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Lauran Hibberd’s track-by-track guide to new album Garageband Superstar

From DMing DJ Lethal to dumping someone and buying a PS4, Lauran Hibberd tells the stories behind every song on her debut album, Garageband Superstar.

Bay Watch: Berthold City

In this week’s Bay Watch, Andrew Kline of Berthold City chats about the rise of hardcore, the motives behind his important Los Angeles label WAR Records, and giving back to the scene he clearly loves so much…

In pictures: Blind Channel’s wild homeland show in Finland

Backstage, onstage and everywhere in-between at Blind Channel’s standalone headline date at Möysän Musaklubi last Friday night.

The Gaslight Anthem’s Brian Fallon: “We didn’t want to be a nostalgia band. If there’s something new, then I’m excited”

As The Gaslight Anthem gear up to make their highly-anticipated live return to the UK this week, frontman Brian Fallon lifts the lid on the band’s reunion, the tour so far, and new music…

Stand Atlantic’s Bonnie Fraser: The 10 songs that changed my life

From the first song she ever heard to the track she’d like played at her funeral, this is Bonnie Fraser’s life in music.

Holding Absence and Alpha Wolf: “You get these worlds colliding…”

Holding Absence and Alpha Wolf have just dropped their excellent split EP, The Lost & The Longing. Lucas Woodland and Lochie Keogh join Kerrang! for an in-depth chat about their new release and the current state of the music scene…

Petrol Girls: Fuel for thought

Petrol Girls have built their name out of politicised punk. Their latest album Baby deals with abortion, domestic violence, police misogyny and the nature of debate. But, as Ren Aldridge discovered, sometimes the best way to get to hearts and minds is doing it with a smile on your face…

Enter Shikari’s Rou Reynolds on collabs, connection and conservatives

As Enter Shikari return with their first new music in over two years, Rou Reynolds talks working with WARGASM, embracing different production techniques, and conservative vs. progressive ideals…

Spielbergs: “If I have a very dark feeling, I want to make a bright melody and then a lot of noise on top of that”

After breaking out with 2018’s Distant Star EP and the following year’s This Is Not The End album, Oslo indie-rock trio Spielbergs’ rise was then – like so many others – hampered by the pandemic. But with brilliant new album Vestli, they’re ready to reconnect with their audience the only way they know how…

WAAX’s track-by-track guide to At Least I’m Free

WAXX vocalist Maz DeVita takes us through the band’s second album At Least I’m Free, one song at a time…

“As the temperature rises, we’ve seen the erosion of democracy and human rights across the globe”

While the ongoing heatwave continues to bring the UK to its knees, Nervus vocalist Em considers why we have to take direction ourselves and that climate justice is migrant justice.

10 bands you need to see at Bloodstock 2022

Bloodstock is just around the corner and we’re panicking about not having enough suncream. One thing we are certain on, though, is how many awesome bands are coming to Catton Park. Here are our picks of who you need to see to have the most metal weekend ever.

Bob Vylan: “If you feel like you can’t say something on an elevated platform, you probably shouldn’t have said it in the first place”

Back in April, Bob Vylan crashed into the Top 20 with …The Price Of Life. Having scrapped for every ounce of forward momentum, though, and with injustices ranging from systemic racism and wealth inequality to the imbalanced nature of the music industry still to be solved, frontman Bobby Vylan and drummer Bobbie Vylan insist they’re just getting started…

5 reasons why you need to check out Torus

Milton Keynes trio Torus are one of the UK’s hottest new bands. As they strike out properly with debut EP Sail, it’s high time they were on your radar. So here’s everything you need to know…

Dub War: “No matter the colour of your skin or your sexuality, you’re welcome to this party”

Dub War are back! To mark the release of their first new album in 25 years, Benji Webbe lifts the lid on the reggae punk heroes’ return, and wanting to blow his other band Skindred off the stage…

The 20 greatest Limp Bizkit songs – ranked

Whether you’ve been limping with the Bizkit since day one, or you were bowled over by their riotous Woodstock ’99 footage, here we countdown the 20 songs from the nu-metal OGs...

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