Chad Childers has been a music lover since his parents dragged him along to an Aerosmith/Bachman Turner Overdrive show as an infant. His love of music turned into a career in the mid-90s when he left a job in the Midwest as a librarian and moved to California to intern for Westwood One Radio. That led to work researching for Casey Kasem's countdown shows, writing and producing the alternative and active rock-related prep services SpinFax, The Fax, and Rip, Read and Rock, producing and writing for Westwood One's concert series as well as doing interviews across all music and entertainment formats. Since joining Loudwire in 2012, he's served as senior editor and is one of the writers for the site, while also interviewing bands and covering and photographing music festivals and concerts. He's also written for Ultimate Classic Rock, Pop Crush, Screen Crush and The FW. Twitter: @ChadChilLW Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/chad.childers
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Go up onstage and out in the crowd with the Brett Murray-directed video for Metallica's 'Lords of Summer.'
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Metallica have delivered a performance piece for their 'Now That We're Dead' video with the look and tone growing increasingly darker.
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Watch footage from DevilDriver's Ozzfest Meets Knotfest performance in their 'Trust No One' video.
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Rock out with a Rob Zombie concert performance for the new video 'Get Your Boots On! That's the End of Rock and Roll.'
20 Years Ago: Marilyn Manson Emerges From the Eye of the Storm With ‘Holy Wood’ Album
On Nov. 14, 2000, Marilyn Manson emerged from the Columbine backlash with the powerful musical statement, 'Holy Wood (In the Shadow of the Valley of Death).'
Anthrax’s Joey Belladonna Welcomed Back to Sing National Anthem for Chicago Bulls
Anthrax's Joey Belladonna returned to the United Center in Chicago to sing the National Anthem for the Chicago Bulls.
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Def Leppard will release a new live album titled 'And There Will Be a Next Time' on CD, DVD and Blu-Ray in 2017.
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Myles Kennedy: ‘The Door Is Definitely Open’ for Resuming Slash Solo Band
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