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Slipknot, A Day To Remember, BABYMETAL and more for Knotfest Australia 2025

Slipknot are heading back down under next year, and they’re bringing A Day To Remember, BABYMETAL, Within Temptation, Enter Shikari and more with ’em…

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Album review: Vended – Vended

Des Moines metallers prove they’re the real deal on ’Ded-good debut…

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“I don’t want to mess up this perfect opportunity. I really want to help people”: Inside Vended’s debut album

Therapy, panic attacks and anthems: Griffin Taylor talks us through Vended’s raging debut album…

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Vended have unleashed a new single, Serenity

Watch the video for Vended’s new single Serenity, taken from their soon-to-be-released self-titled debut album.

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Vended promise “aggression and emotion” on newly-announced debut album

Vended will release their self-titled debut album in September, and they boldly describe it as “the first step” towards world domination…

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Watch the video for Vended’s new single, Nihilism

Following March single The Far Side, Vended have released a new rager that they claim “brings that same energy and pushes the limit even more”.

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Vended show “a new level of aggression and rawness” with latest single The Far Side

Listen to Vended’s monstrous new single The Far Side, which frontman Griffin Taylor says was all about “pushing our boundaries and abilities to the limit”.

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Korn confirm 30th anniversary stadium show with Evanescence, Gojira, Scars On Broadway and more

“I’m really looking forward to this incredible night to celebrate together:” Korn are honouring their debut album with a stadium show featuring support from Evanescence, Gojira, Daron Malakian and Scars On Broadway, Spiritbox and Vended!

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Vended announce extensive UK and European headline tour

“The intensity we’ve felt in the past from Europe and the UK is something we don’t find anywhere else…” say Vended of their planned return in 2024.

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Bullet For My Valentine announce first North American tour in five years

Bullet For My Valentine will be crossing the pond for the first time in five years for a headline tour – and they’ll be joined by Of Mice & Men and Vended.

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Vended announce UK and European summer tour

Vended will be returning to our shores in just a few months’ time, confirming four headline shows in the UK this June.

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Watch the video for Vended’s crushing new single, Overall

Vended drop new single Overall, which is about “getting trapped in your own head and having your thoughts self-sabotage you”.

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Vended’s Griffin Taylor: The 10 songs that changed my life

Vended vocalist Griffin Taylor guides us through the songs that made him who he is today – from Paul Simon to Maximum The Hormone and beyond…

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Sun, Satan and secret sets: The highlights from Bloodstock 2022

K! slaps on the sunscreen and straps on the camel-pack to dive into the most sizzling metal gathering of the summer… Bloodstock Open Air!

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Vended: “We didn’t get our parents’ musical talent. We found that on our own”

So what, two of Vended’s fathers are in Slipknot? As Griffin Taylor and Simon Crahan tell Kerrang!, they’ve worked hard to do things all by themselves…

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Vended unpack their aesthetics: “We put on this f*cking make-up that looks and smells gross, but fans love it”

One of the most striking – in both look and sound – new bands in heavy music, Vended’s Griffin Taylor and Simon Crahan explain the “gross-ass, slimy-ass f*cking make-up” they wear…

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10 bands you need to see at Bloodstock 2022

Bloodstock is just around the corner and we’re panicking about not having enough suncream. One thing we are certain on, though, is how many awesome bands are coming to Catton Park. Here are our picks of who you need to see to have the most metal weekend ever.

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Slipknot, A Day To Remember, ﻿BABYMETAL and more for ﻿Knotfest Australia 2025

Album review: Vended – Vended

“I don’t want to mess up this perfect opportunity. I really want to help people”: Inside Vended’s debut album

Vended have unleashed a new single, Serenity

Vended promise “aggression and emotion” on newly-announced debut album

Watch the video for Vended’s new single, Nihilism

Vended show “a new level of aggression and rawness” with latest single The Far Side

Korn confirm 30th anniversary stadium show with Evanescence, Gojira, Scars On Broadway and more

Vended announce extensive UK and European headline tour

Bullet For My Valentine announce first North American tour in five years

Vended announce UK and European summer tour

Watch the video for Vended’s crushing new single, Overall

Vended’s Griffin Taylor: The 10 songs that changed my life

Sun, Satan and secret sets: The highlights from Bloodstock 2022

Vended: “We didn’t get our parents’ musical talent. We found that on our own”

Vended unpack their aesthetics: “We put on this f*cking make-up that looks and smells gross, but fans love it”

10 bands you need to see at Bloodstock 2022

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Slipknot, A Day To Remember, BABYMETAL and more for Knotfest Australia 2025