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Holding Absence’s Lucas Woodland: We must stop telling guys to ‘man up’

Lucas Woodland has boldly opened up through Holding Absence’s music – and he encourages male listeners in particular to be honest with their struggles, too…

10 must-watch rock biopics that you won't be able to look away from

A run-through of the 10 most compelling biopics from the world of rock’n’roll, filled with sex, drugs and, um, wild factual inaccuracies…

Iron Maiden: The story of Fear Of The Dark and Bruce Dickinson’s departure

Iron Maiden welcomed in the 1990s with their first-ever Number One single and two albums that soundtracked the strife that would split a band on top of the world…

Jaret Reddick: "As the guy in Bowling For Soup that tells the fart jokes… to be told that I had depression was like a punch to the stomach"

Bowling For Soup frontman and pop-punk legend Jaret Reddick speaks about the darkest years of his life and the internal fragility that comes with being a rock star.

YONAKA’s Theresa Jarvis: Social media is making us ill

Managing your mental health isn’t easy, says YONAKA’s Theresa Jarvis, but time away from your phone helps to keep negativity away…

The 20 greatest Soundgarden songs – ranked

From Ultramega OK to King Animal, we rank grunge titans Soundgarden’s weirdest, wildest and best offerings…

Sleeping With Sirens albums ranked from worst to best by Kellin Quinn

From With Ears To See And Eyes To Hear to How It Feels To Be Lost, Sleeping With Sirens frontman Kellin Quinn ranks each of the band’s records from worst to best…

Now Hear This: Fiddlehead's Patrick Flynn on the best new hardcore, punk and protest music

Fiddlehead frontman Patrick Flynn brings you the new bands you need to check out now, including Move, With War and Pacifist…

"Like a rocket punching through the stratosphere": Inside James Sharrock's epic Bullet For My Valentine photobook

Photographer James Sharrock documents Bullet For My Valentine's explosion following 2005 debut album The Poison…

Skindred’s Benji Webbe: “What do I put longevity down to? I can’t get that magic anywhere else…”

From Dub War to Skindred, the always-honest Benji Webbe reflects on a whirlwind career of famous fans, "sleeper" records and forever doing things his way…

The 20 greatest Metallica songs – ranked

From Kill ’Em All to Hardwired… To Self-Destruct, we chart the best of the best from Metallica...

10 lesser known Motörhead songs that everyone needs to know

A chronological countdown of Motörhead’s finest tunes that flew under the radar but still deserve to be blasted at deafening volume…

Will Gould talks Salem, falling in love with vampires, and what’s next for Creeper

On the eve of the EP release of Salem II, frontman Will Gould tells Kerrang! about lead single DRACULADS, the band's DIY ethic, and the small matter of Creeper's UK headline tour in December…

Light in the dark: Inside Manchester Orchestra's The Million Masks Of God

Andy Hull and Robert McDowell talk faith, forgiveness, grief and Manchester Orchestra's excellent new album The Million Masks Of God.

twenty one pilots return: The world-exclusive comeback interview

After their most daringly ambitious chapter yet with 2018’s Trench, twenty one pilots took a minute to step back and reflect. Now, with “shiny and colourful” album Scaled And Icy on the way, Tyler Joseph and Josh Dun lift the lid on a new era that finds them enjoying more creative freedom than ever before…

carolesdaughter: “I was drawn to extremes… so felt like I never belonged”

She’s supporting Machine Gun Kelly and inspired by Lil Peep… meet alternative music’s compelling new star, carolesdaughter.

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