The 11 most instantly recognisable drummersA 21-drum salute to 11 tub-thumpers whose playing you can recognise from a mile away – from Joey Jordison to Travis Barker and beyond…
14 things blink-182’s Untitled album taught usIn 2003, blink-182 released their fifth album, Untitled. And we learned quite a few things from it…
Now Hear This: Sophie K on the best nu-metal, emo and alt.rockKerrang! Radio host Sophie K brings you the new bands you need to check out now, including Realms, Fused By Defiance and Cherym...
Witch Fever: "The world is scared of female power… The witch is a symbol of fighting back against that oppression”We meet Witch Fever to discover the 400-year-old influences behind their acerbic doom-punk and how they're channelling it into positive change.
In pictures: Behind the scenes at Hot Milk's K! Pit with Dead Man's Fingers RumJust because the cameras stop rolling doesn't mean The K! Pit's over – as Hot Milk prove!
Parkway Drive's Winston McCall: "We need this generation of bands not just to reach the glass ceiling, but to smash through it"As Byron Bay bruisers Parkway Drive announce their long-overdue EU/UK return for autumn 2022, frontman Winston McCall reflects on a refreshed love for the live experience, explosive expectations for their imminent return, and the game-changing promise of new music on the horizon…
From Sarajevo to Studio 606, Kills Birds are taking flightHot-blooded LA rock trio Kills Birds are on the brink of great things and have even caught the ear of Dave Grohl. But it could all have been so different…
The 10 most metal moments of Damnation Festival 2021After a year on hold, Damnation Festival returned with a vengeance for two days of metal mayhem this weekend. Highlights were plentiful – here's 10 of the best...
In pictures: The faces of Knotfest Los AngelesA selection of masked and horned maggots who made their way to Knotfest LA for Slipknot's huge stadium headline show.
To hell and back: How Emma Ruth Rundle saved herselfWhen Emma Ruth Rundle started work on her stunning new album Engine Of Hell, she began to uncover a darkness within. Now on the other side of a powerful emotional transformation, its release finds the singer-songwriter with a newfound sense of freedom…
Arguing With Thermometers: Why Enter Shikari are among the vital voices at COP26Kerrang! join St Albans superstars Enter Shikari as they arrive in Glasgow for the UN’s world climate change conference to discuss political posturing, personal responsibility and music’s enduring role as fuel for activism…
Now Hear This: Hot Milk's Jim Shaw on the best new rock, emo-pop and arty-punkHot Milk's Jim Shaw brings you the new bands you need to check out now – including Daisy Brain, Harpy and LØLØ…
25 Years Of Vagrant Records: The label that accidentally took emo to the mainstreamFrom a family-funded Get Up Kids album to becoming a lynchpin of 2000s emo, we look back on Vagrant Records’ reluctant rise…
In pictures: Biffy Clyro's mind-blowing live return to intimate venuesBiffy Clyro hit several intimate venues in the UK for their awesome Fingers Crossed Tour – and K! photographer Paul Harries headed to Southampton to capture the band's glorious performance at the O2 Guildhall.
Connie Sgarbossa and the brutally honest pain behind SeeYouSpaceCowboySeeYouSpaceCowboy's Connie Sgarbossa has turned darkness and self-destruction into one of the year's most overwhelming raw heavy albums. Now, she's focussed on trying to heal… (Trigger warnings: suicide, addiction, mental health)
The story of Dave Grohl’s favourite Foos album, There Is Nothing Left To LoseAfter achieving lift-off with their second album, Dave Grohl aimed for a big, er, breakout as his band returned home for There Is Nothing Left To Lose. But turbulence laid ahead as Foo Fighters took flight…
