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Spiritual Cramp: “At the end of my life, I want to make sure that I didn’t stand in my own way”

As San Francisco six-piece Spiritual Cramp prepare to unveil their excellent self-titled debut, we meet mastermind Michael Bingham to talk punk, perception and putting your all into something…

Malevolence: “We’re not trying to be anyone other than ourselves”

Malevolence are turning into one of British music’s biggest heavy bands. They’ve also been called chavs and made to feel they don’t belong. For frontman Alex Taylor, it’s aggravating. After all, there’s a lot more to the security-guard-turned-frontman than sportswear and short hair…

Scene Queen: “It’s always been about being a conservative person’s worst nightmare”

Having sent shockwaves through the scene earlier this year with the incendiary 18+, everyone’s favourite pink-rocker is finally ready to drop her debut album. In the world-exclusive first interview with Scene Queen herself, we find that this isn’t just about hypersexual lyrics to make squares squirm, it’s about community, connection and creating safe spaces for all…

Silent Planet: “There were times we wondered if we should keep doing this… Now, we’re having new life breathed into us”

A horrific 2022 van crash could have, quite literally, spelled the end for Silent Planet. But with the band now recovered and armed with ambitious, sci-fi-driven new album SUPERBLOOM, vocalist Garrett Russell reveals how a spiritual and musical awakening inspired their most daring music yet.

“It’s like a ‘f*ck you’ to everything”: Why the spirit of grunge is alive and well

Grab your flannel shirt and ripped jeans: grunge is back. A new generation is railing against inequality and political instability, combining ’90s power chords with a bevy of eclectic sounds. And this time, everyone’s invited!

What happened at the Spotify misfits 2.0 Anti-Prom

The biggest alt. party of the year rolled into London last week – here’s what went down at Spotify’s misfits 2.0 Anti-Prom…

In pictures: The faces of the Spotify misfits 2.0 Anti-Prom

Take a look at some of the best fits and famous faces who stopped by the K! photobooth at last night’s Spotify misfits 2.0 Anti-Prom in London…

Meet Me @ The Altar: “It’s important that we love this. If we do, then everything else will come”

It’s been a hell of a ride for Meet Me @ The Altar. There’s been the release of their killer debut, Past // Present // Future, as well as being one of the bands of the weekend at last year’s Slam Dunk and Download. Now they’re coming back – so long as their hay fever holds off…

The Gaslight Anthem: “We’re happy. Whatever happens, it’s just good to be doing this again”

From tracks about vampire murderers to “the most Gaslight Anthem song ever”, History Books is here – and it’s been worth the wait. Brian Fallon takes Kerrang! inside the New Jersey heroes’ superb sixth album…

Ice Nine Kills: “Horror has always been in my blood and it always will be”

Horror isn’t just a hobby for Spencer Charnas, it’s a way of life. Growing up on a steady diet of slasher flicks and heavy music, it was inevitable he’d find an outlet for his twin passions, but few could have predicted the runaway ghost train of Ice Nine Kills. As Halloween approaches, the violence-loving visionary takes us inside his own personal creepshow…

END: “I’m glad people think we’re super, but I want this to have its own identity”

Guitarist and super-producer of all things heavy Will Putney is a busy man. Somehow, he’s got time to do yet another band, furious supergroup END. He takes us inside his most aggressive project as they prepare to drop their second album, The Sin Of Human Frailty.

Myrkur: “Out of anything I’ve ever done, this was the most healing. I went through the album’s journey and came up hopeful”

When Amalie Bruun’s son was born, suddenly everything else seemed unimportant. Even her approach to art changed radically, as tales of Scandinavian folklore paled in significance to the new life she had created. Now she has channelled her experience of motherhood into one of the most powerful albums of the year…

Bad Rabbits’ track-by-track guide to new album Garden Of Eden

From rebounds to rizz, vocalist Fredua Boakye reveals the meaning behind every song on Bad Rabbits’ new album Garden Of Eden…

In pictures: The Kerrang! x Within Temptation album launch party

On the eve of release for new record Bleed Out, we teamed up with our pals in Within Temptation to throw the ultimate album launch party in London – here’s what went down…

How Korn and adidas are still reshaping the face of alternative fashion

When Korn frontman Jonathan Davis first stepped onstage in his battered adidas tracksuit, little could he have known how he would irreversibly change the look and sound of alternative music. Decades later, the Bakersfield legends’ long-overdue collaboration with the iconic German sportswear brand is proof that they’re still amongst the most influential players in the game…

Dreamwell: “It’s all about interpretation – it’s about not having a literal answer”

Providence screamers Dreamwell are about to release one of the heaviest – on every level – albums of the year: In My Saddest Dreams, I Am Beside You. Here, Keziah ‘KZ’ Staska and Aki McCullough reveal everything that went into it…

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