Listen to PRESIDENT’s 1950s-inspired playlistExplore some of the pioneering rock’n’roll songs that made an indelible impact on PRESIDENT and the wider world in the band’s exclusive curated playlist.
PRESIDENT: “I’ve sat with these feelings for a long f*cking time… Writing these songs takes a lot out of me”A true whirlwind success story for heavy music this year, PRESIDENT are about to firmly cement themselves with debut EP King Of Terrors. From the absolute DIY nature of the project to it becoming an important vehicle to ask deep and uncomfortable questions, we meet their masked leader to find out how he’s built a breathtaking band worth believing in…
The Paradox: “Billie Joe messaged us, ‘How would you guys like to open our show?’ I didn’t believe it!”The Paradox are exploding right now. Having taken over TikTok after forming just over a year ago, they’ve already supported Green Day and are now best pals with Travis Barker. As the rocket strapped to their back gets even faster, the Atlanta pop-punks are proving that hustle and self-belief are sometimes all you need to realise your dreams…
Nevertel: “You appreciate the view a lot more when you’ve had to claw your way to the top”Going viral on TikTok, joining forces with Sleep Theory and dropping one of the slickest American rock albums of 2025, Nevertel have the look of career musicians taking success in their stride. Having started their decades-long journey together back in high school, however, these old friends are taking nothing for granted and revelling in their hard-earned chance to Start Again...
“It’s unbridled and unhinged”: Inside Jake Kiszka’s new project, MIRADORAhead of their debut self-titled album, Greta Van Fleet’s Jake Kiszka and Ida Mae’s Chris Turpin take us through the looking glass and into the “live and dangerous” world of MIRADOR.
Kittie: “We were the lone women in a sea of nu-metal ‘dudes’. The world is a bit more ready for us now”Celebrating 25 years of their fiery debut, nu-metal icons Kittie have reworked and re-recorded four of their favourite tracks for the excellent Spit XXV EP. Rather than getting lost in nostalgia, though, Morgan and Mercedes Lander want to keep blazing the trail they started all those years ago…
“It’s not a lecture, it’s an emotion. It’s doom and gloom you can dance to”: How Scorpion Milk are making music for increasingly interesting timesUnderground figure Mat McNerney is back with a new band, Scorpion Milk, and a scathing debut album, Slime Of The Times, featuring Creeper’s William Von Ghould. Rather than the sex of Grave Pleasures, it’s an angry mirror on a darkening world. “If it unsettles people, I’ve done my job…”
Why Arrows In Action are perfectly poised for their big breakthroughNashville-based trio Arrows In Action have already begun to charm with their irresistible, dazzling pop-rock. It is, they say, about keeping things light-hearted, looking for escapism, and wanting to “create a positive distraction…”
Meet Maruja, the most essential new band in BritainCelebrating the release of remarkable debut album Pain To Power, breakout jazz punks Maruja discuss improvisation, the rejection of hatred, and why their live show needs to be seen to be believed…
How BABYMETAL broke boundaries and pioneered the kawaii metal genreBABYMETAL are the biggest exponents of kawaii metal. It’s cute, it’s heavy, it’s massive – and it’s got more history than you think. With our heroines having kicked the door open, here we delve into its culture and hyperreal visuals…
Welcome back to Trench: Unpacking twenty one pilots’ new album BreachThe more we listen, the more we’ll inevitably learn about twenty one pilots’ lore and the end of this epic story. But on Breach release day, here’s what the album reveals so far…
“I’m not joking, it single-handedly started Bleed From Within”: Scott Kennedy on the album that changed his lifeBleed From Within wouldn’t be here without The Black Dahlia Murder. Scott Kennedy recalls how the Michigan maulers’ 2003 debut set him on a path that would alter his life entirely…
“This definitely feels like the start of something”: The story of Bring Me The Horizon’s That’s The SpiritTen years ago, riding high off the back of their 2014 Wembley Arena headliner, Bring Me The Horizon got to work on a new album in secret. In this reprint of the band’s Kerrang! cover feature from the time, they talked self-analysis, success and jetting off to Santorini…
“They’ve taken a f*cking big risk”: Our original 2015 review of Bring Me The Horizon’s That’s The SpiritHow do you follow an album like Sempiternal? On September 11, 2015, Bring Me The Horizon showed the world that they weren’t interested in recreating that record: they were going somewhere new entirely…
As It Is: “There was something really exciting about finding out what we have to say on the other side of the pain”Returning with their first proper single in seven years, As It Is are back with Lose Your Way & Find Yourself. Patty Walters and Ben Langford-Biss invite K! to their Brighton hometown to talk healing, happiness and just how damn good it feels to be together again.
twenty one pilots: Here’s everything you need to know ahead of new album BreachAs twenty one pilots wrap up their incredible, decade-long lore with eighth album Breach, we look back at what’s gone down in the world of Trench so far…
