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Kerrang! Writers Give Their First Reactions To Tool's New Album, Fear Inoculum

Tool's new album, Fear Inoculum, has finally made its way into the world. But is it any good? Can we even tell? Here, a handful of Kerrang! writers share their initial thoughts

Tarja Turunen: "My Biggest Blessing, My Voice, Has Also At Times Been A Curse"

Former Nightwish vocalist Tarja Turunen goes deep on her new solo album In The Raw

The Internet Reacts To Tool's New Album, Fear Inoculum

We've gathered some of the best Twitter responses to Tool's new album Fear Inoculum

How Somos Funded Their Guitarist's Funeral By Releasing Their Album Early

How Boston dream-punkers Somos dealt with the death of guitarist Phil Haggerty weeks before their new album dropped.

How Brutal Death Metal Is Confronting Its Misogyny Problem

Members of Venom Prison, Devourment, and more discuss death metal's changing relationship with women.

Vitriol's New Video Is The Curated Experience Of Being Crushed To Death

Exclusive: Portland death metallers Vitriol seek to bring oppressive rage back into the music they love.

The Amity Affliction’s Ahren Stringer: The 10 songs that changed my life

The Amity Affliction’s Ahren Stringer talks Kerrang! through his record collection…

For Kayzo, Rock And Electronic Music Are Exciting Allies

How genre-bending DJ Kayzo teamed up with metalcore royalty to create a strange hybrid beast on his new album.

The 50 Best American Hardcore Bands Right Now

Here is our definitive ranking of the 50 bands crowdkilling the shit out of American hardcore.

Inside The Dark Honesty Of Dream State's New Album Primrose Path

Five years after Dream State first formed, the Welsh wonders finally have a debut album on the horizon. Vocalist CJ Gilpin takes us inside the deep, dark honesty of Primrose Path…

Kieran Boyd: "It's Not Up To You If You Like Metal Or Not, You Just Do"

Comedian Kieran Boyd achieved his dream of playing Reading festival, but not without the odd mishap...

Chastity Break The Devil's Heart In Forlorn New Video

Exclusive: The new video by Canadian alt-rock act Chastity shows the sad, clumsy face of evil.

Ledge (ex-Weekend Nachos) Channel World-Ending Contempt On Their New Album

Exclusive: Stream the blistering new release by Ledge, the solo project of Weekend Nachos frontman John Hoffman.

The Underground Sounds Of America: Witch Vomit

These Portland rot-mongerers might have written the death metal album of the year.

Tool's New Album Fear Inoculum: A Timeline Of Rumors

Tool 's new album Fear Inoculum finally dropped on August 30. Here, we look at all the rumors and false starts that lead up to it.

Counterparts Are Some Of Hardcore's Most Old-School Innovators

As Counterparts prepare for their new album's release, frontman Brendan Murphy discusses the band's steady ascent.

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