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“Slipknot now is about being true to ourselves, and we know what we want”: Clown on celebrating the debut record and potential surprise shows

Slipknot mastermind Clown reflects on the upcoming 25th anniversary of their debut album, playing it in full on tour, band philosophy, and even teases some surprise shows...

Sleep Token: “Our identity is represented through the art itself”

Millions of listeners. Sold-out arenas. No identity. Sleep Token’s unstoppable rise has been breathtaking to behold, doing it all on their terms, giving the briefest of glimpses into the multiverse they’ve created. Ahead of their biggest-ever headline show at Wembley Arena, we search through past interactions for the meaning behind the mystery and find real beauty in anonymity…

Svalbard’s Serena Cherry picks her favourite video games of 2023

Serena Cherry – Svalbard’s resident game obsessive – runs down the best stuff game-world has thrown up this year…

Full Of Hell and NOTHING: “Our philosophy lies in the chaotic nature of life, with a direct emphasis on existential dread”

Full Of Hell and NOTHING explain the meaning behind their incredible new collaboration album, When No Birds Sang, and how it was inspired by a haunting 9/11 photo…

WARGASM: “We don’t give a f*ck about winning people over. This is for us and our fans. That’s all that matters”

Though online haters will forever “chat sh*t”, WARGASM are continuing to ignore the noise and focus on causing global chaos with their fans. And with that, 2023 has been their best year yet. From touring with Corey Taylor to befriending Fred Durst, playing the most exciting shows of their lives and finally releasing debut album Venom, there’s simply no stopping Sam Matlock and Milkie Way…

Deryck Whibley: “Heaven :x: Hell is the best Sum 41 record we’ve made”

As Sum 41 announce details of next year’s double-album – which will be their last before they split up – frontman Deryck Whibley reflects on the bittersweet nature of calling it a day while going out with what he reckons is their greatest work…

The 50 best albums of 2023

The Kerrang! verdict on the 50 albums that shaped 2023.

In pictures: Lake Malice’s first-ever UK headline show

Here’s what went down at The Black Heart in Camden for the “wildest, sweatiest” Lake Malice show ever…

The rise of Halestorm, as told through their most important gigs

From their unusual first show in 1997, it’s been quite the ride for Halestorm to make it to the top…

In pictures: Kerrang!’s Kerristmas party

It’s the most wonderful time of the year… the K! Kerristmas bash with a bunch of our favourite people!

Bruce Dickinson: “We’re all living longer and more effective lives, which is great – as long as you do something with it”

After almost 20 years, Bruce Dickinson is back with a new solo album, and a reality-bending story of ominous corporations, deities and the occult. In this world-exclusive interview, we spend the day with the Iron Maiden figurehead and explore the darkened realm he has created, as well as ruminate on everything from life and death to Norse myths and the joy of fencing...

Zeph: “People tell me it’s brave to be so vulnerable, but it doesn’t take guts. It’s just something that I do”

Between intense lyrical vulnerability, being a production whiz and taking inspiration from the Kung Fu Panda soundtrack, Zeph is an alt.pop superstar in the making. Having struggled for so long, she’s finally finding her place in the world…

Have Mercy’s track-by-track guide to new album NUMB

Having previously revealed that Have Mercy’s new album NUMB was “influenced by my sobriety, new marriage, and repairing/disconnecting from relationships with people”, frontman Brian Swindle digs even deeper…

“I want to be in the driving seat... I want to be an artist again”: Mike Shinoda on new music, Fort Minor, the power of nostalgia and what’s coming next

On the eve of his new Crimson Chapter EP, we join Mike Shinoda for a stroll down memory lane and examine why the mid-’00s scene still connects with fans today, the impact and success of Fort Minor, and why the Linkin Park man will always strive for something new...

Lil Lotus: “The more I got to know myself, the more I started saying things that I really felt. It came out pretty dark”

Sober and “more present”, Lil Lotus has traded the Sad Boy Soundcloud scene for a more fully realised take on emo. With second LP Nosebleeder, he’s discovering a new darkness, and becoming a star in the process…

HEALTH: “The people who like us for the funny stuff and the people who like us for the music are not mutually exclusive. They’re the same people”

HEALTH make music that could soundtrack the end of the world. On their killer new album Rat Wars, the LA noise-rock collective are going further into the digital murk, while also looking to blow up. We headed into their unique universe to meet the men behind the madness, find where all this comes from, and discover the truth behind the online mucking about...

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