Slipknot’s new album: Everything we know so farFrom “gnarly” masks to potentially “conceptual” music, the follow-up to Slipknot’s 2019 album We Are Not Your Kind is taking shape. Here’s what we know.
Meet KennyHoopla, the leader of pop-punk’s new generationRock music has always been there for KennyHoopla, even when it felt like nothing else was. As he prepares to release his thrilling mixtape, SURVIVORS GUILT, with collaborator Travis Barker, Kerrang! gets to know the shy star hell-bent on putting pop-punk back on top…
“A band with the potential to go deep and far”: Our original 2004 review of Three Cheers For Sweet RevengeIn June 2004, Kerrang! reviewed My Chemical Romance’s “awesome second album”, Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge.
“We thrive on conflict, opposition… everything”: The story of MCR’s Three Cheers For Sweet RevengeThe story of Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge: the album that changed My Chemical Romance’s lives and the face of modern music forever…
Wolfgang Van Halen: “Playing music has been written in the stars for me since I was a little kid”Since he picked up the bass for the band bearing his family name, Wolfgang Van Halen has looked to the manor born. Striking out with solo debut Mammoth WVH, however, the second-generation superstar promises plenty of surprises…
“Some people think I’m a weirdo…” Rivers on Rivers: The Weezer frontman, in his own wordsThe wit, wisdom and unique worldview of Weezer frontman Rivers Cuomo…
Now Hear This: Sophie K on the best new metalcore, grunge and nu-metalKerrang! Radio host Sophie K brings you the new bands you need to check out now, including Zetra, Black Coast and Drown This City…
Why it’s time to reappraise All Time Low’s misunderstood classic, Dirty WorkTen years on from its release, we look back on All Time Low’s Dirty Work and argue why fans should reconsider its place in the band’s history…
The 20 greatest Nightwish songs – rankedFrom Angels Fall First to Human. :||: Nature., we rank symphonic metal icons Nightwish’s most epic compositions…
Ed Gamble: The 10 songs that changed my lifeComedian, podcaster and heavy metal fan Ed Gamble guides us through his musical history – from System Of A Down to Bell Witch.
12 beloved albums celebrating important anniversaries in June 2021Just a handful of the big rock and metal albums reaching massive milestones this month…
Rise Against: Tim McIlrath’s track-by-track guide to Nowhere GenerationFrom opener The Numbers through to closing song Rules We Play, Tim McIlrath talks you through every track on Rise Against’s spectacular ninth album, Nowhere Generation.
Recovery and Redemption: The rise and rise of Trash BoatThe story of Trash Boat vocalist Tobi Duncan is one you couldn't make up – or wouldn't want to, anyway. With his band preparing to release their career-defining third album, Don't You Feel Amazing?, he charts the personal agony that has inspired him to seize his breakout moment with everything he has...
Life Is Proud: Laura Jane Grace launches Kerrang!’s new Pride campaignJune 1 marks the start of Pride Month, and Kerrang! have teamed up with a number of prominent rock stars to celebrate the LGBTQ+ community and address the issues they face.
10 lesser known Slayer songs that everyone needs to hearRaining Blood, South Of Heaven, Disciple… everyone knows the Slayer classics, but here we celebrate the bloodstained bangers that are criminally overlooked…
20 lesser-known heavy Canadian bands you need to knowHere are the 20 most essential heavy bands from Canada who deserve the spotlight, and are causing avalanches in the Great White North…