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Bleed From Within unlock the secrets of Shrine: “This is us baring all... It’s about connecting with people on that human level”

It’s been a long road to the top of the UK metal mountain for Glaswegian heavyweights Bleed From Within. And, having soldiered to new heights during lockdown, scintillating sixth album Shrine sees them harness a lifetime of lessons learned to deliver their most spectacular statement yet…

Static Dress preview their Download Festival set: “It’s definitely something that you’re gonna come away from happy…”

Following the release of their highly-anticipated debut album Rouge Carpet Disaster, Static Dress are keeping momentum going and looking ahead to a massive weekend at Download Festival. And, as vocalist Olli Appleyard promises, big things await…

In the studio with Meet Me @ The Altar

Meet Me @ The Altar give Kerrang! a sneak peek at the recording of their highly-anticipated debut album – with its “heavily influenced early-’00s sound”…

5 reasons why you need to check out Cage Fight

Cage Fight make angry music for angry people. Here’s why we love them so much…

WARGASM: “We like chaos and blood and nudity and violence”

We joined Milkie Way and Sam Matlock on the road with Neck Deep to feel their intense carnage first-hand, and watch WARGASM continue to stake their claim as one of Britain’s hottest bands…

You Me At Six: Josh Franceschi’s track-by-track guide to Sinners Never Sleep

Josh Franceschi reflects on working with heavy bands, becoming a more serious songwriter, and, um, nachos…

Ghost: The making of one of the greatest rock shows on Earth

We catch up with Ghost mastermind Tobias Forge on the road to find out what goes into making one of the best shows in rock, and why you’ll never see Papa Emeritus eating a sandwich…

Putting the punk in Pistol

Band camp, court battles and instrument lessons from Underworld: filmmaker Danny Boyle was determined to make sure his new TV series about the Sex Pistols was as authentic as possible. Even if meant being called “a monstrosity” by John Lydon…

Heavy Metal Truants: Meet the wholesome metalhead bicycle gang raising money for charity

As the Heavy Metal Truants prepare to set off on their annual cycle up to Download Festival, co-founder Alexander Milas explains how fundraising and metal goes hand-in-hand…

Spiritbox: “No matter how quickly you ascend to something, you still have to earn it”

Last year, we tipped Spiritbox for greatness. Now, with a debut Download set and the band’s London headline shows selling out in minutes, we caught up with them on the road in America as their dreams start to come true…

5 reasons why you have to see Meet Me @ The Altar live

Still need to catch up on Meet Me @ The Altar? Here’s Edith Victoria, Téa Campbell and Ada Juarez to explain why everyone from Mark Hoppus to eight-year-old first-time giggers love them, in their own words…

My Chemical Romance: The lost 2006 interview

When My Chemical Romance unveiled The Black Parade, Kerrang! had the world exclusive on what would make them the biggest band on Earth. We’ve uncovered a never-before-seen interview with Gerard Way from a time when he was growing into his role as the saviour of the broken, the beaten and the damned…

Bay Watch: Field Of Flames

Field Of Flames vocalist Justin on getting heavy, being straight-edge, and why the band will always believe in the California hardcore scene…

Bring Me The Horizon’s Oli Sykes: “We want to be progressive; we want to be weird; we don’t want to be a regular band”

Headlining Reading & Leeds. Creating their own festival in Malta. Doing the BRITs with Ed Sheeran. Bring Me The Horizon are somehow continuing to expand their frontiers. As they get going on the biggest year of their lives, Oli Sykes looks at how the band took on their final form, and why they can do whatever they want…

From Mike Patton to Iron Maiden: The icons who inspired Zeal & Ardor

Zeal & Ardor’s take on black metal is an eclectic melting pot. But what inspires the broad church of noise? Mainman Manuel Gagneux reveals the musical heroes that guide him…

Anarchy In The UK: How Myanmar punks The Rebel Riot made history

In 2017, The Rebel Riot attempted the practically unthinkable: they were to become the first Burmese band ever to tour the UK. Now, in new feature-length No Spicy No Fun, their incredible story is documented – and it not only sees a band living out their wildest dreams, it spreads an important message about the power of punk…

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