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In the studio with Hot Milk: “There’s a lot more screams, a lot more energy”

Fresh from announcing Corporation P.O.P, Hot Milk invite us into the studio to talk timeless albums, channelling Rage Against The Machine, and, um, “fiddling with knobs…”

Under Cover: How Sleep Token took masks in music to a whole new level

From KISS to Ghost, there’s been a long history of ambiguous imagery in music. No band has used masks quite like Sleep Token, though. Looking further back to the relationship between face decoration and themes of anonymity and identity, comedy and tragedy, theatre and ritual, one can uncover a whole world going on beneath their surface, going all the way to the beginning of humanity itself…

How Pest Control’s Leah Massey found her voice in hardcore

Leah Massey didn’t imagine herself as a hardcore singer when she was a kid in Leeds, growing up on pop-punk. Today, she and Pest Control are one of the British underground’s brightest lights. As their infestation grows, she tells us about ambition, grief, imposter syndrome and emo fandom…

Nova Twins: “It’s important to not stay too comfortable… Stepping out of our box was scary and fun”

Three years after going Supernova, London rock icons Nova Twins are about to leave it all on the line with their new album Parasites & Butterflies. Gearing up for an incredible next chapter of the band, are Amy Love and Georgia South ready to do it all over again? “F*ck yeah…”

“Even when I was a crack-head, I was still writing”: How Ginger Wildheart became British rock’s greatest survivor

Things have rarely been a smooth ride for Ginger Wildheart: drugs, arguments, music industry problems, mental ill-health. But, as he readies The Wildhearts’ 11th album, he reflects on how, even in his fourth decade as the leader of the band, the music never quit on him…

The inevitability of Spiritbox

Spiritbox have been on the crest of a wave for years now. From dropping devastating debut Eternal Blue to commanding crowds of thousands, it’s been one triumph after another. As Courtney LaPlante and Mike Stringer explain, though, second album Tsunami Sea simply finds them going with the flow...

“I broke my hand and had to play with three fingers. I think it was Dimebag messing with me”: 20 Questions with Zakk Wylde

Black Label Society guitar-slinger Zakk Wylde tackles our quick-fire interrogation and fills us in on killer riffs, anchovies and Jason Momoa…

Coheed And Cambria: “The end of The Amory Wars is around the corner… I see a conclusion that feels perfect”

As Coheed And Cambria take The Amory Wars saga even further with their 11th studio album, Vaxis – Act III: The Father Of Make Believe, mastermind Claudio Sanchez reflects on a life spent hiding behind intergalactic warfare, and why the ending of the story may finally be nigh…

Sobriety, knick-knacks and pooping on porcelain: Life on the road with Shavo Odadjian

Starting up again in an “old-school” way with Seven Hours After Violet, and with some huge System Of A Down gigs also on the horizon, Shavo Odadjian talks all things touring…

“We felt unstoppable…” From falling apart to becoming hard rock heroes, Eric Bass tells the story of Shinedown

As Shinedown’s Eric Bass unveils his debut solo album I Had A Name, the musician reflects on the making of each studio release – and how it’s helped make him who he is today.

“There’s no better time than right now”: Why Hot Milk aren’t holding back on their new album, Corporation P.O.P

Hot Milk are back with the first look at their second album, the apocalyptic 90 Seconds To Midnight. They told us how they’re getting heavier, how they’re getting angrier, and how they got Frank Skinner in the video…

“If young people stop having an interest in music, the scene’s cooked”: How Brit shoegaze crew OVERSIZE are fighting against musical boredom

OVERSIZE’s debut album Vital Signs is a delicious blend of shimmering, introverted sounds and alt. metal. Guitarists Lewis Lennane-Emm and Tazz Edwards unpick their band’s place in the current shoegaze revival, processing grief, and the “magic” of ambiguous lyrics…

RØRY: “The story of my life has been trying to find out, ‘Who the hell am I? Where do I fit in?’”

With a Top 10 debut album and sold-out headline tour on the way, life is “awesome” for RØRY. But before success came failure, addiction, debt, loss. In her Kerrang! cover debut, the UK’s most inspiring breakout rock star takes us through the ups and downs of one of the most beautifully triumphant tales in music…

A photo of singer AV from black metal band Abduction in his mask, bones and leather jacket

“None of this is contrived, or just bones from KFC”: How Abduction are facing down the horrors of reality

Abduction are one of the best black metal bands in Britain. Masked mainman A|V explains how on their new album Existentialismus, he’s looking inward to deal with the world's more human darkness…

Who are Motionless In White’s fans?

We head to Motionless In White’s sold-out Manchester show to find out what draws people to the band’s gothic brand of metalcore, and what keeps them coming back for more…

Taking over: The striking, staggering story of Sleep Token’s explosion

Sleep Token’s third album Take Me Back To Eden was the moment they stopped showing promise and became one of the most important bands of their time. As they hit Wembley, not even a loss of voice could stand in their way. From here, their ascendency has proved entirely unstoppable…

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