Farewell Sum 41: A career of pain and pleasureAs Sum 41 call time on a career of fat lips and underclass heroes, we look back on how the Canadian party-starters cemented their spot in the pop-punk hall of fame…
grandson: “I felt like the only way to be taken seriously as a songwriter was to sacrifice part of your health or sanity”On grandson’s ace 2020 debut album, he found himself becoming a political mouthpiece in alternative music. On poignant and personal follow-up I Love You, I’m Trying, though, the songwriter reckons this is the record to really get to know him…
Polyphia: “We can do whatever we want. That’s all I know how to do”Certain corners of the press may have you believe that guitar music is dead, but Polyphia are here to say otherwise. At the beginning of a sold-out UK tour, off the back of knockout LP Remember That You Will Die, the Texan instrumentalists are taking heavy music to new horizons and inspiring a new legion of fans along the way…
Billy Corgan: “If you identify with something, that’s all that matters. I don’t think young people have any responsibility to give a sh*t about what’s come before”On the release of the third act in their ATUM trilogy, The Smashing Pumpkins’ Billy Corgan looks back on a career of risk-taking, the future of his band, and the rejuvenation of rock music…
A Coronation message from Bob VylanAhead of the Coronation of King Charles III, Bobby Vylan looks at what the royal family actually represent in 2023.
Bring Me The Horizon on their new song LosT, the future of Post Human and the influence of My Chemical RomanceOn the release of new track LosT, we catch up with Bring Me The Horizon’s Jordan Fish to chat about their new emo anthem…
Drain: “It’s about a good group of friends saying, ‘We can do this sh*t. We can make something bigger!’”Three years that changed the world. That’s all it took to lift Drain from underground-popping cult heroes to bona fide hardcore superstars. On the eve of slamming second album Living Proof, frontman Sammy Ciaramitaro explains why the Santa Cruz scene leaders are still just getting started…
Dying Wish: “We want to become one of the kind of metalcore masters we grew up with”On explosive 2021 debut Fragments Of A Bitter Memory, Oregon brutalists Dying Wish dug into big themes, both personal and socio-political. For vocalist Emma Boster and her band, though, they’re just puzzle pieces in the broader vision of metalcore’s most ferocious new force…
ZAND: “This is for the underdogs and weirdos that feel like they don’t belong”ZAND stands at the forefront of a new wave of fearless alternative artists. From noisy sex-positive anthems to shoving a green middle finger in the face of abusers, they are giving a voice those who feel like they don’t belong. With new music on its way, it’s time to properly meet the ‘ugly pop’ superstar-in-waiting…
Kid Bookie: “I don’t care if you buy it because I never came to sell anything”He was nominated for a MOBO and is pals with Slipknot’s Corey Taylor. But Tyronne Hill – aka Kid Bookie – isn’t here for accolades. He’s here to change the game for himself…
Delain’s Diana Leah: The 10 songs that changed my lifeDiana Leah – new vocalist in Dutch metallers Delain – walks us through her eclectic collection of must-listens…
Static Dress: “I don’t have the ‘cool guy’ mentality… I still freak out that I get to do this”Static Dress have spent the past year charming everyone they meet at home and in the States. For singer Olli Appleyard, there is nothing else, to the point where his dedication has made him ill. But even this can’t stand in their way, or stop him becoming Britain’s next rock icon…
Inside Kerrang!’s book launch with Biffy Clyro, You Me At Six and Employed To ServeKerrang! were joined by Simon Neil, Josh Franceschi and Justine Jones to celebrate the publication of our new book, Living Loud!
From Amy Lee to Beyoncé: The icons who inspired Spiritbox’s Courtney LaPlanteCourtney LaPlante is becoming an icon as quickly as Spiritbox are selling out venues. We got heavy music’s newest hero to tell us about some of her own…
L.S. Dunes: “These experiences are a once-in-a-lifetime thing… Every second is brand new”L.S. Dunes are having a whale of a time playing away from their main bands. On their UK tour earlier this year, we got in the van with them to see first-hand how they’re just a bunch of mates kicking out the jams…
Dallas Green: “A lot of people are afraid of what they’re feeling. We don’t really cultivate a society where that feels comfortable”City And Colour and Alexisonfire’s Dallas Green reflects on finally finding some inner peace, more than 20 years into a whirlwind career…
