Reviews The big review: ArcTanGent 2024ArcTanGent brings home the bacon with a stellar 10th edition, as Mogwai, Meshuggah, Electric Wizard and more deliver the more unusual side of music to Bristol’s Fernhill Farm.
Features Twin Atlantic: “The theme was, ‘Let’s make an album with the most amount of purpose we possibly can’”On their newly-released seventh LP Meltdown, Scottish rock favourites Twin Atlantic are on the form of their lives. As singer/guitarist Sam McTrusty reveals, it’s not only been achieved through an entire career of putting the work in – but with one eye on an uncertain future for the music industry: “If this is our last-ever album,” he considers, “it gives us quite an insane self-satisfaction…”
Reviews The big review: Bloodstock 2024There’s nothing better than copious quantities of sun, Satan and heavy metal silliness, so Bloodstock 2024 absolutely cannot disappoint, levelling Catton Park with one of the biggest, boldest, best editions ever…
Features “It’s some of the best work I’ve done”: Jerry Cantrell takes us inside his new solo album I Want BloodAlice In Chains’ mainman Jerry Cantrell exclusively lifts the lid on his new solo album I Want Blood, working with members of Metallica and Faith No More, the rise of artificial intelligence and more…
Reviews The big review: 2000trees festival 2024These woods are lovely, dark and deep, full of bands that rock and tales to keep, so we went another weekend without much sleep to bring you all the highlights down at Upcote Farm for 2000trees…
Reviews The big review: Rock for People 2024Are you ready to rock… for people?! From Bring Me The Horizon and Parkway Drive to Avril Lavigne and YUNGBLUD, this year’s Czechia alt. mega-fest is bigger and bolder than ever.
Features Code Orange: “I would love for this band to be as visible as possible. We have more to offer than in the bubble we currently live in”In the shadow of their formidable album The Above, Code Orange return to the UK this weekend, laying waste to one of the biggest stages of the summer. But despite being one of heavy music’s most abrasive acts, armed with perhaps their darkest record yet, the Pittsburgh punishers know they belong in the big leagues – and they know how to get there…
News AC/DC’s crew sent Taylor Momsen a fun gift after she was bitten by a bat onstage“I can take bat bubble baths now!” The Pretty Reckless’ Taylor Momsen is seeing the funny side of being bitten by a bat onstage supporting AC/DC last week.
Features Chuck Ragan: “If something moves you, in a positive or negative way, it’s worth getting it off your chest and telling a story about”As they release 10th album Vows, Hot Water Music frontman Chuck Ragan looks back on the punk rock legends’ 30-year legacy, grief, changing priorities, fatherhood, and life as a fly-fishing instructor…
News Here’s System Of A Down’s epic Sick New World setlistSystem Of A Down just played their first show in almost a year, headlining Sick New World in Vegas (for the second time). And they delivered one hell of a setlist…
Features Cold Years: “Success isn’t how big the shows are… The real payoff is seeing my dad’s face when I give him one of my records”With third record A Different Life, Scotland’s Cold Years have taken all the turmoil that comes with being in a band today and made the album of their career.
Culture From nu-rave neons to nu-metal jerseys: The best in alternative style this monthAs we speed toward festival season, we bring you the month’s newest trends, brands and collabs – from upcycled Barbie jewellery to Insane Clown Posse-inspired streetwear…
Features Sanguisugabogg: “Death metal doesn’t play into political agendas. It’s the anti-norm”From the slaughterhouse imagery of ultra-heavy second album Homicidal Ecstasy to beefing with Ronnie Radke online, Sanguisugabogg are masters of headline-grabbing provocation. According to Devin Swank, however, the Ohio death metallers are more interested in paying respect to their storied genre and standing up for their friends than blindly going for the throat…
News Kid Kapichi team up with Madness legend Suggs for new single Zombie NationWatch the video for Kid Kapichi’s new single Zombie Nation featuring Suggs – and the Madness icon says that he had “a right old bubble” with the band filming it.
Culture From custom creepers to hardcore fleeces: The best in alternative style this monthSpring is just around the corner and your wardrobe needs some serious attention. Allow K!’s resident style advisor to guide you through what’s hot this month – from Fred Durst nostalgia to high-end goth couture…
The Cover Story Crawlers: “You give less of a f*ck as you get older… You start realising life’s too short”Throughout various stages of life, we’ve all been guilty of changing who we are just to fit in. Crawlers, however, are having none of it. On spectacular debut album The Mess We Seem To Make, they offer a space for the outsiders, celebrate our differences, and – as they explain in their first-ever K! cover – show why you should always be your true, unapologetic self…