Lauryn Schaffner

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).

How Killswitch Engage’s Jesse Leach Learned to Scream

Loudwire is kicking off a new season of How I Learned to Scream with a brand new episode featuring Killswitch Engage singer Jesse Leach.

Guns N’ Roses Add 13 New 2025 Tour Dates

Guns N' Roses have added 13 new dates to their 2025 tour plans, taking place in Latin American through October and November.

Fans Slam Suicide Silence + Dying Fetus for Touring With Slaughter to Prevail, Alex Terrible Responds

Fans are complaining that Dying Fetus and Suicide Silence are touring with Slaughter to Prevail, and Alex Terrible responded to the backlash.

Hatebreed’s Wayne Lozinak Plays His Favorite Riffs

We're launching a brand new season of Gear Factor episodes that were filmed at Sonic Temple, starting with Hatebreed guitarist Wayne Lozinak.

The 7 Wildest Catfish Scandals in Rock + Metal

Unfortunately, it's pretty easy to lie on the internet, and these rock and metal musicians were impersonated by people in catfish scandals.

‘I Was So Lonely’ – Brittany Furlan Explains Why She Fell for Ronnie Radke Catfish Scandal

During an episode of her podcast 'This Is the Worst,' Brittany Furlan explained that her loneliness led her to fall for the Ronnie Radke catfish scandal.

Seether’s Shaun Morgan Blasts Venue Security for Kicking His 7-Year-Old Daughter off Stage, Changes ‘Remedy’ Lyrics

Seether frontman Shaun Morgan blasted security at the Hard Rock in Tulsa for kicking his 7-year-old daughter off the side of the stage during the show.

Faster Pussycat Singer Opens Up About Fiancee’s Cruise Death for First Time

Faster Pussycat vocalist Taime Downe opened up for the first time publicly about his fiancee, Kimberly Burch, who went overboard on The 80s Cruise this year.

The ‘Big 4′ Bands of Grunge + Post-Grunge

To help explain the difference between the grunge and post-grunge subgenres, we chose four groups that best represent each category.

Guns N’ Roses Play Cover Live for First Time Ever (And It Sounds a Bit Different)

Guns N' Roses played their cover of the New York Dolls' 'Human Being' live for the first time ever, and Axl Rose sang it in a different register.