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14 iconic guest vocal spots in rock and metal

Here are 13 songs – and one whole EP – containing iconic guest vocal performances…

Will the success of Olivia Rodrigo’s Good 4 U be good for rock music?

Olivia Rodrigo’s emo/pop-punk mega-hit Good 4 U has broken streaming records across the board. Will this help usher in a new wave of rock fans?

The Truth Is Out There: The “wild adventures” of Tom DeLonge and Angels & Airwaves

Doubt and derision have dogged Tom DeLonge since he walked away from pop-punk giants blink-182 in pursuit of sweeping space-rock and little green men. As Angels & Airwaves’ excellent sixth album LIFEFORMS blips onto the radar, however, and voices in the highest levels of government acknowledge UFOs are a very real concern, the long game is finally paying off...

Slayer: The stories behind 20 of their biggest songs

We dig deep into the history of the biggest songs on Slayer's farewell setlist

The 21 greatest rock and metal albums for summertime

From Beastie Boys to blink-182 and Deftones to The Dillinger Escape Plan, we dig out the best records to spin under the sizzling summer sun…

9 bizarre metal cover versions that actually happened

We can't believe these covers of classic metal songs exist… but here they are!

Nirvana: The stories behind every song on Bleach

The stories behind every song on Nirvana’s game-changing debut album Bleach.

Remembering the time Metallica spent millions of dollars making their own feature film

Lars Ulrich on Through The Never and the "spirit" of Metallica…

King Diamond: “If there’s a hell and I go there, who cares? I’ve already faced it”

Talking Metallica, the occult, nearly dying and creating scene classics with Danish icon King Diamond.

blink-182: How Take Off Your Pants And Jacket changed pop-punk forever

Why blink-182’s fourth album, Take Off Your Pants And Jacket, matters more than you might think…

10 of the best (or worst?) innuendoes in rock history

The annals of rock history is littered with smut, filth and generally seedy gags. Here we look back at some of the most ridiculous wordplay about the birds and the bees…

“It’s not big, it’s not clever, but it’ll make them very, very rich”: Our original 2001 review of blink-182’s Take Off Your Pants And Jacket

In June 2001, Kerrang! reviewed blink-182’s fourth album Take Off Your Pants and Jacket… and said that it had “no challenging pursuit of fresh artistic goals”. Ouch.

“We got so sick of bands playing it safe the whole time”: The story of Linkin Park’s The Hunting Party

Just when you think you’ve got them figured out, another curveball: Linkin Park returned to riff-focused heaviness inspired by reflections on their past – and the help of a few famous friends, too – on The Hunting Party…

Garbage’s Shirley Manson: “Being human is to be messy. If you think you’re above all that you’re in deep, deep trouble”

As Garbage unveil their first new album in five years, No Gods No Masters, Shirley Manson talks getting political, cancel culture, and why speaking up is more important than ever…

Now Hear This: Lucas Woodland on the best new pop-punk, Japanese metalcore and ugly pop

Holding Absence's Lucas Woodland brings you the new bands you need to check out now, including ZAND, Cherry and Paledusk…

The 20 greatest HIM songs – ranked

From Greatest Lovesongs Vol. 666 to Tears On Tape, we rank HIM’s darkest, most delicious offerings…

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