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Loathe: “Art takes time, and artists should be allowed to take as long as they need”

Few albums of the modern age have been as anticipated and long-waited-for as Loathe's third full-length. Six years since I Let It In... made them one of the world's hottest metal bands, Kadeem France and Erik Bickerstaffe take us inside the making of A Stranger To You.

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Life's a BREACH! Inside the chaos at the first Kerrang! x Blondies gig night

Last week, we got Still In Love, Shooting Daggers, Flesh Creep and So Far So Good down to Blondies Brewery for the inaugural BREACH gig night. Between broken guitars, insane heat and a broken-down taxi, it was chaos. Here's how it went down...

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Album review: The Pretty Reckless – Dear God

Darker than almost anything that’s come before, The Pretty Reckless’ fifth album digs to the heart of misery and spins some of their best songs yet from it

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Watch Stand Atlantic bring the heat to a very sweaty K! Pit

Having dropped new single Velcro just days before, Stand Atlantic turn The K! Pit into the ultimate sweatbox party for half an hour of power and punk rock...

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Iron Maiden: “Some older bands seem like they have nothing left to prove, I have something to prove every f*cking day”

As Iron Maiden gear up for their 50th anniversary EDDFEST extravaganza at Knebworth Park next month, we jet off to Bucharest to see the show for ourselves and exclusively speak to Bruce and Steve about hitting the half-century mark, what the future may hold, and why they'll never really retire...

The big review: Rock For People 2026

Fear of the park! Iron Maiden, Bring Me The Horizon, Limp Bizkit and many more head to Czechia for the 31st Rock For People festival

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“No one is more frustrated than the band and crew”: Iron Maiden share statement over power outage disrupting Paris show

Iron Maiden were recording a concert film at the La Défense Arena in Paris earlier this week but the show stopped for an hour due to a power outage.

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“Mind the doors!”: Check out Green Lung’s sinister new rock ’n’ roll single, Necropolitan Line

"Is there a more fitting subject for a Green Lung song than a real-life train line that carried corpses across London?” they ask. Absolutely not.

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Palaye Royale, Carpenter Brut, YONAKA and more to salute Smashing Pumpkins on forthcoming tribute album

Sending Hearts To All My Dearies is coming in August, chock full of reworkings of the Chicago legends’ greatest hits. Listen to Tame Impala’s version of Hummer now

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Album review: Tarja – Frisson Noir

Original Nightwish singer Tarja Turunen ups the ante on heavier and challengingly ambitious tenth album Frisson Noir

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Cancer Bats set to headline Marshall’s Made Of Loud tour

Cancer Bats are heading across the UK with Ignite and Knives in tow on Marshall's inaugural Made Of Loud tour, which is celebrating the country's regional grassroots music venues.

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Violet Grohl announces debut London headline show for this autumn

Fresh from releasing debut album Be Sweet To Me, Violet Grohl has announced an intimate UK headline show for when she's over here for Reading and Leeds.

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Pussy Riot and Avenged Sevenfold team up for sinister single Candy Dopamine as band announces debut album CYKA

“This song is kind of a love and hate song to prescription and designer drug culture,” says Nadia Tolokonnikova as she reunites with Avenged Sevenfold for new single Candy Dopamine and gears up to release debut album CYKA.

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BABYMETAL release hyperactive Jordan Fish remix of from me to u

Check out Jordan Fish's spin on kawaii metallers BABYMETAL and Poppy's hit from me to u, which appears on the deluxe version of last year's METAL FORTH.

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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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Fighting the brainrot: The importance of listening to albums in full and why they’re good for our health

It’s no wonder so many of us feel anxious and fatigued by life; we live like everything is an emergency, and we are running out of time. So dust off that CD player and dig out your cassettes from the attic as we explore how the power of records can heal our overworked brains.

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The first trailer for Spider-Man: Brand New Day has landed

Four years on from No Way Home, get the first look at this summer’s Spider-Man: Brand New Day…

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Watch the star-studded trailer for Dune: Part Three

Featuring new cast members Anya Taylor-Joy and Robert Pattinson, get ready for the massive conclusion to Denis Villeneuve’s Dune.

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Listen to Chelsea Wolfe’s new singles Death Is Not The End and The Dark

Chelsea Wolfe's got some new material to play when she headlines ArcTanGent later this summer - hear her sound evolve on Death Is Not The End and The Dark below.

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Deftones confirm Converge, AFI and more for Dia De Los Deftones 2026

Thinking about the autumn already? Deftones are gearing up for the seventh edition of Dia De Los Deftones and have revealed the line-up, including AFI, Converge and more...

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Overwhelm, broken toes, dysphoria: Inside the return of NOAHFINNCE

After a ”write-off” 2025, NOAHFINNCE is finally back with a new single, MR OVERWHELM. Ahead of his gig with Twenty One Pilots, we caught up to find out about the strains of the past year, getting back in the game, and the meaning behind the new tune. ”Everybody's looking for escape, but to what extent is that healthy?”

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Turnstile announce Never Enough Pt. 2 North American tour with Die Spitz, Hatebreed, Angel Du$t and more supporting

Tour package of the year? Turnstile's forthcoming North American tour, supporting recent album Never Enough, has a stacked bill of supports from both hardcore and beyond...

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Album review: Sans Froid – Back Into The Womb

Funked up-art rockers Sans Froid kick against the pricks with nervy, danceable tunes for our times

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Album review: Truck Violence – The weathervane is my body

Jaundice, orgasms and dandruff: just a few themes mentioned across the strange new record from Canadian hardcore crew Truck Violence

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Loathe: “Art takes time, and artists should be allowed to take as long as they need”

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Life's a BREACH! Inside the chaos at the first Kerrang! x Blondies gig night

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“No one is more frustrated than the band and crew”: Iron Maiden share statement over power outage disrupting Paris show

Iron Maiden were recording a concert film at the La Défense Arena in Paris earlier this week but the show stopped for an hour due to a power outage.

Reviews

Album review: The Pretty Reckless – Dear God

Darker than almost anything that’s come before, The Pretty Reckless’ fifth album digs to the heart of misery and spins some of their best songs yet from it

News

Palaye Royale, Carpenter Brut, YONAKA and more to salute Smashing Pumpkins on forthcoming tribute album

Sending Hearts To All My Dearies is coming in August, chock full of reworkings of the Chicago legends’ greatest hits. Listen to Tame Impala’s version of Hummer now

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“Mind the doors!”: Check out Green Lung’s sinister new rock ’n’ roll single, Necropolitan Line

"Is there a more fitting subject for a Green Lung song than a real-life train line that carried corpses across London?” they ask. Absolutely not.

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The big review: Rock For People 2026

Fear of the park! Iron Maiden, Bring Me The Horizon, Limp Bizkit and many more head to Czechia for the 31st Rock For People festival

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“It starts with a simple thing like censorship and then it becomes knees in backs and pepper spray”: How Dead Pioneers are making punk rock for a very modern America

Gregg Deal worries about life in America right now. As a man with Native American roots, he understands division and oppression. On Dead Pioneers' new album Wagon Burner, he says there's great responsibility in saying what needs to be said about where things are at. “There's a lot to be fixed on its best day. But we're going backwards...”

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“This new music was designed to be played live": Crawlers announce intimate one-off London show

Crawlers are celebrating their new EP TURN OFF THE TV with a 500-capacity show in London later this year.

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Why Marshall Records is the champion our scene needs

As Marshall Records celebrates its 10th anniversary, we head to their big birthday bash with Cancer Bats to find out how they are dedicated to supporting artists at all stages of their career…

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Get your limited-edition Carpenter Brut x Kerrang! printed zine

Dive into the magic and mystery of Carpenter Brut’s closing chapter in the Leather Trilogy with this exclusive printed zine!

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Get your limited-edition Metallica – Master Of Puppets zine

The complete story of Metallica’s untouchable Master Of Puppets album – available now as a limited-edition printed zine from the Kerrang! Store.

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Get your limited-edition YUNGBLUD x Kerrang! zine

In our exclusive 20-page YUNGBLUD zine, we dive into all things Idols II with the 28-year-old rock superstar, talking heroes, heart and being human…

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Get The Molotovs’ new album with an exclusive signed art print

The Molotovs’ debut album Wasted On Youth is nearly here – and you can get it on limited-edition clear blue vinyl (or CD) with a signed A5 art print.

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Get your exclusive signed As It Is album bundle

We have As It Is’ upcoming self-titled album on exclusive yellow and purple vinyl, a unique band-designed T-shirt, and a limited-edition hand-signed art print!

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Get your copy of Megadeth’s final album with signed A5 print

Pick up your copy of Megadeth’s last-ever studio album on UK exclusive limited-edition coloured vinyl, along with an A5 print signed by the whole band.

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Get your limited-edition PRESIDENT vinyl, art print and zine

We’ve formed an alliance with PRESIDENT to bring you these awesome bundle deals featuring exclusive vinyl, limited-edition art print and special-edition zine…

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The 20 greatest Trivium songs – ranked

From Ember To Inferno to What The Dead Men Say, we rank Trivium's sharpest cuts...

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The 15 best Metallica covers ever

Charting Metallica’s best covers of everything from Misfits to Queen!

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Lucifer’s Johanna Sadonis: The 10 songs that changed my life

Lucifer singer Johanna Sadonis tells all about being turned to the dark side by Danzig, having her mind blown by Metallica, and making mixtapes for her own funeral…

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Static Dress: “This genre has so much to be explored, but no-one wants to do it because everyone’s too scared of not being cool for 10 minutes”

In a world where so many artists are afraid to stray from the norm, Static Dress stand as one of the most inventive and inspiring acts in the burgeoning new wave of post-hardcore, unafraid to push what it means to be a band. Dive into the Technicolor rabbit hole...

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Primus’ Les Claypool: “My daughter tells me I’m weird all the time”

Les Claypool discusses the life and times of Primus – as well as his almost-stint in Metallica…

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A deep dive into Incubus’ Pardon Me video

We examine Incubus’ video for their turn-of-the-millennium smash, Pardon Me.

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Linkin Park: Every album ranked from worst to best

From iconic 2000 debut Hybrid Theory to 2017’s final album with Chester Bennington, One More Light, this is every Linkin Park record ranked.

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My complicated relationship with my My Chemical Romance tattoo

From 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…

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Don Broco’s Rob Damiani: Put your phone away at gigs

An obsession with social media and texting is ruining the authentic live experience, says Don Broco’s Rob Damiani…

Loathe: “Art takes time, and artists should be allowed to take as long as they need”

Life's a BREACH! Inside the chaos at the first Kerrang! x Blondies gig night

Album review: The Pretty Reckless – Dear God

Watch Stand Atlantic bring the heat to a very sweaty K! Pit

Iron Maiden: “Some older bands seem like they have nothing left to prove, I have something to prove every f*cking day”

The big review: Rock For People 2026

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“No one is more frustrated than the band and crew”: Iron Maiden share statement over power outage disrupting Paris show

“Mind the doors!”: Check out Green Lung’s sinister new rock ’n’ roll single, Necropolitan Line

Palaye Royale, Carpenter Brut, YONAKA and more to salute Smashing Pumpkins on forthcoming tribute album

Album review: Tarja – Frisson Noir

Cancer Bats set to headline Marshall’s Made Of Loud tour

Violet Grohl announces debut London headline show for this autumn

Pussy Riot and Avenged Sevenfold team up for sinister single Candy Dopamine as band announces debut album CYKA

BABYMETAL release hyperactive Jordan Fish remix of from me to u

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Loathe: “Art takes time, and artists should be allowed to take as long as they need”

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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

Fighting the brainrot: The importance of listening to albums in full and why they’re good for our health

The first trailer for Spider-Man: Brand New Day has landed

Watch the star-studded trailer for Dune: Part Three

What’s happening

Listen to Chelsea Wolfe’s new singles Death Is Not The End and The Dark

Deftones confirm Converge, AFI and more for Dia De Los Deftones 2026

Overwhelm, broken toes, dysphoria: Inside the return of NOAHFINNCE

Turnstile announce Never Enough Pt. 2 North American tour with Die Spitz, Hatebreed, Angel Du$t and more supporting

Album review: Sans Froid – Back Into The Womb

Album review: Truck Violence – The weathervane is my body

Loathe: “Art takes time, and artists should be allowed to take as long as they need”

Life's a BREACH! Inside the chaos at the first Kerrang! x Blondies gig night

“No one is more frustrated than the band and crew”: Iron Maiden share statement over power outage disrupting Paris show

Album review: The Pretty Reckless – Dear God

Palaye Royale, Carpenter Brut, YONAKA and more to salute Smashing Pumpkins on forthcoming tribute album

“Mind the doors!”: Check out Green Lung’s sinister new rock ’n’ roll single, Necropolitan Line

The big review: Rock For People 2026

“It starts with a simple thing like censorship and then it becomes knees in backs and pepper spray”: How Dead Pioneers are making punk rock for a very modern America

“This new music was designed to be played live": Crawlers announce intimate one-off London show

Why Marshall Records is the champion our scene needs

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Get your limited-edition Carpenter Brut x Kerrang! printed zine

Get your limited-edition Metallica – Master Of Puppets zine

Get your limited-edition YUNGBLUD x Kerrang! zine

Get The Molotovs’ new album with an exclusive signed art print

Get your exclusive signed As It Is album bundle

Get your copy of Megadeth’s final album with signed A5 print

Get your limited-edition PRESIDENT vinyl, art print and zine

The Vault

The 20 greatest Trivium songs – ranked

The 15 best Metallica covers ever

Lucifer’s Johanna Sadonis: The 10 songs that changed my life

Static Dress: “This genre has so much to be explored, but no-one wants to do it because everyone’s too scared of not being cool for 10 minutes”

Primus’ Les Claypool: “My daughter tells me I’m weird all the time”

A deep dive into Incubus’ Pardon Me video

Linkin Park: Every album ranked from worst to best

My complicated relationship with my My Chemical Romance tattoo

Don Broco’s Rob Damiani: Put your phone away at gigs

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