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Showing Teeth: “Why aren't more people doing it like this? Because they’re scared”

What started as bothering police in church car parks has swiftly turned Showing Teeth into the most talked about new band of the year. In her first-ever cover interview anywhere, we meet mastermind Addison to discover how she has created this exciting universe to defy the haters and disrupt the status quo...

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“More times than not, our successes come from failing somewhere else”: Chris Motionless unpacks Motionless In White's new album

Decades is already being hailed as one of Motionless In White's finest hours. Having already launched the album with K!, Chris Motionless reflects on the Penn-state ghouls' new one now it's out, and explains how the "trial by fire" never goes away

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10 reasons why you need Castle Rat in your life

Castle Rat are metal from another dimension. Denizens of a plane called The Realm, their lore is one of rodent grim reapers, plague doctors, swords, sorcery, white steeds and magic. Their quest has already made them one of metal’s fastest-rising bands. We got Rat Queen Riley Pinkerton to put down her homemade scythe to have a (s)word with us about her rock’n’roll fantasy camp…

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“I don’t know what I’d be if it wasn’t for Sharon Osbourne”: The Life Less Ordinary of DevilDriver’s Dez Fafara

Even having just turned 60, Dez Fafara isn't slowing down. The DevilDriver mainman's life has been a wild one, between Coal Chamber, lessons from a living legend, hard partying, cleaning up, and joining The Freemasons. With a new album out, there's no better time to tell us how he got here...

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“Were trying to capture something nostalgic and familiar in a way that hasn’t been done before”: The first look at Northlane’s new album, Anemoia

Aussie metalcore stars Northlane have just announced their new album for October 30, and dropped the first single, CUT_it. Frontman Marcus Bridge takes us inside its nostalgic themes, how it's helped them grow, and working with Jordan Fish

Amyl And The Sniffers announce Truth Or Consequence country concert movie and live album

The Aussie punks recorded the self-described "ruckus" in LA's El Coyote Mexican restaurant last year, and it's coming to cinemas!

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Linkin Park unveil trailer for Joe Hahn-directed documentary UNSHATTER

The film of "relationships, resilience, and what it really takes to move forward when you don't have all the answers" will hit cinemas on September 30. Listen to the live version of Somewhere I Belong now!

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Weezer drop tongue-in-cheek new single, C.E.O, and announce “international gathering sites” in the UK, Europe and Japan

Good news for Weezer fans! Not only is there a new single, C.E.O., but the band have got dates lined up in the UK, Europe and Japan next year.

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Here’s the weather forecast for Bloodstock this weekend

Happy Bloodstock week! Here's everything you need to know about this weekend's weather...

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There's a 20th-anniversary edition of Taking Back Sunday's Louder Now on the way

"To know this album has made an impact on so many other people’s lives as well as mine is something I still struggle to get my head around," says Adam Lazzara

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Album review: Cancer Bats – Give Me Dirt

Two decades of riffy punk in, the Bats are flying higher than ever on energised eighth album

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Portrayal Of Guilt announce Beginning Of The End UK and Europe tour

While Portrayal Of Guilt are over our side of the Atlantic for core. Festival, they're playing some headline shows elsewhere in the UK and Europe.

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Rock jewellers Flibustier Paris announce first sunglasses collection

French rock and metal-inspired jewellers Flibustier Paris have released their debut sunglasses range.

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Green Day's new coming-of-age movie is getting an international cinema release

Green Day's upcoming movie Nimrods is coming to cinemas around the world next month, and the band have dropped a new single to celebrate...

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Film review: Jackass Best And Last

Johnny Knoxville and the Jackass crew deliver laffs and schmaltz in unexpectedly touching and hilariously painful parting shot.

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Film review: Disclosure Day

Close encounter of the turd kind: Steven Spielberg’s return to fertile creative terrain results in a dismal sci-fi thriller folly

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Film review: Scary Movie

The Wayans Brothers are back for a disappointing Scary Movie 'rebootiqule' that doesn't cross any lines whatsoever.

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Film review: Masters Of The Universe

Powerless! There's all the right gags but nothing else in this He-Man nostalgia-fest...

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People = Chic: Gucci have used a Slipknot song in their new short film

Hear Slipknot’s (sic) used in the new Generation Gucci promotional short film, as the Iowa nu-metal heroes collide with the luxury fashion brand…

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See the Jackass gang reunite in the trailer for this summer’s final movie, Best And Last

Hitting cinemas in June, Jackass: Best And Last will include all-new stunts – robot prostate exam, anyone?! – as well as some old classics…

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“We’re here to feed the pipeline and give visibility to artists”: How LOUD WOMEN are changing grassroots music

From a one-off gig in London to a continent-stretching movement, LOUD WOMEN are creating a seismic shift in how marginalised artists are supported in their early careers. We catch up with founder Cassie Fox to get the lowdown on how 2026 will be their biggest and most global year yet…

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New Travis Barker documentary Louder Than Fear to hit Hulu this summer

Travis Barker: Louder Than Fear will tell the “unfiltered” story of the life of the blink-182 drummer after surviving a deadly 2008 plane crash.

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WWE’s Stephanie Vaquer: The 10 songs that changed my life

From AC/DC to Megadeth, WWE Women’s World Champion Stephanie Vaquer looks back on a life of heavy metal and hard rock action…

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The name of Green Day’s coming-of-age comedy movie has changed

Formerly New Years Rev, the name of Green Day’s coming-of-age comedy has changed to Nimrods, and it’s been acquired by Inaugural Entertainment.

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The rise of Lamb Of God, as told through their most important gigs

Lamb Of God frontman Randy Blythe reflects on a life lived onstage – from warehouse squats to heavy metal cruises to Madison Square Garden...

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ARANKAI announces new album, The Shape Of Blue, and debuts single, I Hope It Hurts

”To me it’s not enough that a song is 'heavy' - I need some kind of impact that makes me fall in love with the track," reveals ARANKAI as he drops the song i Hope It Hurts and announces his second album, The Shape Of Blue.

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Henry Rollins unpacks his childhood and adolescence in new memoir, Bait Dog Boy

Henry Rollins is going further back in time in his fourth memoir, Bait Dog Boy, whose synopsis asks: "What happens when a child grows up in an almost total vacuum of love?"

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Listen to BONES UK’s elegant cover of The Smashing Pumpkins’ Cherub Rock

Ahead of the covers album Sending Hearts To All My Dearies dropping next week, BONES UK have shared their take on The Smashing Pumpkins hit Cherub Rock.

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Check out Split Chain’s DLX reworkings of The Space In Between with postdrome and who am i? with Commoner

"Asking Derryk (postdrome) and Romin (Commoner) to feature on these songs is something we knew we had to do as soon as we’d decided to re-release motionblur," reveal Split Chain as they debut new versions of The Space In Between and who am i?

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“No whiny too tiny!”: Queens Of The Stone Age have launched their own complaint line

QOTSA fans with an axe to grind now have a chance to vent their frustrations on a special complaint line, with a chance that someone from the band could be listening...

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Album review: Negative Frame – Break The Ice

Shades of hope flicker amongst the sadness, savagery and sludge on London-based hardcore crew Negative Frame’s superb debut

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Fortress Festival confirms new dungeon synth artists for 2027 line-up including Erang and Wraith Knight

Dungeon synth fans rejoice! Fortress Festival's dungeon synth offering is expanding next year, with some huge names set to come to Scarborough.

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Frozemode, Third Kulture, Hang Linton and more among final artists for Decolonise Fest 2026 line-up

Decolonise Fest is just a couple of months away, and Frozemode have just been confirmed as the Saturday headliners with new additions such as Third Kulture and Hang Linton also joining.

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ArcTanGent reveals its new location for 2027

A week before ArcTanGent fans descend on Fernhill Farm in Bristol for the last time, the festival has confirmed it is moving to the Cotswolds for next year.

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Showing Teeth: “Why aren't more people doing it like this? Because they’re scared”

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Weezer drop tongue-in-cheek new single, C.E.O, and announce “international gathering sites” in the UK, Europe and Japan

Good news for Weezer fans! Not only is there a new single, C.E.O., but the band have got dates lined up in the UK, Europe and Japan next year.

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Hear SiM soundtrack the anime Black Torch with new single, FREEZE ME UP

SiM have provided the theme for the anime Black Torch with their new single FREEZE ME UP, to which vocalist MAH says: "Manga is a universe. There are as many galaxies as there are readers."

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Blind Channel return with new album, Painstream, and double single, Diana and No Encores In A Swan Song

Blind Channel are back from hiatus and they've got a new album, Painstream, to come, as well as a UK and Europe tour and the double single Diana and No Encores In A Swan Song.

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“More times than not, our successes come from failing somewhere else”: Chris Motionless unpacks Motionless In White's new album

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Album Review: Citizen – Halcyon Blues

Distilling the best of all five previous albums into one, Citizen rise triumphantly again on the urgent Halcyon Blues

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Jason Aalon: The 10 songs that changed my life

FEVER 333 and letlive. vocalist Jason Aalon dives into his record collection…

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Bring Me The Horizon’s Jordan Fish: The 10 songs that changed my life

Bring Me The Horizon keyboardist Jordan Fish reveals the music that made him who he is…

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Frank Carter: The 10 songs that changed my life

Frank Carter dives into his musical history – from Madness to Gallows to Nine Inch Nails…

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Sleeping With Sirens albums ranked from worst to best by Kellin Quinn

From With Ears To See And Eyes To Hear to How It Feels To Be Lost, Sleeping With Sirens frontman Kellin Quinn ranks each of the band’s records from worst to best…

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11 great albums disliked by the people who made them

Here are 11 awesome rock and metal albums whose creators don’t care for them as much as most fans do…

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Andy Biersack: “I hate idol worship. Anyone can do what I do”

We sit down with Andy Biersack, the man behind Andy Black and Black Veil Brides, to talk Batman, Ohio and anxiety…

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Green Lung: The ultimate guide to their heathen universe

Frontman Tom Templar invites us into his world, and shares the key ingredients that make Green Lung one of the most magical bands in the country right now…

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The best Green Day album? Duh, it’s Nimrod

Which is the best Green Day album: American Idiot or Dookie? Well, one member of the Kerrang! staff says neither…

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The 11 greatest Metallica videos of all time

Stuck for something to watch? Metallica have got you covered…

Showing Teeth: “Why aren't more people doing it like this? Because they’re scared”

“More times than not, our successes come from failing somewhere else”: Chris Motionless unpacks Motionless In White's new album

10 reasons why you need Castle Rat in your life

“I don’t know what I’d be if it wasn’t for Sharon Osbourne”: The Life Less Ordinary of DevilDriver’s Dez Fafara

“Were trying to capture something nostalgic and familiar in a way that hasn’t been done before”: The first look at Northlane’s new album, Anemoia

Amyl And The Sniffers announce Truth Or Consequence country concert movie and live album

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Linkin Park unveil trailer for Joe Hahn-directed documentary UNSHATTER

Weezer drop tongue-in-cheek new single, C.E.O, and announce “international gathering sites” in the UK, Europe and Japan

Here’s the weather forecast for Bloodstock this weekend

There's a 20th-anniversary edition of Taking Back Sunday's Louder Now on the way

Album review: Cancer Bats – Give Me Dirt

Portrayal Of Guilt announce Beginning Of The End UK and Europe tour

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Showing Teeth: “Why aren't more people doing it like this? Because they’re scared”

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Rock jewellers Flibustier Paris announce first sunglasses collection

Green Day's new coming-of-age movie is getting an international cinema release

Film review: Jackass Best And Last

Film review: Disclosure Day

Film review: Scary Movie

Film review: Masters Of The Universe

People = Chic: Gucci have used a Slipknot song in their new short film

See the Jackass gang reunite in the trailer for this summer’s final movie, Best And Last

“We’re here to feed the pipeline and give visibility to artists”: How LOUD WOMEN are changing grassroots music

New Travis Barker documentary Louder Than Fear to hit Hulu this summer

WWE’s Stephanie Vaquer: The 10 songs that changed my life

The name of Green Day’s coming-of-age comedy movie has changed

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The rise of Lamb Of God, as told through their most important gigs

ARANKAI announces new album, The Shape Of Blue, and debuts single, I Hope It Hurts

Henry Rollins unpacks his childhood and adolescence in new memoir, Bait Dog Boy

Listen to BONES UK’s elegant cover of The Smashing Pumpkins’ Cherub Rock

Check out Split Chain’s DLX reworkings of The Space In Between with postdrome and who am i? with Commoner

“No whiny too tiny!”: Queens Of The Stone Age have launched their own complaint line

Album review: Negative Frame – Break The Ice

Fortress Festival confirms new dungeon synth artists for 2027 line-up including Erang and Wraith Knight

Frozemode, Third Kulture, Hang Linton and more among final artists for Decolonise Fest 2026 line-up

ArcTanGent reveals its new location for 2027

Showing Teeth: “Why aren't more people doing it like this? Because they’re scared”

Weezer drop tongue-in-cheek new single, C.E.O, and announce “international gathering sites” in the UK, Europe and Japan

Hear SiM soundtrack the anime Black Torch with new single, FREEZE ME UP

Blind Channel return with new album, Painstream, and double single, Diana and No Encores In A Swan Song

“More times than not, our successes come from failing somewhere else”: Chris Motionless unpacks Motionless In White's new album

Album Review: Citizen – Halcyon Blues

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Jason Aalon: The 10 songs that changed my life

Bring Me The Horizon’s Jordan Fish: The 10 songs that changed my life

Frank Carter: The 10 songs that changed my life

Sleeping With Sirens albums ranked from worst to best by Kellin Quinn

11 great albums disliked by the people who made them

Andy Biersack: “I hate idol worship. Anyone can do what I do”

Green Lung: The ultimate guide to their heathen universe

The best Green Day album? Duh, it’s Nimrod

The 11 greatest Metallica videos of all time

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