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“There’s no guarantee that tomorrow is coming, so you live right here and now”: Inside Jinjer’s new album, Duél

Tatiana Shmayluk guides us through Jinjer’s forthcoming fifth album, and its lyrical tales of alcohol abuse, hope, and the constant fight to be your best self…

Bloodywood: “This album is New Delhi saying, ‘Hi, we’ve entered the metal world chat’”

With a BABYMETAL collaboration under their belt and the Return Of The Singh tour on the horizon, India’s breakout metal stars have announced their brilliantly-titled second album Nu Delhi. In an exclusive interview, vocalist Jayant Bhadula unpicks Bloodywood’s love for their home city, the sense of danger that underpins the record, and why new single Tadka is inspired by an Indian culinary technique…

“Being kinder to myself was a big part of this record”: Inside Slowly Slowly’s new album, Forgiving Spree

With the release of second LP Forgiving Spree, Slowly Slowly frontman Ben Stewart reflects on the countless songs that went into the record, his love of songwriting, and why he’s finally ready to express himself publicly...

Papa Roach: “Music can move culture, can inspire and shift momentum in society, and can lift people up from a dark place”

A quarter of a century since Infest made them superstars, Papa Roach are still breaking new ground. As they prepare for their biggest ever UK tour, in which they'll become Wembley headliners, we caught up with Jacoby Shaddix and the boys in Germany to hear about the hard road they've walked, and how it's only made them stronger...

10 reasons why you need Split Chain in your life

Pioneers of a raucous brand of ‘nu-gaze’, Bristol’s Split Chain have quickly become one of UK rock’s most exciting new bands. From their love of Tony Hawk and ’00s goth, to their blistering live shows, and the fact that Epitaph snapped them up, there’s heaps of reasons to be stoked about a band who have their sights set on reaching as high as they can go…

Who are Neck Deep’s fans?

We meet the queue outside Neck Deep’s sold-out Manchester show to find out why pop-punk is alive and well in 2025...

“That spirit of playing fast and hard has been reinvigorated”: Deafheaven take us inside new album Lonely People With Power

Californian blackgaze overlords Deafheaven have returned with ear-smashing new single Magnolia to start the engines on imminent sixth album Lonely People With Power. We sat down with frontman George Clarke to find out how falling back in love with heavy music led to the most representative record yet of exactly who they are...

Why Independent Venue Week matters

This week is Independent Venue Week – the 12th annual celebration of our grassroots community and indie venues on both sides of the Atlantic. As it kicks off in earnest, we speak to the artists, promoters and IVW organisers to find out why these small spaces are so vital to the future of alternative music...

"People's faces are going to hurt from smiling": Bowling For Soup discuss first-ever Wembley headline show

The Texas pop-punk kings Bowling For Soup are coming back to London in December. We caught up with Jaret Reddick to get the lowdown, get excited for next months shows, and salute retired guitarist Chris Burney...

VUKOVI: “This band is so personal. It’s literally everything to us”

VUKOVI didn’t see their whirlwind success coming. Now they’re finding a minute to take it all in, as they prepare to release new album MY GOD HAS GOT A GUN. It’s their ticket to much bigger things. For singer Janine Shilstone, it’s also even more intense than their rise…

Employed To Serve: “There’s nothing more powerful than heavy metal”

After years at the heavy metal coalface, grinding to make their dreams a reality, Employed To Serve stand on the precipice of a bold new era. In a world-exclusive interview, Justine Jones and Sammy Urwin take us inside new album Fallen Star, working with some famous friends and how they're taking everything to the next level...

“Our music is about catharsis... I don’t gravitate to songwriting when everything is going well”: Inside the gothic darkness of Black Satellite

Larissa Vale loves the grit and grime of life in a band. Even as industrial-goth collective Black Satellite prepare to shoot for superstardom with long-overdue second album Aftermath, their inimitable vocalist promises they’ll never drop the darkness off which they’ve fed so far...

From Corey Taylor to Eminem: The icons who inspired Kid Bookie

Kid Bookie’s music has thrived by blending rock, hip-hop, trap and more. But what inspires his eclectic sound? We got the man himself to tell us about those artists who made him the trailblazer he is…

From upcycled billboards to the return of a punk classic: The best in alternative style this month

In this month's K! style column we're diving deep into punk archives, finding the best knitwear around and embracing some real Myspace vibes...

L.S. Dunes: “Making music together is an intimate relationship. We’re not f*cking, but we are giving each other all of our selves”

L.S. Dunes was never supposed to be a ‘proper band’ but, even by the prolific standards of its esteemed personnel, the post-hardcore collective have gathered unheralded momentum. Ahead of sublime second album Violet, we join vocalist Anthony Green and guitarist Frank Iero to find how what started out “low stress” has grown into a towering monument to positivity and hope…

Inside the magic and the mastery of Sleep Token’s early days

The exact genesis of Sleep Token is unknown. But for those who were there as they initially slinked into the light, it was clear something special was happening. From a headline gig in a tiny church, to releasing a debut album and giving Kerrang! one of their only interviews ever, their first steps were those of a band heading for greatness already…

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