On November 4, 2008, life for the Deftones changed forever when bassist Chi Cheng was left in a coma after a car accident. 18 months on, the band are returning with a new album and a stronger bond, but they've walked through the darkness to get here. Read their inspirational story only in this week's Kerrang! magazine.
Plus - Free badges! Two awesome sets (featuring Paramore, 30 Seconds To Mars, Bring Me The Horizon, Green Day, HIM, Metallica and more) to collect!
Also in this week's issue: Trash Talk bring London to a standstill with two riotous shows in one night, Madina Lake face the future after getting dropped, Slipknot's Clown ventures into politics, we go behind the scenes of Slash's new video, and Muse, Faith No More and The Dillinger Escape Plan rock Coachella! Introducing The Pretty Reckless, we pay tribute to the late Type O Negative frontman Pete Steele, we delve into the K! vaults for a classic My Chemical Romance interview, Kiss's Gene Simmons gives us his Road Rules, Cancer Bats tell us why they're built to last, and Ash's Tim Wheeler faces the K! Quiz.
Win! Alkaline Trio gig tickets and merch!
And: New albums from Melissa Auf der Maur, Judas Priest, FACT, Placebo, As I Lay Dying and more rated and reviewed, and a Download 2010 poster special featuring: AC/DC, 30 Seconds To Mars, Rage Against The Machine, Bullet For My Valentine and Stone Sour.