Features Now Hear This: Alex Baker on the best new black metal, punk and metalcore Kerrang! Radio host Alex Baker brings you the new bands you need to check out now, including Dawn Ray'd, Cheap Meat and As Everything Unfolds...
Features 12 musicians who recorded songs under fake names Whether it’s down to legal wrangling or secretive alter-egos, some of the biggest names in rock have recorded music under a variety of pseudonyms…
Features Axl Rose joining AC/DC should have been a disaster, but it saved both of them Five years ago, Axl Rose joined AC/DC for a history-making world tour, sending shockwaves through both parties that still resonate today…
Features The 5 shows that changed Duff McKagan's life Five live epiphanies that made Mr Duff Mckagan the man he is today
Features How John Carpenter found a second home in rock music John Carpenter made his name as horror's most sought-after composer, leaving an indelible mark on the world of rock music. Now, he's part of the scene…
Features Al Jourgensen: “I’d shoot heroin, smoke crack, take methadone… and I still managed to put out some decent records” Ministry’s Al Jourgensen reflects on decades of noise, addiction, Millwall FC and never giving up…
Features “Music gives people hope. And we desperately need that now”: Foo Fighters take us inside Medicine At Midnight The Foo Fighters’ 25-year career has been built upon one simple premise: a love for rock’n’roll. So when the world needs it most, new album Medicine At Midnight is their bid to bring joy back into the world…
Features The 20 greatest AC/DC songs – ranked Now with 17 albums in their arsenal, we rank AC/DC’s most electrifying songs in order of greatness.
Features 10 times rock and metal artists collaborated with classical musicians Here are 10 examples of how rock and classical music can combine to create something beautiful.
Features 10 bands who wouldn’t be here without Slayer Slayer are the true embodiment of metal, and their impact can be heard across the past four decades of bands that came in their wake. Here are just 10 who danced in the raining blood…
Features 9 bands who wouldn’t be here without Paramore Paramore’s shapeshifting pop-emo antics have had an indelible impact on the world of rock music…
Features The story behind Killers by Iron Maiden Paul Di’Anno’s parting bow from Iron Maiden is today considered a classic by many – though few at the time could foresee what lurked just around the corner…
Features 11 Hollywood actors who got their big break in music videos Actors can’t just walk on to the set of a blockbuster, they’ve got to cut their teeth somewhere first – whether it’s on TV, onstage or in a music video. Here are 11 actors who found name on MTV before Hollywood came calling…
Features From kink to cannibals: Rammstein’s 10 most X-rated moments Rammstein are no strangers to courting controversy. Here, we chart their most notorious, X-rated misadventures…
Features "It put me off my lamb shank supper": What happens when you listen to Slayer for the first time We asked metal novice and comedian Sarah Sumeray to listen to Slayer's Reign In Blood for the first time. The results were… interesting.
Features Now Hear This: Jack Saunders on the best nu-metal, post-hardcore and trip-hop BBC Radio 1 DJ and MTV Rocks presenter Jack Saunders brings you the best in new music, including Wargasm, Death Blooms and Kid Brunswick…