"There's so many new bands. It's brilliant!"

In this week's issue, there's a distinctly British flavour. Joining rising London metallers Rise To Remain are the new interviews from Muse, Slash, Bring Me The Horizon, Architects, TwiN Atlantic, Young Guns and Evile.

Britain clearly rocks, so we talked to Judas Priest frontman Rob Halford to get his take on why our rock and metal scene is so special...

"Where do you start?" says Halford. "There's no doubt that all of the great British rock bands and metal bands that have been around since the whole movement began have been incredibly important in the bigger scene of rock and roll around the world I think it's just something that all of us as British musicians are proud of, because you've only got to look at what's happening right now on the world scene and there's a tremendous amount of UK musicians that are at the forefront of the stages all over the planet.

"I've said a bazillion times that we fly the flag for British heavy metal. We played just about every single place there is to play in the UK. You name it, we played it - every pub, every club, every workingmen's club, whatever it might be.

"I think it's great that there's this tremendous variety of choice right now, which is brilliant. I really like You Me At Six, and you probably know I'm a big fan of Bring Me The Horizon. It's exciting to see Horizon blazing a new trail, because they're out there doing it on their own merits and because of their ability. It's great because they're thinking outside the box, and I see a little bit of Priest in those guys.

"I get Kerrang! every week and I see all of these bands and I'm like oh my God, I've never heard of this band and I've never heard of that band, and it's brilliant, brilliant, brilliant."

For full details on what's in this week's issue of Kerrang!, click here.


 
Posted by Simon at 12:13PM | September 7, 2011

im glad to see he is smart enough that if he likes a music he will listen to it and not hate it because of stereotypes or trends :)

Posted by ryan | September 7, 2011 2:08 PM | Reply to this

Good on you Rob. Im in my 30s and love older and newer forms of music just the same. So much good stuff out there! Btw awesome show at High Voltage. Cheers

Posted by mark | September 8, 2011 7:12 PM | Reply to this

I am greatly disappointed... I shall now go and burn my imaginary Judas Priest albums.

I respect Rob, don't get me wrong, but saying tuneless anal-sludge like Bring Me the Horizon and Rise to Remain are brilliant, is simply not acceptable.

Posted by The Messiah | September 9, 2011 2:24 AM | Reply to this

Not acceptable? For f**k sake, both Bring Me and Rise to Remain are well respected rock and metal acts, if you don't like them then fair enough, just dont pollute this site with silly comments like this. It's a matter of personal opinion, and Rob saying that acts like those bands are blazing a new trail and heading forward is a very noble thing to do.

Posted by Lukas | September 9, 2011 3:33 AM | Reply to this

Lukas....I do not believe that you have been around on this earth as long as I have. And I don't think you realize the reality of it. Being a Judas Priest fan for 29 years, I shake my head in sorrow when I listen to all of these new bands. I really want to respect Rob's opinion, for I do think that he is a very intelligent man, but it really saddens me that he thinks that Bring Me The Horizon are paving the way for the new wave of British rock. BMTH is a metalcore band. METALCORE. They are in no way rock and roll, as Judas Priest is. The truth is, BMTH are very rejected by the metal community, as are many of these new bands today (Asking Alexandria, Bullet For My Valentine, You Me at Six, etc). Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, Led Zeppelin, The Who, The Kicks, Black Sabbath, Motorhead, Deep Purple, The Stones....now THOSE are rock n' roll and metal bands. And some of the bands that I listed are still playing and making music today. I do not believe that BMTH, or any other bands of the sort (let alone British) will ever make anything revolutionary, bring back rock n' roll, or last very long. I mean, you can only make so many metalcore records until you run out of ideas and options.

Posted by Micah | September 9, 2011 4:01 AM | Reply to this

@Lukas. I simply can't take that tuneless scene crap seriously.

Rise to Remain only got signed and continue to get so much media attention because Austin is Bruce Dickinson's son, they look and sound identical to every other Metalcore band out there, nothing special. Move along.

Bring Me the Horizon are crap, absolute crap. Sykes is easily the worst singer in music history. He sounds like a pubeless, spoiled schoolboy throwing a tantrum in a supermarket because his mother won't buy him Skittles, musically they sound like handicapped children being let loose in the school's music department. Fucking suck that band does.

Bullet For My Valentine are also absolute crap (though nowhere near as crap as Bring Me the Horizon are, but still absolute crap) ten years ago they were a bouncy Backstreet Boys tribute act, complete with bleach-blonde hair and attempted rapping, and you wonder why the Metal community can't stand them?... Leave.

Posted by The Messiah | September 9, 2011 6:32 AM | Reply to this

Firstly, ignorant comments like 'musically they sound like handicapped children being let loose in the school's music department' doesn't cover you in any glory or make any one respect your opinion.

People need to get over this. Remember Kerrang is a part of a media company. Their job is to sell sell sell. The people working there may love rock music, but the people they work for don't care, they want sales.

They'll be hyping something else next week or next month. They create names like metalcore or nu-metal and they also kill them off and move on to something else.

Channel your energy elsewhere and listen to what ever the fuck you want (as long as it rocks)

Posted by Phil | September 9, 2011 8:38 AM | Reply to this

Firstly, ignorant comments like 'musically they sound like handicapped children being let loose in the school's music department' doesn't cover you in any glory or make any one respect your opinion.

People need to get over this. Remember Kerrang is a part of a media company. Their job is to sell sell sell. The people working there may love rock music, but the people they work for don't care, they want sales.

They'll be hyping something else next week or next month. They create names like metalcore or nu-metal and they also kill them off and move on to something else.

Channel your energy elsewhere and listen to what ever the fuck you want (as long as it rocks)

Posted by Phil | September 9, 2011 8:48 AM | Reply to this

@Phil. I don't care about people respecting my opinions.

Posted by The Messiah | September 9, 2011 12:01 PM | Reply to this

Answer me this then, if either of you don't like any of these bands then why the hell do you read Kerrang!? It's about modern metal and rock music as well as classic rock, but you can't open the front page without seeing bands like Bring Me and Rise to Remain every week! I wouldn't write into classic rock and write "fuck Judas Preist, we need some more Deaf Havana" or something like that would I? If Kerrang is no longer you're scene then by all means leave, but bands like these are going to stick around and if you don't like them, well tough. And I choose to ignore the Bullet For My Valentine comment for fear of what I might do to my laptop.

And saying Rise to Remain are only getting places because he's Bruce's son is the biggest pile of crap I've ever heard in my life, I didn't even know this until last week.

And to make myself clear, I love loads of classic rock bands and Rob Halford is an absolute legend, but I'm not so one-dimensional and I can listen to new ideas in rock and metal without throwing a hissy fit at the world.

Posted by Lukas | September 9, 2011 1:45 PM | Reply to this

I think it's good that he recognizes that some new bands are as good as old ones. I really hate these people that constantly go on about new music being shit just because it sounds different to the music they are used to. It's stupid. I like new and old bands.

The people that annoy me the most are AC/DC fans that says new bands are shit, as AC/DC are the shittest band that has ever lived.

Posted by Josh | September 9, 2011 2:33 PM | Reply to this

News bands are generally really shitty, you have go to back to the greats to find the quality such as ACDC or Led Zepplin, two bands that truly changed the world we lived in.

If you disagree with this you are clearly ignorant or a child

Posted by Henry-Fortestque-Smythe | September 9, 2011 4:43 PM | Reply to this

New bands are generally really shitty, you have go to back to the greats to find the quality such as ACDC or Led Zepplin, two bands that truly changed the world we lived in.

If you disagree with this you are clearly ignorant or a child

Posted by Henry-Fortestque-Smythe | September 9, 2011 4:44 PM | Reply to this

Anyone who listens to AC/DC clearly has the mental capasity of a child, as only a child or an intellectually similar person could stand to listen to the same instrumentals in every single song by AC/DC and their singers awful voice.

Posted by Josh | September 10, 2011 11:16 AM | Reply to this

Anyone who listens to AC/DC clearly has the mental capasity of a child, as only a child or an intellectually similar person could stand to listen to the same instrumentals in every single song by AC/DC and their singers awful voice.

Posted by Josh | September 10, 2011 11:21 AM | Reply to this

@Lukas. I don't read the magazine, as I am over 20 years old and heterosexual. I come onto the website to catch up on the latest pop music news.

Just because you didn't know that Austin was Bruce's son doesn't mean that what I said above isn't true.

I don't consider Bring Me the Horizon, Rise to Remain, or any other bands that get heavy coverage in the magazine to be Metal or Rock. Every Metalcore band sound and look the same. From the clean/screamed vocals, to not smiling in photos, to being wrapped in black band merchandise.

The entire scene blows.

Ignoring my BFMV comment? Look up JEFF KILLED JOHN on YouTube. Have a laugh at pathetic bandwagon-hoppers that hold no merit.

Posted by The Messiah | September 10, 2011 1:41 PM | Reply to this

I am genuinely sick of these 40 + men coming along and slating every new band that comes out. You're generations music was new and revolutionary once upon a time, now it's the turn of the new breed of rock/metal bands to do just that.

Posted by Michael | September 10, 2011 8:52 PM | Reply to this

I am genuinely sick of these 40 + men coming along and slating every new band that comes out. You're generations music was new and revolutionary once upon a time, now it's the turn of the new breed of rock/metal bands to do just that.

Posted by Michael | September 10, 2011 8:54 PM | Reply to this

Look I'm sorry guys but if your going to come on this website then you need to accept that everyone is allowed their own opinion. Led Zepellin in my opinion sucked so badly, whereas AC/DC still rock today with their amazing guitar and vocal work, to ignore their talent is completely ludicrous and ignorant. Funnily enough it never actually occured to me that BMTH and BFMV were rejected by the music scene because it's actually the opposite to that in fact, Rock and Rock-And-Roll are two different genres. Metal and Metalcore are essentially just the same. Just because BMTH actually bother to experiment with their genre doesn't in any way make them suck! Youmeatsix funnily enough are getting lots of coverage because they actually have some talent and to deny this is done purely out of ignorance.

Posted by Matt | September 11, 2011 3:49 PM | Reply to this

@Matt. It's not experimenting when you sound the exact same as every other Metalcore band out there. I would not care otherwise. I applaud bands that try something new. Bring Me the Horizon, Rise to Remain, Bullet For My Valentine, and every other band that gets heavy media attention today hailed as "the new breed" are immitators.

Fakes, clones and copies. Nothing more, nothing less.

Posted by The Messiah | September 11, 2011 10:24 PM | Reply to this

Hey,everyone I want to say something!
I became a great fan initially of all this great and classic bands such as Led Zeppelin,Black Sabbath and AC/DC.But times change very fastly and now my favourite band is BFMV,why not BMTH.I don't deny the success of bands for 70s,but you see and you convince yourself that the rock scene is a big and it is impossible the music to be the same as well one had said that this are different genres.I think these bands has their deserving fans,of course we can't compare music of the bands for 70s with nowadays bands.But the current bands sounds more dynamically and why not to achieve more and more of the old bands.To my mind Bullet for my Valentine deserve mostly,because vocals and guitar are well synchronised.It is fact that this band is recognised by members of Iron Maiden and have great charisma on the stage ,This is not nonsence,but is the truth.Other bands like Trivium and A7X also sound great.I always respect music of Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath and once of my stage of life I got ispiration when I prepare my school lessons.They are from the generation of my father and mother and I found my favourite who belong to my generation because I am over 20 and this is BFMV.

Posted by cvetysoftflower | September 13, 2011 3:13 PM | Reply to this

I've never seen so many contradictory, incorrect and uninformed comments in all my life. Please just take the time to read some of them back:

Posted by Matt, 'everyone is allowed their own opinion. Led Zepellin (spelt wrong) in my opinion sucked so badly, whereas AC/DC still rock today with their amazing guitar and vocal work, to ignore their talent is completely ludicrous and ignorant'.

So you ignoring Zeppelin's talent is ok then?

Posted by Micah, 'BMTH is a metalcore band. METALCORE. They are in no way rock and roll, as Judas Priest is'.

I hate to tell you but BMTH are a rock band.

Posted by The Messiah (excellent name), 'they look and sound identical to every other Metalcore band out there'.

No sir, no they don't. Proof, they don't sound like Unearth.

Lukas, you actually talked some sense. Well done.

Posted by Josh, 'The people that annoy me the most are AC/DC fans that says new bands are shit, as AC/DC are the shittest band that has ever lived'.

You were so close Josh, but then you ruined it with this last part...why!?

Posted by Henry-Fortestque-Smythe, 'New bands are generally really shitty, you have go to back to the greats to find the quality such as ACDC or Led Zepplin, two bands that truly changed the world we lived in.
If you disagree with this you are clearly ignorant or a child'.

Probably the worst culprit on this page...shocking comment.

The Messiah is at it again, 'I don't consider Bring Me the Horizon, Rise to Remain, or any other bands that get heavy coverage in the magazine to be Metal or Rock.

So what do you consider them to be? Because I'm afraid they are metal and/or rock.

The Messiah AGAIN, 'Look up JEFF KILLED JOHN on YouTube. Have a laugh at pathetic bandwagon-hoppers that hold no merit.

Pantera started out as a glam-rock band you know? But you probably think they're shit as well don't you?

He's back...The Messiah, 'Bring Me the Horizon, Rise to Remain, Bullet For My Valentine, and every other band that gets heavy media attention today hailed as "the new breed" are immitators (spelt wrong).

Fakes, clones and copies. Nothing more, nothing less.

Who exactly are BMTH copying?
And please will you inform me as to which bands you listen to? You don't like the new stuff and you don't own any Priest. I'm just intrigued

Please think before you post...thank you.

Posted by Mason | September 13, 2011 3:52 PM | Reply to this

@Mason. I tried my best to answer your questions.

Number 1: I can't answer that one, either you're blind, deaf, or mentally challenged... Or all fucking three.

Number 2: I don't consider that gunge to be metal or rock, it lacks the heart and soul of rock n' roll, and definately has no storytelling whatsoever to be in any way shape or form considered metal. Contrary to popular belief, it comes under the tag of "utter fucking tripe".

Number 3: I love Pantera, and I'm well aware of their back-story. They changed completely when Phil came on the scene, but they didn't conform either, they made music that no-one else at that time made. They single-handedly carried metal through every pathetic overnight trend of the 90's. And always remained true to themselves. That is why they are the greatest metal band of all time.

BFMV on the other hand, went from bandwagon to bandwagon, trend to trend. Being influenced by Limp Bizkit one minute and Kreator the next. Face it. The band fucking blows.

Number 4: Jeez... I don't know what to say here either, other than you truly are a fucking fleece. Please remove Oli Sykes' pubeless balls from your mouth.

You seriously need to lay-off the fucking Wikipedia articles. Seriously.

Metalcore is nothing special, just the latest in a long line of shallow trends that last about as long as a fart in a hurricane. In fact, arguing over this happy-clappy knicker-soaking tweeny crap is about as pointless as your existance. I want my three minutes back.

Posted by The Messiah | September 13, 2011 6:03 PM | Reply to this

Nice to see how suportive and open-minded the Metal God is about the up and coming British bands! I'm more into the Old-School stuff myself and a lot of bands that are coming out of places like Sweden and Holland (The Devil's Blood, Ghost, In Solituide, Portrait etc)....but it's good to see all these bands from the UK and I hope their able to make a career for themselves.

Posted by Jon Hufton | September 13, 2011 7:34 PM | Reply to this

Led Zeppelin sucks?! Dude, I like BMTH but i also love Led Zeppelin. Show some respect for that band. Metal and Metalcore are not the same thing!!! Listen to more metal and you'll see what i'm talking about.

Posted by Cesar | September 14, 2011 1:17 AM | Reply to this

totally agree with Cesar...i love BMTH but hello...how many years have Led Zeppelin made our music industry a lot better? seriously do you think in 40 years time all these pethetic bands will still be selling records? hell no! we should be proud of the great bands such as Led Zeppelin, Gun n Roses, AD/DC an so on, yea they might not be totally the same sound or sub genre but they are all rock an roll, aint that the point, we all loverock so respect them and be more open minded
xxx

Posted by PJ.Freak | September 14, 2011 12:21 PM | Reply to this

@The Messia:

You have to understand that this is your opinion. What my response consisted of was fact, apart from saying Henry's comment was shocking, but he did sum people like you and him up in a very short sentence.

You also voice your opinions in such a juvenile way, ie calling things, "utter fucking tripe" or saying I have Oli Sykes's balls in my mouth (ha ha) or saying something isn't rock or metal (when it clearly is, YOU just don't think it is). No one will ever take you seriously if you continue to do this. You'll grow up soon enough.

One of the other mistakes you made was to jump to the conclusion that I was a fan of all of these bands. I'm not, I am just mature enough to realise that these bands have a place in the rock/metal world today and are part of its evolution. You may get your wish and in five years they will all be gone, but for now try and grow-up a little bit and face the fact that your whinging about them doesn't make any difference (You must be what...17? I was just like you at that age, thinking that everything I didn't like shouldn't be allowed to exist ).

Be thankful for the bands that you like, surely you don't want all these teenie boppers listening to them anyway. They'll just ruin it. Oh and if you don't like a bands music...ever thought of not listening to it. The fact that you have taken the time to abuse your ears listening to music that you don't even like, just so you can come on here and say its shit sounds a little bit weird.

...And remember the other guys in Pantera (Diamond Darrel and co) were just copying those glam bands BEFORE big Phil came along because they wanted to fit in. Another point you missed. Thankfully, as you said, they carved their own path after that, and yes, they are one of he best bands ever (in OUR opinion).

So calm down, learn how to spell 'definitely' and 'existence', and realise that all this band bashing is just a waste of your time. Listen to what you want and let the others listen to the, 'handicapped children being let loose in the school's music department' (another well thought out comment). And if they like it...well those handicapped children must be doing something right...!

Posted by Mason | September 14, 2011 5:13 PM | Reply to this

@Mason. I'm actually pretty open minded when it comes to music, believe it or not. I listen to what I like, and that's that.

I admire people who are themselves, and I admire bands that are original. I'm sorry that I don't see the value in the disposable horseshit above. I'm sorry that I don't understand how a scene can evolve when everyone's doing the exact same thing.

I applaud you, you have been the only person on this site that has responded by trying to patronise me. I admire that.

However, I shoud tell you that taking someone you don't know seriously over the internet is epically moronic. I don't know you, and you don't know me.

Posted by The Messiah [there's an "h" Mason, you stroon] | September 14, 2011 9:31 PM | Reply to this

Now now ladies! Less of the arguing kiss and make up

Posted by :) | September 15, 2011 4:10 PM | Reply to this

Now now ladies! Less of the arguing kiss and make up

Posted by :) | September 15, 2011 4:12 PM | Reply to this

Now now ladies! Less of the arguing kiss and make up

Posted by :) | September 15, 2011 4:16 PM | Reply to this

Now now ladies! Less of the arguing kiss and make up

Posted by :) | September 15, 2011 4:18 PM | Reply to this

@The Messiah. First time I have ever commented here on Kerrang but man "The Messiah" you've embarrassed yourself big time here. You know yourself that "utter fucking tripe" is NOT a genre of music, whereas rock and metal both are, and using the phrase "Oli Sykes' pubeless balls from your mouth" as an argument is hitting an all time low. I hope "Mason" is right in that you will grow up soon.

Metalcore certainly isn't my favourite genre but like all (rock!) genres it has it's good bands and it's bad bands.

I'm old enough though to remember when some bands first came onto "the scene" they were absolutely slated by traditional fans and the music press and they are now considered "rock gods" for want of a better term. I remember Pearl Jam being hated by some for being "pop-grunge" and for having a teenage fanbase, Def Leppard also got it very bad during the release of Pyromania - "style over substance" etc Motley Crue were hated and even five albums in Iron Maiden were ridiculed by "blues influenced rock/metal" purists for consisting of noise and childish lyrics.

It was the same with nu-metal in the 2000s with Slipknot/Linkin Park etc but I'm pretty sure they'll be revered by 2020, and you know it will probably be the same with some of these Post-Hardcore/Metalcore bands.

People always seem to think that music was better "back then" and that it's "total shit" now. Whats funny is that all these BMTH and BFMV fans will probably be saying the exact same thing in ten years time!!!

Posted by Peter | September 15, 2011 6:22 PM | Reply to this

@Peter and Mason;

I'm about to reveal something that may come as quite a shock to you both... @The Messiah is a troll.

In the past, he's gotten several magazine comment sections taken down, disguised himself as the magazine's editor and cost them dozens of subscriptions and managed to convince a scary amount of people that Paramore were doing an album signing in London (which the idiots actually believed and turned up to).

You're playing right into his hands with your walls of text, ignore the fucker.

Posted by The Beast Within | September 15, 2011 8:07 PM | Reply to this

Ok people, first comment on here, personally, I'm a huge fan of BFMV, they're my favourite band, and yes I looked up their 'jeff killed john' days on youtube waay before I read this, and you know what, I don't care what they used to be, it's what they are about NOW. Not what they were, not what they're gonna be but what they ARE.

Posted by Steven | September 17, 2011 5:40 PM | Reply to this

This comments section is full of troll win!

Posted by Dave | September 18, 2011 10:01 PM | Reply to this
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