
Jeff Lynne (Electrical Mild Orchestra)
Deen Castronovo
The 51 Finest Rock + Steel Songs of 2025
In a yr with 1000’s of recent songs, we have narrowed it right down to rock and steel’s 51 greatest.
See what number of of your favourite sogs from this yr made the listing!
Contributions by Chuck Armstrong (CA), Jordan Blum (JB), Rob Carroll (RC), Chad Childers (CC), Joe DiVita (JD), John Hill (JH) and Lauryn Schaffner (LS).
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