Kerrang! Magazine 12/09/12

Iron Maiden!

World Exclusive!

Steve Harris on why he's flying solo - the first interview!

Posters: Awesome images of Young Guns, Pierce The Veil, Paramore with You Me At Six, Alexisonfire and Marilyn Manson!

Features: Steve Harris speaks!

Beyond The Beast! Kerrang! heads to California to catch up with Iron Maiden's driving force to ask him why he said he'd never do a solo record... but did.

All the exclusive stories behind the making of British Lion!

Plus: T-shirt idol!

We Are The Ocean, Of Mice & Men, Blitz Kids, Fozzy, Fearless Vampire Killers and While She Sleeps have designed exclusive T-shirts for Kerrang! - and you can win them!

Sound The Alarm! We get inside the minds of your new favourite band Sleeping With Sirens!

Gallows get set for their main course - as we celebrate the arrival of their self-titled album!

The People Vs Green Day - Part Dos! More questions from you - the reader - put to Billie Joe Armstrong!

We give Lower Than Atlantis a load of puppies - no real reason - just cos they're great.

Allow us to Introduce Brit metallers With One Last Breath...

We give you the final installment in The Kerrang! Encyclopedia Of Rock - our 13-part series that looked back at the most important moments, music and people in rock's history. This week, it's the letters Y and Z!

.... and Izzy Hale of Halestorm takes The Ultimate Rockstar Test!

News: Biffy Clyro put the finishing touches to their new double-disc album and tell us, "We weren't willing to let this band fall apart"

Plus: Sam Carter of Architects sorts out your dilemmas in Life Of Agony...

Asking Alexandria's Danny Worsnop curbs the rock'n'roll excess that was "killing" him...

Winston McCall from Parkway Drive takes on The K! Quiz...

My Chemical Romance have unveiled a new logo - but what does it mean?

Pussy Riot reject TV 'apology' offer.

Rock takes on the Paralympics - and there's an all-new Grohlcats!

Lives: We head to Brixton Academy with At The Drive-In!

Plus: William Control in Islington, Chiodos in New York and Don Broco, Kids In Glass Houses, We Are The Ocean and more shake Merthyr Rock!

Albums: All the latest releases rated and reviewed from Billy Talent, Down, Go Radio, Monuments, Devil Sold His Soul, Frank Turner and more!

Gigs: Motionless In White get ready to annihilate the UK!

Plus: Five things you didn't know about Pierce The Veil ahead of their UK jaunt!

There's also hundreds of gigs to add to your weekly rock schedule!

WIN! Be in with a chance of getting an awesome Kerrang! Swag bag with our Krossword.... and..

WIN! A guitar worth £599 courtesy of We Came As Romans!

That's this week's Kerrang! in a nutshell, on sale Wednesday, September 12.

Posted by Katie P at 12:25PM | September 11, 2012

Hmmm, looks like a fairly week issue I'm afraid. Apart from a few features, nothing really wants me to buy it which is sad.

Posted by Dan | September 11, 2012 5:50 PM | Reply to this

SLEEPING WITH SIRENS AND PIERCE THE VEIL YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS yep sounds good

Posted by . | September 11, 2012 5:53 PM | Reply to this

"My Chemical Romance have unveiled a new logo - but what does it mean?" is the logo of a beretta, a gun, isnt?

AMAZING ISSUE! We Are The Ocean, Of Mice & Men, Fearless Vampire Killers, Sleeping With Sirens, Gallows, Biffy Clyro, Architects , MyChem, Asking Alexandria, Parkway Drive, William Control, Chiodos, Billy Talent, Pierce The Veil, We Came As Romans... *breathe* and finally, the Iron cover! Whata epic thing! Just missing LostAlone to be completely perfect ;;
K!<3

Posted by Camila F. | September 11, 2012 6:24 PM | Reply to this

Great to see a Marilyn Manson poster in there!

Posted by ProviderModule.com | September 11, 2012 11:31 PM | Reply to this

Yay paramore may have to get this. :) also the tee comp looks fun..

Posted by sarah | September 12, 2012 10:45 AM | Reply to this

Okay 'stu' i respect that you have your own opinion but you don't have to be a dick about it besides if the decent band your referring to is iron maiden their an old band and what people want nowadays is newer up to date bands like you me at six and paramore

Posted by Claire | September 12, 2012 1:18 PM | Reply to this

Each week I find myself infront of K! at the newsagents, flicking through & just putting it back on the shelf. It's down to the bands that are "in" at the moment I suppose, they just don't appeal to me. Maybe I'm getting older & my tastes are changing but all these modern bands are just repeating the emo craze in the early 2000's. Black veil Brides, Sleeping with sirens, it's just been done before, I hear their music & think "meh". Then, the real innovative bands that deserve space in the magazine get overlooked.

Posted by Dinkleburg | September 12, 2012 1:57 PM | Reply to this

I'm only buying this for the Green Day bit haha

Posted by Bella | September 12, 2012 8:11 PM | Reply to this

Kerrang! you deleted my comment? Yes, they called Steve Harris a 'she' .. Weak.

Posted by Tuna | September 12, 2012 9:01 PM | Reply to this

@Claire

Yes I am referring to Iron Maiden, yes they're old, but still going and still decent, proper British music, like Sabbath and Motorhead

You Me Eat Shit and Parawhore are in Kerrang every bloody week and is slightly boring now!

Posted by stu | September 13, 2012 9:08 AM | Reply to this

Booorrinnnngggggg

Posted by terry tibbs | September 13, 2012 2:41 PM | Reply to this

There should be more about BVB or maybe even some good posters Asking Alexandria motionless in white etc in stead of iron maiden and paramore nearly all the time.

Posted by .Luna | September 13, 2012 6:10 PM | Reply to this

There should be more about BVB or maybe even some good posters Asking Alexandria motionless in white etc in stead of iron maiden and paramore nearly all the time.

Posted by .Luna | September 13, 2012 6:12 PM | Reply to this

great issue kerrang! hope you will cover paramore and my chemical romances album alot when it comes out :)

Posted by ralala | September 13, 2012 6:32 PM | Reply to this

great issue kerrang! hope you will cover paramore and my chemical romances album alot when it comes out :)

Posted by ralala | September 13, 2012 6:33 PM | Reply to this

great issue kerrang! hope you will cover paramore and my chemical romances album alot when it comes out :)

Posted by ralala | September 13, 2012 6:33 PM | Reply to this

@.Luna

"in stead of iron maiden and paramore nearly all the time!"

They harldy ever show Maiden in Kerrang anymore so you've got that one wrong

But I do agree about Paramore, in EVERY.BLOODY.MAGAZINE!!

Posted by stu | September 13, 2012 6:44 PM | Reply to this

Could you put Ashley Purdy in the tattoo part as he's got the most interesting tatts of BVB and the most?

Posted by Laura | September 13, 2012 7:38 PM | Reply to this

Could you put Ashley Purdy in the tattoo part as he's got the most interesting tatts of BVB and the most?

Posted by Laura | September 13, 2012 7:38 PM | Reply to this

@Laura: No. Kerrang! only acknowledge vocalists, and even then only if said vocalist is below the age of 25 (only exception being Gerard Way) and considered attractive by a teenybopper.

Posted by Hi. | September 13, 2012 8:18 PM | Reply to this

Really want to get it for the Alexisonfire poster, Can anyone tell me if it's any good?

Posted by Luke | September 14, 2012 9:36 AM | Reply to this

No mention of the 30 Seconds To Mars documentary (just you know the one that they've been filming since they began) Premiering at TIFF?

Oh that's right I forgot, Kerrang only cares about ym@s, paramore and mcr.

What happened to you Kerrang?

Posted by Abigail Amber | September 15, 2012 3:04 PM | Reply to this

Finally Kerrang are actually done the decent thing instead of the same interviews with the same bands. Steve Harris still without doubt the greatest bassist and song writer around

Posted by Peter Shortland | September 16, 2012 4:35 AM | Reply to this

@hi they probably mostly acknowledge vocalists because theyre at the forefront of the band so they think people care more about theyre opinion i dont really think been attractive has anything to do with after all kerrangs about rock music not poppy boybands

Posted by Claire | September 16, 2012 1:21 PM | Reply to this