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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…

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Counting down the 50 albums that shaped 2025, and crowning one Kerrang!’s Album Of The Year...

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Deftones have sponsored their local youth football team

Sacramento youth squad Los Jaguares will wear some snazzy custom Deftones jerseys – and the shirts are available to buy online, too…

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Bilmuri to embark on 21-date U.S. tour with The Home Team and GANG!

Bilmuri’s KINDA HARD TOUR will take mainman Johnny Franck and his band across the States in spring 2026.

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Avenged Sevenfold and Good Charlotte announce North American tour

Avenged Sevenfold and Good Charlotte will be teaming up for a monster run across North America next July and August...

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Live review: Loathe, London Electric Brixton

Loathe obliterate their biggest ever UK headline show – now, where’s that new album?

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Hear The Darkness cover Cliff Richard’s Mistletoe And Wine

They’ve of course got their own festive classic, but The Darkness have also just tackled another Christmas staple – adding in a “few sprinkles of shoegaze and drone” to Mistletoe And Wine.

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Slipknot’s Clown gives Look Outside Your Window update: “2026 is the year”

“Have faith. I promise…” Slipknot’s Clown says 2008 project Look Outside Your Window will finally see the light of day next year.

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YUNGBLUD celebrates his first U.S. Billboard Top 10

“I was raised on stories of British artists…who went out and conquered America”: YUNGBLUD’s One More Time EP with Aerosmith has topped Billboard’s Rock & Alternative chart!

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“This one’s for you Sammy”: Limp Bizkit play first show since Sam Rivers’ passing

Watch Limp Bizkit open their Mexico City gig on Saturday night with a four-minute video tribute to the late Sam Rivers, who recently passed away at the age of 48.

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Garbage to play Edinburgh Castle for “what most likely will be our last headline show in Scotland”

Garbage have revealed a very special gig in Shirley Manson’s hometown, headlining Edinburgh Castle in what the singer calls “one of the greatest honours of my professional career”.

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Jimmy Eat World announce Bleed American 25th anniversary shows

Jimmy Eat World will return to the UK next summer for a trio of giant Bleed American gigs, and they’ll be joined by special guests Rise Against, The Get Up Kids and Jay Som.

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Deftones and Dickies tease imminent collab

After releasing a limited run at their Dia De Los Deftones event over the weekend, the official Deftones x Dickies collab is dropping online today.

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Resident Evil tease 30th anniversary collab with BABYMETAL

There’s some Resident Evil x BABYMETAL “collaborative goods” coming next year, according to Lady Dimitrescu…

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See Neve Campbell return in the first official trailer for Scream 7

Having not appeared in 2023’s Scream VI, Neve Campbell is back in the new trailer for Scream 7, where Sidney Prescott comes up against another Ghostface killer.

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Watch the dramatic, Queen-soundtracked new trailer for Stranger Things 5

Queen’s Who Wants To Live Forever soundtracks the goosebump-inducing new trailer for Stranger Things 5 – check it out now…

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“It’s a pinch-me moment”: Hear Hayley Williams and David Byrne’s new collab for Netflix’s The Twits

Following their collab on David Byrne’s September solo album, the Talking Heads frontman has teamed up with Hayley Williams for the uplifting end-credits song from The Twits.

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Film review: Omar & Cedric: If This Ever Gets Weird

Drugs, death, self-sacrifice and Scientology: there’s never a dull moment in this exhaustive portrait of the cracked bromance behind At The Drive-In and The Mars Volta.

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Book review: Iron Maiden – Infinite Dreams

Iron Maiden celebrate their big 5-0 with an enormous historical coffee table tome that will delight Maiden ’Eds.

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Film review: TRON: Ares

An AI Jared Leto’s journey to become more human looks great, sounds great, but ultimately disintegrates in third TRON movie.

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“An ode to the darkness inside”: A.A. Williams shares new single, Just A Shadow

A.A. Williams has signed to Reigning Phoenix Music (RPM), and is kicking off a whole new chapter with Just A Shadow…

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“Some people might think it’s a weird fusion, but we don’t limit creativity”: Inside the powerful, playful world of The Pretty Wild

Fresh from the release of debut album zero.point.genesis, and with two trips to the UK already planned for 2026, we meet The Pretty Wild sisters Jyl and Jules Wylde at the end of their breakout year to talk all things creativity, confidence and coughcore…

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HEALTH: “We’re not pushing any political bullsh*t other than some butt plugs”

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Watch twenty one pilots play RAWFEAR at an intimate, phone-free show

While out on the road touring latest album Breach, twenty one pilots also squeezed in a very special performance at The Bellwether in Los Angeles…

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“Waking up and not being Ben From Orange Goblin anymore, that’s going to be alien”: Ben Ward on the end of his legendary band

As Orange Goblin begin their final UK tour after 30 years, Ben Ward looks back on going on the lash with Lemmy, talking NWOBHM with Lars Ulrich, and how the London stoner-metal legends are ending it all as good mates.

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Laura Jane Grace reveals UK and Ireland tour of grassroots and independent venues

“Without these spaces, there is no scene, and without a scene, what’s the point?” Laura Jane Grace will return to the UK and Ireland in the spring.

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Deftones have sponsored their local youth football team

Sacramento youth squad Los Jaguares will wear some snazzy custom Deftones jerseys – and the shirts are available to buy online, too…

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Listen to Softcult’s new single, Queen Of Nothing

Taken from next month’s When A Flower Doesn’t Grow debut, Softcult have shared a new single about “the double standards, harsh judgements and unrealistic expectations that patriarchal society places on women”.

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Rise Against announce spring 2026 North American tour

Before they appear at May megafests Welcome To Rockville and Sonic Temple, Rise Against will be on tour in North America.

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Amon Amarth and Dethklok reveal The Amonklok Conquest tour 2026

Joined by Castle Rat, Amon Amarth and Dethklok will be hitting the road across North America: “This is not a concert. It is a reckoning…”

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Bilmuri to embark on 21-date U.S. tour with The Home Team and GANG!

Bilmuri’s KINDA HARD TOUR will take mainman Johnny Franck and his band across the States in spring 2026.

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Turnstile have been awarded the Kerrang! album of the year

2025 has been another great year for our scene, but Turnstile’s NEVER ENOUGH wasn’t just a landmark album in hardcore – it saw the band take over the whole world…

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twenty one pilots, Biffy, Lambrini Girls and more for Sziget 2026

Budapest fest Sziget has unveiled its first wave of artists for next summer, with twenty one pilots headlining alongside Florence + The Machine, Lewis Capaldi and SOMBR.

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Bad Omens to soundtrack teaser for new movie The Wolf, The Fox & The Leopard

It appears as though Bad Omens’ Left For Good will feature in the soon-to-be-released teaser trailer for The Wolf, The Fox & The Leopard.

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Album review: Lord Of The Lost – OPVS NOIR Vol. 2

German goth-rockers Lord Of The Lost add glimmers of hope to the sea of shadow on chapter two of their gloomily ambitious OPVS NOIR trilogy.

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Sweet Pill announce new album, Still There’s A Glow

Following their 2022 debut, Sweet Pill’s second album Still There’s A Glow will drop next March – with lead single No Control out now…

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Get your copy of Megadeth’s final album with signed A5 print

Pick up your copy of Megadeth’s last-ever studio album on UK exclusive limited-edition coloured vinyl, along with an A5 print signed by the whole band.

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Get your limited-edition PRESIDENT vinyl, art print and zine

We’ve formed an alliance with PRESIDENT to bring you these awesome bundle deals featuring exclusive vinyl, limited-edition art print and special-edition zine…

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Get your exclusive Black Sabbath x Kerrang! T-shirt

Available to pre-order now – this special-edition Black Sabbath x Kerrang! T-shirt, featuring exclusive illustrated artwork.

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Get your exclusive Kerrang! x Sleep Theory T-shirt

Kerrang! has joined forces with Sleep Theory for this exclusive collab T-shirt – only available from the Kerrang! Store...

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Get your signed Nova Twins new album bundle

Get your hands on one of the Kerrang! x Nova Twins signed album bundles – available now on CD and vinyl!

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Get your copy of Ghost’s Skeletá with exclusive numbered art print

Grab one of the Ghost vinyl bundles with an exclusive numbered art print – only from Kerrang!

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Get your signed limited-edition The Darkness splatter vinyl

Pick up The Darkness’ eighth album Dreams On Toast on limited-edition transparent splatter vinyl – hand-signed by the band!

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Get your world-exclusive Thirty Seconds To Mars cassette

We’ve got Thirty Second To Mars’ new album on limited-edition orange cassette – get yours quick!

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Get your limited-edition Holding Absence cassette

We’ve got Holding Absence’s new album The Noble Art Of Self Destruction on limited-edition white cassette – get yours now!

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Get your limited-edition bronze BABYMETAL – THE OTHER ONE vinyl

Pick up BABYMETAL’s long-awaited fourth album THE OTHER ONE on limited-edition bronze vinyl.

HEALTH: “We’re not pushing any political bullsh*t other than some butt plugs”

The 50 best albums of 2025

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Deftones have sponsored their local youth football team

Bilmuri to embark on 21-date U.S. tour with The Home Team and GANG!

Avenged Sevenfold and Good Charlotte announce North American tour

Live review: Loathe, London Electric Brixton

Hear The Darkness cover Cliff Richard’s Mistletoe And Wine

Slipknot’s Clown gives Look Outside Your Window update: “2026 is the year”

YUNGBLUD celebrates his first U.S. Billboard Top 10

“This one’s for you Sammy”: Limp Bizkit play first show since Sam Rivers’ passing

Garbage to play Edinburgh Castle for “what most likely will be our last headline show in Scotland”

Jimmy Eat World announce Bleed American 25th anniversary shows

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HEALTH: “We’re not pushing any political bullsh*t other than some butt plugs”

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Deftones and Dickies tease imminent collab

Resident Evil tease 30th anniversary collab with BABYMETAL

See Neve Campbell return in the first official trailer for Scream 7

Watch the dramatic, Queen-soundtracked new trailer for Stranger Things 5

“It’s a pinch-me moment”: Hear Hayley Williams and David Byrne’s new collab for Netflix’s The Twits

Film review: Omar & Cedric: If This Ever Gets Weird

Book review: Iron Maiden – Infinite Dreams

Film review: TRON: Ares

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“An ode to the darkness inside”: A.A. Williams shares new single, Just A Shadow

“Some people might think it’s a weird fusion, but we don’t limit creativity”: Inside the powerful, playful world of The Pretty Wild

HEALTH: “We’re not pushing any political bullsh*t other than some butt plugs”

Watch twenty one pilots play RAWFEAR at an intimate, phone-free show

“Waking up and not being Ben From Orange Goblin anymore, that’s going to be alien”: Ben Ward on the end of his legendary band

Laura Jane Grace reveals UK and Ireland tour of grassroots and independent venues

Deftones have sponsored their local youth football team

Listen to Softcult’s new single, Queen Of Nothing

Rise Against announce spring 2026 North American tour

Amon Amarth and Dethklok reveal The Amonklok Conquest tour 2026

Bilmuri to embark on 21-date U.S. tour with The Home Team and GANG!

Turnstile have been awarded the Kerrang! album of the year

twenty one pilots, Biffy, Lambrini Girls and more for Sziget 2026

Bad Omens to soundtrack teaser for new movie The Wolf, The Fox & The Leopard

Album review: Lord Of The Lost – OPVS NOIR Vol. 2

Sweet Pill announce new album, Still There’s A Glow

Buy stuff

Get your copy of Megadeth’s final album with signed A5 print

Get your limited-edition PRESIDENT vinyl, art print and zine

Get your exclusive Black Sabbath x Kerrang! T-shirt

Get your exclusive Kerrang! x Sleep Theory T-shirt

Get your signed Nova Twins new album bundle

Get your copy of Ghost’s Skeletá with exclusive numbered art print

Get your signed limited-edition The Darkness splatter vinyl

Get your world-exclusive Thirty Seconds To Mars cassette

Get your limited-edition Holding Absence cassette

Get your limited-edition bronze BABYMETAL – THE OTHER ONE vinyl

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