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Simple Plan and Sum 41 talk Ruin My Life, and the “exciting and bizarre” renaissance of pop-punk

Simple Plan’s Pierre Bouvier and Sum 41’s Deryck Whibley discuss their new collaboration Ruin My Life, and reflect on the impact both bands have had on the current generation of pop-punk artists…

Bloodywood: “The theme of this band is that it has to be something that adds value to this world”

From starting out with the goal of “destroying pop music”, to now writing songs that “hope for a better world”, Bloodywood have quickly become one of India’s most important metal exports. And with debut album Rakshak, they’ve got what it takes to go all the way…

The Menzingers’ Greg Barnett: My life in 10 songs

From the glorious punk of The Menzingers to his debut solo album Don’t Go Throwing Roses In My Grave, this is Greg Barnett’s life in music…

Cassyette: “When you cross genres, you end up with something new and futuristic”

As Cassyette prepares to hit the road on her first-ever headlining run, we meet one of the most exciting new artists on the planet…

NFTs are more than badly-drawn apes, they could shake up the music industry

There’s more to NFTs than that digital drawings of apes in funny hats. Here we explore why music fans should really be paying attention to this technology…

5 reasons why you need to check out Undeath

Undeath are making old school death metal great again. Here’s everything you need to know about them...

5 reasons why you need to check out Heriot

Heriot are one of the heaviest and fastest-rising bands in the British metal underground. Here’s everything you need to get up to speed.

Lou Sanders: The 10 songs that changed my life

Comedian Lou Sanders breaks down the music that made her who she is today – from Blind Melon to Missy Elliott.

“This is closer to opera than rock, in quite a fundamental way”: Inside the theatrical world of Alto Arc

Celebrating the release of their self-titled debut EP, Deafheaven frontman George Clarke and world-renowned make-up artist Isamaya Ffrench pull back the curtain on mesmerising experimental collaboration Alto Arc…

30 years on, Wayne’s World is still the greatest rock movie ever made

Wayne’s World brought rock and metal fandom to the big screen, and is still the absolute gold standard.

Alex Baker on the new music you need to hear now

Kerrang! Radio host Alex Baker brings you the new artists you need to check out now, including Led By Lanterns, Endscape and Future Palace.

Remembering the worst-ever performance of Sweet Child O’ Mine, at the Super Bowl halftime show

Eleven years ago, the world witnessed the worst performance of Sweet Child O’ Mine in history, courtesy of the Black Eyed Peas’ Super Bowl halftime show.

Inside Tattoo Freeze: The heart of the UK’s tattoo community

Kerrang! takes a trip to Telford for the annual Tattoo Freeze convention to find out why it’s such a vital part of the British tattoo community…

Neck Deep: “We’re proud of where we’ve come from and how we’ve got here – we’ve never rested on our laurels”

Wrexham? It almost killed ’em. On a £250 budget flight to Florida, Neck Deep broke out of their Welsh hometown and found a place for themselves in the States. Now, having sold pop-punk back to America and become mates with blink-182, they’re about to return home for their biggest tour to date. Ben Barlow and Matt West recall their rise across the pond…

The 20 greatest Bring Me The Horizon songs – ranked

From Count Your Blessings to Post Human, we chart Bring Me The Horizon’s biggest bangers…

Zeal & Ardor: “I just want to take people by surprise”

Zeal & Ardor were only meant to be a one-time thing on the internet. Now, on the eve of their brilliant, self-titled third album, they’ve become celebrated as one of metal’s most forward-thinking bands. For mainman Manuel Gagneux, it’s a strange development to process. Here’s how he went from a teenage punk hanging out in Swiss squats, to the man lighting up heavy music…

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