5 reasons why you need to check out ONILed by the multi-talented Jake Oni, they bring both brutality and sensitivity to the metalcore table. Here’s what you need to know…
The Wonder Years’ Dan Campbell: “I wanted these songs to exist, so I made them. You should make art that you f*cking love”As The Wonder Years officially announce their highly-anticipated seventh album The Hum Goes On Forever, we talk nerdy songwriting, fatherhood, and being the very best with frontman Dan Campbell.
My complicated relationship with my My Chemical Romance tattooFrom pride to embarrassment, the lifelong journey of a tattoo can bring out a range of emotions. Especially when you opt for something band-related when you’ve only just turned 18…
How I found community in cosplay at Comic ConKerrang! gaming columnist Serena Cherry heads down to the Excel Centre in London for MCM Comic Con and loses herself in a passionate and Pokémon loving community of outsiders.
Camp Loner: Meet the people who go to Download Festival on their ownWe took a trip to Camp Loner at Download Festival to meet the people who arrive at Donington without a plan or any friends, and found heartwarming community of die-hard rock fans who just want to have a good time…
Bay Watch: Bent BlueFor the latest instalment of our examination of the Los Angeles hardcore scene, Bay Watch, we meet San Diego’s Bent Blue to talk meaningful lyrics, acceptance, and their plans for an “eclectic” new album…
Ms. Marvel is reclaiming alternative Muslim representationFrom Ms. Marvel to We Are Lady Parts to Mr. Robot, now is the time to debunk Muslim stereotypes and champion the fearless, alternative outsiders.
“The cost of gigging crisis”: How rising prices are affecting your favourite bandsAs the cost of living crisis continues to loom large over our lives, bands and music industry workers alike raise their concerns, and tell us that it’s crucial for fans – when they can – to do their bit…
“I served Jamie Cullum a spring roll once…”: 13 Questions with Nova TwinsFrom salty cakes to lookalike ghosts, Amy Love and Georgia South of Nova Twins face our mysterious – and hilarious – 13 Questions…
In pictures: The faces of Download Festival 2022From Pikachu to Santa to an inflatable sloth, here are just some of the people that made up Download 2022. Can you spot yourself?
5 reasons why you need to check out HarbingerIf their name doesn’t give it away, Harbinger have one of the darkest, most brutal sounds that the UK metal scene has to offer. Proceed with caution…
Billy Howerdel: The 10 songs that changed my lifeWith A Perfect Circle’s Billy Howerdel unveiling his debut solo album, the musician reveals his many musical influences – from Nine Inch Nails to Ozzy to the Grease soundtrack…
Waterparks’ Awsten Knight: “I hate spoilers, but this is a really good introduction into what’s next”As Waterparks’ long-awaited See You In The Future tour finally rolls into the UK later this week, frontman Awsten Knight talks “next-level production”, new music, and making history in London…
“Security guards started a full-on brawl with us”: 13 Questions with Chris MotionlessMotionless In White vocalist Chris Motionless faces our randomly-generated 13 Questions – from fights to “bewildering” rumours to his ultimate happy place…
NOAHFINNCE on his therapy-influenced new EP: “Therapy didn’t ‘fix’ me, and that’s okay”A bright new voice in pop-punk, NOAHFINNCE has delivered a charismatic and thoughtful new EP, MY BRAIN AFTER THERAPY. But, as he tells Kerrang!, therapy offered no quick fix to his trauma, instead allowing himself to fully explore his feelings and in turn create a vibrant new record…
Bimini: “To walk out onstage in a 40-inch wig, a high-rise thong, and f*cking perform Prodigy feels great”Ahead of making her Download Festival debut this weekend, Bimini Bon Boulash talks recruiting an all-queer band, why Princess Diana is punk, and how Green Day inspired her old email address…
