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“I don’t feel that we belong anywhere, but we belong together”: How Biffy Clyro found their happy place

Biffy Clyro have already released one amazing album in lockdown. But when the isolation continued to pinch, they got to it making another, in secret. This is the story of The Myth Of The Happily Ever After, the record that helped them find balance, and rediscover themselves...

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The fun and the fury of Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes’ most aggressive album yet

After lockdown put a halt to music and severely impacted the mental health of millions, Frank Carter and Dean Richardson channelled their aggression and renewed passion for performing into the fun and furious new album, Sticky.

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Wage War: How strength and unity shaped their greatest album yet

With the COVID pandemic derailing their momentum following third album Pressure, Wage War had no idea if they’d ever be a proper band again. Having channelled those frustrations into new record Manic, vocalists Briton Bond and Cody Quistad chart the rebirth of metalcore’s brightest hope…

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Cristina Scabbia x Diablo: Inside metal and gaming’s most devilish crossover yet

Outstanding hack-and-slash remaster Diablo II: Resurrected isn’t just about polishing up the beloved original’s relentless fire and brimstone. In a striking collaboration with Lacuna Coil songstress Cristina Scabbia and bizarro YouTube star Mark The Hammer, it’s inspired the latest crossover between video games and heavy music, too…

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Bring Me The Horizon: The rebirth of rock’s great innovators

Bring Me The Horizon have never let barriers get in their way. But when lockdown hit and put a halt on their momentum, it was an emotional challenge that affected them like never before. As they come out the other side stronger than ever, the band tell Kerrang! just how good it is to be back…

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How collective grief shaped Mastodon’s most grandiose, gut-wrenching album ever

The passing of band manager and close friend Nick John in September 2018 was a deep wound for Mastodon. As astonishing double-album Hushed & Grim looms, the Atlanta metal masters explain how they’ve processed that pain into an epic reckoning on life and death, grief and the great hereafter...

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“This is my purpose and why I’m still alive”: Dana Dentata reveals the pain behind Pantychrist

On debut album Pantychrist, Dana Dentata channels the trauma of her formative years into hyper-aggressive shock-horrorcore. But rather than wallowing in misery, it's a record of empowerment. Here, Dana shares her story and why she'll never compromise her art. Trigger warning: Sexual abuse.

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Metallica: The untold story of the album that changed everything

After four albums of world-beating thrash, Metallica looked to push things to the limit and become the biggest metal band on the planet with 1991’s colossal ‘Black’ album. As the record turns 30 and the band celebrate with the triumphant Metallica Blacklist, Jason Newsted and Kirk Hammett look back at how it all happened…

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Poppy: State Of Flux

New album Flux shows a side of Poppy the world has never seen before. In an exclusive in-depth dive into the record, she spills the tea on reconnecting with the music of her youth, kicking back against boredom, and the private journey behind her best songs yet…

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Outlanders: How Jinjer survived a revolution and built their own world

Jinjer’s resilient spirit was forged in the war that erupted their native Ukraine in 2014. As the groove metal quartet prepare to unleash their fourth and most complex album to date, singer Tatiana Shmayluk relives the turmoil that shaped them. Cue: one of modern music’s most remarkable tales of survival, resistance and sheer determination…

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When The Sun Hits: How Deafheaven stepped out of the shadows to embrace a brave new dawn

Over the past decade, Deafheaven’s signature blend of blackened ballast and soothing shoegaze has earned their reputation as one of the most captivating, cutting-edge outfits in heavy music. As gauzy fifth LP Infinite Granite pushes forward, into softer textures and sweeter melodies, we find out how they’ll never risk stagnation for the sake of safety...

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Joey Jordison loved metal, and metal loved Joey Jordison

As a founding member of Slipknot, Joey Jordison found fame, fortune and adulation beyond his wildest dreams. But in his heart, the finest metal drummer of his generation remained simply the same music-obsessed superfan. As the world mourns his untimely and devastating passing, Kerrang! pays tribute to the true #1.

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The Way Of The Samurai: Uncover the secrets of Iron Maiden’s new album, Senjutsu

In a world-exclusive interview, Iron Maiden frontman Bruce Dickinson reveals how the band's 17th album, Senjutsu, came to be, how they managed to keep it under wraps, and much more.

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Glow With The Flow: How Turnstile shut out the noise to stay true to themselves

With 2018’s world-beating Time & Space, Turnstile laid the foundations for an assault on music’s mainstream. Rather than veering into mass-appeal radio rock, however, third album Glow On finds them staying true to the experimentation and individualism that made fans fall in love in the first place…

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Mosh-pits and multiverses: How comic books and rock music became the ultimate partners in crime

Comic book behemoth DC’s latest Dark Nights: Death Metal project isn’t just the ultimate meeting of Batman and breakdowns. As collaborators Tyler Bates, Andy Biersack, Greg Capullo, Maria Brink and Chelsea Wolfe discuss, it’s the intertwining of two worlds in which anything is possible…

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Employed To Serve are putting British metal back on top

For the past decade, Justine Jones and Sammy Urwin of Employed To Serve have helped elevate British rock and metal both on and off the stage, from Album Of The Year releases to their championing of new bands. Now, with fourth full-length Conquering on the horizon, the pay-off is being felt across the entire scene...

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“I don’t feel that we belong anywhere, but we belong together”: How Biffy Clyro found their happy place

The fun and the fury of Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes’ most aggressive album yet

Wage War: How strength and unity shaped their greatest album yet

Cristina Scabbia x Diablo: Inside metal and gaming’s most devilish crossover yet

Bring Me The Horizon: The rebirth of rock’s great innovators

How collective grief shaped Mastodon’s most grandiose, gut-wrenching album ever

“This is my purpose and why I’m still alive”: Dana Dentata reveals the pain behind Pantychrist

Metallica: The untold story of the album that changed everything

Poppy: State Of Flux

Outlanders: How Jinjer survived a revolution and built their own world

When The Sun Hits: How Deafheaven stepped out of the shadows to embrace a brave new dawn

Joey Jordison loved metal, and metal loved Joey Jordison

The Way Of The Samurai: Uncover the secrets of Iron Maiden’s new album, Senjutsu

Glow With The Flow: How Turnstile shut out the noise to stay true to themselves

Mosh-pits and multiverses: How comic books and rock music became the ultimate partners in crime

Employed To Serve are putting British metal back on top

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