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Now Hear This: Trevor Strnad on the best new death metal, black metal and doom

Black Dahlia Murder singer Trevor Strnad brings you the new bands you need to check out now, including Disembowel, Worthless and Rotting Kingdom…

“Kid Rock watched us fight each other”: Hatebreed’s Jamey Jasta answers your questions

Hatebreed frontman Jamey Jasta on hardcore, Kingdom Of Sorrow, causing chaos and much more…

How The Nightmare Before Christmas inspired a generation of rock fans

We look at how Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas sent shockwaves through the rock world.

Sum 41’s Deryck Whibley: “I woke up to see my mom standing over me, and I knew instantly: ‘Okay, this is bad...’”

Sum 41 frontman Deryck Whibley on his darkest hour, getting sober, coping with fame and not-quite partying with Prince…

9 of the most metal Christmas traditions from around the world

Here are nine tidings of comfort and joy that’ll have you throwing the horns at Christmas…

The story of doom metal in 29 songs

The long, dark, winding story of doom metal, told through its most vital tracks – from Black Sabbath to YOB.

A love letter to Bad Religion’s Christmas Songs

Why did Bad Religion – a punk band, led by an atheist – record an EP of Christmas classics?

A deep dive into Corey Taylor’s X-M@$ video

With Christmas on the horizon, we comb through the Slipknot vocalist’s festive hit with forensic precision.

Strange Bones: The Blackpool electro-punks who are weaponising honesty

Meet Strange Bones, the Blackpool noisemakers with a sound bigger, harder and more colourful than a Roman column-sized stick of rock.

Loathe: Face to face with the unstoppable future of British metal

Loathe’s stunning I Let It In And It Took Everything album was supposed to kickstart the year in which they took over the world. 2020 had other plans, though. At the end of a turbulent 12 months, Britain’s most exciting breakthrough band reflect on their journey – and how not even a global pandemic is going to stand in their way…

A deep dive into the curious world of emo Christmas songs

Remember: feelings are for life, not just for Christmas!

Corey Taylor: 10 of The Great Big Mouth’s best guest appearances

Corey Taylor isn’t just Slipknot's mouthpiece – he’s guested with everyone from Code Orange to blink-182’s Travis Barker…

I had $60,000 worth of weed stolen by gangsters

Hollywood Undead's J-Dog on the time he lost $60,000 of weed to an LA gang after a deal went bad

Backstage bust-ups and bleeding heads: Remembering my friend, Dimebag Darrell

Longtime Kerrang! writer Mörat looks back on his friendship with Pantera legend Dimebag Darrell…

A deep dive into the video for The Darkness’ Christmas Time (Don’t Let The Bells End)

The Darkness sure love double entendres. And if you do too, come this way. Fnarr.

Devin Townsend: "I was unable to articulate my discontent, so I tended to act up. I even took a sh*t in Steve Vai's guitar case"

Devin Townsend on a life of heavy music, experimentalism and never fitting in

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