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How Convulse Records became a haven for hardcore’s weirdos

From GEL’s sensational debut to giving rising stars Militarie Gun their first-ever release, Convulse Records are on the cutting edge of what’s happening in hardcore right now. But the label is about more than finding the hottest trends, it’s a community of outsiders, united by a desire to push the form and each other…

EKKSTACY is in his own lane… and he’s doing just fine

Vancouver alternative indie-rock star EKKSTACY is about to blow up in a major way. Not that we need to tell you that – he already knows it himself. To mark the release of his self-titled third LP, the musician talks songwriting, scenes, and staying stress-free.

Many Eyes: “This band has been like a drink of water for my soul”

When Every Time I Die split in February 2022, firebrand frontman Keith Buckley was left heartbroken and ostracised, but Many Eyes reignited his passion for music. To mark barnstorming new single Future Proof, we sat down with Keith and bandmates Nick and Charlie Bellmore to talk heavenly influence, the struggles of sobriety and the ear-battering catharsis of moving on…

Escuela Grind: The furious U.S. grinders big on touring, screaming, twerking, love and rage

Anyone for the hottest purveyors of DDEEAATTHHMMEETTAALL on Earth right now? Right this way…

From punk knitwear to nu-metal nostalgia: The best in alternative style this month

Improve your wardrobe 666 per cent with this month’s hottest collabs and trends – from Twin Temple’s new collection with KILLSTAR to Blondie knitwear to the return of a nu-metal staple…

Meet Wallowing: The mysterious beekeepers making devastating, dystopian sludgecore

Since landing on Earth a couple of years back, Wallowing have taken extreme doom and grind to strange, cosmic places. Including a branch of Waterstones. We made contact, and found a band getting ready for a total invasion…

Green Day: “We’re not going anywhere… and we’re just getting better!”

They’re back! And Green Day have been squirrelled away in London and Los Angeles “making rock’n’roll history again” with their new album, Saviors. Here, Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt and Tré Cool lift the lid on their latest banger, feeling happy again, finding connections, and wearing the smelliest gear ever in the studio…

Who are Bring Me The Horizon’s fans?

We brave the wintry elements and head along to Bring Me The Horizon’s sold-out Manchester AO Arena show to find out who their fans are and why they love the Steel City heavyweights so much.

“We’re pissing off the right people”: Sleater-Kinney, Lambrini Girls and the eternal power of riot grrrl

Riot grrrl might’ve originated in the Pacific Northwest in the 1990s, but the shockwaves it sent throughout the alt. scene are still being felt today, in the sound, lyricism and ethics of non-male bands across the globe. Here, pioneers Sleater-Kinney sit down with new breed (and superfans) Lambrini Girls to discuss punk, politics, progress and why that revolutionary attitude will never die…

Going Off: “There’s a lot of hardcore that has the ‘hard man’ image… None of us are ‘hard’!”

Going Off are aptly named. The Manchester-based hardcore gang are pissed-off, and they’re unleashing it full-force on their sinister new EP, Kill List. But despite all the anger, they’re really just big softies, looking to bring people together…

Frank Iero: “I’m still surprised and excited by everything that goes along with this life”

This year, Frank Iero will be taking his latest brilliant band L.S. Dunes to Slam Dunk Festival. Ahead of those performances, the guitarist reflects on everything they’ve achieved so far, their 2023 demo album Lost Songs: Lines And Shapes, and why creating stuff is still his favourite thing in the world…

Casey: “Fulfilment is us communicating as a band again, and creating together”

Their split five years ago broke many hearts – including their own – but returning in 2024 with superb new LP How To Disappear, post-hardcore favourites Casey are ready to reclaim their crown. Here, the band open up to K! about the fear and friendship that brought about their triumphant return…

Beyond Supernova: How Nova Twins are still breaking new ground

Nova Twins are meant to be in the studio working on their new album. Instead, they’re touring arenas with Muse and being fed scallops. As they do a victory lap at the end of another massive year, we joined Amy Love and Georgia South on the road to debrief the past 12 hectic months, look to the future, and watch as they prepare to blow up bigger than ever…

In pictures: Ville Valo’s Helldone New Year’s party

At a sold-out Tavastia Club in Helsinki, Ville Valo revived his Helldone New Year’s Eve party alongside new friends Zetra and hundreds of Heartagram-sporting love metallers…

Bad Omens: “We’re not going to do anything to compromise this”

Bad Omens are becoming one of the biggest rock bands in America. And frontman Noah Sebastian is becoming a star. Not that he thinks about anything other than music, though. Ahead of their UK tour with Bring Me The Horizon, he tells us little about himself, but plenty about ambition, playing massive shows, and how, “I’m just trying to impress myself…”

The Sound Of 2024: The new artists redefining alternative music

Alternative music is as exciting as it’s ever been as we prepare to rock into 2024, so here are K!’s pick of the bright lights who’ll be leading the way as we continue to live life loud…

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