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From Kurt Cobain to Wes Craven: The icons who inspired Ice Nine Kills’ Spencer Charnas

Spencer Charnas tells us about the misfits of screen and sound that inspire his musical storytelling within the Ice Nine Kills world.

The 50 best albums of 2025

Counting down the 50 albums that shaped 2025, and crowning one Kerrang!’s Album Of The Year...

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Avenged Sevenfold and Good Charlotte announce North American tour

Avenged Sevenfold and Good Charlotte will be teaming up for a monster run across North America next July and August...

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Live review: Loathe, London Electric Brixton

Loathe obliterate their biggest ever UK headline show – now, where’s that new album?

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Hear The Darkness cover Cliff Richard’s Mistletoe And Wine

They’ve of course got their own festive classic, but The Darkness have also just tackled another Christmas staple – adding in a “few sprinkles of shoegaze and drone” to Mistletoe And Wine.

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Slipknot’s Clown gives Look Outside Your Window update: “2026 is the year”

“Have faith. I promise…” Slipknot’s Clown says 2008 project Look Outside Your Window will finally see the light of day next year.

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YUNGBLUD celebrates his first U.S. Billboard Top 10

“I was raised on stories of British artists…who went out and conquered America”: YUNGBLUD’s One More Time EP with Aerosmith has topped Billboard’s Rock & Alternative chart!

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“This one’s for you Sammy”: Limp Bizkit play first show since Sam Rivers’ passing

Watch Limp Bizkit open their Mexico City gig on Saturday night with a four-minute video tribute to the late Sam Rivers, who recently passed away at the age of 48.

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Garbage to play Edinburgh Castle for “what most likely will be our last headline show in Scotland”

Garbage have revealed a very special gig in Shirley Manson’s hometown, headlining Edinburgh Castle in what the singer calls “one of the greatest honours of my professional career”.

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Jimmy Eat World announce Bleed American 25th anniversary shows

Jimmy Eat World will return to the UK next summer for a trio of giant Bleed American gigs, and they’ll be joined by special guests Rise Against, The Get Up Kids and Jay Som.

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Live review: Halestorm, London The O2

Halestorm put a cherry on top of a magnificent 2025 by conquering The O2 in a whirl of fire, empowerment and gigantic riffs.

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“We can’t wait to see all of you”: MCR announce UK/European tour support

My Chemical Romance have confirmed that they’ll be joined by the likes of Echo & The Bunnymen, Skunk Anansie, Sunny Day Real Estate and more at various dates on next year’s UK and European tour.

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LANDMVRKS: “We had to prove we belong here. We’re gonna show you”

As LANDMVRKS gear up for their biggest headline tour yet, K! join the French metalcore stars for a trip around their hometown to find out about the ‘Marseille touch’ that’s got them here, why they still feel like underdogs despite their success, and how they’re only just getting started…

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Deftones and Dickies tease imminent collab

After releasing a limited run at their Dia De Los Deftones event over the weekend, the official Deftones x Dickies collab is dropping online today.

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Resident Evil tease 30th anniversary collab with BABYMETAL

There’s some Resident Evil x BABYMETAL “collaborative goods” coming next year, according to Lady Dimitrescu…

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See Neve Campbell return in the first official trailer for Scream 7

Having not appeared in 2023’s Scream VI, Neve Campbell is back in the new trailer for Scream 7, where Sidney Prescott comes up against another Ghostface killer.

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Watch the dramatic, Queen-soundtracked new trailer for Stranger Things 5

Queen’s Who Wants To Live Forever soundtracks the goosebump-inducing new trailer for Stranger Things 5 – check it out now…

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“It’s a pinch-me moment”: Hear Hayley Williams and David Byrne’s new collab for Netflix’s The Twits

Following their collab on David Byrne’s September solo album, the Talking Heads frontman has teamed up with Hayley Williams for the uplifting end-credits song from The Twits.

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Film review: Omar & Cedric: If This Ever Gets Weird

Drugs, death, self-sacrifice and Scientology: there’s never a dull moment in this exhaustive portrait of the cracked bromance behind At The Drive-In and The Mars Volta.

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Book review: Iron Maiden – Infinite Dreams

Iron Maiden celebrate their big 5-0 with an enormous historical coffee table tome that will delight Maiden ’Eds.

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Film review: TRON: Ares

An AI Jared Leto’s journey to become more human looks great, sounds great, but ultimately disintegrates in third TRON movie.

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From Kurt Cobain to Wes Craven: The icons who inspired Ice Nine Kills’ Spencer Charnas

Spencer Charnas tells us about the misfits of screen and sound that inspire his musical storytelling within the Ice Nine Kills world.

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Robert Smith unveils 2026 Teenage Cancer Trust at the Royal Albert Hall concert series line-up

The Cure’s Robert Smith will be bringing together everyone from my bloody valentine to Garbage, Manic Street Preachers and Wolf Alice for next year’s Teenage Cancer Trust concert series.

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Avenged Sevenfold and Good Charlotte announce North American tour

Avenged Sevenfold and Good Charlotte will be teaming up for a monster run across North America next July and August...

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NOTHING reveal new single and announce UK/Ireland tour dates

Watch the video for NOTHING’s latest single purple strings, and find out where you can catch the band live in the UK and Ireland next year.

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Hear Sleep Token’s Rain in the new trailer for The Game Awards

Geoff Keighley’s newly-released hype trailer for The Game Awards 2025 spectacularly features Rain by Sleep Token: “An extraordinary song about pain, rebirth and catharsis…”

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Bilmuri drops new single and video, HARD2TELL

Following summer banger MORE THAN HATE, Bilmuri has just unleashed his second new single of 2025: HARD2TELL.

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The 50 best albums of 2025

Counting down the 50 albums that shaped 2025, and crowning one Kerrang!’s Album Of The Year...

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Avenged Sevenfold have released a new song, Magic

Avenged Sevenfold’s work with Call Of Duty continues, as the band have just dropped new track Magic as part of the Season 01 patch for Black Ops 7.

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Album review: Volumes – Mirror Touch

Californian metalcore quartet Volumes don’t quite hit the mark on mixed fifth album

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Live review: Loathe, London Electric Brixton

Loathe obliterate their biggest ever UK headline show – now, where’s that new album?

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Live review: Don Broco, London OVO Arena Wembley

The Barons of Bedford, Don Broco, prove yet again that they were always made for the big leagues at Wembley wonder gig.

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Album review: Thomas Raggi – Masquerade

Måneskin guitarist-turned-soloist Thomas Raggi opens a window to the unexplored sides of his artistry – and shows off the breadth of his connections…

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The Kerrang! Chart: The best new music this week

The ultimate new music countdown – every Friday on Apple Music!

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Cold Steel: “We don’t know exactly where we’re going next – all we know is that it’s gonna be incredible!”

Matt Heafy was so impressed with Cold Steel when they opened for Trivium he became their “big brother”. Meet the Florida metal maniacs who want to make the next Ride The Lightning…

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Listen to Poppy’s epic new single, Guardian

Poppy has released a new cinematic video for her single, Guardian – taken from new album, Empty Hands

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Hear The Darkness cover Cliff Richard’s Mistletoe And Wine

They’ve of course got their own festive classic, but The Darkness have also just tackled another Christmas staple – adding in a “few sprinkles of shoegaze and drone” to Mistletoe And Wine.

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Get your copy of Megadeth’s final album with signed A5 print

Pick up your copy of Megadeth’s last-ever studio album on UK exclusive limited-edition coloured vinyl, along with an A5 print signed by the whole band.

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Get your limited-edition PRESIDENT vinyl, art print and zine

We’ve formed an alliance with PRESIDENT to bring you these awesome bundle deals featuring exclusive vinyl, limited-edition art print and special-edition zine…

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Get your exclusive Black Sabbath x Kerrang! T-shirt

Available to pre-order now – this special-edition Black Sabbath x Kerrang! T-shirt, featuring exclusive illustrated artwork.

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Get your exclusive Kerrang! x Sleep Theory T-shirt

Kerrang! has joined forces with Sleep Theory for this exclusive collab T-shirt – only available from the Kerrang! Store...

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Get your signed Nova Twins new album bundle

Get your hands on one of the Kerrang! x Nova Twins signed album bundles – available now on CD and vinyl!

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Get your copy of Ghost’s Skeletá with exclusive numbered art print

Grab one of the Ghost vinyl bundles with an exclusive numbered art print – only from Kerrang!

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Get your signed limited-edition The Darkness splatter vinyl

Pick up The Darkness’ eighth album Dreams On Toast on limited-edition transparent splatter vinyl – hand-signed by the band!

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Get your world-exclusive Thirty Seconds To Mars cassette

We’ve got Thirty Second To Mars’ new album on limited-edition orange cassette – get yours quick!

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Get your limited-edition Holding Absence cassette

We’ve got Holding Absence’s new album The Noble Art Of Self Destruction on limited-edition white cassette – get yours now!

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Get your limited-edition bronze BABYMETAL – THE OTHER ONE vinyl

Pick up BABYMETAL’s long-awaited fourth album THE OTHER ONE on limited-edition bronze vinyl.

From Kurt Cobain to Wes Craven: The icons who inspired Ice Nine Kills’ Spencer Charnas

The 50 best albums of 2025

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Avenged Sevenfold and Good Charlotte announce North American tour

Live review: Loathe, London Electric Brixton

Hear The Darkness cover Cliff Richard’s Mistletoe And Wine

Slipknot’s Clown gives Look Outside Your Window update: “2026 is the year”

YUNGBLUD celebrates his first U.S. Billboard Top 10

“This one’s for you Sammy”: Limp Bizkit play first show since Sam Rivers’ passing

Garbage to play Edinburgh Castle for “what most likely will be our last headline show in Scotland”

Jimmy Eat World announce Bleed American 25th anniversary shows

Live review: Halestorm, London The O2

“We can’t wait to see all of you”: MCR announce UK/European tour support

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LANDMVRKS: “We had to prove we belong here. We’re gonna show you”

Culture

Deftones and Dickies tease imminent collab

Resident Evil tease 30th anniversary collab with BABYMETAL

See Neve Campbell return in the first official trailer for Scream 7

Watch the dramatic, Queen-soundtracked new trailer for Stranger Things 5

“It’s a pinch-me moment”: Hear Hayley Williams and David Byrne’s new collab for Netflix’s The Twits

Film review: Omar & Cedric: If This Ever Gets Weird

Book review: Iron Maiden – Infinite Dreams

Film review: TRON: Ares

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From Kurt Cobain to Wes Craven: The icons who inspired Ice Nine Kills’ Spencer Charnas

Robert Smith unveils 2026 Teenage Cancer Trust at the Royal Albert Hall concert series line-up

Avenged Sevenfold and Good Charlotte announce North American tour

NOTHING reveal new single and announce UK/Ireland tour dates

Hear Sleep Token’s Rain in the new trailer for The Game Awards

Bilmuri drops new single and video, HARD2TELL

The 50 best albums of 2025

Avenged Sevenfold have released a new song, Magic

Album review: Volumes – Mirror Touch

Live review: Loathe, London Electric Brixton

Live review: Don Broco, London OVO Arena Wembley

Album review: Thomas Raggi – Masquerade

The Kerrang! Chart: The best new music this week

Cold Steel: “We don’t know exactly where we’re going next – all we know is that it’s gonna be incredible!”

Listen to Poppy’s epic new single, Guardian

Hear The Darkness cover Cliff Richard’s Mistletoe And Wine

Buy stuff

Get your copy of Megadeth’s final album with signed A5 print

Get your limited-edition PRESIDENT vinyl, art print and zine

Get your exclusive Black Sabbath x Kerrang! T-shirt

Get your exclusive Kerrang! x Sleep Theory T-shirt

Get your signed Nova Twins new album bundle

Get your copy of Ghost’s Skeletá with exclusive numbered art print

Get your signed limited-edition The Darkness splatter vinyl

Get your world-exclusive Thirty Seconds To Mars cassette

Get your limited-edition Holding Absence cassette

Get your limited-edition bronze BABYMETAL – THE OTHER ONE vinyl

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