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).
Lauryn Schaffner
Metallica Fans Offered ‘Snake Pit’ Passes at Show, Have Hilarious Reactions
What would you have done?
Lars Ulrich Describes What Makes a Good Opening Song for Concerts
Is there a method to the madness?
Every Artist That’s Opened for Metallica Over the Last 10 Years
There have been a lot.
What Lars Ulrich Told Greta Van Fleet’s Sam Kiszka About Getting Older
From one generation to the next.
Buzz Osborne’s Favorite Metallica Album Isn’t What You’d Expect, or Maybe It Is
He speaks on their success.
StubHub Reveals the Most In-Demand Metal Artist to See Live This Summer
And which musical groups have sold the most tickets.
Metallica Respond to Fan on TikTok, Remind Us How Much They Dislike ‘Escape’
Don't expect to hear this one on tour.
Kirk Hammett Says He + James Hetfield ‘Connect in a Place That Is Not Comfortable’
Their bond is unconventional.