Nick Ruskell
Author. Editorial lifer at Kerrang!. Also @telegraph, @guardian and more. Don't ask me about getting work on here. Living Loud, the history of Kerrang!, out now
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kerrang.com | Nick Ruskell
Looking for loads of riffs, heaviness and the odd bit of weirdness? Want something to look forward to as summer departs once more and autumn starts leading us into winter? To Southampton, where Abyssal Festival returns for its second year at its new home in the city's Papillon venue. Already with a growing reputation as one of the finest stoner/doom fests in the UK, they've just announced a second wave of band's for 2025's edition on September 27.
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kerrang.com | Nick Ruskell |Brennan Bucannan
April 10, 2025Words:Nick RuskellPhoto:Brennan BucannanYour favourite bands all have favourite things, so we got nosey and demanded to know what they are. In the midst of preparing to bring his fizzy, energised pop-punk noise to Slam Dunk next month, we got NOAHFINNCE to tell us what makes his world go round. Starting with an almost Alan Partridge-ish indulgence…“I’ve been obsessed with baklava recently. To get to the studio I go through Waterloo, and they have this massive stall of baklava there.
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kerrang.com | Nick Ruskell |Harry Steel
April 8, 2025Words:Nick RuskellPhoto:Harry SteelThere’s simply no denying it: already, Debbie Gough is a musical inspiration to many. We decided to flip it around, though, and find out from the Heriot six-stringer who she’s been most influenced by over the years – from the gnarliest metalcore to pop royalty…“Not from the metal world, but she’s one of the most inspiring people of all time.
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kerrang.com | Nick Ruskell
April 3, 2025Words:Nick RuskellHarvey photo:YushyIn 1999, Slipknot's self-titled debut announced them as the most intense new band on the block. As nu-metal was roaring up to speed, the nine masked terrors tore their way out of Des Moines, Iowa with a record that not only matched the anger of this new wave of heaviness, but upped the ferocity until it was basically on fire.
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kerrang.com | Nick Ruskell |Paul Harries
“I still don’t know. I’m trying not to think about it.” Over the past year, more than once Kerrang! has asked Josh Franceschi the same question.
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New @wearezetra album is great. My review for @KerrangMagazine https://t.co/1196dNfp9B
RT @wearezetra: Read the full Kerrang! magazine review of our Nuclear Blast Records debut ‘Zetra’ on https://t.co/hiUjjTPzb6 Direct link b…
Oh look, another doc is aired where proper journalism is done and concludes Andrew Turd is a human danger, and once again my suggested stuff on Facebook is all videos of him and his weird brother just being funny little guys in their cars. Absolutely normal. Nothing to see.
