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Who are The Smashing Pumpkins’ fans?

As Smashing Pumpkins hit the UK for a summer of giant shows, we head to Halifax to meet their old-school fans and recent converts to find out why the music still hits like a bullet with butterfly wings…

“I want to reach out to the people that don’t feel they’re seen”: How Conjurer crafted their most direct album ever

As Conjurer drop Hang Them In Your Head from their highly-anticipated third album Unself, Dani Nightingale and Brady Deeprose talk pissed-off lyrics, being an “empowering” voice for those who need it, and why they’re having fun as a band again…

YUNGBLUD: “Is this the documentary people thought I’d make? F*ck no!”

Ahead of last night’s red carpet premiere of YUNGBLUD. ARE YOU READY, BOY?, Dominic Harrison tells us about filming at Berlin’s legendary Hansa Studios, the importance of presenting his unedited self, and the magic of rock…

Creeper: “We’re turning rock’n’roll on its head”

As Creeper lift the cloak on the second instalment of Sanguivore, we meet head vampire William Von Ghould to feast on the excess and hedonism of a record that subverts everything you know about rock’n’roll. It’s bloody, it’s grandiose, and it’s very, very horny. Join them, won’t you?

Jordan Fish talks BABYMETAL collabs: “They were really sweet… there was a natural friendship”

As K! celebrate all things BABYMETAL and METAL FORTH, we catch up with Jordan Fish to find out what it was like working with the band on from me to u, as well as 2020’s colossal Kingslayer…

How BABYMETAL entered uncharted territory

Somehow, it’s been 15 years already. Though they don’t look backward, it also didn’t go unnoticed by BABYMETAL as they made their new album, METAL FORTH. Now a trio again following the induction of MOMOMETAL, and with a cast of mates on board, it’s their most ambitious work yet. It’s also the one that made them re-assess who they are, and realise quite how big their universe is…

“It doesn’t feel like I'm trying to prove anything, it's like a letter to myself”: Inside Kid Kapichi’s introspective new era

After parting ways with two founding members, Hastings punks Kid Kapichi have returned with the brooding new track Stainless Steel – flipping everything we thought we knew about their sound on its head. Vocalist Jack Wilson talks to K! about the new line-up and how their “autobiographical” new record helped him work through a mental health crisis…

Halestorm: “I have this innate belief that I shouldn’t be here after everything that I’ve survived – but for some reason I am”

On the eve of new album Everest, we join Halestorm's fearless leader Lzzy Hale in London to reflect on their ascent to the summit, the personal and professional obstacles she and the band had to overcome, and why nothing is going to stop her living life to its absolute fullest...

“Be as punk as possible and do things for free because it makes you happy”: In the studio with Rose McGowan and Kid Bookie

In the most unlikely pairing of 2025, Kid Bookie has found himself recording new track Rose McGowan with the actress and artist herself. To get the scoop on how all this unfolded, we head into the studio...

“I like to keep it sexy. I love that I'm pushing things forward”: How De'Wayne discovered his true self

Rediscovering the music that means the most to him, De'Wayne's subsequent soul-searching has led him to his most authentic and ambitious album yet. Here, the superstar-in-waiting guides us through a journey that spans everything from the role of religion to the meaning of masculinity...

“It felt like the universe was telling us to play with Bernie Sanders”: The Armed are making music for broken political times

Is The Armed's mind-blowing new album The Future Is Here And Everything Needs To Be Destroyed the most prescient noise of 2025? Quite possibly. Still one of the strangest-operating bands on Earth, the mysterious collective are also becoming a sane voice in a confused, broken world. Singer Tony Wolski explains all...

South Arcade: “We’re inspired by the ’00s, but we don’t feel limited by it”

South Arcade’s brand of “Y2K-core” is a winner, injecting playful Gen Z exuberance into boisterous pop-punk. In the midst of a bright summer, the Oxford quartet talk ’00s FOMO, and why they’re embracing the healthy side of social media…

“I take my responsibility very seriously. I want to still matter and connect with people”: Why Biffy Clyro are stronger than ever

To celebrate the release of second single Hunting Season from forthcoming 10th album Futique, we catch up with Simon Neil about the motivations behind new music, the “unbreakable connection” with his bandmates, and why you should always “hug your loved ones and listen to Biffy f*cking Clyro…”

Why The Hives are forever

Ahead of their seventh album, The Hives Forever Forever The Hives, Howlin’ Pelle Almqvist reflects on the indelible impact the Swedish garage-punks have made on mainstream music, and why their rock’n’roll spirit will never die…

Fit For A King are ready to rule once again

Having come out the other side of an incredibly difficult few years, Fit For A King’s Ryan Kirby threw his all into the band’s eighth album Lonely God. On the eve of its release, the frontman talks fortitude, family, faith and taking things further than ever before…

Good Charlotte: “We’re hungrier than ever… This story is still unfinished”

Seven years since Good Charlotte were last on the cover of Kerrang!, much has changed for Benji and Joel Madden. Older, wiser and consumed with work on the other side of the music business, it seemed their band had taken a backseat. But cranking the volume once again, imminent eighth album Motel Du Cap is proof they’ll never stray far from the sounds that made them…

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