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VUKOVI: “This band is so personal. It’s literally everything to us”

VUKOVI didn’t see their whirlwind success coming. Now they’re finding a minute to take it all in, as they prepare to release new album MY GOD HAS GOT A GUN. It’s their ticket to much bigger things. For singer Janine Shilstone, it’s also even more intense than their rise…

Employed To Serve: “There’s nothing more powerful than heavy metal”

After years at the heavy metal coalface, grinding to make their dreams a reality, Employed To Serve stand on the precipice of a bold new era. In a world-exclusive interview, Justine Jones and Sammy Urwin take us inside new album Fallen Star, working with some famous friends and how they're taking everything to the next level...

“Our music is about catharsis... I don’t gravitate to songwriting when everything is going well”: Inside the gothic darkness of Black Satellite

Larissa Vale loves the grit and grime of life in a band. Even as industrial-goth collective Black Satellite prepare to shoot for superstardom with long-overdue second album Aftermath, their inimitable vocalist promises they’ll never drop the darkness off which they’ve fed so far...

From Corey Taylor to Eminem: The icons who inspired Kid Bookie

Kid Bookie’s music has thrived by blending rock, hip-hop, trap and more. But what inspires his eclectic sound? We got the man himself to tell us about those artists who made him the trailblazer he is…

From upcycled billboards to the return of a punk classic: The best in alternative style this month

In this month's K! style column we're diving deep into punk archives, finding the best knitwear around and embracing some real Myspace vibes...

L.S. Dunes: “Making music together is an intimate relationship. We’re not f*cking, but we are giving each other all of our selves”

L.S. Dunes was never supposed to be a ‘proper band’ but, even by the prolific standards of its esteemed personnel, the post-hardcore collective have gathered unheralded momentum. Ahead of sublime second album Violet, we join vocalist Anthony Green and guitarist Frank Iero to find how what started out “low stress” has grown into a towering monument to positivity and hope…

Inside the magic and the mastery of Sleep Token’s early days

The exact genesis of Sleep Token is unknown. But for those who were there as they initially slinked into the light, it was clear something special was happening. From a headline gig in a tiny church, to releasing a debut album and giving Kerrang! one of their only interviews ever, their first steps were those of a band heading for greatness already…

The 25 most anticipated rock and alternative albums for 2025

You thought 2024 was stacked? Just wait and see what the next 12 months have in store. From returning titans Deftones and Gojira to new leaders of the pack Sleep Token and Bad Omens to the next big things in ALT BLK ERA and Scowl, get ready for what could be rock’s best year ever...

Lambrini Girls: “It’s time for the genre of ‘women in music’ to be put to bed”

As their exuberant debut Who Let The Dogs Out arrives this week, Brighton punks Lambrini Girls dive into the message behind the mayhem, why they want to drop the riot grrrl label, and how they’re navigating the demands of punk rock’s next big thing…

The Sound Of 2025: The new artists breaking the boundaries of alternative music

Tearing up rulebooks and expanding minds, alternative music is more important than ever as we roll hard into 2025. To celebrate, we’re spotlighting the artists spearheading this new year’s revolution…

Why Sleep Token are going to “win people over” when they headline Download Festival 2025

Sleep Token are topping the bill at this year’s Download, off the back of an epic tour that included two nights at London’s 20,000-capacity The O2. It’s a bold move when any band is elevated to the top of the British rock mountain, but here, head honcho Andy Copping explains why the time is now for the Donington masses to gather and Worship…

In the studio with Employed To Serve: “The message we’re putting forward now is ‘Heavy metal unity’”

Employed To Serve return in 2025 with album five. It’s heavy, it’s In Flames-y, and there’s secret guests. Justine Jones and Sammy Urwin give the lowdown...

Bob Vylan: “We need to be in the places that don’t want to hear us, or the places that need it most”

For Bob Vylan, 2024 has been a scorcher. Since releasing chart-topping album Humble As The Sun in April, they’ve barely stopped moving, and finally look like they’re about to break America. As the duo wrap up their biggest UK headline run with two nights in London, they look back on what they’ve learned, and how the record has changed them…

Gatecreeper, Enforced and 200 Stab Wounds are leading the extreme metal revolution

Joining forces for a mammoth, end-of-year European onslaught, Chase Mason, Knox Colby and Steve Buhl explain how a focus on ballsiness, brotherhood and bludgeoning riffs has seen them break free from the underground to boldly take on the world…

12 essential Sleep Token songs you need to know

From early 2017 highlight Nazareth to viral singles Chokehold and The Summoning from Take Me Back To Eden, here’s your ultimate round-up of Sleep Token’s most significant songs…

Oli Sykes: “I still feel like the underdog… But it’s important to stop smell the roses, and to be like, ‘This is f*cking amazing, what we’ve achieved’”

It’s been a hell of a 2024 for Bring Me The Horizon. In January, they did their biggest-ever UK tour. Then, in May, they finally released their long-awaited album POST HUMAN: NeX GEn, and went round the world one more time. Looking back, Oli Sykes reflects on how the Sheffield superstars are in “the best place we’ve ever been”. But first, they’ve been up to something completely bewildering…

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