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When the news about Rage Against The Machine’s reunion arrived, few had higher hopes for what it all meant than Stray From The Path. “I get chills thinking about it,” frontman Drew York told us when asked about the legendary LA firebrands’ return. “It’s going to be massive for punk and hardcore. I think it’s more of a revolution than a reformation.” Caleb’s clever lyricism remains a constant, particularly on the rampant What’s Killing You, but The Surface’s most affecting moment comes at its climax, as closing number I Was Alive delivers a carpe diem musical affirmation that reflects the newfound self-love that has engulfed its creators. In many ways, it’s a far cry from the despair that characterised the band’s celebrated debut album Disgusting, but the emotional impact is just as, if not more, profound. From My Chem to Metallica: Get iconic photos of all your favourite bands from the Ashley Maile print shop

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Sometimes, being a ‘supergroup’ doesn’t quite live up to its title. For L.S. Dunes, though, that’s simply not the case. While these five emo and post-hardcore heroes (members of My Chemical Romance, Circa Survive, Thursday and Coheed & Cambria) joined forces this year purely for the love of music, the quality of Past Lives has seen them become so much more than just another side-project. Can’t wait to scream along to Permanent Rebellion and 2022 on their upcoming UK tour… (EC) It also opened up the entire world to them, on a truly rarefied scale. The distance Metallica’s name had travelled can be summed up in a story Jason tells about spotting his band’s merch in the least likely of places.

Kerrang! unveils magazine redesign as editorial team expands and US office opens". Archived from the original on 18 July 2018 . Retrieved 18 July 2018. Brown, Andy R. (2007). "Everything Louder than Everything Else" (PDF). Journalism Studies. 8 (4): 642–655. doi: 10.1080/14616700701412209. S2CID 142637249. John Dyer Baizley (vocals): “This band has always been about being able to improve, adapt, get better, evolve. That could mean taking the house you’ve built and burning it down to rebuild it.” Amyl wrote and recorded their 2016 debut EP, Giddy Up, in the space of 12 hours. This full-length doesn’t sound like it took much longer – it’s urgent and intense, visceral and wild, pummelling you in the head and the stomach from the moment you press ‘play’. Where its predecessor, 2016’s Integrity Blues, saw the band reigniting a flame last seen a decade ago, on Surviving they increased its potency. It should even be noted that their 10th album is already beginning to be spoken of as one of their best.

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It’s raw and emotional. Funny and disturbing. It’s a laugh at the pain, weep in the happiness kind of record. Not only did …The Price Of Life win Bob Vylan the 2022 Kerrang! Award for Best Album, but at this summer’s epic ceremony, the best speech of the night was delivered by vocalist Bobby’s wife Zara, who collected the trophy on the duo’s behalf. Calling out the “sexist, racist, homophobic machine” that is the music industry, this year the pair have proven that authenticity and unflinching honesty still means something. Long may they rage. (EC) The diverse bill will see the likes of Heilung, The Armed and Blondshell join PJ Harvey, Kali Uchis, Gilli and Romy for the eight-day spectacular, which takes place from June 29 – July 6, 2024 and will feature around 170 acts in total.It's been 20 years since Every Time I Die put out their Last Night In Town debut album. How, you should wonder, can they remain one of the most exciting, intelligent, feral, cunningly clever and electrifyingly brilliant bands on the planet? By whatever metric you choose to measure them, they continually exceed whatever requirement asked of them. Again, how? This was not a question answered in Radical so much as reaffirmed in its underlying truth: they are the best band. Having made a name for herself as an artist and cult figure with a truly masterful grasp on smouldering musical darkness across her five previous albums, pressure began to build up. Retreating into isolation in rural California, more than making another album, what she wanted was to unplug and gather her thoughts, to remember who she was and get a grasp on her life again. It was in this slow-moving environment that Birth Of Violence was born, however, and a warm comfort and genuinely shut-off vibe is firmly embedded in every beautiful note.

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Clearly, this is music that stems from all-too-real source material, and as a result, the lo-fi, hand-on-heart songs drip with texture and colour. But the introspection doesn’t end with the songs and their lyrics. The ‘Future Violents’ element of the band’s name is a reference to Frank’s musings on the butterfly effect and the impact that everything, from his accident, to the release of the album, has on the world around him. The title, meanwhile, is a reference to overcoming barriers, delivering first-after-first – from the bluesy lullaby of A New Day’s Coming, to the the doomy and bruising riffs of Medicine Square Garden.

Still, Spiritual Instinct, the band’s aptly-titled sixth album, unfolds as an unprecedented gaze into the psyche of frontman Stéphane ‘Neige’ Paut. “This time I had something urgent to put on the table,” he explained to Kerrang!. “It is a very cathartic record – something I needed to get out of me.” They say a diamond grows with time / I believe it / Cause I’ve seen it with my eyes,’ sings Jim Adkins on Diamond, one of Surviving’s highlights. He could not have summed up Jimmy Eat World’s position in 2019 any better. For Petrol Girls, calling out injustice wherever they see it and raising funds for grassroots causes is essential to their being. But what happens when fighting the good fight takes its toll on you, mentally and financially? Kevin Davidson: "Fear Inoculum is the album of 2019 for me, because it was nice to not be disappointed by something I’d waited for with such high anticipation for such a long time. And just listen to 7empest – I mean, come on! It’s amazing!”