10 bands from the ’90s who have kept their original line-up togetherSurprisingly few have managed it, but here are the bands who have maintained the same line-up since first forming in the 1990s…
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…
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.
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...
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…
“Being thought of as a joke band is better than an ‘art band’”: The inside story of blink-182’s Enema Of The StateIn summer 1999, no-one expected blink-182 to take the world by storm. But on third album Enema Of The State they triggered a pop-punk explosion…
Friends: The one where Phoebe revealed she was a Carcass fanCould Friends’ Phoebe Buffay be any more of a metalhead?!
Believe The Hype: Spiritbox are the hottest band in the worldThey're the band that every rock and metal fan can't stop talking about. And now, the most anticipated debut album of 2021 is nearly here. In a world-exclusive interview, vocalist Courtney LaPlante reveals the full story of Spiritbox, and the emotional journey of Eternal Blue that will make everyone question the meaning of 'heavy'...
“It was about smashing down walls”: How adidas invaded nu-metalArriving like a subculture from outer space, nu-metal shook up not just the sound, but also the style of heavy music. We sat down with Korn’s Jonathan Davis to look back on how sportswear infiltrated our traditionally denim-and-leather clad scene…
The 20 greatest BABYMETAL songs – rankedFrom 2014’s self-titled debut to 2019’s METAL GALAXY and beyond, we rank BABYMETAL’s most brilliantly bonkers tunes…
My friend Paul, by Corey TaylorCorey Taylor pays tribute to his late friend and Slipknot bandmate, Paul Gray.
Drugs, violence and social decay: The making of New York hardcoreAgainst a backdrop of social inequality, New York became the standard-bearer for a form of musical rebellion that endures four decades later. We talk to the people who were there to find out why and how it happened…
