Features

“This is not the sound of a band treading water”: Our original 2011 review of Trivium’s In Waves

On August 2, 2011, Florida metal titans followed up 2008’s Shogun with In Waves – an album that Kerrang! said found the band “finally sounding comfortable in their own skin again”.

Now Hear This: Alex Baker on the best new pop-punk, post-hardcore and metal

Kerrang! Radio host Alex Baker brings you the new bands you need to check out now, including Alienblaze, Wilder and Those Without.

Joey Jordison: “Every time I go onstage and get behind the kit, it’s a gift”

In November 2017, Kerrang! ran a career-spanning feature with Joey Jordison ahead of the release of Vimic’s Open Your Omens album – our last ‘major’ interview with the drum legend. In light of his devastating death, we revisit that conversation…

Collaborations, classic rock and Clint Eastwood: Inside Jerry Cantrell’s first solo album in 19 years

Jerry Cantrell gives Kerrang! an exclusive insight into his new solo album Brighten, and what we can expect from a record that has been – at points – decades in the making…

7 things you probably didn’t know about Bullet For My Valentine’s Matt Tuck

Bullet For My Valentine frontman Matt Tuck on his potential rugby career, idolising James Hetfield and more…

Post-Modern Anxiety: In conversation with All Time Low’s Alex Gaskarth and Pale Waves’ Heather Baron-Gracie

All Time Low and Pale Waves stars Alex Gaskarth and Heather Baron-Gracie talk anxiety, lockdown and their awesome new collaboration PMA…

Why meeting Joey Jordison meant the world to me

Behind his mask, Joey Jordison was a sweet and sensitive man who loved meeting Maggots.

13 times Joey Jordison proved he was the best of the best

In his memory of the great Joey Jordison, we revisit 13 of the defining moments from his brilliant, boundary-pushing career…

Joey Jordison loved metal, and metal loved Joey Jordison

As a founding member of Slipknot, Joey Jordison found fame, fortune and adulation beyond his wildest dreams. But in his heart, the finest metal drummer of his generation remained simply the same music-obsessed superfan. As the world mourns his untimely and devastating passing, Kerrang! pays tribute to the true #1.

Out Of The Shadows: The story of Avenged Sevenfold’s Nightmare

With the release of Nightmare – their first album since the death of The Rev in December 2009 – Avenged Sevenfold were slowly starting to get back into business. In a July 2010 issue of Kerrang!, we found out if the four friends were ready to be “under the microscope” so soon…

“I thought I’d be dead before I turned 20”: How Kid Brunswick went from self-destruction to collaborating with Mike Shinoda

As he prepares to unleash new mixtape XFOREVER, Kid Brunswick details how going straight edge saved his life and inspired one of 2021’s deepest, darkest and most confessional records…

“Their brother must be immensely proud”: Our original 2010 review of Avenged Sevenfold’s Nightmare

On July 27, 2010, Avenged Sevenfold unleashed Nightmare – their first album following the death of drummer Jimmy ‘The Rev’ Sullivan in December 2009.

Every song on AC/DC’s Highway To Hell, ranked from worst to best

On the 42nd anniversary of AC/DC’s Highway To Hell, we rank every track on the record.

The 10 greatest Paramore videos – ranked

We count down the 10 best Paramore videos of all time – it’s harder than it sounds!

The 20 greatest Queens Of The Stone Age songs – ranked

From 1998’s self-titled debut to Era Vulgaris and beyond, we rank Queens Of The Stone Age’s finest tunes.

Now Hear This: Patrick Kindlon on the best new hardcore, punk-rock and powerviolence

Drug Church frontman Patrick Klindon brings you the new bands to check out now, including Cosmic Joke, Soul Blind and Regulate.

Back Next