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Download reveal 2025 District X line-up: Vengaboys, Dani Filth, Dougie Poynter and more

The line-up has been unveiled for Download’s packed District X, with the festival promising its “biggest and most diverse” offering at Donington so far.

Scowl: “Please don’t check out. I hope I can plant that seed in young people who I see myself in”

Since 2021 debut How Flowers Grow, Scowl have become one of the best, coolest hardcore bands in the world. But away from huge victories like performing at Coachella and releasing 2023’s next-level Psychic Dance Routine EP, vocalist Kat Moss found herself struggling, suffering and very nearly giving up. Now, as they return with second album Are We All Angels, the singer is hell-bent on survival…

Hear Patrick Stump on Catbite’s new single Tired Of Talk

Watch the animated video for Catbite’s new single Tired Of Talk, which features a very awesome guest: “By the miracle of ska, we got a reply from Patrick saying that he loved the song…”

Private jokes, posh dressing rooms and absolutely no sweatpants: Life on the road with Skin

Skin has done it all. So it’s no surprise that, when Skunk Anansie’s singer is on tour these days, she’s a self-described “goody two-shoes” who doesn’t even want to step foot in a manky service station…

Album review: Jivebomb – ETHEREAL

Baltimore newcomers Jivebomb get disgustingly heavy on ironically-titled debut ETHEREAL.

Enter Shikari announce European headline tour

Enter Shikari will be playing headliners in places they’ve not performed “for nearly 10 years” on this autumn’s Euro run…

House Of Protection drop explosive single: “The goal is to invoke as much dancing as moshing”

Watch the video for House Of Protection’s new single Fire, which is taken from their forthcoming Outrun You All EP in May.

Album review: Backxwash – Only Dust Remains

Backxwash’s Ashanti Mutinta returns with a morbid, bleak and brilliant post-trilogy album.

Laura Jane Grace In The Trauma Tropes announce new album, Adventure Club

Listen to Laura Jane Grace In The Trauma Tropes’ new single Mine Me Mine, taken from the band’s forthcoming Adventure Club LP.

PUP drop new single, Get Dumber, featuring Jeff Rosenstock

“I always imagined our voices on this song together, so I was very happy when he agreed to sing on it…” Watch the video for PUP and Jeff Rosenstock’s new single Get Dumber.

Amy Lee says Afterlife is “the first of many” new Evanescence songs

Evanescence’s Amy Lee has revealed that the band are working on “a lot of songs right now for the new album”.

Law-breaking, Ed Sheeran and that infamous T-shirt: Listen to Dani Filth on Kerrang! In Conversation

Extreme metal hero Dani Filth joins us on this week’s episode of Kerrang! In Conversation to talk all things Cradle Of Filth – from their anarchic early days to working with pop royalty…

Stream James And The Cold Gun’s killer new single, Above The Lake

Ahead of the release of their second album Face In The Mirror next month, James And The Cold Gun have shared a Foo Fighters-y new rock banger…

The Nightmares are dreaming big

Bridging the gap between indie and emo comes naturally to ultra-cool Welsh ghouls The Nightmares. So too, it turns out, does crafting worlds that hold a mirror up to ourselves and ask important questions of love and life…

Hear Jack Black, Dave Grohl and more on epic new Minecraft single I Feel Alive

Ahead of A Minecraft Movie’s release in April, you can listen to I Feel Alive from the soundtrack – and, as well as vocals by Steve (played by Jack Black), the song features some very special guests…

Album review: Underoath – The Place After This One

Ten albums in, metalcore veterans Underoath continue to deliver chaos and tension.

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