Reviews Album review: Kills Birds – MarriedLos Angeles alt-punks Kills Birds deliver on their soaring promise with the refinement, restlessness and rage of Married...
Features Parkway Drive's Winston McCall: "We need this generation of bands not just to reach the glass ceiling, but to smash through it"As Byron Bay bruisers Parkway Drive announce their long-overdue EU/UK return for autumn 2022, frontman Winston McCall reflects on a refreshed love for the live experience, explosive expectations for their imminent return, and the game-changing promise of new music on the horizon…
Features Arguing With Thermometers: Why Enter Shikari are among the vital voices at COP26Kerrang! join St Albans superstars Enter Shikari as they arrive in Glasgow for the UN’s world climate change conference to discuss political posturing, personal responsibility and music’s enduring role as fuel for activism…
Reviews Album review: Portrayal Of Guilt – ChristfuckerTexas blackened-hardcore collective Portrayal Of Guilt leave scorched earth in their wake on terrifying third album, Christfucker.
Features Linkin Park: Every album ranked from worst to bestFrom iconic 2000 debut Hybrid Theory to 2017’s final album with Chester Bennington, One More Light, this is every Linkin Park record ranked.
Reviews Album review: Jerry Cantrell – BrightenAlice In Chains’ legendary guitarist Jerry Cantrell returns to Brighten these darkening days with his sensational first solo album in 19 years…
Features 13 kickass horror soundtracks to amplify your HalloweenSick and tired of Thriller? Sink your fangs into this collection of hard rock anthems and killer riffs from some of your favourite gore flicks…
The Cover Story Behind Blue Eyes: The Radical rebirth of Keith BuckleyBattling alcoholism, marriage difficulties and a worsening existential crisis, Every Time I Die frontman Keith Buckley hit rock bottom just as he crashed into last year’s lockdown. With the Buffalo bruisers’ long-overdue ninth album Radical finally seeing the light of day, he explains how it became a roadmap to get back on track…
Features 10 rock and metal albums recorded in haunted placesBecause we all love a good spooky story, here are 10 rock and metal albums that were recorded in haunted places…
News Dave Grohl on Nirvana baby lawsuit: "He's got a Nevermind tattoo. I don't""I feel the same way most people do in that I have to disagree," Dave Grohl says of the Nevemind album cover lawsuit.
Reviews EP review: Knocked Loose – A Tear In The Fabric Of LifeKentucky maulers Knocked Loose showcase new levels of dynamism and devastation as they drag us through A Tear In The Fabric Of Life…
Features Judas Priest’s Rob Halford: My life in 10 songsJudas Priest’s legendary frontman Rob Halford reflects on 10 of the most pivotal songs from his five decades in metal…
Features Tom Morello: “The electric guitar is an instrument with a future – not just a past!”Legendary Rage Against The Machine and Audioslave six-stringer Tom Morello on surviving lockdown, never giving up the good fight, and collaborating with some of the world’s most exciting artists for new solo LP The Atlas Underground Fire…
Features Back 4 Blood: The Kerrang! Survival GuideNew zombie first-person shooter game Back 4 Blood offers up some of the most satisfyingly gore-strewn undead chaos we’ve ever experienced. Having played it to death, we present five golden rules to help survive the onslaught…
Reviews Album review: blanket – Modern EscapismBrilliant Blackpool post-metallers blanket crest over oceans of emotion on captivating second album, Modern Escapism.
Reviews Album review: Florence Black – Weight Of The WorldRising Welsh rockers Florence Black lay down a crushing marker with debut album, Weight Of The World.