Reviews Album review: The Menzingers – Everything I Ever Saw Diametrically opposed life experiences for The Menzinger’s two frontmen ensures this eight album beautifully captures the whole spectrum of human emotion
Reviews Album review: HAWXX – THE WORLD SPLITS OPEN Incredible second full-length from London trio HAWXX dissects all that’s wrong with the world with this set of powerfully political songs
The Cover Story Electric Callboy: “We have complete freedom. We wake up in the morning and mix a boyband song with a deathcore ending” As Electric Callboy suit up for their new Technicolor odyssey TANZNEID, we head to Boston for an exclusive interview with frontmen Kevin and Nico to get a glimpse into their ever-expanding universe and find out why everyone is finally on board with their unique brand of heaviness...
Reviews Album review: Genghis Tron – Signal Fire Five years after their last full-length, bi-coastal genre-benders Genghis Tron return with what might just be their finest record yet
Reviews Album review: Death Cab For Cutie – I Built You A Tower Influential indie rockers Death Cab For Cutie deliver more powerful songs of quiet melancholy on their divorce-inspired 11th album
Features American Football: “We truly don’t want to be a nostalgia band. We’re trying to keep ourselves stimulated and challenged” Since their 1999 self-titled debut, the cult of midwest emo heroes American Football has exploded beyond belief. As they return with beautiful, painful fourth record LP4, the band talk evolution, excitement and the value of utilising their experience…
Features “Throughout all the anguish and uncertainty, we were certain about our bond and the songs”: How The XCERTS found a new way to overcome the odds It’s been an impossibly hard couple of years for The XCERTS. As they announce new album i think i want to go home now, Murray Macleod unpacks the painful fuel behind the band’s stunning songwriting, the idea of the ‘tortured artist’, and why getting in a room together and “making a racket” will always serve them best…
Reviews Album review: Death Lens – What’s Left Now? LA punks Death Lens mix the political with the personal as they explore what it’s like to be a POC in America.
Reviews Album review: Surfbort – Reality Star Brooklyn slacker punks Surfbort party to the end of the world on fantastic third record.
Features NOTHING: “I want to be remembered as someone who got put through the grinder, but didn’t let it affect how he felt on the inside” This Friday, NOTHING will release their most remarkable album yet. Unpacking everything that’s gone into a short history of decay, we join frontman Domenic ‘Nicky’ Palermo for a typically deep and candid chat about his search to find peace, tackling new topics lyrically, and why his life story will never define him…
Reviews Album review: Angel Du$t – COLD 2 THE TOUCH Justice Tripp rebuilds and reasserts himself with a little help from his friends on hard-punching sixth Angel Du$t outing.
Features Of Mice & Men: “Your home can really be anywhere. It’s about the people you surround yourself with” Nine albums into their career, Of Mice & Men are as content as they have ever been. Inviting us on a tour of their Californian stomping grounds, the band reveal why home is where the heart is…
Features “Going to a show and participating in a crowd, that’s not escapist – that’s life”: How Joyce Manor are creating a punk oasis for interesting times Bad Religion have compared Barry Johnson to Hemingway. So why isn’t the Joyce Manor mainman using his pen to digest the world as it is on their new album? He is, he says, just not so directly. “It’s still cathartic…”
Features The Kerrang! staff’s top albums of 2025 You’ve seen the Kerrang! albums of 2025. Now check out what the staff were all listening to this year…
The Cover Story HEALTH: “We’re not pushing any political bullsh*t other than some butt plugs” Following 2023’s bleak, brilliant Rat Wars, this Friday HEALTH drop their sixth album CONFLICT DLC. Despite feeling as darkly real and relevant as ever, Jake, John and Beej reveal how they’ve managed to strike the balance of having a laugh while making music that perfectly encapsulates these times…
The Cover Story Drain: “It doesn’t matter if you just got into punk music or you’ve been into it your whole life – this band is for everyone” From floor shows to festivals, Drain have been making friends wherever they go with their thrashed-up hardcore and positive-vibes-only attitude. At one high-octane show in New Jersey, we meet the Bay Area bruisers to get the lowdown on their awesome new album, the key to authenticity, and why they live without barriers…
