Reviews The big review: Download Festival 2023Celebrating an incredible 20 years with a whopping anniversary spectacular, here’s all the best stuff from Download Festival.
Features Graphic Nature: “I want kids to listen to us who are like me – introverted kids. I want that kind of connection”Graphic Nature’s rise has been fast. They’ve made one of the heaviest debuts we’ve heard in ages, and the London metal crew are about to hit Download. But for frontman Harvey Freeman, fame is a daunting prospect. It hasn’t stopped him being disarmingly open about mental health in his lyrics, though…
News Corey Taylor announces release of first CMF2 single and video, BeyondWith second solo album CMF2 due out later this year, Corey Taylor has confirmed when lead single and video Beyond will drop…
News Corey Taylor signs to BMG for CMF2, announces own label imprint Decibel CooperSlipknot frontman Corey Taylor has unveiled details of a new partnership with BMG, which includes his own label imprint and the release of upcoming second solo album CMF2.
News Download Festival adds 12 more bands and announces stage splitsPuscifer, Cancer Bats, Static Dress, Hundred Reasons and more have been added to Download Festival…
Features Bloodywood: “We’ve always written songs with a purpose. We like to be very direct and impactful with our message”Indian alt. metallers Bloodywood got booked for Germanyʼs huge Wacken Festival without having played a single show. From there, theyʼve exploded. As they prepare to hit the UK, band leader Karan Katiyar tells all about their lightning-fast rise, and how theyʼre using their position for good…
News Download add 44 bands to line-up including Alter Bridge, Halestorm, Neck Deep and Bob VylanAlter Bridge, Halestorm, Neck Deep, Bob Vylan, Hot Milk, Palaye Royale, Jinjer and more join this year’s Download Festival.
Features Employed To Serve’s Justine Jones: “I was a mosher kid… now I’m a mosher adult!”Employed To Serve have spent a decade growing into one of the best metal bands in the UK. As they prepare to hit arenas with Gojira, singer Justine Jones explains how the band and the label she and guitarist Sammy Urwin run are just an extension of being the same mosher kid obsessing over bands in Kerrang!…
News Parkway Drive, Trivium, coldrain and more added to Knotfest JapanParkway Drive, Trivium and more join the two-day Knotfest even in Japan this April
Features The Kerrang! staff’s top albums of 2022The K! staff present the albums that shaped their individual 2022s!
News Hellfest announce KISS, Iron Maiden, Slipknot and loads more for 2023Hellfest reveal 2023’s line-up with headliners Iron Maiden, Slipknot, Mötley Crüe and KISS.
The Cover Story A.A. Williams: “It never felt like classical was enough… I needed to make more noise!”When A.A. Williams’ excellent debut Forever Blue arrived in 2020, its glassy melancholy chimed with a world trapped on the inside looking out. About to embark on a tour in support of superb second offering As The Moon Rests, however, the London songstress is finding strength in releasing her shadowy sounds into the great wide open.
Features In pictures: Download Festival’s huge launch party in LondonTake a stroll down the black carpet and into the exclusive Download Festival launch party to kickstart their 20th birthday extravaganza!
News Download Festival 2023: Over 60 bands announced including headliners BMTH, Metallica and SlipknotBring Me The Horizon, Metallica (twice!) and Slipknot will be headlining the 20th anniversary four-day edition of Download Festival, while the likes of Ghost, Evanescence, Architects, Parkway Drive and a reunited The Blackout will also be playing…
News Parkway Drive, Megadeth, Spiritbox and more for Knotfest Australia 2023Slipknot will headline their very own three-day Knotfest Australia, and they’ll be joined by home country heroes Parkway Drive, plus Megadeth, Trivium, Knocked Loose, Spiritbox and loads more…