Features MAN WITH A MISSION: The 10 songs that changed my life MAN WITH A MISSION pack-leader Jean-Ken Johnny talks us through the music that makes him howl, from John Denver to Nirvana…
Features Scowl: “People assume that if you’re getting onstage, you’re a really confident, cocky person. That’s not always the case” For Santa Cruz hardcore quintet Scowl, the only way is up. But for vocalist Kat Moss, it’s meant adjusting to the vulnerability of expressing herself to their ever-growing audience. Fresh from Coachella, she tells K! how this has fed into killer new EP Psychic Dance Routine, and how she’s getting used to becoming a star…
Features From Earl Sweatshirt to Erykah Badu: The icons who inspired Loathe’s Kadeem France Which artists helped shape the artists you love? For Loathe vocalist Kadeem France, it’s a modern poet, a hip-hop king, and an “original hippy”…
Features 10 reasons why you need Soul Glo in your life Hardcore is having a lovely time at the moment. With last year’s Diaspora Problems album, Soul Glo are only adding fuel to the engine. If you’re not on board yet, vocalist Pierce Jordan explains why you need to get in on their Glo-up…
Features GEL: “This year is shaping up to be chaotic, but really cool. We really believe in this” On blistering debut album Only Constant, New Jersey hardcore quintet GEL have announced themselves as one of the scene’s most exciting and progressive new voices. Guitarist Anthony Webster brings us up to speed, and explains how the whole world suddenly seems to be getting stuck on his band…
The Cover Story PVRIS: “You constantly kill off different versions of yourself” Next month, PVRIS return with EVERGREEN, a brilliant new album. And a hyper-candid one at that. Kerrang! joins Lyndsey Gunnulfsen as she gets to grips with, well, Lyndsey Gunnulfsen…
Features “There were 35,000 people going, ‘What the hell is happening?!’”: 13 Questions with Jean-Ken Johnny He hates eating coriander but he loves Smashing Pumpkins: MAN WITH A MISSION’s Jean-Ken Johnny faces our 13 Questions...
Features Fit It Out: Meet Download Festival 2023’s most stylish fans From snazzy suits to goth cowboys, here’s some of our favourite fits at Download…
Features In pictures: Slipknot’s triumphant Download Festival 2023 headline set The return of Clown! A look at the new guy! And a record-equalling fifth headline appearance! Get an in-depth look at Slipknot doing their thing at Donington…
The Cover Story Pupil Slicer: “We’re welcoming to everyone. If you don’t agree with that, leave” Their breathtakingly heavy music might catch you off guard, but if there’s one thing Pupil Slicer want, it’s to make people feel comfortable in themselves. And in future metal icon Kate Davies, there’s no-one more perfect for the job…
Features Slipknot’s Clown: “The future is bright and confusing, and uncertain and scary and beautiful” Kerrang! sits down with The Nine’s founding mastermind Clown in search of where he and Slipknot are at, where they’re going, and why everyone – not least himself – should be scared…
Features BLACKGOLD: “There’s so much variety in nu-metal… after that, music got so serious” Anonymous London outfit BLACKGOLD are plugging nu-metal back in and having a riot while they do it. No wonder they’ve caught the attention of Fred Durst…
Features Mashed potatoes, minimalism and supporting Metallica: Life on the road with Ville Valo Whether it’s stealing “weird plastic ravens” with HIM or talking about his underwear onstage, touring with Ville Valo is never dull…
Features 10 reasons why you need Candy in your life With scalding second album Heaven Is Here, U.S. hardcore agitators Candy have proven to be one of the most daring outfits in extreme music. To help bring you up to speed, guitarist Michael Quick explains why the electro-infused firebrands won’t be softening up anytime soon…
Features Swollen Teeth: “It’s about that feeling between jumping off a balcony and hitting whatever’s underneath, having no idea if you’re going to be okay” For years now, Swollen Teeth have been watching from the shadows. In his first-ever interview, enigmatic frontman Megaa joins Slipknot-turntablist-turned-producer Sid Wilson and ‘Godfather Of Nu-Metal’ Ross Robinson to explain why it’s time for heavy music’s most mind-bending new act to step into the light…
Features Tigercub’s track-by-track guide to new album The Perfume Of Decay To celebrate the release of third album The Perfume Of Decay – and the band’s first on Stone Gossard’s Loosegroove Records – Jamie Hall dives deep…
