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Remembering how it was: The life and resurrection of Symposium

Last month, ’90s Kerrang! faves Symposium returned for a one-off gig to launch their new Best Of. To celebrate their re-appearance, here they look back at the show, their history, and hint at what’s next…

In pictures: Kerrang!’s new issue launch party with Nova Twins

Step inside the launch party for Kerrang!’s winter issue with cover stars Nova Twins.

Mother Vulture: “Other bands don’t want to go on after us”

With ambition, chaotic energy and a killer debut album, wild west country outfit Mother Vulture want to own 2023. Say hello to the band other bands are afraid to follow…

In pictures: Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes’ wild Underworld residency

Last night, Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes kicked off their three-night Camden residency… and it was just as gloriously chaotic as you’d imagine…

“Are you a goff?”: What it’s like to grow up emo in UK schools

Culture clashes, getting detention for dyeing your hair and putting plasters over your piercings for PE – growing up emo in the UK is an experience like no other…

In pictures: Pierce The Veil’s long-awaited return to London

Pierce The Veil played a two-night stint at London’s O2 Forum Kentish Town as part of their first UK headline tour in six years… and this is what it looked like.

Lake Malice are the UK’s most exciting new alt.metal band

Having felt constrained in previous projects, Lake Malice are making the most of newfound artistic freedom. They may only have released four songs, but riding the same creative rollercoasters as Spiritbox is already getting the UK alt.metallers noticed. Download – and much more – awaits…

“I was offered a signed baseball to eat sushi… but I couldn’t do it”: 13 Questions with Mark Tremonti

From sampling eels to throwing up in his bunk, Alter Bridge’s Mark Tremonti faces Kerrang!’s 13 Questions.

carolesdaughter: “I’m trying to make sense of things with my music as much as anyone else is”

From growing up under the gaze of the strict Mormon faith, to tackling addiction and spending chunks of her teens in rehab, life has never been simple for Thea Taylor. Having channelled her darkness into alt. pop alter-ego carolesdaughter, the world is finally opening up…

SpiritWorld: “I’ll still make heavy records, but I’m approaching this with the outlook of a film director…”

Rhinestone suits! Undead ranchers! Riffs that’d get Slayer banging their heads! There’s a lot to unpack from SpiritWorld’s overloaded saddlebag. In celebration of second album Deathwestern, we lassoed Stu Folsom to find out how rewriting the mythos of America’s Old West made for one of metal’s most exciting new bands…

VUKOVI’s Janine Shilstone: The 10 songs that changed my life

From Crawling by Linkin Park to, um, Crawling by Linkin Park, VUKOVI vocalist Janine Shilstone digs out some classics from her record collection…

Tony Iommi: “Ronnie James Dio gave us a new lease of life, and it also gave us a challenge”

As Black Sabbath reissue their Heaven And Hell and Mob Rules albums, Tony Iommi looks back at the life of the band in the ’80s, the drama of Ronnie James Dio’s voice and lyrics, and what it was like to record in John Lennon’s house…

Gatecreeper: “If we’re an entry point for someone who’s never heard death metal then that’s awesome!”

Gatecreeper are one of the most exciting death metal bands on the planet. Everyone from Lamb Of God to billion-streaming rap superstars love them. As they continue their rise, frontman Chase Mason reveals how desert heat, hardcore house shows and getting off heroin played a part in getting them here…

Jamie Lenman: Why my new single is a personal pledge of thanks to the NHS

Jamie Lenman will be donating proceeds from his new single Hospital Tree to NHS Charities. Here, he details the important role the NHS has played in his own life, and why we need to show staff even more respect at this time of the year…

In pictures: Evanescence and Within Temptation’s epic Worlds Collide tour

It’s been a looooong time coming, but finally Evanescene and Within Temptation’s Worlds Collide co-headline tour hit London’s The O2 last night – and it was absolutely incredible.

From MF DOOM to André 3000: The icons who inspired Denzel Curry

Denzel Curry is alt. rap’s hottest star. Here, the hip-hop game-changer breaks down the top five artists that inspire him…

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