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“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…

How Anxious finally discovered who they really are

On the eve of new album Bambi, Anxious’ Grady Allen and Dante Melucci reflect on how the follow-up to their sensational debut wasn’t written in the stars, but now everything has aligned for one of the most progressive hardcore records of the year…

From Warped Tour-inspired Vans to floral baseball jerseys: The best in alternative style this month

In this month’s style column, we take a trip back through underground music history with Vans, find our love for all things floral with New Era and so much more!

Architects: “Everything needed to be at 100 on this record… If we’re going to be heavy, it needs to be absolutely ridiculous”

In an exclusive interview ahead of The Sky, The Earth & All Between, Architects’ Sam Carter and Dan Searle reflect on how far they’ve pushed themselves, their music and their fans over the years, why they love taking things to the extreme, and what there’s still left to accomplish…

“I want to carry the torch lit by legends like Sabbath and Zeppelin”: Introducing blues-rock prodigy James Bruner

Winding back the clock, Nashville-based singer-songwriter James Bruner feels less like any ‘classic rock revivalist’ than an authentic kindred spirit, channelling the same timeless confidence and charisma that shaped his heroes all those decades ago. From his skater boy past to a future with unlimited potential, we discuss the rise so far of a 21st century rock star in the making...

Inside A Day To Remember’s surprise new album: “So many different emotions have fed into this”

Four years on from You’re Welcome, A Day To Remember are back with their Big Ole Album Vol. 1. Ahead of its surprise release, Jeremy McKinnon tells K! about getting voice memos from Oli Sykes, channelling Gojira and Coal Chamber, and already having “quite a bit done” for Vol. 2…

“I heal through music, it’s my therapy”: How Lacuna Coil have only got stronger as times have got darker

Cristina Scabbia takes us inside Lacuna Coil’s new album Sleepless Empire, and reflects on overcoming adversity, cutting out negative people, and a life lived through gothic metal.

The rise of Motionless In White, as told through their most important gigs

Backstage scraps, lost voices and zombie apocalypses… Motionless In White have experienced a wild 20-year ride, and Chris Motionless has the stories to prove it.

“Note to self: write easier parts!” Inside Love Is Noise’s debut album

Cameron Humphrey takes us deep into Love Is Noise’s attention-grabbing debut album, To live in a different way.

“There’s a couple of intimate moments… it captures something special”: Behind the scenes of Ozzy Osbourne’s new song with Billy Morrison

Ozzy and Billy Idol guitar legend Billy Morrison have “thrown the kitchen sink” at the re-recorded version of Gods Of Rock N Roll, now boasting a choir and massive orchestra!

“We’ve been fortunate to have so many hurdles… it allows us to have a shield”: How Winona Fighter channel their struggles into raucous punk rock

Rage is a dish best served loud – just ask Nashville punks Winona Fighter. Ahead of their debut album, My Apologies To The Chef, we meet vocalist Coco Kinnon to talk all things anger, DIY music, and the courage that arises from trauma…

The story of Sleep Token’s This Place Will Become Your Tomb: “I am nothing without this music”

The confinement of the pandemic did nothing to hurt Sleep Token as they released their second album, This Place Will Become Your Tomb. If anything, it brought a new dimension to the music. And when they hit the stage again, it was clear that things were about to explode…

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