Reviews Album review: Tribulation – Sub Rosa In ÆternumShadowy, goth-loving Swedish metallers Tribulation do whatever the dark version of shine is once again as they continue to explore the darkness…
News Glasgow doomgaze band Cwfen officially release debut single, ReliksListen to the first proper single from Cwfen, one of Kerrang!’s picks for the best new bands to pay attention to in 2024…
The Cover Story Bambie Thug: “I’m trying to help people accept themselves, and be less afraid to be authentic”Spooky season is upon us! And there’s no-one better to celebrate All Hallows’ Eve than Europe’s favourite witch, Bambie Thug. We meet the occult-loving enigma ahead of their mammoth homeland shows in Ireland to discover the history of their shapeshifting sound, the importance of being authentic, and why magic might actually be all around us…
Features Black Veil Brides: “We’re really enjoying the fact that we’ve shared our adult lives together. And we continue to do it”On Devil’s Night, Black Veil Brides will play their biggest-ever UK show at Wembley. The culmination of nearly two decades of blood, sweat and tears, Andy Biersack and his army have been fighting for this since day one. As he prepares to headline the world’s most famous arena, the frontman looks back on what it took to get this far, his own journey of discovery, and what’s coming next…
News “This is going to be next level”: Parkway Drive announce 2025 UK and European arena tourParkway Drive will be taking their phenomenal 20 Year Anniversary Tour to Europe and the UK next autumn, with support from Thy Art Is Murder and The Amity Affliction.
News Blood Incantation announce European and UK tour datesFresh from the release of their brilliant new album Absolute Elsewhere, Blood Incantation will be playing the record in full next April and May…
Reviews Album review: Chat Pile – Cool WorldIt’s Oklahoma City outsiders Chat Pile vs. the world on their uncompromising second album…
Features YUNGBLUD: “The way rock survives, thrives, prospers and gets bigger is if we all stick together”In August, YUNGBLUD pulled off one of his most ambitious plans to date: a festival at the enormous Milton Keynes Bowl, with two stages, a huge supporting cast, and an on-site recreation of his beloved Camden, all done on a low ticket price and the other bands being paid fairly. Is it all too good to be true? Here’s what happened when Dom Harrison went stadium rock. This is Bludfest…
News Listen to Sylosis’ surprise new EP, The PathReading metallers Sylosis have unveiled what Josh Middleton promises is “some of our best material to date” on their new EP, including title-track The Path featuring Heriot’s Debbie Gough.
Reviews Film review: Joker: Folie à DeuxKiller performances and music, but Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga’s bad romance isn’t quite as wild as you’d hope…
Features Mimi Barks: “I already wasted half my life destroying myself. There’s not much time left”With THIS IS DOOM TRAP, Mimi Barks has made one of the darkest and most open things you’ll hear in 2024. And one of the most exciting. She tells us how creating is a battle against demons, obsessively forging forward, and how, “I’m always being thrown back into the abyss no matter what I do…”
News Watch the haunting new trailer for Robert Eggers’ NosferatuRobert Eggers’ years-in-the-making remake of Nosferatu is arriving this Christmas – and the first full look is finally here…
Features From emo workwear to spooky jewellery: The best in alternative style this monthWhether you’re looking to celebrate Halloween all month (probably) or just wanting to embrace an all-new autumn wardrobe, here’s the best collabs and collections around right now…
Features From Alanis Morissette to Sylvia Rivera: The icons who inspired Pale Waves’ Heather Baron-GraciePale Waves singer Heather Baron-Gracie tells us about the poets, activists and music icons that inspire her…
News Sprints drop “dark, gothic and sensual” new single, FeastWatch the video for Sprints’ new single Feast, which arrives ahead of a busy run of shows for the Irish garage punks.
Reviews Album review: Pale Waves – SmittenPale Waves lose themselves in romantic daydreams – and find a stronger sound at the same time – on gooey fourth album Smitten…