• Music
  • Culture
  • Reviews
  • Cover Story
  • The K! Pit
  • Store
  • Magazine
Buy Now Spring 2026
Navigation menu for Kerrang!
  • Music
  • Culture
  • Reviews
  • Cover Story
  • The K! Pit
  • Store
  • Magazine

Machine Girl

Features

Machine Girl February 2026 credit Lauren Davis header

“I’ve always wanted it to be, quite literally, cyberpunk music”: Why cult heroes Machine Girl are in constant evolution

Over the past 14 years, Machine Girl have forged a reputation for creating some of the most brash and erratic electronic music on the planet. We meet bandleader Matt Stephenson to dissect the human behind the operation, why AI will never replace the “spiritual, therapeutic experience” of making art, and the need to storm the castle like the peasants in Medieval England…

Find us on

News

Code Orange Promo 2020

Code Orange Announce U.S. Tour With Jesus Piece, Show Me The Body, and More

Show Me The Body, Jesus Piece, Year Of The Knife, and Machine Girl will join Code Orange on this huge tour.

Features

Kerrang Metallic Hardcore Bands 2400X1350 1

Five incredible bands expanding the definition of hardcore

Let's keep broadening our hardcore horizons.

Back Next

The best of Kerrang! delivered straight to your inbox three times a week. What are you waiting for?

  • Gig Tickets
  • Newsletter
  • About Us
  • Privacy Policy