“I served Jamie Cullum a spring roll once…”: 13 Questions with Nova TwinsFrom salty cakes to lookalike ghosts, Amy Love and Georgia South of Nova Twins face our mysterious – and hilarious – 13 Questions…
In pictures: The faces of Download Festival 2022From Pikachu to Santa to an inflatable sloth, here are just some of the people that made up Download 2022. Can you spot yourself?
5 reasons why you need to check out HarbingerIf their name doesn’t give it away, Harbinger have one of the darkest, most brutal sounds that the UK metal scene has to offer. Proceed with caution…
Billy Howerdel: The 10 songs that changed my lifeWith A Perfect Circle’s Billy Howerdel unveiling his debut solo album, the musician reveals his many musical influences – from Nine Inch Nails to Ozzy to the Grease soundtrack…
Waterparks’ Awsten Knight: “I hate spoilers, but this is a really good introduction into what’s next”As Waterparks’ long-awaited See You In The Future tour finally rolls into the UK later this week, frontman Awsten Knight talks “next-level production”, new music, and making history in London…
“Security guards started a full-on brawl with us”: 13 Questions with Chris MotionlessMotionless In White vocalist Chris Motionless faces our randomly-generated 13 Questions – from fights to “bewildering” rumours to his ultimate happy place…
NOAHFINNCE on his therapy-influenced new EP: “Therapy didn’t ‘fix’ me, and that’s okay”A bright new voice in pop-punk, NOAHFINNCE has delivered a charismatic and thoughtful new EP, MY BRAIN AFTER THERAPY. But, as he tells Kerrang!, therapy offered no quick fix to his trauma, instead allowing himself to fully explore his feelings and in turn create a vibrant new record…
Bimini: “To walk out onstage in a 40-inch wig, a high-rise thong, and f*cking perform Prodigy feels great”Ahead of making her Download Festival debut this weekend, Bimini Bon Boulash talks recruiting an all-queer band, why Princess Diana is punk, and how Green Day inspired her old email address…
“It’s my annual retreat away from the nonsense of the world”: Meet the Download superfansFrom meeting future soulmates to creating unforgettable memories, Download is a genuinely special place for its devoted festival-goers. We meet the fans whose lives have been forever changed by Donington…
Oli Sykes: “Rock and alternative is in the best place ever. I feel like it’s where it’s meant to be”With Bring Me The Horizon bringing together their favourite bands for their recent Malta weekender, we grab frontman Oli Sykes for a sit-down in the sun to chat about the state of the scene, emo-futurism, and the next generation…
20 bands you absolutely can’t miss at Download Festival 2022From As Everything Unfolds and Bimini to Sleep Token and WARGASM, we tip the hottest new acts to track down over the next few days at Donington Park…
Jenna McDougall: “I felt that need to prove to myself that I can create, express and make decisions solely from my instinct”As Tonight Alive’s Jenna McDougall unveils her new project Hevenshe via lead single No One Will Ever Love You, the vocalist talks going it alone, her attraction to the divine, and making lots more new music…
Holding Absence preview their Download Festival set: “You should never underestimate how profound performing at Donington can be”The release of The Greatest Mistake Of My Life cemented Holding Absence’s status as one of the UK’s finest young rock bands. As they prepare for the biggest show of their career at Download, Lucas Woodland talks about the magical qualities of Castle Donington, and recalls the life-changing impact of last year’s Pilot…
Cloud Nein: An (irate) audience with ‘legendary’ punks Max CreepsFrom announcing their ‘shock’ split back in April to swiftly reuniting and dropping “debut second LP” Nein, it’s been a big year for Max Creeps. As we sit down with co-founders Max Blastic and P.C. Bullshit, however, we find the duo perilously close to calling it quits all over again…
Joyce Manor: “It’s not healthy to start painting yourself into a box… it’s better to just f*cking get on with it”Joyce Manor have never been a band to spend too long dwelling in the same sound. But on sixth album 40 oz. To Fresno, Barry Johnson found the perfect middle ground between forward-thinking and a bit of reflection. It’s resulted in a record that – in his words – slams…
From mysterious nu-metal to new grunge: Sophie K on the new bands you need to hear nowKerrang! Radio presenter Sophie K brings the new noise, including Future Palace, BLACKGOLD and We Are Sovereign…
