Why Temple Of The Dog’s only album matters more now than ever beforeKerrang! pays tribute to the one and only album by Temple Of The Dog – the grunge supergroup featuring Chris Cornell and members of Pearl Jam.
12 albums where a band did something totally unexpectedFrom Metallica to Paramore, these 12 albums are examples of artists taking a hard left-turn from their more ‘traditional’ sounds…
How The Ramones changed American rock’n’roll foreverWe reflect on the incredible impact that The Ramones had on music, stretching far beyond the New York punk scene and into the very fabric of rock’n’roll…
The story of The Offspring in 10 songsDexter Holland and Noodles guide us through The Offspring’s musical history – from mainstream mega-hits to all-out punk ragers.
Brotherhood, burnout and belief: How Greta Van Fleet took on the world – and wonGreta Van Fleet’s rise to rock’s big leagues felt, to its four young members, like “being shot out of a cannon”. So when burnout and a global pandemic brought them back down to Earth, how did they not only keep the train on the tracks, but return with an album of epic proportions and ambition? Josh and Sam Kiszka take us inside The Battle At Garden’s Gate, and the fight to block out the world…
Maynard James Keenan: “If you’re going to put on make-up and wear stupid wigs you have to understand the ‘w*nker’ comments are coming”Tool’s Maynard James Keenan talks comedy, A Perfect Circle, his creative process and more…
Why hyperpop owes its existence to heavy metalHyperpop is on the rise – and it’s thanks, in large part, to metal subgenres like nu-metal, crunkcore and metalcore…
Why Pete Steele of Type O Negative is the ultimate goth boyfriendEleven years after his death, goth metal frontman Peter Steele continues to warm the hearts (and other parts) of spooky headbangers worldwide…
The Pete Steele I knew: A dry-witted giant who played the media at their own gameKerrang! writer Jason Arnopp remembers his various encounters with legendary Type O Negative frontman Pete Steele…
“I couldn’t have started a punk band, that would’ve been against my religion”: The story behind Iron Maiden’s debut albumOn April 14, 1980, heavy metal changed forever with Iron Maiden’s self-titled debut album…
Tinnitus cannot be cured, but here’s how rock fans can prevent hearing lossNew movie Sound Of Metal explores the tragic consequences of a musician going deaf. Kerrang! talks to experts and professionals to find out more about how tinnitus is affecting the lives of music fans…
Bob Mould: "To stand in front of 100 people you don’t know, scream bloody murder and throw stuff around… that’s a weird way of working your sh*t out, right?"Punk rock's past, present and future with Mr. Hüsker Dü, Bob Mould.
Metallica vs. Napster: The lawsuit that redefined how we listen to musicAt the turn of the millennium, Metallica took on file-sharing giant Napster and won. We retrospectively consider the arguments made in that landmark case, and how they’ve shaped our scene since…
“They could be the next Beatles”: The story of Green Day’s debut album, 39/SmoothIn 1990, Green Day were just three teenaged punks with no real grand plan for the future. But Lookout! Records founder Larry Livermore had an inkling…
“We’ve all survived and we still love making music”: The story of Foo Fighters’ Wasting LightStadium-rock? Completed it, mate. For Foo Fighters’ seventh album, Dave Grohl had to reconcile his own past to move forward and figure out their future. It was time to bring it all back home…
14 essential songs about drinkingFrom overpriced gig pints to all-day festival sessions, rock’n’roll and drinking go hand in hand. Here are a collection of rock, punk and metal tunes all about booze glorious booze – for better or worse…
