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See KennyHoopla, Destroy Boys and The Beaches in the true-crime-inspired trailer for Spotify’s MARROW playlist

Spotify have just launched an official new flagship rock playlist, MARROW, to reflect the fact that the genre is ‘evolving beyond its historical definitions’ – watch the accompanying true-crime-esque trailer now.

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“Are you a goff?”: What it’s like to grow up emo in UK schools

Culture clashes, getting detention for dyeing your hair and putting plasters over your piercings for PE – growing up emo in the UK is an experience like no other…

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Denzel Curry: “Everybody’s doing stuff that’s gonna make them fit in. I do my best to make sh*t that makes me not fit in”

From incendiary RATM covers to tours with Turnstile, Denzel Curry knows a thing or two about the power of heavy music. Refusing to be pigeonholed, however, the Floridian rapper’s new album Melt My Eyez See Your Future pushes his craft into new dimensions, which are more personal than ever…

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A brief history of heavy metal umlauts

Featuring the likes of Amon Düül, Voivod, Motörhead, Die Ärzte, Green Jellÿ and more umlaut-loving metallers...

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“We were abducted by Sasquatch!” Read this classic Beastie Boys 2004 Kerrang! cover

From the archive: Beastie Boys in a high-octane conversation with Kerrang!, ahead of their To The 5 Boroughs album.

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Exclusive: Overo’s Debut Album Ebbs And Flows With The Weight Of The World

The new album by Texas' Overo is an instant earworm of light-hearted sorrow.

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Exclusive: The Darling Fire (Dashboard Confessional, Shai Hulud) Are Here For The Bummer

Alt-rock supergroup The Darling Fire are here to make Debbie Downers feel less alone.

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Exclusive: Drew Thomson (Single Mothers) Gets Brutally Earnest In His Solo Band's New Video

Check out the latest video by The Drew Thomson Foundation, the new band by the Single Mothers vocalist.

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Puppy Are Ready To Confuse The Hell Out Of America

On the eve of their American debut, London alt-metal trio Puppy get ready to amaze and potentially baffle the masses in the states.

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Exclusive: Criminal Hygiene's New Album Is Pure Dive Bar Party Rock

Stream Run It Again, the new album by Los Angeles alternative rock crew Criminal Hygiene.

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James Iha To Miss A Perfect Circle's 2018 Tour Dates

The guitarist will be absent while he works with his other quite famous band...

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K!1711: Smashing Pumpkins – Life. Death. Rebirth. Their Full Story

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Far From Alaska Premiere New Video, Cobra

Meet the Brazilian alt-rockers with some powerful music!

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See KennyHoopla, Destroy Boys and The Beaches in the true-crime-inspired trailer for Spotify’s MARROW playlist

“Are you a goff?”: What it’s like to grow up emo in UK schools

Denzel Curry: “Everybody’s doing stuff that’s gonna make them fit in. I do my best to make sh*t that makes me not fit in”

A brief history of heavy metal umlauts

“We were abducted by Sasquatch!” Read this classic Beastie Boys 2004 Kerrang! cover

Exclusive: Overo’s Debut Album Ebbs And Flows With The Weight Of The World

Exclusive: The Darling Fire (Dashboard Confessional, Shai Hulud) Are Here For The Bummer

Exclusive: Drew Thomson (Single Mothers) Gets Brutally Earnest In His Solo Band's New Video

Puppy Are Ready To Confuse The Hell Out Of America

Exclusive: Criminal Hygiene's New Album Is Pure Dive Bar Party Rock

James Iha To Miss A Perfect Circle's 2018 Tour Dates

K!1711: Smashing Pumpkins – Life. Death. Rebirth. Their Full Story

Far From Alaska Premiere New Video, Cobra

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