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From thrash superstars to grunge legends: Kerrang!’s top picks from Apple Music’s 100 Best Albums list

With Apple Music publishing their 100 Best Albums list – which takes in everything from The Beatles to Wu-Tang Clan – we take a look at the five best heavy and alt. records that made the cut…

How Korn and adidas are still reshaping the face of alternative fashion

When Korn frontman Jonathan Davis first stepped onstage in his battered adidas tracksuit, little could he have known how he would irreversibly change the look and sound of alternative music. Decades later, the Bakersfield legends’ long-overdue collaboration with the iconic German sportswear brand is proof that they’re still amongst the most influential players in the game…

Hot As Hell: 20 years of Hell Bunny, the alt. clothing brand designed to make everyone happy

As London-based retro fashion company Hell Bunny throw a huge party for their 20th anniversary, Kerrang! meets long-time designers Stephanie and Sarah to find out about their most far-reaching inspirations, why Halloween collections always rule, and how they’ve spent two decades making their customers feel good…

In pictures: Inside Spotify’s misfits 2.0 Anti-Prom

Suited and booted we headed down to Spotify’s Anti-Prom to find a community of misfits living their best lives and putting our wardrobe to shame. Take a look for yourselves…

The power of audacity: Sharkkana and Bawo prove there are no rules to creativity

For the release of the new Off-White™ at FLANNELS capsule collection, multi-talented creatives Sharkkana and Bawo reveal how their limitless mindsets power them…

How NFTs are liberating music fandom

TokenTraxx and other new platforms are giving artists ownership and fans a closer connection to their idols, all thanks to NFTs. No seriously.

WARGASM: “Something is happening in the scene – there is a tectonic shift right now”

We catch up with Milkie Way and Sam Matlock from WARGASM after winning the New Noise Award presented by Dr. Martens at the Kerrang! Awards.

WARGASM win the first-ever New Noise Award at the Kerrang! Awards 2022

WARGASM make history at the Kerrang! Awards 2022, walking away with the New Noise Award presented by Dr. Martens.

Dr. Martens to sponsor the New Noise Award at the Kerrang! Awards 2022

Punk fashion institution Dr. Martens are sponsoring this year’s New Noise Award at the Kerrang! Awards.

From Jurassic Park to dystopian street gangs: Why Drop Dead Clothing is about more than fashion

Through iconic, occult designs to next-level collabs with Sega Mega Drive, Jurassic Park and The Simpsons, Drop Dead Clothing are pioneers in alternative style. But for the people behind the fashion, it’s about more than looks – it’s a lifestyle...

Why The Batman is the most metal superhero movie

From the morbid surroundings of the Batcave to the none-more-black attire, The Batman doesn’t just look metal, it feels it…

“The only way to survive here as an artist is to live off the grid”: How London influences the music of Mimi Barks

Like the city of Gotham after dark, London can be a dank playground for the dark and dangerous. And in the same way those iconic mean streets moulded Batman into the formidable vigilante, England’s capital has become a breeding ground for artists willing to break boundaries by any means necessary. Meet Mimi Barks, the doom-trap trailblazer whose underground lifestyle is surely a match for the bat cave itself...

What happened when hip-hop icon Nas met his favourite sculptor

To celebrate the return of Miami Art Basel, BMW have teamed up with hip-hop heavyweight Nas and sculptor Kennedy Yanko to talk creativity, collaboration and manifestation.

How to build your own dive bar

Kerrang! has teamed up with the freshest new app in bartending, Freepour, to share advice on opening your own dive bar and explore the relationship between bars and tattoos…

Meet the people keeping London’s nightlife alive

We sit down with five nightlife veterans who work tirelessly behind-the-scenes at four of London’s best venues in celebration of Dr. Martens’ new Urban Protection collection.

Why Diablo II: Resurrected is the most metal action-RPG ever

21 years ago, Diablo II forever altered the gaming landscape with its none-gnarlier blend of heroics and hellfire. As Blizzard Entertainment prepare to drop bleeding-edge remaster Diablo II: Resurrected, Art Director and lifelong metalhead Dustin King explains why there’s never been a better time for fans of heavy music to enter the world of Sanctuary…

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