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1 week ago | 
kerrang.com | James Hickie
There’s a reason sharks haven’t evolved for millions of years. It’s because they don’t need to – their efficiency as a streamlined killing machine needs no augmentation. The same might be said for Malevolence. They’ve been doling out sonic savagery for 15 years without restraint or compromise – cowed by nothing, not even the best efforts of The National Trust.
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2 weeks ago | 
kerrang.com | James Hickie |Paul Harries |Ashley Maile
June 13, 2025Words:James HickiePhotos:Paul Harries, Ashley MaileWhile 2013’s Infestissumam wasn’t necessarily a ‘difficult’ second record, it found Ghost experiencing growing pains as they established their place in a world where, though loved by many, they stood out like a cadaver’s thumb. Despite Opus Eponymous’ success for Rise Above Records, Lee Dorrian, who’d signed a three-album deal with the band, came to a realisation. “We couldn’t really facilitate [Tobias Forge’s] ambitions,” admits Lee.
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2 weeks ago | 
flipboard.com | James Hickie
4 hours agoIt was a killing that shocked India: Punjabi hip-hop star Sidhu Moose Wala shot dead through the windscreen of his car by hired gunmen. Within hours, a Punjabi gangster named Goldy Brar had used Facebook to claim responsibility for ordering the hit. But three years after the murder, no-one has faced …
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2 weeks ago | 
kerrang.com | James Hickie
AlphaWhores’ name is the anglicised spelling of the word ‘alfajores’, a sweet pastry popular in South America. This second album from the Panama-based duo, meanwhile, is a similarly enjoyable confection – and very filling indeed. As with the band’s debut, 2024’s I, this is a collection that marries stoner grooves and guitars with intricate melodies to mesmerising effect.
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3 weeks ago | 
kerrang.com | James Hickie |Chapman Baehler
June 6, 2025Words:James HickiePhoto:Chapman BaehlerBush have just unveiled The Land Of Milk And Honey, the brand-new single from their forthcoming 10th album, I Beat Loneliness. Following April’s 60 Ways To Forget People, it’s a similar muscular effort from the Gavin Rossdale-fronted rockers – but while both these cuts point towards a very serious record, the singer had a good time during its creation, whether things went well or not.
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3 weeks ago | 
kerrang.com | James Hickie |Ashley Maile
June 6, 2025Words:James HickiePhotos:Ashley Maile“What people forget is that The Devil is a very charming, appealing character.”On April 6, 2011, issue K!1358 hit the shelves. Its cover was adorned with a picture of Slipknot in their All Hope Is Gone phase. But it was notable for giving readers their first taste of another band whose outwardly morbid appearance belied a curious sense of dark charisma.
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3 weeks ago | 
kerrang.com | James Hickie |Anthony Tran
June 2, 2025Words:James HickiePhotos:Anthony TranFor a band as simpatico as House Of Protection, its two members are displaying markedly different energies this morning. It’s 9am in Los Angeles and Aric Improta is sitting in his car, bright-eyed and bushy-ponytailed, reflecting upon the duo celebrating their first year as a creative force – having both quit Jason Aalon Butler’s FEVER 333 in October 2022 – as well as the release of their second EP, Outrun You All.
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4 weeks ago | 
kerrang.com | James Hickie |Paul Harries
When it came time to discuss Ghost’s fourth album, Prequelle, and its relationship to Meliora, Tobias Forge described it as “the hangover” to its predecessor. While Meliora had been a godless album, although one set in what he described as a “Utopian, Star Trek future”, Prequelle would deal with God visiting his wrath upon mankind in a despicable form.
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4 weeks ago | 
kerrang.com | James Hickie
If you've been hankering for a dose of melancholic post-hardcore with old school black metal production, then prepare to hit the motherload. Svarta Havet’s second album, Månen ska lysa din väg, which translates as ‘The moon will light your way’ is intensity manifest. From its performances, recorded to approximate the raw, caustic power of the Finns’ live show, to its anti-fascist, anti-capitalist, anti-colonialist political drive, it’s a record writhing with passion.
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1 month ago | 
kerrang.com | James Hickie |Jamie Waters
May 22, 2025Words:James HickiePhotos:Jamie WatersBen Lumber is fatigued. Sitting in the back of a van, occasionally vaping for a bit of pep, he reflects upon a whirlwind 18 months in which his band Acres’ collective feet haven’t touched the ground. “It’s a lot to take in,” the singer ponders. “But I’m happy with what we’ve achieved.” It’s little wonder the tiredness is setting in.
