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Voivod’s Michel ‘Away’ Langevin: “The fear I had in the ’90s of being completely forgotten hasn’t happened. I have achieved what I was hoping to do”

Michel ‘Away’ Langevin reflects on Voivod’s early days, their dalliances with the mainstream, recruiting Jason Newsted, and how Dave Grohl saved the band…

Remembering the time The Distillers irritated a British priest with their Coral Fang album artwork

The Distillers caused something of a controversy amongst the British clergy with their Coral Fang artwork, and we were kind of responsible, to be honest.

11 bands who wouldn’t be here without Sepultura

Here are 11 bands who owe it all to Sepultura, the boys from Brazil.

The 12 best rock cameos in The Simpsons

Some of rock’s biggest names have visited The Simpsons in Springfield over the years. Here are the very best.

Where does your money go? The real cost of music streaming

In the past decade, streaming has become synonymous with music fandom and consumption. But commercially it’s still an unequal playing field, to the detriment of our favourite rock bands…

De’Wayne and Awsten Knight: “The rock scene should look like how the world looks – and that’s a lot of different people…”

De’Wayne and Waterparks’ Awsten Knight join Kerrang! for an in-depth chat about their “new brand of alternative music”, standing out from the crowd, and playing the long game…

The 10 greatest metal songs with a saxophone

From Black Sabbath to Rivers Of Nihil, metal bands have been harnessing the power of the saxophone for decades. As these brasskickers prove!

The 25 greatest emo albums ever

From cult pioneers to the genre’s superstars, emo’s discography is rich and brilliant. But what are its best albums? You voted, and here they are.

6 important questions we have about the Joker in Zack Snyder’s Justice League

Jared Leto – Oscar-winning actor and Thirty Seconds To Mars frontman – reprises his role as the Joker in the new version of Justice League. But what’s the deal?

How Stone Temple Pilots’ Purple put grunge out of its misery

Stone Temple Pilots’ Purple album killed the idea of ‘true grunge’, and the world was better off for it…

The 20 greatest Red Hot Chili Peppers songs – ranked

From The Uplift Mofo Party Plan to The Getaway, we rank the California-loving Red Hot Chili Peppers’ biggest tunes…

Holding Absence: Mistakes, regrets, and the making of Britain’s next breakout band

The future of British rock hasn’t looked so bright in a long time – and it’s about to get a new leading light. On cinematic new album The Greatest Mistake Of My Life, Lucas Woodland and Holding Absence are laying everything on the line in a bid to capture and heal the hearts of rock’s new generation…

Flogging Molly albums ranked from worst to best by Dave King

In celebration of St. Patrick’s Day, Flogging Molly frontman Dave King ranks the Irish-American folk-punks’ back catalogue from worst to best…

The 13 greatest uses of cowbell in rock and metal

Sure, it’s the kooky outsider of rock percussion, but what exactly are the greatest cowbell appearances in heavy music?

Remembering when an unknown metal band sent Britain into a Satanic panic

What caused four metal fans from Kent to go on a rampage in 1994?

10 lesser known Linkin Park songs that everyone needs to hear

There’s much more to Linkin Park than big singles and their first two albums – as this rundown of their most underrated songs proves…

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