Kerrang! Magazine 23/03/11

The Blackout - "This time it's serious!"

The last two years have not been easy for The Blackout. But just when the Welsh rockers were starting to buckle under the weight of struggle and self-doubt, a "humbling and positive experience" helped them change their future. Read their story only in this week's Kerrang! magazine.

Free giant posters of Paramore and Foo Fighters, and free stickers!

Plus: Black Veil Brides, Bullet For My Valentine, Murderdolls and All That Remains speak out about the Japanese tsunami, Corey Taylor says he's "scared to death" about performing with Slipknot again without bassist Paul Gray, ex-Iron Maiden frontman Paul Di'Anno gets sent to prison, Rob Zombie inducts Alice Cooper into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame, and All Time Low give us an exclusive track-by-track account of their new album, Dirty Work!

Win! A Children Of Bodom guitar worth £1,299!

Also in the issue: My Chemical Romance frontman Gerard Way mouths off, Asking Alexandria get set to make 2011 their year, meet Watain - metal's most evil band, Judas Priest vocalist Rob Halford gives us his Road Rules, Funeral For A Friend return all guns blazing, and Children Of Bodom take on the K! Quiz.

And: There's live reviews of A Day To Remember and Bring Me The Horizon, Rise Against, Glamour Of The Kill, and My Ruin, and new albums from Panic! At The Disco, Travis Barker, Amon Amarth, Within Temptation and more rated and reviewed.

Plus: A Soundwave 2011 poster special featuring exclusive live shots of Rob Zombie, Bullet For My Valentine, 30 Seconds To Mars, Iron Maiden and Stone Sour!

Tags: The Blackout

Posted by Dan at 08:00AM | March 23, 2011

OMG!!!!! I am shocked!!! YET ANOTHER POSTER OF BLOODY 30 SECONDS TO MARS!!!! ONLY BAND ON THE PLANET? OBVIOUSLY... :)

Posted by MISS TRACY HANSON | March 22, 2011 1:43 PM | Reply to this

Give Funeral For A Friend the cover for god's sake! They managed to do one of the best albums ever + they are added to Download + Rock Am Ring

Posted by Nick | March 22, 2011 3:36 PM | Reply to this

30STM, BFMV & FF posters, plus MCR & P!ATD?
FUCK YES BUYING THIS

Posted by LK | March 22, 2011 4:27 PM | Reply to this

Dear Kerrang,
Is it too hard to put the whole of The Blackout on the front cover than just Sean and Gav?

Posted by The Riot Squad (The Blackout Fan Base) | March 22, 2011 5:03 PM | Reply to this

Kudos for putting a Watain feature in there, and for a Rob Halford offering too. However, amongst the usual fare, it just seems like a token offering.

Posted by Peter | March 22, 2011 5:07 PM | Reply to this

Great to see Gav and Sean on the cover however would have been nicer to see all of the boys there!

Posted by Gemma Lumley | March 22, 2011 5:28 PM | Reply to this

where can i buy this and how much is it ??? :)

Posted by sherrie | March 22, 2011 8:28 PM | Reply to this

@Sherrie
£2.20 at all good newsagents :)

The Blackout were awesome supporting MCR :D

Posted by Will | March 22, 2011 9:48 PM | Reply to this

is it impossible to have the whole band on the cover or something? :/

Posted by Emma | March 23, 2011 2:57 PM | Reply to this

Why do kerrang always insist of only having one or two people from a band instead of the whole band?
And @Nick I agree that FFAF should get the cover (Y)

Posted by Ems | March 23, 2011 8:35 PM | Reply to this

Cannot wait to get that Paramore poster on my wall ♥

Posted by Johnniie | March 24, 2011 12:23 AM | Reply to this

I'll get it only for the stickers.......;)

Posted by SoNiA | March 24, 2011 4:28 AM | Reply to this

@SoNiA
I agree ;)
Kerrang rules :L

Posted by Fleur | March 24, 2011 10:35 AM | Reply to this

yay stickers!!! i agree with everyone about sean and gav -__- but the rest of the magazine makes up for it :D

Posted by Katie | March 24, 2011 4:21 PM | Reply to this

2 stars for the new panic! album? Okay. I'm sorry that Panic! can't live in 05' and keep recreating A Fever You Can't Sweat Out to keep your music critics happy (which is their weakest album btw). The entire review was dissapointing, not even touching on the instrumentation or Brendon's writing ability. Mainly focusing on how it's hard to think that 5/6 years ago this band actually had so much potential when in reality, as the years have progressed their albums have became better. (Pretty.Odd. being my favourite - one you gave 3 stars). Also, I don't think my grandparents would like this type of music. Yeah they'd totally LOVE Let's Kill Tonight, Hurricane, The Ballad Of Mona Lisa, Nearly Witches (Ever Since We Met...). Seriously, stop trying to make them out to be a joke. This is a brilliant album and the fact you named The Ballad of Mona Lisa one filled with imagination when it's actually one of the weakest on the album.. well that says it all doesn't it.

Posted by Maria | March 24, 2011 9:03 PM | Reply to this

oh yeah paramore and mcr i love you kerrang but i agree with another comment you could have put the whole of blackout on the cover

Posted by kerri | March 25, 2011 12:58 PM | Reply to this

I love my chemical romance so much i have every album and my room is full of there pics
I LOVE GERARD WAY!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted by DaisyyMCR | March 25, 2011 6:36 PM | Reply to this

Anyone, what was the review like for the new Within Temptation album? Perhaps someone could scan the reviews section of the magazine?

Posted by Jesaar | March 25, 2011 9:47 PM | Reply to this

Anyone, what was the review like for the new Within Temptation album? Perhaps someone could scan the reviews section of the magazine?

Posted by Jesaar | March 25, 2011 9:47 PM | Reply to this

Yet another Paramore poster.. *sigh* Love the feature about All Time Low's new album though! Can't wait for that to come out ;D!

Posted by Becca | March 26, 2011 4:39 PM | Reply to this

Yet another Paramore poster.. *sigh* Love the feature about All Time Low's new album though! Can't wait for that to come out ;D!

Posted by Becca | March 26, 2011 4:40 PM | Reply to this

Yet another Paramore poster.. *sigh* Love the feature about All Time Low's new album though! Can't wait for that to come out ;D!

Posted by Becca | March 26, 2011 4:40 PM | Reply to this

Stickers and Foo Fighters poster,Awesome-Paramore poster....Again? Seriously?Gosh Darn Kerrang,Try a Panic at the Disco poster to celebrate the new album,OR A Blackout poster,with the WHOLE band? They need credit too :P

Posted by SiáX | March 27, 2011 12:01 PM | Reply to this

do mcr poster :)

Posted by i like mcr | March 27, 2011 12:39 PM | Reply to this

do mcr poster :)

Posted by i like mcr | March 27, 2011 12:39 PM | Reply to this

@ Jesaar, they said it was a pop metal album and I agree , they've now gone quite soft and mainstream with their music, within temtptation really need to go back to their mother earth sound, CELTIC metal!

Posted by Thebitchfromplanet13 | March 27, 2011 9:44 PM | Reply to this

I love the new album. It's def metal, which I love. I think they will explore the celtic sound they once explored, but what I love about the band is how they develop their sound. And with a concept like this, the sound of the music fits. It reminds me a soundtrack to a horror/suspense or thriller movie. And I have to admit, WT have NEVER been a metal band. Mother Earth was a lot softer in comparison to this new album, which is energetic in sound. Lots of guitars and drums. It's nice to hear more of these elements, verses strings and choirs on every single song. But OH, I do love Mother Earth. Shit, I love everything this band puts out, but this new album OWNS.

Posted by Jesaar | March 28, 2011 1:51 AM | Reply to this

is there anyone will ing to buy this issue for me and send it if i send a money order...i live in us and cant get the subscription...

Posted by kristine | March 29, 2011 8:11 PM | Reply to this

About the Within Temptation album review...

If the prior-to-release songs were anything to go by (Faster, Where Is The Edge and In The Middle of the Night), then I might've agreed with the 3-Star rating and less than enthusiastic comments. However, after listening to the entire album I'm quite disappointed that pretty much ALL of the other tracks weren't taken into account. I'd say Faster is the weakest song on the album, so am quite surprised they picked that to be the debut single from the Unforgiving. But as for the others...I don't think Within Temptation have lost their touch at all.

I agree that Iron is a fantastic song but think that credit was due for so many of the others: Fire and Ice? Lost? A Demon's Fate? and the rest. Absolutely fantastic lyrics, vocals and - as always - stunning instrumentals.

Perhaps not their strongest album, but I am disappointed that there was not praise given where it was due.

Posted by Samantha | March 30, 2011 10:41 PM | Reply to this

Dear Karrang
please send me Kerrang Issue Please

Posted by Trennia | April 1, 2011 5:10 AM | Reply to this

Dear Karrang
please send me Kerrang Issue Please

Posted by Trennia | April 1, 2011 5:10 AM | Reply to this

Dear Karrang
please send me Kerrang Issue Please

Posted by Trennia | April 1, 2011 5:11 AM | Reply to this

More BVB Please :) xx

Posted by Laura Lou x | April 7, 2011 7:38 PM | Reply to this

Please please can u help? i need to identify a band that has a song called Between A Rock And A hard place or Caught between a rock and a hard place. it came out around late 80s early 90s. it has a keyboard intro with what sounds like police sirens wailing in the background before it goes into the first guitar riffs. ive googled the song title but cant find the right artist. its NOT the rolling stones,ufo, cutting crew or any of them thar google throws up! i originally thought it was doro pesch singing on it..but i cud be wrong. it sounds like a power ballad. i think they are american! can u help? i originally heard it on the friday rock show years ago! thanx.

Posted by Vincent Mooney | April 9, 2011 12:45 PM | Reply to this