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“There’s a place for everyone within the alternative scene”: Neck…

2 weeks ago | kerrang.com | Nick Ruskell |Chris Bethell |Derek Bremner |Sabrina Ramdoyal

May 22, 2025Words:Nick RuskellPhotos:Chris Bethell, Derek Bremner, Sabrina Ramdoyal, Christian Ripkens, Sean Stout, Nat WoodIt’s Slam Dunk time again! As we head to Leeds and Hatfield for another lovely day out in the (hopefully) glorious sun, what better way to get in the mood than catching up with Neck Deep, Scowl, NOAHFINNCE and more to find out what they’re going to be bringing to rock’s first outdoor bash of the year?
Rival Schools have announced a UK and Ireland tour

Jan 27, 2025 | kerrang.com | Nick Ruskell |Derek Bremner

Post-hardcore heroes Rival Schools have announced a run of dates in the UK and Ireland in May. The band, made up of members of legendary hardcore acts Youth Of Today, Gorilla Biscuits, Judge and Quicksand among others, will be focusing on material from 2001's classic United By Fate album and 2011's Pedals. The London show will see them joining British legends Hundred Reasons as they celebrate their 25th birthday at the Royal Albert Hall. "It's great," says guitarist/vocalist Walter Schreifels.
Malevolence are teasing a new single, Trenches

Nov 5, 2024 | kerrang.com | Emily Carter |Derek Bremner

From rising metal powerhouses Green Lung to Brit hardcore upstarts Grove Street and doom trap trailblazer Mimi Barks, there’s far more to Bloodstock than just massive headliners Opeth, Architects and Amon Amarth. Here are our picks from the undercard to get you fired up for one of the heaviest weekends of the year…
In pictures: The Kerrang! x Black Veil Brides VIP pop-up experience

Oct 30, 2024 | kerrang.com | Derek Bremner

Once all the blood was mopped up, the band settled in for a special live Q&A with Kerrang! Editor Luke Morton, including some brilliant fan-submitted questions, where Andy, Lonny, CC, Jake and Jinxx looked back on the highlights of their career so far, their favourite horror movies, their least-favourite songs to play live, and plans for new music.
Trash Boat announce 2025 UK headline tour: “Heaven can wait, we have…

Oct 7, 2024 | kerrang.com | Emily Carter |Derek Bremner

Trash Boat have just announced a nine-date UK headline tour. The St Albans gang will be taking their new, 4/5-rated record Heaven Can Wait on the road early next year, unleashing their latest material live to fans in Newcastle, Leeds, London, Manchester, Glasgow, Birmingham, Bristol, Exeter and Southampton. “Being 10 years and four albums deep into this band feels like a gift,” enthuses frontman Tobi Duncan.
VENUS GRRRLS reveal 2025 headline gigs including their biggest to date

Oct 1, 2024 | kerrang.com | Emily Carter |Derek Bremner

Following a year of exciting shows, VENUS GRRRLS have unveiled a trio of headline gigs in 2025. The rising band – vocalist/guitarist GK/Grace Kelly, bassist Hannah Barraclough, lead guitarist Eliza Lee, synth musician Grace Stubbings and drummer Gabby Cooke – will be playing new dates in Dublin, London and Leeds next April.
Black Veil Brides: “With this next album, you’re going to see more of…

Sep 19, 2024 | kerrang.com | Emily Carter |Derek Bremner

Black Veil Brides are back on the cover of Kerrang! right now for a huge chat ahead of their Wembley co-headliner with Creeper. But that’s not all – frontman Andy Biersack looks ahead to the future beyond this upcoming arena spectacular…And the singer promises that work has absolutely begun on the band’s seventh album – following 2021’s The Phantom Tomorrow LP, and this summer’s three-track Bleeders EP.
Get your exclusive Kerrang! x Trash Boat T-shirt and hoodie

Sep 11, 2024 | kerrang.com | Derek Bremner

Trash Boat: “I want to write a song that changes the world. I want to sell out stadiums 10 days in a row. The idea of accepting relative mediocrity is painful”Following Trash Boat’s last record, Tobi Duncan found himself consumed by anxiety. The things he once found easy were now completely terrifying. The weirdest part? He had no idea why.
Gen And The Degenerates are playing two charity shows for the Malala…

Sep 11, 2024 | kerrang.com | Emily Carter |Derek Bremner

Gen And The Degenerates have announced two headline shows this month, raising money for the Malala Fund. The UK breakout stars will be performing at Gulliver’s in Manchester and London Water Rats on September 26 and 27 respectively, and they’ll be joined at both by queer and female-centric acts in support. “Live music almost instantly makes you feel like something bigger than yourself when done well,” says vocalist Genevieve Glynn-Reeves.
The big review: ArcTanGent 2024

Aug 20, 2024 | kerrang.com | Sam Law |Nick Ruskell |Carl Battams |Derek Bremner

What a difference 11 years can make. Those of us fortunate enough to have attended the first ArcTanGent back in 2013 remember a defiantly DIY experiment in left-field music, with esoteric underground headliners 65daysofstatic and Fuck Buttons descending on the rustic Fernhill Farm to lead the kind of line-up you’d never seen at a festival of such scale.