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From expressive streetwear to emo anime: The best in alternative style this month

Whether you’re looking to show off your inner nerd or just get cosy with some Y2K-inspired tracksuits, this month’s drops are perfect for everywhere from Myspace to the mosh-pits.

“Every venue should have its own dog”: Neck Deep’s U.S. tour, in pictures

Go inside Neck Deep’s life on the road as Ben Barlow talks us through their U.S. tour photo album…

Sum 41: “If there’s one record that defines who we are, it’s this one”

In just under a year’s time, Sum 41 will be no more. But before the Canadian pop-punk legends call it a day, they’ve got a huge tour, not to mention this month’s outstanding final album. For one last time as Kerrang! cover stars, Deryck Whibley and Jason ‘Cone’ McCaslin reflect on their decision, what they’ll do next, and how right now the band are “the best we’ve ever been”…

“The cops caught me on a stolen snowmobile”: 13 Questions with Blind Channel’s Joel Hokka

Blind Channel man Joel faces K!’s 13 Questions, and tells tales of grand theft snowmobile, rancid fish, and his short, terrifying career as a taxi driver…

Botch: “It’s been so good to close things off properly, to write the ending to this story that we wanted to”

As young men at the turn of the millennium, Tacoma trailblazers Botch burned bright and fast, helping reshape heavy music but coming off the rails long before their genius was truly appreciated. Two decades later, with the end of a whirlwind reunion run looming, they look back and wonder at the beautiful carnage they’ve unleashed…

In pictures: The Callous Daoboys’ gloriously chaotic K! Pit

Crowdsurfing, mosh-pits and some of the best, most exciting heavy music on the planet: yep, it’s The Callous Daoboys in The K! Pit!

Why your favourite bands are boycotting SXSW this year

After the likes of Scowl, GEL and Sprints pulled out of SXSW, Kerrang! Award-winner, activist, and protest pundit Janey Starling explains why artists are boycotting the festival and what they’re hoping to achieve…

Creeper’s William Von Ghould: “I think it’s the most incredible thing, to be an outsider”

Everyone knows William Von Ghould is a spooky chap. As Creeper’s iconic leader, he’s a fiend. But even without the severed heads and blood of the stage, he radiates darkness. Over a pint with him in his local, he tells the story of how he was seduced by the dark side and became British rock’s prince of the night. Even in civvies, it’s a full-time occupation…

NAUT’s Gavin Laubscher: The 10 songs that changed my life

NAUT singer Gavin Laubscher tells all about starting on goth’s dark path, trying to sing like Jim Morrison, and why he hates The Police…

Gatecreeper: “I’ve gone deep into the ideas of superstition, death, luck and fate”

Gatecreeper frontman Chase Mason gives us the lowdown on Dark Superstition, getting inspired by haunted desert mountains, and how a touch of goth means you’ve never heard his band like this before...

“I don’t know how good we are… But I know we’re having fun”: How No Doubt became a global phenomenon

Buoyed by monster hits Just A Girl and Don’t Speak, Californian crew No Doubt broke free of their ska-punk shackles and became one of the biggest rock bands in the world. Now reunited for Coachella, we look back at their unstoppable rise to the top…

Air-raid sirens, fitness goals and Captain Birdseye: Life on the road with Skindred

It’s been a long time coming, but soon Skindred are finally getting their hugely-deserved shot at headlining Wembley Arena. And as frontman Benji Webbe reveals from their many years on the road, it’s been a wild journey getting here…

Sprints: “I’ve always wanted our music to matter and say something”

Riding a wave of pure positivity after the release of debut album Letter To Self, we catch up with vocalist Karla Chubb to find out how they got here – from channelling her inner David Byrne to finding comfort and purpose in exorcising her demons…

“This industry sometimes doesn’t believe in people – you have to believe in yourself”: Meet some of UK music’s most trailblazing women

This International Women’s Day we sit down with five inspirational women from various sides of the music industry – from management to festivals – to discuss their experiences, what’s changing behind the scenes, and their advice for anyone looking to get involved…

Alcest: “In dark times, to make an album of beauty and positivity could really stick out”

Alcest have just announced their first album in half a decade, Les Chants de l’Aurore. Frontman Neige explains how it’s a new dawn, and why being “a really weird band” is actually a compliment.

Full Of Hell: “We wanted to ask what it would sound like if the Butthole Surfers played grindcore”

Fifteen years at the serrated edge of powerviolence have turned Full Of Hell into one of the most reliably extreme outfits in heavy music. With sixth album Coagulated Bliss, however, the Maryland madmen are still pushing boundaries – even finding a little order in chaos.

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