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Parkway Drive: “This feels like rising from the ashes… it’s a new beginning for us”

From fractured relationships to the world crumbling around them, Parkway Drive were pushed to breaking point on new album Darker Still. Now, having conquered their issues head-on, the Byron Bay metal heroes are once again ready to take over…

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The Kerrang! Awards 2022: “It’s an exciting time for heavy f*ckin’ music!”

Last week, the Kerrang! Awards returned to deliver 14 coveted trophies to the scene’s best and brightest stars. More than just a massive drunken party, though, the evening was a vital reminder that – from politics to pushing boundaries – the future is in very good hands…

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Conjurer: “Already, this band has come further than any of us thought was possible…”

No-one was more startled than Conjurer themselves by their dizzying ascent onto metal’s world stage. Yet, having taken stock over lockdown, and come to terms with the departure of drummer Jan Krause, the Midlands mob have returned with staggering second album Páthos to reaffirm their reputation as one of the UK’s most uncompromisingly brilliant bands...

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Biffy Clyro: “We f*cking mean it… I care deeply about this and will still be doing this in 20 years”

Over the weekend, Biffy Clyro did what they’ve done for nearly three decades: they proved that they’re simply one of the greatest bands on the planet. But, before their Download Festival triumph on Sunday night, we went to their rehearsals to find a group of certified rock legends still grappling with nerves and that feeling that they’ve never quite fit in…

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Rico Nasty: “I think genre deserves to get bent and broken”

As Rico Nasty prepares to drop huge alt. single Black Punk and hit the UK / Europe in July, the vital Maryland musician makes her Kerrang! cover debut to reflect on going from poet to rapper, rock and hip-hop’s give-and-take crossover, and creating her own revolution…

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Greg Puciato: “Art comes from a place of abstraction, a feeling that you can’t put into words”

Greg Puciato is a perpetual motion machine. His history with The Dillinger Escape Plan established him as a thermonuclear frontman, but his prolific solo work proves that he’s an unstoppable artistic force. As he prepares to release second album Mirrorcell, he pauses to reflect on vulnerability, time, and the importance of joy…

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Magnolia Park: “The vision has always been to create positive change”

They’re the must-hear pop-punk band of the summer, but there’s more to Magnolia Park than delivering feel-good bangers. As they prepare to release new EP Heart Eater and tour the UK for the first time, the Orlando natives reveal the powerful message behind their tunes…

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Witch Fever: “We’re not chasing a movement that’s already happening… You want to be the ones not fitting in”

After half a decade in the Brit-punk underground, Witch Fever are ready to boil and bubble, harnessing the deepest darkness within on phenomenal debut LP Congregation. And they’re using their songs to fuel the fight for a brighter tomorrow…

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State Champs: “We know we’re good at this sh*t. We know we’ve been here this long for a reason and we wanna showcase that”

For the past decade State Champs have been a pop-punk mainstay, always with one eye on bigger things. Now that the scene is making a bid for the mainstream, is new album Kings Of The New Age their chance to break through? Frontman Derek Discanio thinks so, and he doesn’t care who knows it…

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Denzel Curry: “Everybody’s doing stuff that’s gonna make them fit in. I do my best to make sh*t that makes me not fit in”

From incendiary RATM covers to tours with Turnstile, Denzel Curry knows a thing or two about the power of heavy music. Refusing to be pigeonholed, however, the Floridian rapper’s new album Melt My Eyez See Your Future pushes his craft into new dimensions, which are more personal than ever…

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HEALTH: “We always thought we were making music for a post-Skynet landscape”

Through corruption, climate change, coronavirus and corporate greed, life in the 2020s is edging toward the kind of dystopian future we see in movies. Providing the soundtrack to the end of the world are Cali cult heroes HEALTH, who have called on some friends to bask in our existential dread…

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Placebo: “Making music felt like a lifeline, and that feeling still exists to this day”

For almost three decades, Brian Molko and Stefan Olsdal have been masters of their own destiny, steering Placebo into whichever creative waters they so choose. Now, after nine years lost at sea, the duo have returned with Never Let Me Go, and prescient tales of loss, surveillance and climate change. A record for our times, that could only have been made by these two…

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The Linda Lindas: “Whatever you have to say, you should say and be proud of it”

They might not be old enough to get into some venues, but LA punks The Linda Lindas are putting the scene on notice. After last year’s viral smash Racist, Sexist Boy got them picked up by Epitaph, with a fiery cocktail of tenacity and teen spirit, these ferocious young women are ready to take on the world...

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Drug Church: “I don’t think I’m pessimistic at all, I think I’m actually almost foolishly optimistic”

Is an artist really who we think they are, or are we merely projecting our own ideas onto imperfect creators? It’s something Drug Church frontman Patrick Kindlon reckons with regularly, and ahead of new album Hygiene, he explores in-depth just why we need to find and maintain space between art and artist.

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PUP: “The demon is always over my shoulder, but it’s much easier now to keep him there”

Unafraid to dig deeper than ever for the creation of their fourth album The Unraveling Of PUPTHEBAND, Stefan Babcock and co. brought up a range of emotions – both good and bad – within the Toronto punks’ ranks. Now they’re out the other side, and the only way is PUP…

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Malevolence: “I speak from the heart. As a community, that’s something we should all try to do”

After more than a decade as uncrowned kings of the Brit-metal underground, Malevolence finally seem poised to break for the big time. Beyond its brilliant bludgeon and bloody-knuckled battle cries, upcoming third album Malicious Intent finds the Sheffield crew channelling their fire to spark a long-overdue conversation on men’s mental health…

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Parkway Drive: “This feels like rising from the ashes… it’s a new beginning for us”

The Kerrang! Awards 2022: “It’s an exciting time for heavy f*ckin’ music!”

Conjurer: “Already, this band has come further than any of us thought was possible…”

Biffy Clyro: “We f*cking mean it… I care deeply about this and will still be doing this in 20 years”

Rico Nasty: “I think genre deserves to get bent and broken”

Greg Puciato: “Art comes from a place of abstraction, a feeling that you can’t put into words”

Magnolia Park: “The vision has always been to create positive change”

Witch Fever: “We’re not chasing a movement that’s already happening… You want to be the ones not fitting in”

State Champs: “We know we’re good at this sh*t. We know we’ve been here this long for a reason and we wanna showcase that”

Denzel Curry: “Everybody’s doing stuff that’s gonna make them fit in. I do my best to make sh*t that makes me not fit in”

HEALTH: “We always thought we were making music for a post-Skynet landscape”

Placebo: “Making music felt like a lifeline, and that feeling still exists to this day”

The Linda Lindas: “Whatever you have to say, you should say and be proud of it”

Drug Church: “I don’t think I’m pessimistic at all, I think I’m actually almost foolishly optimistic”

PUP: “The demon is always over my shoulder, but it’s much easier now to keep him there”

Malevolence: “I speak from the heart. As a community, that’s something we should all try to do”

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