Kerrang! 25/04/12

Tenacious D - The Return Of The Kings!!

Tenacious D get quizzed by Linkin Park, Bullet For My Valentine, Alice Cooper and... you! Jack Black and Kyle Gass as you've never seen them before!

Posters: An incredible Slipknot poster special featuring amazing iconic images of the masked metal heroes.

Features: Six years since The Pick Of Destiny, Tenacious D have finally brought forth another work of royal rock finery. To celebrate the return of the kings and the saviours of goofball rock, we requested that they answer questions from their loyal subjects including Alice Cooper, Bullet For My Valentine, Black Veil Brides, Korn, The Used, Linkin Park, Andrew W.K., Papa Roach and more.

Plus! Jack Black and Kyle Gass pay photographic tribute to the greatest rock 'n' roll legends of all time.

Tonight Alive vocalist Jenna McDougall swaps the church for a life in a rock band.

Kerrang! investigates: Is metal really homophobic?

Blood Red Shoes get moody in smoky woodland...

Let's get inside the mind of The Word Alive's frontman Telle Smith...

We look into the worst rock cover versions ever... starring Madonna, Take That and more.

Zakk Wylde takes The Ultimate Rockstar Test and chats massive bar bills!

Plus: The Kerrang! Awards 2012 Fuelled By Relentless Energy Drink are go! Vote now and you could be in with a chance of winning tickets to the party of the year!

News: We take an exclusive look into the working of Soundgarden's new album with Chris Cornell...

Paramore get back into the studio to record new material...

Architects, Skindred and Arcane Roots get set for the Kerrang! Awards Sponsored By Relentless Energy Drink London gigs!

Guns N' Roses - minus Axl - join the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame...

Black Veil Brides' Andy Biersack answers your dilemmas in Life Of Agony..

We investigate the new documentary film Mission To Lars.

You Me At Six address those break-up rumours...

We Introduce Aussie rock duo DZ Deathrays...

Kerrang! goes into the studio with Skunk Anansie..

Plus: Fearless Vampire Killers try to curse us with a voodoo doll and Avenged Sevenfold chat sushi.

Lives: Frank Turner and chums rule Wembley!

Plus: Skindred take over Brixton, Refused and At The Drive-In impress at Coachella, Twin Atlantic and more destroy Manchester, Converge blast away in New York, plus many, many more reviews!

Albums: The latest releases from Marilyn Manson, Torche, Pennywise, Skip The Foreplay and more!

Gigs: Simple Plan get set for the UK invasion, and The Used reveal their worst touring disasters!

Plus: There's also hundreds of shows to add to your weekly rock schedule!

Win! A limited edition Camden Crawl guitar and VIP tickets to see Rolo Tomassi, Kids In Glass Houses, Lower Than Atlantis and more!

Plus: Complete this week's K! Krossword for a chance to get your hands on a K! Swag bag.

That's this week's Kerrang! in a nutshell, on sale Wednesday, April 25.

Posted by Katie P at 01:47PM | April 24, 2012

Tenacious D = Win :D

Posted by Amie | April 24, 2012 4:16 PM | Reply to this

Why haven't Funeral for a Friend been in a front cover magazine in like years?!??? They are at Slam Dunk festival in one of the top spots...

Posted by SophiaJ | April 24, 2012 4:30 PM | Reply to this

@SophiaJ

Funeral For A Friend over the extremely over-rated Lostprophets!

Bullet For My Valentine are most definitely Wales best band of them all!!

Posted by stu | April 24, 2012 6:59 PM | Reply to this

Is metal homophobic? wtf..

Posted by james | April 24, 2012 8:08 PM | Reply to this

My dear Kerrang, thank you so much for featuring Fearless Vampire Killers in your issues, they really do rock and deserve all the recognition x

Posted by Mena | April 24, 2012 10:04 PM | Reply to this

My dear Kerrang, thank you so much for featuring Fearless Vampire Killers in your issues, they really do rock and deserve all the recognition x

Posted by Mena | April 24, 2012 10:04 PM | Reply to this

"Kerrang! investigates: Is metal really homophobic?"

http://tinyurl.com/89zduqs

Posted by The Messiah | April 24, 2012 11:49 PM | Reply to this

I cannot wait to get this issue :D! M.Shadows AND Slipknot <3! Now al we need is a bitta Hollywood Undead and my life is complete :D!

Posted by Amy | April 25, 2012 12:41 PM | Reply to this

I cannot wait to get this issue :D! M.Shadows AND Slipknot <3! Now al we need is a bitta Hollywood Undead and my life is complete :D!

Posted by Amy | April 25, 2012 12:42 PM | Reply to this

Andy & Josh on the cover again! Suprise, suprise ¬_¬

Other than that a good looking issue that I shall pick up.

Without being to preachy or moany, I'll just say it flat out, less you me at six and bvb, they're in every damn issue lately and other, better bands deserve features more than them.

Posted by squiggly jibber wob | April 25, 2012 1:37 PM | Reply to this

No one cam stop the D

Posted by Carl Straw | April 25, 2012 4:52 PM | Reply to this

<3 The Emilie Autumn live review. But..why no pictures of a very visual gig?

Posted by Caitlin | April 26, 2012 6:20 PM | Reply to this

hey K! this my first time writing to you guys so i duno if im writing in the right place. I just wanted to vioce my opinion on the issue of "is metal homophobic?" me and the group of friends i hang around with are all different sexualities, lesbian, gay, bisexual and straight, we've even been dubbed "the muskaqueers" but were happy to be who we are and we have never experienced any hate on this, its usually our dress sense that draws more hate than our sexualities 'cause were the "emos" in our town but 'cause were such a big and close group of friends we support each other on bein ourselves and no one is ever left out so by my view metal has never been homophobic towards us, we love our music and it doesnt matter what sexuality you are as we are all equal.

Posted by aimee | April 29, 2012 3:07 PM | Reply to this