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Maynard James Keenan: “If you’re going to put on make-up and wear stupid wigs you have to understand the ‘w*nker’ comments are coming”

Tool’s Maynard James Keenan talks comedy, A Perfect Circle, his creative process and more…

The Pete Steele I knew: A dry-witted giant who played the media at their own game

Kerrang! writer Jason Arnopp remembers his various encounters with legendary Type O Negative frontman Pete Steele…

Bob Mould: “To stand in front of 100 people you don’t know, scream bloody murder and throw stuff around… that’s a weird way of working your sh*t out, right?”

Punk rock’s past, present and future with Mr. Hüsker Dü, Bob Mould.

Metallica vs. Napster: The lawsuit that redefined how we listen to music

At the turn of the millennium, Metallica took on file-sharing giant Napster and won. We retrospectively consider the arguments made in that landmark case, and how they’ve shaped our scene since…

“They could be the next Beatles”: The story of Green Day’s debut album, 39/Smooth

In 1990, Green Day were just three teenaged punks with no real grand plan for the future. But Lookout! Records founder Larry Livermore had an inkling…

“We’ve all survived and we still love making music”: The story of Foo Fighters’ Wasting Light

Stadium-rock? Completed it, mate. For Foo Fighters’ seventh album, Dave Grohl had to reconcile his own past to move forward and figure out their future. It was time to bring it all back home…

Hole: What the girl from the cover of Live Through This looks like now

We caught up with alternative rock’s immortal homecoming queen to find out everything about her appearance on Hole’s 1994 second album Live Through This.

Remembering 2006: When emo conquered the world and changed music forever

With Fall Out Boy, My Chemical Romance and Paramore commanding stadium-sized crowds across the world, we look back on the year that changed their careers and lives forever…

The 20 greatest My Chemical Romance songs – ranked

My Chemical Romance’s greatest songs ranked, featuring cuts from I Brought You My Bullets to Danger Days and beyond…

Reliving Guns N’ Roses’ 2016 reunion: The ‘inevitable disaster’ turned unprecedented success

Kerrang! was there when the GN’R reunion (night)train left the station. Despite a bumpy start, no-one has looked back since…

Slipknot: Paul Gray’s 10 best songs

We chart much-missed bassist Paul Gray’s 10 greatest tracks for the ’Knot…

Why it’s time to revisit Gore, Deftones’ most misunderstood record

Maligned by many at the time, it’s time to reappraise Deftones’ eighth album Gore for the masterwork it truly is.

How The Offspring’s Smash changed American punk forever

An oral history of The Offspring’s breakout album Smash, and how it took U.S. punk into the mainstream…

The Offspring: Why SoCal’s punk legends remain rock’s ultimate gateway band

From underage drinking to Smash’s monumental success to being a stepping stone for teenage punks, The Offspring might’ve become elder statesmen after nearly 40 years in the game, but they’re still a voice for a new generation.

Frank Black: “When I get asked about Nirvana, I think, ‘Am I being validated because some other dude mentioned my name?’ F*ck that!”

Pixies mainman Black Francis discusses his influence on grunge, the band's split and reformation, and the joy of having an alter ego.

20 things you probably didn’t know about Fall Out Boy’s Pete Wentz

Think you know everything about Fall Out Boy bassist and lyricist Pete Wentz? Let’s see about that…

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