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Joan Jett And The Blackhearts confirm first UK headline tour in 16 years

“It’s been too long since we’ve been in the UK!” Joan Jett And The Blackhearts will hit Glasgow, Manchester, Leeds, Wolverhampton and London this summer.

“Vengeance is better than sadness. Sometimes, anger is going to get you through tough times”: How Bodysnatcher made the most brutal album of the year so far

Addiction, abuse and car crashes: it’s fair to say Bodysnatcher’s members know what tragedy looks like. Egged on by producer Will Putney and driven by fury, the Florida mob’s raging fourth album, Hell Is Here, Hell Is Home, is precision-tooled to see them explode out of the deathcore underground…

Lorna Shore’s Will Ramos has covered twenty one pilots

Lorna Shore vocalist Will Ramos teams up with guitarist Andrew O’Connor to reveal a totally different side of himself with a vocal cover of The Line by twenty one pilots.

“I got to the top and felt lost. I had to rebalance. This is my revenge”: How Joel Hokka is resharpening his blade after Blind Channel

One year ago, Joel Hokka announced he was out of Finnish enormo-rockers Blind Channel. Returning with his own band, HOKKA, and a dark-tinged debut, he tells K! why he had to break out, how he’s been forced to grow up, and how it’s only made him stronger.

Au/Ra announces debut concept album, heartcore

“I open the dungeon of my mind for listeners to climb inside…” Au/Ra’s debut album heartcore will drop in June, with new single KILLSWITCH out now.

Listen to The All-American Rejects’ new single, King Kong

Watch the lyric video for The All-American Rejects’ new single King Kong, taken from next month’s long-awaited Sandbox album.

In pictures: Skindred get The K! Pit shaking to its core

Homegrown heroes Skindred hit The K! Pit for one of the most joyous sets we’ve ever put on, bringing their arena-sized anthems to a handful of the most diehard ragga-metal warriors…

Album review: Atreyu – The End Is Not The End

Reborn metalcore stalwarts Atreyu prove they’ve still got that killer instinct for a tasty hook as they continue to roar back into action.

mgk and Limp Bizkit’s new single FIX UR FACE is dropping this week

mgk has announced that his collab with Fred Durst – which he debuted live in Australia recently – will arrive very shortly…

Live review: Speed, Bristol Electric

Aussie hardcore champs Speed refill over a thousand cups with a life-affirming, sweat-soaked set at Electric Bristol.

Live review: YUNGBLUD, Leeds First Direct Arena

YUNGBLUD’s biggest-ever UK tour brings him home to a coronation-like event in Yorkshire.

“This is the most I’ve grown as a person between albums. It’s a blank slate, a rebirth”: Why Waterparks risked it all on JINX

As Waterparks drop new rager PROWLER and announce their long-awaited, brilliant sixth album JINX, mastermind Awsten Knight reflects on scrapping their previous LP, the “life-consuming” nature of creativity, and why the only competition in this industry is himself…

“This one has always felt like a movie”: The Cab share new single, Sweet Kerosene

With a week to go until their first new full-length in 15 years, Las Vegas pop-rockers The Cab have unveiled Sweet Kerosene…

Daisy Grenade drop new single, announce So Much To Say EP

Watch the video for Daisy Grenade’s new single Girls Are So Lucky, taken from next month’s So Much To Say EP.

Return To Dust have released a heavy cover of OutKast’s Hey Ya!

“Our love for ’90s and ’00s music goes further than just rock music…” Hear Return To Dust’s take on OutKast’s 2003 mega-hit Hey Ya!.

Hear Major Lazer’s new remix of BABYMETAL and Poppy’s from me to u

One of two from me to u remixes on the forthcoming deluxe edition of METAL FORTH, listen to Major Lazer’s spin on BABYMETAL and Poppy’s 2025 banger.

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