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FEVER 333's Aric Improta and Stephen Harrison have left the band

FEVER 333's guitarist and drummer have quit the band

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Watch the new trailer for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

Wakanda find their new foe in the new trailer for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

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While She Sleeps are headlining Alexandra Palace next year

Onstage at Alexandra Palace last night, While She Sleeps announced they are returning to headline next year

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WILLOW covers YUNGBLUD's The Funeral in the Live Lounge

Watch WILLOW's stripped-back performance of YUNGBLUD's The Funeral

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Corey Taylor on Joey Jordison: "He was one of the true musical geniuses I’d ever met, he was just complicated"

Slipknot frontman Corey Taylor has reflected on his friendship with Joey Jordison

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Listen to Paramore's new single This Is Why

Paramore have dropped their first new music in five years – listen to This Is Why now!

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In pictures: The Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert in Los Angeles

Relive last night's tribute to Taylor Hawkins with this gallery featuring Foo Fighters, Rush, Miley Cyrus and more

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Måneskin announce new single The Loneliest

Måneskin's new single The Loneliest will hit streaming services next week

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The Pretty Reckless release video for acoustic version of Harley Darling

Listen to The Pretty Reckless' new acoustic version of Harley Darling, taken from their upcoming Other Worlds record.

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Maggie Lindemann's new video for cages is giving us huge Avril Lavigne vibes

Watch Maggie Lindemann's new video for cages, her huge new single from debut album SUCKERPUNCH

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Enter Shikari announce first-ever authorised biography, Standing Like Statues

Fifteen years after their incredible debut Take To The Skies, Enter Shikari are telling their story in full…

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Stray From The Path: "The pandemic made people aware of their position in the machine... Everyone is weaponised now"

Bad times call for good music. After a pandemic spent watching the planet descend into the abyss, Stray From The Path are back with Euthanasia, raging against corporations, corruption and cops... and that's just for starters.

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Film review: Don’t Worry Darling

Don’t worry: behind the headlines, Florence Pugh and Harry Styles’ 1950s thriller Don’t Worry Darling is actually really good…

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10 vital non-fiction books to get you into feminism

Petrol Girls’ Ren Aldridge guides us through her current top 10 must-read feminist books – whether you’re just starting out, or you’re learning where to take the fight from here…

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Watch the new teaser trailer for The Mandalorian season 3

Season 3 of The Mandalorian is set to arrive via Disney+ next year – watch the first teaser trailer to get an idea of what Mando, Grogu and more will be getting up to…

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House Of The Dragon is Sky’s biggest-ever U.S. drama launch

Game Of Thrones prequel House Of The Dragon has broken Sky records and become the biggest U.S. drama launch yet.

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“As the temperature rises, we’ve seen the erosion of democracy and human rights across the globe”

While the ongoing heatwave continues to bring the UK to its knees, Nervus vocalist Em considers why we have to take direction ourselves and that climate justice is migrant justice.

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Hot Strike Summer: You’re supposed to hate strikes – and that’s why you should support them

Janey Starling, co-director of gender justice group Level Up and hellraiser extraordinaire, unpacks why it’s vital we all support industrial strike action – even if it delays your commute to work.

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Dr. Martens partner with The Great Frog for collab of our dreams

Dr. Martens have revealed that they’ve partnered with metal’s favourite jewellers, The Great Frog, for two updated pairs of boots…

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“There’s an active resistance against the way things have been”: How Cambridge students are championing its hidden queer scene

From community-driven mic nights to an Ali Smith-funded LGBTQ+ zine, we get to know the students rewriting the University of Cambridge’s traditional history.

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15 years on, did The Simpsons Movie mark the beginning of the end?

A decade and a half ago, The Simpsons Movie finally brought the yellow inhabitants of Springfield to the big screen. A watershed moment for sure, but it also signalled a sea-change for fans of all things cromulent and arguably marked the beginning of the end...

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How Ms. Marvel encouraged me to revisit my Pakistani roots

Disney+ breakout Muslim superhero series Ms. Marvel put me on a path to uncover my family’s partition story to reconnect with my ancestry.

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Punks For Autism: Meet the punk veterans changing perceptions and raising money for charity

We meet Steve Lombardo, founder of Punks For Autism, to find out how his punked-up merch is raising funds for children with autism, as well as changing people’s conceptions of the condition.

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“We want people to be confident in themselves – don’t give a f*ck and just do it”: Meet the Running Punks

If you decided that outdoor exercise and punk didn’t mix, then think again. The Running Punks initiative brings together runners of all abilities together under the umbrella of punk independence and individualism, creating a strong, healthy community that’s about so much more than Strava stats…

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News From Nowhere: Inside Liverpool’s iconic radical bookshop

We travel to Liverpool to meet the women behind the city’s renowned radical and community bookshop and find out how it’s become such a vital hub for cultural change and education…

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How Stranger Things’ Vecna is an allegory for mental health

The latest series of Stranger Things is another brilliant blend of horror, sci-fi fantasy and drama. But new villain Vecna is a reflection of something very real: post-traumatic stress disorder, depression and grief.

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The Midas Touch: Everything Emmy Raver-Lampman touches turns to gold

From Hamilton to The Umbrella Academy and beyond, Emmy Raver-Lampman has become the secret ingredient to success. We sit down with the rising star to discuss everything from inhabiting Poison Ivy to low-budget horror laughs…

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Why we should be looking at mental health under the social model of disability

In a society that disables people through barriers rather than their impairments, we must not only shift our framework to the social model of disability but ensure that it encompasses mental health.

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“Abortion bans are an all-out war on women and anyone with a uterus”

Petrol Girls vocalist Ren Aldridge weighs in on the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade and why the world needs to address its abortion laws.

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How I found community in cosplay at Comic Con

Kerrang! gaming columnist Serena Cherry heads down to the Excel Centre in London for MCM Comic Con and loses herself in a passionate and Pokémon loving community of outsiders.

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Ms. Marvel is reclaiming alternative Muslim representation

From Ms. Marvel to We Are Lady Parts to Mr. Robot, now is the time to debunk Muslim stereotypes and champion the fearless, alternative outsiders.

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FEVER 333's Aric Improta and Stephen Harrison have left the band

FEVER 333's guitarist and drummer have quit the band

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Here's Paramore's setlist from their first show in four years

This Is Why, Ain't It Fun, Decode, Misery Business... Paramore didn't come to mess around at their first show back

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Watch the new trailer for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

Wakanda find their new foe in the new trailer for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

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From Dahmer to Bundy: 12 gruesome songs about serial killers

From Jeffrey Dahmer to Richard Ramirez, some of history's most notorious serial killers have been immortalised in rock and metal songs…

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Bad pillows, rap festivals and a 'sh*t-shelf': Life on the road with Robb Flynn

Machine Head mainman Robb Flynn reflects on a life of touring and grinding – from the all-time worst toilets to gigs in line-dancing bars...

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L.S. Dunes announce UK tour

Emo and punk collective L.S. Dunes will make their way to the UK early next year

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While She Sleeps are headlining Alexandra Palace next year

Onstage at Alexandra Palace last night, While She Sleeps announced they are returning to headline next year

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Here's Parkway Drive's setlist from the first night of their UK tour

From Carrion to Crushed, Dedicated to Darker Still, Parkway Drive aren't messing around with their UK setlist...

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VUKOVI release new single QUENCH

Listen to VUKOVI's brand-new single QUENCH, taken from their forthcoming album NULA

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Sid Wilson: "I have this energy that's a combination of patience, strength and wisdom... when it's directed in the right place, I'm unstoppable"

Slipknot DJ and daredevil Sid Wilson reflects on his British upbringing, rave culture, spirituality and the origin of his Starscream alter-ego...

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Meet Me @ The Altar release new "diss track" Say It (To My Face)

Listen to Meet Me @ The Altar's new single Say It (To My Face)

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Album review: Slipknot – The End, So Far

Slipknot step it up a gear for their seventh album, expanding their musical arsenal and proving they're still at the top of their game...

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WILLOW covers YUNGBLUD's The Funeral in the Live Lounge

Watch WILLOW's stripped-back performance of YUNGBLUD's The Funeral

News

Corey Taylor on Joey Jordison: "He was one of the true musical geniuses I’d ever met, he was just complicated"

Slipknot frontman Corey Taylor has reflected on his friendship with Joey Jordison

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Corey Taylor announces livestream show from London

Slipknot frontman Corey Taylor will be streaming his headline London show live to the world

FEVER 333's Aric Improta and Stephen Harrison have left the band

Album review: Slipknot – The End, So Far

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Watch the new trailer for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

While She Sleeps are headlining Alexandra Palace next year

WILLOW covers YUNGBLUD's The Funeral in the Live Lounge

Corey Taylor on Joey Jordison: "He was one of the true musical geniuses I’d ever met, he was just complicated"

Listen to Paramore's new single This Is Why

In pictures: The Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert in Los Angeles

Måneskin announce new single The Loneliest

The Pretty Reckless release video for acoustic version of Harley Darling

Maggie Lindemann's new video for cages is giving us huge Avril Lavigne vibes

Enter Shikari announce first-ever authorised biography, Standing Like Statues

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Stray From The Path: "The pandemic made people aware of their position in the machine... Everyone is weaponised now"

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Film review: Don’t Worry Darling

10 vital non-fiction books to get you into feminism

Watch the new teaser trailer for The Mandalorian season 3

House Of The Dragon is Sky’s biggest-ever U.S. drama launch

“As the temperature rises, we’ve seen the erosion of democracy and human rights across the globe”

Hot Strike Summer: You’re supposed to hate strikes – and that’s why you should support them

Dr. Martens partner with The Great Frog for collab of our dreams

“There’s an active resistance against the way things have been”: How Cambridge students are championing its hidden queer scene

15 years on, did The Simpsons Movie mark the beginning of the end?

How Ms. Marvel encouraged me to revisit my Pakistani roots

Punks For Autism: Meet the punk veterans changing perceptions and raising money for charity

“We want people to be confident in themselves – don’t give a f*ck and just do it”: Meet the Running Punks

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Why we should be looking at mental health under the social model of disability

“Abortion bans are an all-out war on women and anyone with a uterus”

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Ms. Marvel is reclaiming alternative Muslim representation

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FEVER 333's Aric Improta and Stephen Harrison have left the band

Here's Paramore's setlist from their first show in four years

Watch the new trailer for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

From Dahmer to Bundy: 12 gruesome songs about serial killers

Bad pillows, rap festivals and a 'sh*t-shelf': Life on the road with Robb Flynn

L.S. Dunes announce UK tour

While She Sleeps are headlining Alexandra Palace next year

Here's Parkway Drive's setlist from the first night of their UK tour

VUKOVI release new single QUENCH

Sid Wilson: "I have this energy that's a combination of patience, strength and wisdom... when it's directed in the right place, I'm unstoppable"

Meet Me @ The Altar release new "diss track" Say It (To My Face)

The Kerrang! Chart: The best new music this week

Album review: Slipknot – The End, So Far

WILLOW covers YUNGBLUD's The Funeral in the Live Lounge

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Corey Taylor announces livestream show from London

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