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…
Remembering when Lordi won Eurovision and took monsters to the mainstreamIn 2006, Finland’s monster-metallers Lordi won Eurovision. This is the story of how it happened, the impact it had on the band, and what it meant for the world’s biggest music show…
Foo Fighters: The inside story of The Colour And The ShapeFoo Fighters’ second album The Colour And The Shape cemented them as one of rock’s great white hopes…
11 lesser known Bring Me The Horizon songs that everyone needs to hearFrom their deathcore roots to the gargantuan arena-ready hits, we trace Bring Me The Horizon’s evolution through the songs that deserve more attention.
Don Broco: How darkness and despair led to Amazing ThingsThink you’ve got Don Broco all figured out by this point? Wrong. On fourth album Amazing Things, the Bedford crew are angry – about racism, climate change, social media and more – and they’re not afraid to let it all out…
Chris Cornell: A life, through the ages and pages of Kerrang!In tribute to Chris Cornell, we open the Kerrang! archive and relive the life and times of the legendary vocalist...
Chris Cornell: A voice silenced too soonPaying tribute to the late, great Chris Cornell, as we take a look back at his incredible legacy…
The 20 greatest Rob Zombie songs – rankedFrom Hellbilly Deluxe to The Lunar Injection Kool Aid Eclipse Conspiracy, we rank Rob Zombie’s biggest, baddest bangers…
“I would rather die than fake a song”: Inside the revolutionary success of twenty one pilots’ BlurryfaceOn May 17, 2015, twenty one pilots released Blurryface and everything changed. Several months later, Kerrang! joined rock’s hottest band on tour to find out how they were coping with the pressure…
“One of the greatest albums you’ll hear this lifetime”: Our original 2001 review of Tool’s LateralusOn May 15, 2001, Tool followed up Ænima with an album that would re-write the metal rulebook once more…
“We don’t want to cash in on our past success”: The story of Green Day’s 21st Century BreakdownFollowing the release of American Idiot, Green Day were once again the biggest rock band in the world – and under pressure to deliver something very special. Not that they would be rushed into anything…
Primus’ Les Claypool: “My daughter tells me I’m weird all the time”Les Claypool discusses the life and times of Primus – as well as his almost-stint in Metallica…
13 essential Japanese rock and metal albums you need to knowFrom X Japan to Dir en Grey to BABYMETAL and beyond, these are the Japanese rock and metal albums that everyone needs in their record collection…
“The beauty of not understanding it is letting it stay alive”: The untold story of Tool’s LateralusIt’s an album that continues to captivate and confuse fans the world over. Two decades on from its release, Kerrang! and Tool bassist Justin Chancellor search for answers to the enigma that is Lateralus…
Holding Absence’s Lucas Woodland: We must stop telling guys to ‘man up’Lucas Woodland has boldly opened up through Holding Absence’s music – and he encourages male listeners in particular to be honest with their struggles, too…
