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My Chemical Romance: The lost 2006 interview

When My Chemical Romance unveiled The Black Parade, Kerrang! had the world exclusive on what would make them the biggest band on Earth. We’ve uncovered a never-before-seen interview with Gerard Way from a time when he was growing into his role as the saviour of the broken, the beaten and the damned…

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Bring Me The Horizon unveil new song, Strangers, at Malta weekender

On the opening night of their huge Malta fest, Bring Me The Horizon treated fans to a huge new track – entitled Strangers – at their DJ set.

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Kerrang! to cycle to Download with Heavy Metal Truants to raise money for teen charities

Kerrang!’s own Nick Ruskell will be donning the Lycra and pedalling his wheels of steel to Download, alongside Enter Shikari, metal-loving scientist Matt Taylor and more...

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Neck Deep return to their roots in brand new pop-punk single, STFU

Welsh icons Neck Deep have made their long-awaited comeback with their new track STFU.

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The rise of Bullet For My Valentine, as told through their most important gigs

Supporting Guns N’ Roses, Metallica and Iron Maiden? Check. Performing while jumping out of a helicopter? Sure thing. Bullet For My Valentine have done it all – and Matt Tuck has got the stories to tell…

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Why Download Festival 2022 will be the most accessible ever

Ahead of the first full-capacity Download in three years, organisers have announced a host of site improvements to ensure that festival-goers with disabilities will get the most from rock’s biggest weekend. We sit down with accessibility representative Katie Hester to get the inside track…

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Halsey says their label won’t let them release new music without a “fake” viral TikTok

Halsey – who released their fourth studio album If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power last year – revealed their situation online in a TikTok video.

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See Turnstile perform BLACKOUT on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Turnstile hit The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Monday night for a brilliant performance of GLOW ON track BLACKOUT.

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Evanescence have parted ways with guitarist Jen Majura

Guitarist Jen Majura – who joined the band in August 2015 – is no longer a member of Evanescence, the band have confirmed.

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WARGASM drop new electronic-meets-metal banger, D.R.I.L.D.O

Watch the video for WARGASM’s huge new single D.R.I.L.D.O, taken from their debut full-length project Explicit: The Mixxxtape.

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Watch: Magnolia Park team up with Derek Sanders for new single Feel Something

Magnolia Park have released a new single with Mayday Parade’s Derek Sanders, and announced details of their Heart Eater EP.

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Magnolia Park: “The vision has always been to create positive change”

They’re the must-hear pop-punk band of the summer, but there’s more to Magnolia Park than delivering feel-good bangers. As they prepare to release new EP Heart Eater and tour the UK for the first time, the Orlando natives reveal the powerful message behind their tunes…

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5 movies and TV shows to watch this weekend before the chaos of festival season

From high up in the sky to the freakiness of The Upside Down, here’s what you need to be watching this weekend.

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Star Wars: Watch the first trailer for Rogue One prequel series Andor

Allllll the Star Wars content! As Obi-Wan Kenobi finally hits Disney+, a new teaser trailer for upcoming Rogue One prequel series Andor has also landed…

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Watch the new trailer for Marvel’s Thor: Love And Thunder

Catch the first look of Christian Bale’s wicked Gorr The God Butcher in Marvel’s latest action-packed trailer for Thor: Love And Thunder.

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Netflix have released the first eight minutes of Stranger Things 4

Watch the first eight minutes of Stranger Things 4, ahead of Vol. 1’s premiere on Netflix this Friday (May 27).

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5 movies and TV shows to watch while considering going to live in the woods

Jackass Forever gets something of a follow-up, while elsewhere we’ve got everything from U.S. politics to trashy reality…

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Netflix drop action-packed trailer for The Umbrella Academy season 3

Season 3 of The Umbrella Academy hits Netflix on June 22 – get the full first look at the upcoming series now…

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Watch the new trailer for She-Hulk: Attorney At Law: “You’ll like her when she’s angry”

Disney+ and Marvel Studios’ She-Hulk: Attorney At Law lands on August 17 – but you can get a look at the new comedy series right now.

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Mosh: The Manchester film festival bringing metal to the big screen

Ahead of the inaugural Mosh Film Fest in Manchester, we meet co-founder Greg Walker to explore the relationship between heavy metal and Hollywood…

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Watch Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs' cataclysmic set in The K! Pit

Newcastle psychedelic rifflords Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs transform The K! Pit with Dead Man's Fingers into a kaleidoscopic vision of ever-expanding heaviness...

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Live review: Bob Vylan, Camden Underworld

London duo Bob Vylan lend a fun twist to political fury in the capital…

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Demi Lovato confirms release of new rock single, Skin Of My Teeth

After staging a “funeral” for their pop career earlier this year, Demi Lovato is teasing a rock and pop-punk era – kicking off with lead single Skin Of My Teeth on June 10.

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A Perfect Circle’s Billy Howerdel releases captivating new single Selfish Hearts

Billy Howerdel has unveiled a new single, Selfish Hearts, ahead of the release of his upcoming solo album What Normal Was.

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5 movies and TV shows to watch this weekend before the chaos of festival season

From high up in the sky to the freakiness of The Upside Down, here’s what you need to be watching this weekend.

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My Chemical Romance: The lost 2006 interview

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Blood Command stream new single, A Questionable Taste In Friends

Listen to Blood Command’s new single, which is for “anyone who has ever felt like an outcast because of the way they dress or the style of music they are into”.

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Listen to The Lunar Year’s self-titled debut EP

The Lunar Year – The Vamps’ Connor Ball and drummer Sasa Macek – have shared their self-titled debut, and are currently on the road in the UK…

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The Kerrang! Chart: The best new music this week

The ultimate new music countdown – every Friday!

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Bullet For My Valentine drop new single Stitches, announce 2023 UK tour

Listen to Bullet For My Valentine’s new single Stitches, and see where you can catch the band with Jinjer and Atreyu next year.

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Star Wars: Watch the first trailer for Rogue One prequel series Andor

Allllll the Star Wars content! As Obi-Wan Kenobi finally hits Disney+, a new teaser trailer for upcoming Rogue One prequel series Andor has also landed…

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Bring Me The Horizon unveil new song, Strangers, at Malta weekender

On the opening night of their huge Malta fest, Bring Me The Horizon treated fans to a huge new track – entitled Strangers – at their DJ set.

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EP review: bigLOVE – Crusaders Of Joy

bigLOVE spread an uplifting feeling of warmth with heavy-hitting debut Crusaders Of Joy…

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VUKOVI announce sci-fi-inspired third studio album, NULA

Scottish two-piece VUKOVI have announced their upcoming album NULA, released new single HADES, and confirmed a handful of live tour dates…

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Billie Joe Armstrong reflects on the emotion of the Hella Mega Tour: “People were just grateful to be alive”

As the UK and European leg of the long-awaited Hella Mega Tour approaches, Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong remembers just how special last year’s U.S. run was…

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Sylosis, Heriot and more for first-ever UK Pulse Of The Maggots Fest

Birmingham will be hosting the inaugural Pulse Of The Maggots Fest this summer, with a line-up including Sylosis, Orbit Culture, Heriot and more.

My Chemical Romance: The lost 2006 interview

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Bring Me The Horizon unveil new song, Strangers, at Malta weekender

Kerrang! to cycle to Download with Heavy Metal Truants to raise money for teen charities

Neck Deep return to their roots in brand new pop-punk single, STFU

The rise of Bullet For My Valentine, as told through their most important gigs

Why Download Festival 2022 will be the most accessible ever

Halsey says their label won’t let them release new music without a “fake” viral TikTok

See Turnstile perform BLACKOUT on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Evanescence have parted ways with guitarist Jen Majura

WARGASM drop new electronic-meets-metal banger, D.R.I.L.D.O

Watch: Magnolia Park team up with Derek Sanders for new single Feel Something

The Cover Story

Magnolia Park: “The vision has always been to create positive change”

Culture

5 movies and TV shows to watch this weekend before the chaos of festival season

Star Wars: Watch the first trailer for Rogue One prequel series Andor

Watch the new trailer for Marvel’s Thor: Love And Thunder

Netflix have released the first eight minutes of Stranger Things 4

5 movies and TV shows to watch while considering going to live in the woods

Netflix drop action-packed trailer for The Umbrella Academy season 3

Watch the new trailer for She-Hulk: Attorney At Law: “You’ll like her when she’s angry”

Mosh: The Manchester film festival bringing metal to the big screen

What’s Happening

Watch Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs' cataclysmic set in The K! Pit

Live review: Bob Vylan, Camden Underworld

Demi Lovato confirms release of new rock single, Skin Of My Teeth

A Perfect Circle’s Billy Howerdel releases captivating new single Selfish Hearts

5 movies and TV shows to watch this weekend before the chaos of festival season

My Chemical Romance: The lost 2006 interview

Blood Command stream new single, A Questionable Taste In Friends

Listen to The Lunar Year’s self-titled debut EP

The Kerrang! Chart: The best new music this week

Bullet For My Valentine drop new single Stitches, announce 2023 UK tour

Star Wars: Watch the first trailer for Rogue One prequel series Andor

Bring Me The Horizon unveil new song, Strangers, at Malta weekender

EP review: bigLOVE – Crusaders Of Joy

VUKOVI announce sci-fi-inspired third studio album, NULA

Billie Joe Armstrong reflects on the emotion of the Hella Mega Tour: “People were just grateful to be alive”

Sylosis, Heriot and more for first-ever UK Pulse Of The Maggots Fest

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