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The Mission District video exclusive

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:36:21 +0000

Last week's Kerrang! Introducing Stars The Mission District are gearing up to release their new single, So Over You, though EMI on August 10. Check out an exclusive first look below. The band are currently on tour in the UK with Elliot Minor.

The Burning Question 01/07/2009

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:32:18 +0000

This week's Burning Question: IF YOU COULD CREATE YOUR OWN KERRANG! AWARD CATEGORY, WHAT WOULD IT BE CALLED? AND WHO WOULD WIN IT AND WHY? Post your comments below and you could appear in next week's Kerrang! magazine. Please remember to include a link to your MySpace profile so that, if we use your response, we can print a picture of you.

The Playlist 01-07-09

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 11:05:48 +0000

10 songs you should hear now! TURBOWOLF, READ AND WRITE They’ve got some big, fat riffs and some big, fat songs with big, fat grooves. And some sort of mellotron noise. Still rocks like a bastard, though. Click here SPINNERETTE, BAPTIZED BY FIRE The punk fury might have been replaced by an electronic beat and proper singing, but Brody Dalle’s new outfit aren’t any less brilliant than The Distillers. Click here TWIN ATLANTIC, LIGHTSPEED Another ace single from the Glasgow newbies. If they keep going at this rate (that’s not a crap pun on Lightspeed), Twin Atlantic are going to overtake Biffy Clyro as everyone’s favourite Scots. Click here THEORY OF A DEADMAN, BAD GIRLFRIEND <<”Aint no doubt about it, she’s a bad, bad girlfriend”>>. Is that a double negative? Maybe. All we know is that this is sure to be a floor filler in the clubs. Click here FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH, BURN IT DOWN If you caught them at Download, you’ll be aware that FFDP really know how to kick an arse or two. Here’s a teaser from their new album. Prepare to get kicked all over again. Click here IN THIS MOMENT, CALL ME Yep, that’s a Blondie cover. And, yep, hearing In This Moment doing a Debbie Harry is actually really, really good. Click here DEVILDRIVER, BACK WITH A VENGEANCE So Dez Fafara’s been going around telling everyone his band are ready to fill a Pantera-shaped hole. Listen to this and, um, it’s actually quite hard to argue with him. Click here THE USED, BLOOD ON MY HANDS They’re back, and they’re better than ever. Here’s Bert McCracken’s mob with another slice of twisted, punky noise from their new album, Artwork. Click here STREET SWEEPER SOCIAL CLUB, 100 LITTLE CURSES That guitar sounds like Rage Against The Machine. That’s because it’s Tom Morello stamping his big grooves all over this rocking number. Click here WE ARE THE FALLEN, BURY ME ALIVE Former Evanescence guitarist Ben Moody is back, and his new band sound just like his old one. But when you do gothic rock this well, you’d be a fool to mess with success. Click here

The Playlist 24-06-09

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 11:26:15 +0000

10 songs you should hear now! BLACK TIDE, WARRIORS OF TIME They may be young, but they rock like they’ve been doing this shit for 20 years. Black Tide make stadium-sized heavy metal look piss easy. Click here MUNICIPAL WASTE, WRONG ANSWER Wrong Answer, maybe, but certainly not wrong song. Here the Virginia thrash maestros return with another fistful of riffs and pure thrash aggression. Click here LINKIN PARK, NEW DIVIDE Is this Depeche Mode? Nope, it’s Linkin Park doing some enormous, dark electro pop. Even the biggest LP hater will have a job not liking this. Click here FIGHTSTAR, NEVER CHANGE Those nice chaps in Fightstar have got this exclusively up on Kerrang.com, and it’s a fucking blinder. Get over there and have a listen, now! Click here THE MARS VOLTA, TEFLON Knowing The Mars Volta, they could well be singing about cooking equipment here. Whatever, it’s still amazing, spaced-out prog brilliance. Click here WHITECHAPEL, ETERNAL REFUGE Now here’s some superb death metal. It’s heavy, brutal, and just <> to how fucking deep those growls are! Throat sweet, sirs? Click here SWASHBUCKLE, SCURVY BACK No, not a demented Justin Timberlake cover (<<’I’m bringin’ scurvy back…’>> etc), but a rather splendid bit of pirate metal. Alestorm: you’ve got competition. Click here BEHEMOTH, DAIMONOS Behemoth really are as their name suggests; powerful, crushing and unstoppable. Now assume the position and bang your head til your neck breaks! Click here HARDCORE SUPERSTAR, BEG FOR IT Sleazier than Steel Panther, Hardcore Superstar are all about a good time all of the time. Here’s four minutes of party hearty action. Click here DREAM THEATER, A RITE OF PASSAGE Prog metal. How good? Well, listen to this twisty, turny bit of unrestrained glory and judge for yourself. Then wade into one of their 20 minute epics. Click here

Watch the new Killswitch Engage video!

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 13:46:51 +0000

Killswitch Engage release their new self-titled album next Monday (June 29) and to whet your appetite, they're streaming the entire record on their MySpace page right now. But if you'd like a more visiual taster of their material, check out the video for new track Starting Over below.

Watch the new Papa Roach video

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 13:41:19 +0000

Papa Roach released their new single, Lifeline, yesterday (June 22). Check out the accompanying video below:

Alice In Chains preview new track!

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 11:39:13 +0000

Rock legends Alice In Chains are gearing up for the release of their new album, Black Gives Way To Blue, on September 28. It's the band's first studio album in more than 10 years and first to feature new guitarist William DuVall who shares lead vocal duties with original guitarist Jerry Cantrell. The band have uploaded a sneak preview of the video for the first track to be culled from the record, A Looking In View, here (in Apple QuickTime) or here (in streaming Windows Media). The full video will debut on their official website www.aliceinchains.com in the coming weeks. In related news the band's headline show at London's Scala on August 4 has now sold out. Alice In Chains will play the Sonisphere festival with Metallica, Nine Inch Nails and Avenged Sevenfold on Sunday August 2. Tickets are on sale now from www.aloud.com.

The Burning Question 17/06/2008

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 10:48:27 +0000

This week's Burning Question: YOU SHOULD ALL HAVE NOW RECOVERED FROM THE SUN, BOOZE AND PARTYING OF DOWNLOAD 2009 - SO IT'S TIME TO DECIDE, WHO WAS YOUR FAVOURITE PERFORMER OF THE WEEKEND, AND WHY? Post your comments below and you could appear in next week's Kerrang! magazine. Please remember to include a link to your MySpace profile so that, if we use your response, we can print a picture of you.

Get a free Suicide Silence MP3

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 10:08:30 +0000

To celebrate the release of their upcoming new studio album, No Time To Bleed, on June 29, Kerrang! Dot Com have hooked up with Suicide Silence to bring you an exclusive MP3 download. Click here to download new track, Wake Up, for free. The band kicked-ass at this weekend’s Download festival and will be back in the UK with Devildriver and Behemoth in October.

EXCLUSIVE! Watch the new Fightstar video!

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 14:21:19 +0000

Fightstar are gearing up to release their new single, Never Change, on July 20. The track is culled from their K!-approved Top 20 album be Human. Check out our exclusive first look at the accompanying video below:

New Enter Shikari live vid

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 12:32:16 +0000

To celebrate the release of their new album, Common Dreads, yesterday, Enter Shikari have uploaded a new live video to their YouTube page. Check out the pro-shot footage of new track Solidarity recorded live at The Barfly in Liverpool on May 22.

Kerrang! Download 2009 Podcast: Shinedown

Sun, 14 Jun 2009 20:06:17 +0000

Some times they shine, some times they're down and now they're at Download! K!'s Deputy Editor Daniel J. Lane catches up with the mighty Shinedown ahead of their storming set at this year's Download festival.

Kerrang! Download 2009 Podcast: Def Leppard

Sun, 14 Jun 2009 18:53:11 +0000

Kerrang! Podcast host Simon Young heads backstage to talk to tonight's Download headliners Def Leppard, so sit back and let's all get rocked! Watch it as a streaming YouTube clip below.

Kerrang! Download 2009 Podcast: Steel Panther

Sun, 14 Jun 2009 16:12:58 +0000

Steel Panther take over the Kerrang! Podcast moments ahead of their debut UK performance at the 2009 Download festival. Be warned, explicit content. Watch it as a streaming YouTube clip below.

Kerrang! Download 2009 Podcast: Therapy?

Sun, 14 Jun 2009 15:12:26 +0000

Simon Young catches up with the iconic icons and legendary legends that are Therapy? Watch it as a streaming YouTube clip below.

Kerrang! Download 2009 Podcast: Dream Theater

Sun, 14 Jun 2009 15:10:54 +0000

K! Podcast host Simon Young catches up with Dream Theater's Mike Portnoy (with a little help from Trivium's Travis Smith). Watch it as a streaming YouTube clip below.

Kerrang! Download 2009 Podcast: Buckcherry

Sun, 14 Jun 2009 14:55:28 +0000

K! Deputy editor Daniel Lane checks in with Buckcherry backstage at the 2009 Download festival. Watch it as a streaming YouTube clip below.

Kerrang! Download 2009 Podcast: Twin Atlantic

Sun, 14 Jun 2009 13:08:29 +0000

Simon Young speaks to Scottish rockers Twin Atlantic about their forthcoming album and playing Download 2009.

Kerrang! Download 2009 Podcast: Attack! Attack!

Sun, 14 Jun 2009 12:46:04 +0000

Simon Young catches up with K! faves Attack! Attack! as they prepare for their first ever performance at Download. Watch it below as a streaming YouTube clip.

Kerrang! Podcast: Slipknot Download 2009

Sat, 13 Jun 2009 18:34:26 +0000

Kerrang! Podcast host Simon Young speaks to Slipknot's very own Clown about their upcoming headline slot at tonight's Download festival.