2025 is officially here, and with it comes one final look back at the year that was. 2024 was the 25th anniversary for theprp.com, which still remains a baffling milestone to hit. This was supposed to just be a hobby on the side, never a career. It’s wild to still be here and humbling to see the site thriving.
It’s been a long road from the last gasp of the major label/MTV era and CDs to streaming and social media. 2024 presented some encouraging developments, with the site finally being deemed worthy of top story placement consideration on Google and some promising traffic growth.
Below you can find a list of the stories you. the readers. clicked on the most in 2024, with these stories collectively accumulating nearly 1.5 mil pageviews.
- #25. Slipknot’s Clown On 90s Nostalgia: “Twenty-Five Years Ago, Getting Into Those Red Coveralls, I Didn’t Feel Goofy. But I Feel Goofy In Them Now.”
- #24. Drummer Brandon Short Quits Tim Lambesis’ Austrian Death Machine: “My Integrity And Character Have Been Called Into Question In A Way I Can No Longer Accept”
- #23. Alice In Chains & Shinedown Among Artists Named In New Report On How Millions In COVID-19 Relief Funds Were Actually Spent
- #22. Maynard James Keenan Admits Tool’s Success Has Been A Bit Of A “Deterrent”, “A Month Can Pass With Nothing Happening And You Don’t Feel It”
- #21. Slipknot’s Corey Taylor Speaks On His Ongoing Mental Health Break And Near Relapse: “I’m Just Doing The Best For Me Right Now And It’s A Long Road”
- #20. Maynard James Keenan’s 50th Birthday Concert Featuring A Perfect Circle, Failure & Puscifer To Be Released In March
- #19. Following A Wave Of Lineup Departures In Light Of Booking Kyle Rittenhouse, ‘Shell Shock II’ Festival Announces Slipknot Tribute Band SiC TX As Their Headliner
- #18. Maynard James Keenan On Tool’s Digital Absence: “We Missed 20 Years Of Reaching Two Generations Of People”
- #17. Deftones Guitarist Stephen Carpenter Speaks On How His Anxiety Has Led To Him Stepping Back From International Touring
- #16. Slipknot Appear To Have Unintentionally Revealed The Identities Of Their Two Latest Members
- #15. Tool, Etc. Vocalist Maynard James Keenan Shows Off His First Proper Charcoal Drawings In Over 35 Years
- #14. Maynard James Keenan Speaks On Why He Restricts Fans From Filming During His Live Performances
- #13. Maynard James Keenan Explains Why He Performs From The Back Of The Stage At Tool Shows
- #12. System Of A Down’s Serj Tankian: “If System Ever Decided To Make A Record, It Would Be A Fresh Start In A Brand New Way…”
- #11. ‘Download Festival’ Founder Defends Booking Sleep Token As A 2025 Headlining Act: “This Is A Band That Deserves To Be Elevated”
- #10. Slipknot’s M. Shawn “Clown” Crahan: “There Are So Many Horrible Bands Who Are Going To Be Our Future Headliners”
- #09. P.O.D.’s Sonny Sandoval: “Every Time We Do A Record Or Play A Show, We Don’t Understand Why We Don’t Get The Same Respect As Bands Who Came Later”
- #08. Mike Shinoda Explains Why Drummer Rob Bourdon Is No Longer In Linkin Park
- #07. Limp Bizkit’s Fred Durst: “Nobody Listened To The Story In ‘Nookie’ They Just Listened To The Catchphrase”
- #06. Korn, Linkin Park, Green Day, Chimaira, Snot, Dry Kill Logic & More Among 2025 ‘Welcome To Rockville’ Festival Lineup
- #05. Fans Express Disappointment & Concern For Perry Farrell After Last Night’s Shaky Jane’s Addiction Set In New York City
- #04. Rage Against The Machine’s Tom Morello Claps Back At Guitar Center’s CEO On “Serious Musicians” Needing More Expensive Guitars
- #03. A Thrash Metal Drummer Cost Elon Musk $56 Billion This Week
- #02. Serj Tankian Reveals System Of A Down Auditioned Replacements For Him, Admits The Band’s Live Shows Can Be “Like Visiting The World’s Most Generous ATM”
- #01. David Ellefson Agrees With Gene Simmons That “Rock Is Dead”, Feels Kids Are More Interested In “Facebook And Tesla” Than Starting A Rock Band
