Primus' Les Claypool: "My daughter tells me I'm weird all the time"Les Claypool discusses the life and times of Primus, plus his almost-stint in Metallica
13 essential Japanese rock and metal albums you need to knowFrom X Japan to Dir en Grey to BABYMETAL and beyond, these are the Japanese rock and metal albums that everyone needs in their record collection…
Why rock music needs to do more to support its artistsOne day you’re on top of the world and feeling indestructible. The next, you’re on the scrapheap and lost. But what happens to rock stars who fall on hard times? Addiction and mental health issues are rife, but in an industry slowly waking up to its duty of are there is hope and outlets for support…
Dream State's CJ Gilpin: Being open about mental health will help othersNot every artist may be genuine in using themes of mental health in their music, says Dream State’s CJ Gilpin, but these conversations could still help struggling listeners…
“The beauty of not understanding it is letting it stay alive”: The untold story of Tool’s LateralusIt’s an album that continues to captivate and confuse fans the world over. Two decades on from its release, Kerrang! and Tool bassist Justin Chancellor search for answers to the enigma that is Lateralus…
How Tetrarch found themselves on the cutting edge of the nu-metal revivalAs a young black woman in the world of heavy music, Diamond Rowe rarely saw faces like her own onstage or in the crowd. Almost 20 years later, she finds herself as a figurehead at the heart of one of the hottest bands in American metal…
10 songs that address the subject of mental healthFor Mental Health Awareness Week, we look at the bands starting a discussion through their music
Of Mice & Men's Aaron Pauley: Why creativity is important for mental healthOf Mice & Men frontman Aaron Pauley believes it’s important, if not imperative, that you exercise your creativity. Doing so can be beneficial to your mental health…
Holding Absence’s Lucas Woodland: We must stop telling guys to ‘man up’Lucas Woodland has boldly opened up through Holding Absence’s music – and he encourages male listeners in particular to be honest with their struggles, too…
10 must-watch rock biopics that you won't be able to look away fromA run-through of the 10 most compelling biopics from the world of rock’n’roll, filled with sex, drugs and, um, wild factual inaccuracies…
Iron Maiden: The story of Fear Of The Dark and Bruce Dickinson’s departureIron Maiden welcomed in the 1990s with their first-ever Number One single and two albums that soundtracked the strife that would split a band on top of the world…
Jaret Reddick: "As the guy in Bowling For Soup that tells the fart jokes… to be told that I had depression was like a punch to the stomach"Bowling For Soup frontman and pop-punk legend Jaret Reddick speaks about the darkest years of his life and the internal fragility that comes with being a rock star.
YONAKA’s Theresa Jarvis: Social media is making us illManaging your mental health isn’t easy, says YONAKA’s Theresa Jarvis, but time away from your phone helps to keep negativity away…
The 20 greatest Soundgarden songs – rankedFrom Ultramega OK to King Animal, we rank grunge titans Soundgarden’s weirdest, wildest and best offerings…
Sleeping With Sirens albums ranked from worst to best by Kellin QuinnFrom With Ears To See And Eyes To Hear to How It Feels To Be Lost, Sleeping With Sirens frontman Kellin Quinn ranks each of the band’s records from worst to best…
Now Hear This: Fiddlehead's Patrick Flynn on the best new hardcore, punk and protest musicFiddlehead frontman Patrick Flynn brings you the new bands you need to check out now, including Move, With War and Pacifist…
