Why hyperpop owes its existence to heavy metalHyperpop is on the rise – and it’s thanks, in large part, to metal subgenres like nu-metal, crunkcore and metalcore…
Why Pete Steele of Type O Negative is the ultimate goth boyfriendEleven years after his death, goth metal frontman Peter Steele continues to warm the hearts (and other parts) of spooky headbangers worldwide…
The Pete Steele I knew: A dry-witted giant who played the media at their own gameKerrang! writer Jason Arnopp remembers his various encounters with legendary Type O Negative frontman Pete Steele…
“I couldn’t have started a punk band, that would’ve been against my religion”: The story behind Iron Maiden’s debut albumOn April 14, 1980, heavy metal changed forever with Iron Maiden’s self-titled debut album…
Tinnitus cannot be cured, but here’s how rock fans can prevent hearing lossNew movie Sound Of Metal explores the tragic consequences of a musician going deaf. Kerrang! talks to experts and professionals to find out more about how tinnitus is affecting the lives of music fans…
Bob Mould: "To stand in front of 100 people you don’t know, scream bloody murder and throw stuff around… that’s a weird way of working your sh*t out, right?"Punk rock's past, present and future with Mr. Hüsker Dü, Bob Mould.
Metallica vs. Napster: The lawsuit that redefined how we listen to musicAt the turn of the millennium, Metallica took on file-sharing giant Napster and won. We retrospectively consider the arguments made in that landmark case, and how they’ve shaped our scene since…
“They could be the next Beatles”: The story of Green Day’s debut album, 39/SmoothIn 1990, Green Day were just three teenaged punks with no real grand plan for the future. But Lookout! Records founder Larry Livermore had an inkling…
“We’ve all survived and we still love making music”: The story of Foo Fighters’ Wasting LightStadium-rock? Completed it, mate. For Foo Fighters’ seventh album, Dave Grohl had to reconcile his own past to move forward and figure out their future. It was time to bring it all back home…
14 essential songs about drinkingFrom overpriced gig pints to all-day festival sessions, rock’n’roll and drinking go hand in hand. Here are a collection of rock, punk and metal tunes all about booze glorious booze – for better or worse…
Hole: What the girl from the cover of Live Through This looks like nowWe caught up with alternative rock’s immortal homecoming queen to find out everything about her appearance on Hole’s 1994 second album Live Through This.
Now Hear This: Daniel P. Carter on the best new doom, post-hardcore and black metalRadio 1 Rock Show host Daniel P. Carter introduces the best new sounds in the world right now, including Dead Witches, Assertion and Swarrrm.
Remembering 2006: When emo conquered the world and changed music foreverWith Fall Out Boy, My Chemical Romance and Paramore commanding stadium-sized crowds across the world, we look back on the year that changed their careers and lives forever…
Black Veil Brides’ Andy Biersack: The message of The Phantom Tomorrow is to be your own heroPulling from influences as disparate as QAnon, Watchmen and the Bible, Andy Biersack has created a brave new world for Black Veil Brides with their concept-driven sixth album, The Phantom Tomorrow…
The 20 greatest My Chemical Romance songs – rankedMy Chemical Romance’s greatest songs ranked, featuring cuts from I Brought You My Bullets to Danger Days and beyond…
Reliving Guns N’ Roses’ 2016 reunion: The ‘inevitable disaster’ turned unprecedented successKerrang! was there when the GN’R reunion (night)train left the station. Despite a bumpy start, no-one has looked back since…
