News Former Kerrang! Editor James McMahon has passed awayJames McMahon – Kerrang!’s second longest-serving Editor – has died following a short battle with cancer
News Listen to Black Veil Brides on a special live edition of the Kerrang! In Conversation podcastKerrang! join Black Veil Brides and 30 of their most dedicated fans for a colourful conversation about everything from Sweeney Todd to new music to when we might see a BVB movie…
Features In pictures: The Kerrang! x Black Veil Brides VIP pop-up experienceWe teamed up with Black Veil Brides for a unique pop-up in London to mark the band’s Devil’s Night show at Wembley – complete with Andy’s old-school stage outfits, exclusive glow-in-the-dark merch, and plenty of blood…
Features Scowl: “This feels awfully vulnerable, but it’s a vulnerability that I’m ready to embrace”Scowl have just dropped a brand-new single, Special, along with a spooky music video. Vocalist Kat Moss tells us all about its stark lyrical themes, coming over a bit grunge, and being labelmates with Phoebe Bridgers now as part of Dead Oceans…
Features Sløtface: “There’s so many things that are sh*tty. Being happy and showing joy are the most punk things you can do”Sløtface are back and bigger than ever. Literally. What was once a typical band is now a collective of creatives. And with a brand-new adventurous album landing imminently, Haley Shea tells us more on the journey to its fruition – from unpacking internalised misogyny to how embracing your not-so-guilty pleasure can set you free…
Features 200 Stab Wounds: “We didn’t know how f*cked-up the album cover was going to be!”200 Stab Wounds are awash with gore and gristle. They’re also one of the most exciting death metal bands on the planet. Singer/guitarist Steve Buhl gives us an autopsy of the horror and humour that make up their world, his surprising musical roots, and the optimum number of times one should get punctured…
News Hear Ice Nine Kills team up with Reel Big Fish for glorious Walking On Sunshine coverIce Nine Kills have just unleashed a spectacularly fun cover of Katrina And The Waves’ ’80s banger Walking On Sunshine, featuring Reel Big Fish.
Features Body Count’s Ice-T: “I’m always going to be hardcore, I’m always going to push the line. It’s what I enjoy doing”Four years since COVID cut their Carnivore cycle cruelly short, Body Count are making up for lost time with Psychopath: the furious first single from their long-awaited eighth LP Merciless. We grabbed legendary frontman Ice-T for an exclusive interview to talk playing the villain, winning GRAMMYs, and how he wouldn’t be here if he wasn’t hitting harder than ever…
The Cover Story Zeal & Ardor: “The more music we put into this world, the more obvious it becomes who we really are”Over the last decade, Zeal & Ardor has grown from a niche experiment inspired by a bigoted shitpost into one of the most exciting and invigorating outfits in avant-garde metal. With fearless fourth album GREIF, Manuel Gagneux is still broadening horizons, thumbing his nose to genre convention and inviting his bandmates into the studio to make their boldest statement yet…
Features Sanguisugabogg: “Death metal doesn’t play into political agendas. It’s the anti-norm”From the slaughterhouse imagery of ultra-heavy second album Homicidal Ecstasy to beefing with Ronnie Radke online, Sanguisugabogg are masters of headline-grabbing provocation. According to Devin Swank, however, the Ohio death metallers are more interested in paying respect to their storied genre and standing up for their friends than blindly going for the throat…
Reviews Film review: The First OmenCult horror prequel The First Omen more than justifies its existence by being hellishly good.
Features Creeper’s William Von Ghould: “I think it’s the most incredible thing, to be an outsider”Everyone knows William Von Ghould is a spooky chap. As Creeper’s iconic leader, he’s a fiend. But even without the severed heads and blood of the stage, he radiates darkness. Over a pint with him in his local, he tells the story of how he was seduced by the dark side and became British rock’s prince of the night. Even in civvies, it’s a full-time occupation…
News Sløtface’s new single Final Gørl embraces being a “lazy loser”Sløtface have shared a new single, Final Gørl, in which Haley Shea “flips the script” on the slasher movie ‘final girl’ trope.
Reviews Album review: Aborted – Vault Of HorrorsDeath metal icons Aborted take a violent, blood-soaked stroll through their favourite horror films…
Culture From custom creepers to hardcore fleeces: The best in alternative style this monthSpring is just around the corner and your wardrobe needs some serious attention. Allow K!’s resident style advisor to guide you through what’s hot this month – from Fred Durst nostalgia to high-end goth couture…
Features Frozen Soul: “Life is cold… so let’s stay together, let’s be warm to the people close to us, let’s lift each other up”As rising Texan death-metallers Frozen Soul gear up for a first-ever UK headline tour, we caught up with frontman Chad Green to find out how their frostbitten fury is built on a foundation of fun, friendship and finding common-ground to navigate the bitter realities of modern existence…