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Showing Teeth: “Why aren't more people doing it like this? Because they’re scared”

What started as bothering police in church car parks has swiftly turned Showing Teeth into the most talked about new band of the year. In her first-ever cover interview anywhere, we meet mastermind Addison to discover how she has created this exciting universe to defy the haters and disrupt the status quo...

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“More times than not, our successes come from failing somewhere else”: Chris Motionless unpacks Motionless In White's new album

Decades is already being hailed as one of Motionless In White's finest hours. Having already launched the album with K!, Chris Motionless reflects on the Penn-state ghouls' new one now it's out, and explains how the "trial by fire" never goes away

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10 reasons why you need Castle Rat in your life

Castle Rat are metal from another dimension. Denizens of a plane called The Realm, their lore is one of rodent grim reapers, plague doctors, swords, sorcery, white steeds and magic. Their quest has already made them one of metal’s fastest-rising bands. We got Rat Queen Riley Pinkerton to put down her homemade scythe to have a (s)word with us about her rock’n’roll fantasy camp…

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“I don’t know what I’d be if it wasn’t for Sharon Osbourne”: The Life Less Ordinary of DevilDriver’s Dez Fafara

Even having just turned 60, Dez Fafara isn't slowing down. The DevilDriver mainman's life has been a wild one, between Coal Chamber, lessons from a living legend, hard partying, cleaning up, and joining The Freemasons. With a new album out, there's no better time to tell us how he got here...

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“Were trying to capture something nostalgic and familiar in a way that hasn’t been done before”: The first look at Northlane’s new album, Anemoia

Aussie metalcore stars Northlane have just announced their new album for October 30, and dropped the first single, CUT_it. Frontman Marcus Bridge takes us inside its nostalgic themes, how it's helped them grow, and working with Jordan Fish

Amyl And The Sniffers announce Truth Or Consequence country concert movie and live album

The Aussie punks recorded the self-described "ruckus" in LA's El Coyote Mexican restaurant last year, and it's coming to cinemas!

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Linkin Park unveil trailer for Joe Hahn-directed documentary UNSHATTER

The film of "relationships, resilience, and what it really takes to move forward when you don't have all the answers" will hit cinemas on September 30. Listen to the live version of Somewhere I Belong now!

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Weezer drop tongue-in-cheek new single, C.E.O, and announce “international gathering sites” in the UK, Europe and Japan

Good news for Weezer fans! Not only is there a new single, C.E.O., but the band have got dates lined up in the UK, Europe and Japan next year.

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Here’s the weather forecast for Bloodstock this weekend

Happy Bloodstock week! Here's everything you need to know about this weekend's weather...

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There's a 20th-anniversary edition of Taking Back Sunday's Louder Now on the way

"To know this album has made an impact on so many other people’s lives as well as mine is something I still struggle to get my head around," says Adam Lazzara

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Album review: Cancer Bats – Give Me Dirt

Two decades of riffy punk in, the Bats are flying higher than ever on energised eighth album

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Portrayal Of Guilt announce Beginning Of The End UK and Europe tour

While Portrayal Of Guilt are over our side of the Atlantic for core. Festival, they're playing some headline shows elsewhere in the UK and Europe.

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Waterparks: “This was the most challenging record to write ever”

Awsten Knight hates change, but when heading into Waterparks' sixth album JINX, he knew that something had to give. Building "from the ground up", the pink-haired visionary sacrificed his comfort zone in every way he could to deliver his most challenging album yet, and, as he reveals to Kerrang!, allowed him to reconnect with the childlike wonder of discovering music...

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Rock jewellers Flibustier Paris announce first sunglasses collection

French rock and metal-inspired jewellers Flibustier Paris have released their debut sunglasses range.

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Green Day's new coming-of-age movie is getting an international cinema release

Green Day's upcoming movie Nimrods is coming to cinemas around the world next month, and the band have dropped a new single to celebrate...

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Film review: Jackass Best And Last

Johnny Knoxville and the Jackass crew deliver laffs and schmaltz in unexpectedly touching and hilariously painful parting shot.

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Film review: Disclosure Day

Close encounter of the turd kind: Steven Spielberg’s return to fertile creative terrain results in a dismal sci-fi thriller folly

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Film review: Scary Movie

The Wayans Brothers are back for a disappointing Scary Movie 'rebootiqule' that doesn't cross any lines whatsoever.

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Film review: Masters Of The Universe

Powerless! There's all the right gags but nothing else in this He-Man nostalgia-fest...

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People = Chic: Gucci have used a Slipknot song in their new short film

Hear Slipknot’s (sic) used in the new Generation Gucci promotional short film, as the Iowa nu-metal heroes collide with the luxury fashion brand…

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See the Jackass gang reunite in the trailer for this summer’s final movie, Best And Last

Hitting cinemas in June, Jackass: Best And Last will include all-new stunts – robot prostate exam, anyone?! – as well as some old classics…

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“We’re here to feed the pipeline and give visibility to artists”: How LOUD WOMEN are changing grassroots music

From a one-off gig in London to a continent-stretching movement, LOUD WOMEN are creating a seismic shift in how marginalised artists are supported in their early careers. We catch up with founder Cassie Fox to get the lowdown on how 2026 will be their biggest and most global year yet…

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New Travis Barker documentary Louder Than Fear to hit Hulu this summer

Travis Barker: Louder Than Fear will tell the “unfiltered” story of the life of the blink-182 drummer after surviving a deadly 2008 plane crash.

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WWE’s Stephanie Vaquer: The 10 songs that changed my life

From AC/DC to Megadeth, WWE Women’s World Champion Stephanie Vaquer looks back on a life of heavy metal and hard rock action…

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The name of Green Day’s coming-of-age comedy movie has changed

Formerly New Years Rev, the name of Green Day’s coming-of-age comedy has changed to Nimrods, and it’s been acquired by Inaugural Entertainment.

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Fortress Festival confirms new dungeon synth artists for 2027 line-up including Erang and Wraith Knight

Dungeon synth fans rejoice! Fortress Festival's dungeon synth offering is expanding next year, with some huge names set to come to Scarborough.

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Frozemode, Third Kulture, Hang Linton and more among final artists for Decolonise Fest 2026 line-up

Decolonise Fest is just a couple of months away, and Frozemode have just been confirmed as the Saturday headliners with new additions such as Third Kulture and Hang Linton also joining.

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ArcTanGent reveals its new location for 2027

A week before ArcTanGent fans descend on Fernhill Farm in Bristol for the last time, the festival has confirmed it is moving to the Cotswolds for next year.

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Showing Teeth: “Why aren't more people doing it like this? Because they’re scared”

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Weezer drop tongue-in-cheek new single, C.E.O, and announce “international gathering sites” in the UK, Europe and Japan

Good news for Weezer fans! Not only is there a new single, C.E.O., but the band have got dates lined up in the UK, Europe and Japan next year.

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Hear SiM soundtrack the anime Black Torch with new single, FREEZE ME UP

SiM have provided the theme for the anime Black Torch with their new single FREEZE ME UP, to which vocalist MAH says: "Manga is a universe. There are as many galaxies as there are readers."

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Blind Channel return with new album, Painstream, and double single, Diana and No Encores In A Swan Song

Blind Channel are back from hiatus and they've got a new album, Painstream, to come, as well as a UK and Europe tour and the double single Diana and No Encores In A Swan Song.

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“More times than not, our successes come from failing somewhere else”: Chris Motionless unpacks Motionless In White's new album

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Album Review: Citizen – Halcyon Blues

Distilling the best of all five previous albums into one, Citizen rise triumphantly again on the urgent Halcyon Blues

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Linkin Park unveil trailer for Joe Hahn-directed documentary UNSHATTER

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There's a 20th-anniversary edition of Taking Back Sunday's Louder Now on the way

"To know this album has made an impact on so many other people’s lives as well as mine is something I still struggle to get my head around," says Adam Lazzara

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Amyl And The Sniffers announce Truth Or Consequence country concert movie and live album

The Aussie punks recorded the self-described "ruckus" in LA's El Coyote Mexican restaurant last year, and it's coming to cinemas!

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10 reasons why you need Castle Rat in your life

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Album review: Ceremony – Tell Me Your Dream

Californian punk shapeshifters Ceremony get loud at the world with one of their safest projects to date

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“Were trying to capture something nostalgic and familiar in a way that hasn’t been done before”: The first look at Northlane’s new album, Anemoia

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Portrayal Of Guilt announce Beginning Of The End UK and Europe tour

While Portrayal Of Guilt are over our side of the Atlantic for core. Festival, they're playing some headline shows elsewhere in the UK and Europe.

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A deep dive into Beastie Boys’ legendary Sabotage video

Listen all y’all… it’s a shot-by-shot dissection of Beastie Boys’ Sabotage video, which is arguably the greatest of all time.

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“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.

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How I relearned to love my favourite band, Fall Out Boy

A personal reassessment of Fall Out Boy’s somewhat divisive 2013 comeback record, Save Rock And Roll…

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“When I lost my mum, this album really captured how I felt”: The Hunna’s Ryan Potter on the record that changed his life

The Hunna’s Ryan Potter became obsessed with My Chemical Romance’s The Black Parade as a teen. It opened his eyes to the possibilities of music and performance, and showed how much it can help in dark times…

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

We rank every track on AC/DC’s classic Highway To Hell…

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The 13 greatest horror movie samples in metal

We rank the most blood-curdling crossovers between heavy metal and horror cinema…

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“I’ve never seen anything like that since…”: The story of Metallica’s Master Of Puppets

How James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Kirk Hammett and Cliff Burton stepped up their bid for metal supremacy on Metallica’s towering third album, Master Of Puppets.

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Within Temptation’s Sharon den Adel: “Sometimes I lose it, emotionally”

Within Temptation vocalist Sharon den Adel looks back at her life in music, reflections on motherhood and feeling “naked” onstage…

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Hunter S. Thompson’s weird and eternal impact on rock

We examine how author and gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson has influenced rock music…

Showing Teeth: “Why aren't more people doing it like this? Because they’re scared”

“More times than not, our successes come from failing somewhere else”: Chris Motionless unpacks Motionless In White's new album

10 reasons why you need Castle Rat in your life

“I don’t know what I’d be if it wasn’t for Sharon Osbourne”: The Life Less Ordinary of DevilDriver’s Dez Fafara

“Were trying to capture something nostalgic and familiar in a way that hasn’t been done before”: The first look at Northlane’s new album, Anemoia

Amyl And The Sniffers announce Truth Or Consequence country concert movie and live album

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Linkin Park unveil trailer for Joe Hahn-directed documentary UNSHATTER

Weezer drop tongue-in-cheek new single, C.E.O, and announce “international gathering sites” in the UK, Europe and Japan

Here’s the weather forecast for Bloodstock this weekend

There's a 20th-anniversary edition of Taking Back Sunday's Louder Now on the way

Album review: Cancer Bats – Give Me Dirt

Portrayal Of Guilt announce Beginning Of The End UK and Europe tour

Cover Story

Waterparks: “This was the most challenging record to write ever”

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Rock jewellers Flibustier Paris announce first sunglasses collection

Green Day's new coming-of-age movie is getting an international cinema release

Film review: Jackass Best And Last

Film review: Disclosure Day

Film review: Scary Movie

Film review: Masters Of The Universe

People = Chic: Gucci have used a Slipknot song in their new short film

See the Jackass gang reunite in the trailer for this summer’s final movie, Best And Last

“We’re here to feed the pipeline and give visibility to artists”: How LOUD WOMEN are changing grassroots music

New Travis Barker documentary Louder Than Fear to hit Hulu this summer

WWE’s Stephanie Vaquer: The 10 songs that changed my life

The name of Green Day’s coming-of-age comedy movie has changed

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Fortress Festival confirms new dungeon synth artists for 2027 line-up including Erang and Wraith Knight

Frozemode, Third Kulture, Hang Linton and more among final artists for Decolonise Fest 2026 line-up

ArcTanGent reveals its new location for 2027

Showing Teeth: “Why aren't more people doing it like this? Because they’re scared”

Weezer drop tongue-in-cheek new single, C.E.O, and announce “international gathering sites” in the UK, Europe and Japan

Hear SiM soundtrack the anime Black Torch with new single, FREEZE ME UP

Blind Channel return with new album, Painstream, and double single, Diana and No Encores In A Swan Song

“More times than not, our successes come from failing somewhere else”: Chris Motionless unpacks Motionless In White's new album

Album Review: Citizen – Halcyon Blues

Linkin Park unveil trailer for Joe Hahn-directed documentary UNSHATTER

There's a 20th-anniversary edition of Taking Back Sunday's Louder Now on the way

Amyl And The Sniffers announce Truth Or Consequence country concert movie and live album

10 reasons why you need Castle Rat in your life

Album review: Ceremony – Tell Me Your Dream

“Were trying to capture something nostalgic and familiar in a way that hasn’t been done before”: The first look at Northlane’s new album, Anemoia

Portrayal Of Guilt announce Beginning Of The End UK and Europe tour

The Vault

A deep dive into Beastie Boys’ legendary Sabotage video

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

How I relearned to love my favourite band, Fall Out Boy

“When I lost my mum, this album really captured how I felt”: The Hunna’s Ryan Potter on the record that changed his life

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

The 13 greatest horror movie samples in metal

“I’ve never seen anything like that since…”: The story of Metallica’s Master Of Puppets

Within Temptation’s Sharon den Adel: “Sometimes I lose it, emotionally”

Hunter S. Thompson’s weird and eternal impact on rock

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