Who are Slipknot’s fans?We head down to Slipknot’s Here Comes The Pain tour in Manchester to meet the Maggots that had their lives changed forever by nine masked men from the cornfields…
Slipknot: “Nothing was a certainty back then… It was us against everyone else. In our hearts, it still is”No band in history felt as confrontational, as dangerous, as downright frightening as Slipknot did when they first burst from the Iowan underground onto the world stage. Concluding 2024’s quarter-century celebrations for their incendiary debut, we join Shawn ‘Clown’ Crahan to chart how the horror and beauty, pain and perseverance of that era shaped them…
From Linkin Park throwback tees to Tumblrcore-ready footwear: The best in alternative style this monthIt’s the most wonderful time of the year… to go shopping! Upgrade your wardrobe or treat your bestie with these killer seasonal drops from some of the biggest and best brands in all of alt. style.
The Kerrang! staff’s top albums of 2024You’ve seen the Kerrang! albums of 2024. Now check out what the staff were all listening to this year…
Karen Dió: “I realised, ‘If I want to sing my f*cking songs, I will, and there’s no-one to stop me’”From Brazil via Brighton, Karen Dió’s fuming, feminist punk is catching ears all over the place. Not least from Fred Durst, who’s invited her on Limp Bizkit’s UK tour. Meet the “silly, goofy” Latin riot grrrl creating her own world and kicking arses…
The live shows that defined Slipknot, as told by Corey and ClownFrom unhinged performances in Des Moines’ smallest sweatboxes to the controlled chaos of their arena-conquering present day, the story of Slipknot is one that has been written on the stage. Corey Taylor and Clown look back on the defining shows of The Nine’s lives…
South Arcade: “We want to be able to provide that nostalgic escapism”As South Arcade wrap up their “10-out-of-10” year with debut EP 2005, the rising band tell Kerrang! about Y2K core, translating TikTok views into real-life fans, water pistols, and festival nightmares…
Knocked Loose have been awarded the Kerrang! album of the yearThe best record of 2024? Beating everyone from Bring Me The Horizon to Bob Vylan, Green Day to Gatecreeper, it’s You Won’t Go Before You’re Supposed To by Knocked Loose…
“We were part of something very special – it felt like something new”: How BFMV and Trivium captured lightning in a bottleAhead of their monumental 20th anniversary double-header tour celebrating Ascendancy and The Poison, Trivium and Bullet For My Valentine frontmen Matt Heafy and Tuck look back on how their lives were changed forever by two albums that galvanised a new generation of metal fans…
NECKBREAKKER: “We wanted to make an old-school death metal album that hits in the same way as a modern hardcore record”Their gruesome and gory lyrics might be the stuff of nightmares, but youthful, rising Danish stars NECKBREAKKER are living the dream and giving death metal a mighty wallop of energy, aggression and – surprisingly – fun…
In pictures: Kerrang!’s Kerristmas! party 2024Like Noddy Holder almost sang, it’s Kerriiiiiiiiistmaaaaaas!! Here’s what went down at our festive bash last night.
Dayseeker: “Success happened gradually, but there’s a chance it might last longer because it wasn’t some one-hit-wonder thing”Optometrist, father, musician – Rory Rodriguez is a man who can be many things. His is also a name you know well, as Dayseeker finally explode. It’s not been an overnight success for the post-hardcore crew, but, says the frontman, that’s just given them perspective as they hit paydirt…
Who are Sleep Token’s fans?We take a trip to the second of Sleep Token’s headline shows at The O2 to meet the fans and find out why they will always be part of the Ritual…
The People Vs. Opeth: The Swedish prog-metal kings on games, ABBA, and how much of a dictator Mikael Åkerfeldt isWe asked you to send in your questions for Opeth’s Mikael Åkerfeldt and Fredrik Åkesson. It was less sensible than their music…
The Home Team: “Be true to yourself and your tastes. If you hone your art as much as possible, you will create something that is unique”They say that hard work pays off, and for Seattle’s purveyors of heavy pop The Home Team, they’re finally reaping the rewards after more than a decade toiling away. With a career-best album in their arsenal and a sold-out UK tour on the horizon, we sit down with mainman Brian Butcher to reflect on how they got here and why they had to keep on pushing – even when all felt lost…
