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“Music gives people hope. And we desperately need that now”: Foo Fighters take us inside Medicine At Midnight

The Foo Fighters’ 25-year career has been built upon one simple premise: a love for rock’n’roll. So when the world needs it most, new album Medicine At Midnight is their bid to bring joy back into the world…

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Life After Death: How Taylor Momsen survived her downward spiral

After losing Chris Cornell and her producer Kato Khandwala in the same year, Taylor Momsen was done. But though she tried to run from it, The Pretty Reckless' new album is the story of how music ultimately saved her...

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Ghostemane: “I’m turning myself inside out: taking all the things that I’m feeling and wearing them on my body”

As Kerrang! catch up with heavy music’s biggest names to reflect on the suffocating stasis of 2020, we settle in for the long dark winter with Eric Whitney, who you might know by his trap-metal alter-ego Ghostemane. Here, Eric looks back over a year of personal and professional tribulation and triumph…

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The 50 greatest albums of 2020

The only countdown that matters: Kerrang!’s 50 greatest albums of 2020.

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Loathe: Face to face with the unstoppable future of British metal

Loathe’s stunning I Let It In And It Took Everything album was supposed to kickstart the year in which they took over the world. 2020 had other plans, though. At the end of a turbulent 12 months, Britain’s most exciting breakthrough band reflect on their journey – and how not even a global pandemic is going to stand in their way…

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The Network takeover! “We’ve always been the best at everything we do, even though we’re not very good at anything”

In a world exclusive, first interview, rock’s weirdest band commandeer Kerrang! to spread their gospel and spill the beans on the Earth being flat, giving Piers Morgan rabies, and those scurrilous Green Day rumours

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Being Billy: Inside the mind of Smashing Pumpkins’ misunderstood genius

Who is the real Billy Corgan? After decades of baiting journalists and fans alike, we find The Smashing Pumpkins’ leader in a contemplative mood, looking back on his artistic legacy and what’s to come…

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New Era, New Fire: Inside the rebirth of Black Veil Brides

There was a time, not so long ago, when Andy Biersack was sure that Black Veil Brides were over. But then everything changed. What comes next is set to be the band’s most ambitious, daring venture yet…

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“We’re trying to raise the bar”: How Killer Be Killed made one of 2020’s best metal albums

Members of Mastodon, Soulfly, Converge and The Dillinger Escape Plan take us deep inside the secret album they’ve been keeping from us for the past five years…

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How Jason Aalon Butler became rock’s voice for the voiceless

FEVER 333 frontman Jason Aalon Butler has been fighting on the frontlines his entire life, and the world is finally waking up to what he has to say...

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"The world is dying and no-one cares": Inside Architects' epic new album – the only Interview

In a world-exclusive, Architects reveal all about new album For Those That Wish To Exist, and why – after saving themselves – it's now time to save the world…

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The secret history of Linkin Park’s Hybrid Theory: In their own words

When Linkin Park released Hybrid Theory, it was the start of musical revolution that can still be felt today. Here, Mike Shinoda, Brad Delson and Joe Hahn share the stories and secrets behind their groundbreaking debut album…

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Puscifer: Can the world's most mysterious band really save us all?

As Maynard James Keenan and Carina Round unveil Puscifer's complex new album, the message is simple: “Be better people…”

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IDLES won the battle, now they're ready for the war

IDLES’ fight for the hearts and minds of music fans came at a heavy personal cost. But now, regrouped and reenergised, the breakout stars of British punk are back to take on hate and division with love and peace. K! joins them in the barricades ahead of all-out assault…

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How Machine Gun Kelly became the most important rock star on the planet

He's the genre-blurring rap punk who wants to unite the world with music. Now, Machine Gun Kelly is bringing emotion and feeling to rock in a year when we need it most...

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Evanescence: Why Amy Lee is done being silent

After staying quiet while the world around her falls into disarray, Evanescence's Amy Lee has found her voice and she's going to use it for good

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“Music gives people hope. And we desperately need that now”: Foo Fighters take us inside Medicine At Midnight

Life After Death: How Taylor Momsen survived her downward spiral

Ghostemane: “I’m turning myself inside out: taking all the things that I’m feeling and wearing them on my body”

The 50 greatest albums of 2020

Loathe: Face to face with the unstoppable future of British metal

The Network takeover! “We’ve always been the best at everything we do, even though we’re not very good at anything”

Being Billy: Inside the mind of Smashing Pumpkins’ misunderstood genius

New Era, New Fire: Inside the rebirth of Black Veil Brides

“We’re trying to raise the bar”: How Killer Be Killed made one of 2020’s best metal albums

How Jason Aalon Butler became rock’s voice for the voiceless

"The world is dying and no-one cares": Inside Architects' epic new album – the only Interview

The secret history of Linkin Park’s Hybrid Theory: In their own words

Puscifer: Can the world's most mysterious band really save us all?

IDLES won the battle, now they're ready for the war

How Machine Gun Kelly became the most important rock star on the planet

Evanescence: Why Amy Lee is done being silent

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