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2015
HELLO,READERS.When I were a lad,
it were all mosh-pits around here,and
I would spend the majority of my time
in my friends garage,bashing away at
my Encore guitar,trying (and failing) to
play songs of the day by Nirvana and
Smashing Pumpkins.We were so young,
we didnt really know what we were doing.We couldnt
afford plectrums,so wed cut them out of plastic milk
cartons.I once tried to play a guitar solo with my teeth,
the strings got trapped in the wires of
my brace,and it ripped all the wiring
out of my mouth.I really wish Id had a
copy of this issue way back when Editor

NEWS ON THE
COVER:
Holy.Shit.Download Festival
have announced all three headliners
for next years bash (p4),plus we
speak to with ex-Neck Deep guitarist
Lloyd Roberts whos fighting to
rebuild his life (p8)

FEATURES ON THE COVER:

Avenged Sevenfold head up our celebration of
six-string superstars in this Guitar Heroes special
(p18), featuringTony Iommi, Slash, Jim Root and a whole
host more. Elsewhere, Asking Alexandria let us
rummage around their new album (p36), Mtley
Cre sign off 30-plus years of debauchery with their
REP GSRJIWWMSRW (p40), and theres Skindred with a
rocket launcher (p44)!

POSTERS ON THE COVER:

Cover up your naked and
cold walls with hotter-than-hell shots of Twenty One
Pilots, 5 Seconds Of Summer and more (p30)!

LIVES Wembleys goindown swinging.With

a big fat smile on its face,after Fall
Out Boy got their hands on it (p46).Against The
Current showed us the birth of a superstar (p48), and
we said a tearful farewell to Blitz Kids (p49).

REVIEWS Escape The Fate

take on bad vibes on
their angry new album (p50), we get, we get, we
get, we get rooocked by Def Leppard (p51), and
Motion City Soundtrack tell us the story behind
their My Dinosaur Life classic (p53)!

GIGS Frank Carter tells us why he

nearly picked rabbits over snakes
(p56), while Winterfylleth give us a tour of
Manchester (p58).
COVER PHOTO: JUSTIN BORUCKI

5 SECONDS
SKINDRED p44 OF SUMMER p31
Moments later, we found out 5SOS reveal their latest
what happens when you wake up songwriting partner/tongue
Benji Webbe on a Sunday inspo, Marnie the dog!
 ITS ABSOLUTELY
THE END. AFTER
THIS, ITS OVER!
OZZY OSBOURNE

WHAT YOU
NEED TO KNOW
2016
WHEN? 10 12 June,
Park,
WHERE? Donington
Midlands, UK
ck
WHO? Rammstein, Bla
and
Sabbath, Iron Maiden
loads more to follow!
RTED?
WHERE TO GET SO
Weekend camping and
day tickets go on sale
this Friday at 9am from
k
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over
MORE INFO? Head
your
to Kerrang.com for all
nty
Download news and ple
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BACK HEADLINING CLASSICS THAT YOU, PERSONALLY, YOU GOING TO BRING THE NEW
DOWNLOAD, AND THIS ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO MAYAN INCARNATION OF HIM TO
WILL BE YOUR FIRST WELCOMING BACK AFTER A LONG LIFE? WHAT KIND OF VOODOO
UK SHOW SINCE THE RELEASE ABSENCE, LIKE YOU DID WITH MAGIC CAN WE EXPECT AND
OF THE BOOK OF SOULS. YOU AFRAID TO SHOOT STRANGERS? HOW WILL HE DIFFER TO GENERAL
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All together now

Reach! For the staaars!

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THEYRE COMIN
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ALRIGHT, TILL
LINDEMANN!
WHATS THE FEELING
IN THE BAND RIGHT
NOW, CREATIVELY SPEAKING,
AFTER TAKING A WHILE OFF?
DOES IT FEEL GOOD TO BE
GETTING BACK INTO GEAR?
All is good in camp Rammstein.
We are always in gear [because]
Rammstein is Rammstein.

AINT THAT NICE TO HEAR!

YOUR PREVIOUS DOWNLOAD
STAGE SHOW WAS LEGENDARY.
HAVE YOUFIGURED OUT HOW
TO MAKE THE MOST INTENSE LIVE
SHOW ON EARTH EVEN MORE
WELL, INTENSE?
You will have to judge for yourself. Rammstein
is Rammstein.

WE SEE WHAT YOU DID THERE!

SO, IS THERE ANYTHING YOUVE
NOT DONE YET ONSTAGE
PRODUCTION-WISE FOR EITHER
HEALTH-AND-SAFETY REASONS
OREXORBITANT COSTTHAT
YOURE DYING TO TRY OUT?
We try everything. Rammstein is Rammstein.

MAKES SENSE TO US, MATE!

AND CAN WE EXPECT TO
HEAR NEW MATERIAL AT YOUR
DOWNLOAD HEADLINE SET?
No. Rammstein is Rammstein.

FAIR ENOUGH, INDEED! YOULL BE

HEADLINING ALONGSIDE BLACK
SABBATH AND IRON MAIDEN
TWO BANDS WHO ALSO KNOW
HOW TO PUT ON A MASSIVE
SHOW. DO YOU THINK YOULL
FEEL A SENSE OF COMPETITION
WITH THEM IN TERMS OF PUTTING
ON THE WEEKENDS MOST
DEFINING SET?
No. Rammstein is Rammstein.

AND ONE LAST THING, WERE

ALL DYING TO KNOW HAVE
YOU FIGURED OUT HOW YOURE
GOING TO TORTURE [KEYBOARD
PLAYER] FLAKE NEXT?
No. Rammstein is Rammstein.

Stay tuned to Kerrang.com for

ore Download announcements!

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Lloyd onstage with Neck

Deep earlier this year

THE FEED
TH I S W EEK IN RO
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Neck Deep shot

as a four-piece at
Reading 2015

LLOYD ROBERTS:
MY STORY
EX-NECK DEEP GUITARIST LLOYD ROBERTS CLEARS HIS NAME
ONLY A WEEK BEFORE they were due Understandably, its been a complicated time for with, says Lloyd.Having to keep quiet while waiting
to smash the main stages of Reading & the guitarist, who had just become a father and was for the police investigation to conclude was incredibly
Leeds 2015, Neck Deep guitarist Lloyd trying to focus on his family life when the allegations frustrating. Its felt like my life has been put on hold for
Roberts stepped down from the band surfaced.After stepping down from the band he two long months.
after allegations arose of misconduct with a fan.The founded with singer Ben Barlow back in 2012, Lloyd Now that chapter has closed, Lloyd is keen to move

ITS LIKE MY
band powered on assuring fans that all scheduled on and get back to where he belongs. But he remains
shows would go ahead, despite being one man down. tight-lipped about the road ahead.
Now, almost two months later, the guitarist has At the moment, Im playing my cards close to my
GSRVQIHXLEXLI[IRXXSXLITSPMGIMRSVHIVXSGPIEV
his name.The investigation has been concluded, with LIFE WAS PUT chest, he says.But lets just say that songwriting has
always been my main passion, so Ill be pursuing that

ON HOLD FOR
SJGIVWRHMRKRSGEWIJSVLMQXSERW[IVXS alongside a few other very exciting opportunities.
Im very relieved to have this situation over and I really cant wait to get started.
done with, says Lloyd.I mean, as you can imagine, it And what are the chances of being reunited with his
was an extremely hard time for myself and my family.
And Im pleased that now I can start to look forward TWO MONTHS old bandmates in Neck Deep?
Look, who knows what the future holds. Right
WORDS: AMIT SHARMA

EKEMREJXIVWYGLEHMJGYPXXMQI-ORI[XLEX?MRZSPZMRK now, though, Im just looking to move on with my

the police] would be the best way to approach the LLOYD ROBERTS life and start rebuilding
situation and clear my name. I wanted to be proactive, was instructed not to comment while the investigation
to confront the claims head-on, rather than shying [EWSRKSMRKERH[EWJSVGIHXSOIITEPS[TVSPI Stay tuned to Kerrang.com to find
away from them.And Im glad Ive been proved correct The stress that it has caused, not just for me, but out what Lloyd gets up to next
in that respect. for all the loved ones around me, was hard to deal

SLAVES SHORTLISTED KINGS AMONG MEN

FOR MERCURY PRIZE Head over to Kerrang.com for
SECURITY AT THE Congratulations to Kent punk duo Slaves,
an exclusive listen of Tyler
Carter from Issues and Luke
AIRPORT TRIED TO who have made the shortlist for this years
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REMOVE MY WIG EVEN Aphex Twin and um, Florence And
Alive pairing up for a cover of
Years & Years King. The duo had
WHEN I TOLD THEM IT
The Machine. Clearly the lads are on a bit already tackled Paramore hit
of a roll after collecting The Spirit Of Aint It Fun to very high praise,
WAS MY REAL HAIR Punk gong earlier in the year at our very
own Relentless Kerrang! Awards.
indeed on last years Punk Goes
Pop 6 compilation.
STEVEN BATTELLE

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THERES BEEN ANOTHER SHAKE-UP THIS WEEK, WITH NEW

ENTRIES FROM CROSSFAITH, COLDRAIN AND GHOST ALEX GASKARTH,
TOWN. WHILE BMTH STILL HOLD ON TO THEIR THRONE ALL TIME LOW all had a moment where
we knew it was going to
WHAT IS RUNAWAYS be really great live.You
ABOUT, THEN, ALEX? do kind of know when
HIGHEST POSITION

Its based on a a song is going to be a

WEEKS ON CHART

conversation I remember great connector.

having with a girl I liked
ARTIST TITLE LABEL when I was 18. I had a WAS IT A TRACK THAT
CAME TOGETHER EASILY
1 11 1 BMTH Throne SONY MUSIC
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like we were bigger than coming back to the
3 3 2 STATE CHAMPS All You Are Is History PURE NOISE the world. conclusion that the
simplest version was the
DID YOU ALWAYS KNOW IT
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WOULD BE A SINGLE?
best. We thought about
bringing a sax player and
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something to it. Once we but the way we demoed
started laying it down, we it was the right way!
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7 5 5 EAGLES OF DEATH METAL Complexity UNIVERSAL MUSIC

WHATS YOUR
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DEREK DiSCANIO, FAVOURITE LYRIC?
STATE CHAMPS I think I know
my limits, and
9 1 9 COLDRAIN Gone HOPELESS
IS THERE ANYTHING how to make
ABOUT THE SONG THAT good decisions. Its
10 5 8 COHEED AND CAMBRIA You Got Spirit, Kid EVERYTHING EVIL FANS WOULDNT KNOW? about someone that is
A lot of people think dragging you down.
11 11 5 WE CAME AS ROMANS The World I Used To Know SPINEFARM RECORDS its a break-up song, but
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YOU HAVE OF THE TRACK?
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is but its not about a
girl. Its a grudge song Ill never forget the
about when I had a super-long nights of
13 2 12 SET IT OFF Forever Stuck In Our Youth EQUAL VISION
falling out with a best hard work throughout
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 Without guitars, the world as we know it would
be totally different. Rock wouldnt rock at all.
Legendary names would be working day jobs. Hell,
even Kerrang! would have a different name.
As the Guitar Hero games return for another
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headlining Avenged Sevenfold shredders
WORDS: MATT ALLEN, TOMAS DOYLE, NICK RUSKELL, AMIT SHARMA, DAN SLESSOR
PHOTOS: JUSTIN BORUCKI, IAN COLLINS, LISA JOHNSON, GETTY

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ZACKY
VENGEANCE &
SYNYSTER GATES
WHEN TWO MEN FROM DIFFERENT SIDES OF THE TRACKS
UNITED IN AVENGED SEVENFOLD, THEY WOULD NEVER
HAVE GUESSED HOW MUCH THEYD NEED EACH OTHER

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ARE BAR BUDDIES.

of metal. Synyster, to corkscrew solos,
who had studied jazz disorientating tempo

WE FELL IN LOVE
and classical guitar shifts and forays into
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tried out.
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pioneering studio work
has since established
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what they were doing. I had no idea of keeping ;LEXHS[I[ERREHS?JSVXLIRI\XEPFYQA#
tempo. I didnt even tune my own guitar. It was says Zacky. It was pretty much a unanimous
as raw and as punk rock as it could be. Syn just HIGMWMSR0IXWKIXFEGOXSHSMRK[LEX[IPSZI
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7]R]WXIVPEYKLW[LIRXEPOMRKEFSYXXLEXVWX write the craziest, most ambitious music that you
session together. Yeah, we just got fucking drunk GERERH[IPPTMGOERHGLSSWI[LEX[SVOWFIWX
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8LEXGSRWIGVEXIHXLIFSRHFIX[IIRQIERH from the thrash and punk rock elements that we
Zacky. Now were like bar buddies. We fell in love KVI[YTPMWXIRMRKXS1IER[LMPI7]R]WXIVWQYWIW
[MXLIEGLSXLIVMQQIHMEXIP] are proving to be somewhat less energised.
What followed was a series of sessions that Late nights with some whisky, weed and
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somewhere in Orange County, theres a
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t was two very different paths that brought Zacky [EWELYKIJERSJ23*<WSMXWIIQIHPMOIETIVJIGX ER]XLMRKXLEX-XLVS[EXLMQ
Vengeance and Synyster Gates to the tumult of QEVVMEKI8LI6IZ[EWSRISJXLIFIWXHVYQQIVW- >EGO]PMWXWEJI[;EOMRK8LI*EPPIRJSVMXWHYIPPMRK
Avenged Sevenfold. Zacky was a skater kid living thought the best Id ever heard in my life. He was KYMXEVWPMOI-VSR1EMHIRERH'LMPHVIR3J&SHSQERH
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NIVO]KYMXEVVYWLSJ6ERGMHERH8LI3JJWTVMRKSJXIR It was also the beginning of a special relationship, he most remembers the guitars of Nightmare, the album
VIHLMQYTEWHMH&EH6IPMKMSRERH7SGMEP(MWXSVXMSR VIGOSRW8LIVIWEQYXYEPYRHIVWXERHMRKLIWE]WSJ XLEXJSPPS[IH8LI6IZWTEWWMRKMR
EPPXLSWI'EPMJSVRMERTYROEGXWMRJEGX;LIRLMWTEVIRXW Avenged Sevenfold now. Were all best friends and 8LEXQEHIYWFSRHEWLYQERFIMRKWLIWE]W-X
FSYKLXLMQEGVIEQGSPSYVIH*IRHIV7XVEXSGEWXIV were all growing together. A lot of people start off as [EWRXWYGLEXIGLRMGEPP]FSRHMRKI\TIVMIRGIMX[EW
KYMXEVEXXLIEKISJLI[EWSTIRIHYTXSXLI friends and then they have these delusions of grandeur more mental and emotional. It helped us to carry on
possibilities of being in his own band. that theyre gonna make a million dollars and its gonna EWTISTPI1IERH>EGO][IVIWLEVMRKERETEVXQIRX
-XYPXMQEXIP]QEHIQIJIIPMQTSVXERXLIWE]W be incredible. But theyre just human beings and were while we were recording that album. We had to rely
I could lock myself in my bedroom and turn on all insatiable, unappreciative fucks. But if you really love on each other to make it through the days, because it
my favourite bands, put the guitar straps around my IEGLSXLIVXLEXWXLIQEMRXLMRK [EWEVIEPP]HEVOXMQI
shoulders and try my best to play along. I could truly 3ZIVXLIGSYVWISJ]IEVWXLIMVWXYHMSSYXTYX

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understand what it felt like to make music. I could LIVILEZIFIIRWM\%ZIRKIH7IZIRJSPHEPFYQW has been married to a mutual studio understanding
imagine myself playing in front of kids moshing. Id been WSJEVEWIZIRXLGSYPHFISRXLI[E]RI\X >EGO]ERH7]R]WXIVORS[LS[XLISXLIVSTIVEXIW
to so many concerts and I always dreamt of being on year. But ask either Zacky or Synyster to FIWX8LIVIWEPWSFIIREHIWMVIXSJSVQYPEXIXLI
the stage. Holding the guitar gave me at least an ounce REQIXLIMVQSWXW]RGLIHXLIVIGSVHMRKHYVMRK greatest music possible, and any egos, they both claim,
SJLSTIXLEXMXGSYPHWSQIHE]FIQI [LMGLXLI]ZIGPMGOIHXLIXMKLXIWXERH]SYPPKEXLIV are left at the door during Avenged Sevenfold sessions.
When Zackys family later relocated to Huntington differing opinions. Synyster quickly opts for the twisting %WJEVEWXLIWXYHMSKSIWXLIVIWSRIVYPIWE]W
&IEGLEWIEWMHIGMX]MR7SYXLIVR'EPMJSVRMEEX[MWXSJ LEVQSRMIWSJW'MX]3J)ZMP-XXSSOGSQTPI\MX] >EGO]8LEXWXSHS[LEXIZIVWRIGIWWEV]XSQEOIXLI
fate orbited him around the characters that would XSERSXLIVPIZIPLIWE]W-VIQIQFIV>EGO]KIXXMRK KVIEXIWXWSYRHMRKEPFYQ%RHXLEXWMX8LIVIWVIEPP]RS
later make up Avenged Sevenfold. He was jamming drunk and talking a little shit on it, as we all were. Im other formula. And if theres something thats played by
at home one afternoon, playing a Sabbath riff, most WYVILIWFIIREFMXWIPJHITVIGEXMRKERHTPE]WHS[R me then Ill step in and play it. If theres something thats
probably, or facing up to his dads latest challenge (a LMWEFMPMX]FYXLIWTVIXX]TW]GLSXMG LIGERTPE] played by him, he does it. If someones having a good
VI[EVHJSVPIEVRMRK.MQQ]4EKIWWSPSJVSQ XLI day, and has energy and wants to be there doing it, and

I SAW THE
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been a tempting incentive), when there was a knock GERW[MXGLSYX%RHXLEXKSIWJSVER]FSH]MRXLIFERH

NOVEMBER
on the door. It was a neighbourhood kid. He wanted 8LMWI\MFPI13PSSOWWIXXSGSRXMRYI*SVXLIMV
to know who was playing the guitar upstairs. RI\XEW]IXYRXMXPIHEPFYQ%ZIRKIH7IZIRJSPHLEZI
8LEX[EWWXVERKIWE]W>EGO]-RIZIVXLSYKLX that been writing within a focused work ethic. Songs
would ever happen, and sure enough he came in and
told me about a band he was in and how his uncle RAIN VIDEO AND and guitar parts are currently undergoing individual
treatments before being emailed around the other

WANTED TO
[EWXLIHVYQQIVSJ?WTYROFERHA4IRR][MWI - QIQFIVW8LSYKLXLIVILEZIFIIRERYQFIVSJKVSYT
couldnt believe it. I thought Id moved to the mecca of [VMXMRKWIWWMSRWXSS17LEHS[WVIGIRXP]FSYKLXE

BE SLASH
punk rock. He invited me to go check out their band WIGSRHLSYWISYXMRXLI'EPMJSVRMERHIWIVX*SVXLI
practice and I couldnt comprehend the level that past few months, Avenged have been meeting there
XLIWIOMHW[IVITPE]MRKEX17LEHS[W[EWMRXLIVI EX JSVNEQW-HIEWLEZIFIIRIWLIHSYX8LIEMQMWXS
O  S Y N Y S T E R G A T E S O
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KVERHTEVIRXW[IVIEPPQYWMGMERWXLIVI[EWE shape to the point where theyre
GSQTYPWMSRXSXVEGIXLIMVJSSXWXITW,MWVWXKYMXEV songs, and I think everyones
was acoustic, arriving as part of a deal on a record I\GMXIHEFSYXXLIQ;IVI
TPE]IV1MGLEIP.EGOWSRWJEGILEHFIIRIQFPE^SRIH just having fun. Were
SRXLIFSH]-[EWJSYVLIWE]W-VIQIQFIV writing in a manner thats
TPE]MRKMXPMOIEPETWXIIP8LIRQ]HEHMTTIHMXYT reminiscent
ERHWLS[IHQILS[XSTPE]TVSTIVP] of our early
%XVWXLITMGOIHYTTSTXYRIWJVSQXLI days, of just
VEHMSLMXWF]XLIWMRKIV8MJJER]ERHWRI[ writing as much as
VSQERXMGW(YVER(YVER&YXEXXLIEKISJ possible, and writing
LIPEXGLIHSRXSKYMXEVLIVSIWSREQSVI stuff that we love. Its
HMWXSVXIHWTIGXVYQ.MQQ],IRHVM\.MQQ] pouring out of us, too.
Page and Slash. I dont think theres
-JSYRH+YRW26SWIWSRQ]S[RLI been much of a
says. I saw the November Rain video and I standstill on anyones
wanted to be Slash on that roof, or on the ideas or creativity.
TMERSSRXLIGPMJJHSMRKEPPXLEXGVE^]WLMX8LEXW Were trying all
when I fell in love with performing. sorts of things to
Slash has played with us a couple of times, get inspired. Were
[LMGL[EWHIRMXIP]ERLSRSYV(YHILI trying to write
broke his string two seconds in once, and it the best music
FPI[Q]QMRHXLEXLIGSYPHTPE]E[PIWWP] were capable
[MXLFVSOIRWXVMRKW8LIKY]NYWXHMHRXKMZI of. And by any
EJYGO,IGEQISRTPYKKIHMRXSE1EVWLEPP QIERWRIGIWWEV]
his guitar with broken strings, and was just Avenged
shredding. But he was a fucking pro, a Sevenfolds
LEVHIRIHZIXIVER songwriting has come
7]R]WXIVPEXIV[IRXXSXLI0%1YWMGMERW JYPPGMVGPIXLIR8LIGVIEXMZI
Institute, where he initially fancied a life as a camaraderie that informed
session guitarist, laying down riffs on songs their earliest work has
written for other musicians. But that boozy, been recaptured. But, like
smoky night in Huntington Beach with everything this band has
>EGO]8LI6IZERH17LEHS[WGLERKIH HSRISZIVXLI]IEVWXLIMVRI\X
his life forever. album is unlikely to represent a
1EXXERH>EGO][IVIHSMRKXLIMV backwards step. Its just a downer
Syn was so fussy about amps,
LEVHGSVIXLMRKLIWE]W%RH-PSZIH he thought it best to just
theyre taking their sweet
their approach to it. I thought it was very make his own Hellwin JYGOMRKXMQIEFSYXMX
YRMUYIMXLEHEPSXSJTYROVSGOERH-

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time f a
human id

TALES BEHIND THE RIFF!

ZACKY AND SYNYSTER REVEAL THE SECRETS BEHIND THEIR FAVOURITE A7X LICKS!

BAT COUNTRY AFTERLIFE SAVE ME HAIL TO THE KING

ZACKY: I think its four notes. SYNYSTER: The verse riff came ZACKY: The first half of this song SYNYSTER: Its the high strings
It came about from us wanting about kinda funny. Jimmy wrote has an incredible guitar riff. Its super- [for me]. Id been playing a lot of
something really raw. It doesnt take that song, but he didnt have a riff dark, super-haunting. That was just gypsy jazz and that was a gypsy jazz
much to make a super-powerful riff for the verse, so he was like,I want all of us wanting to write something technique. If you listen to gypsy
and that nailed it. Its heavy enough something like this! [Starts making really, really dark and kinda evil. jazz at all, it sounds like a toddler
to keep us in the metal category, spiralling guitar solo noises] I didnt That was before Jimmy had passed, a full savant toddler playing jazz.
and almost has a Motrhead vibe get what he was saying, but I picked and once we lost him and recorded Its so adolescent-sounding to me
to it. There are a lot of guitar players up a guitar and played that riff without Save Me, it took on a whole new that [I didnt think that] it would
that get ahead of themselves and try a moments hesitation. He freaked out! darkness. It became real. It was no cross over or translate. But that one
to come up with something crazy. I later won an award for it, too. Jimmy longer just a riff. It was real life and did. And it was cool to have a gypsy
Sometimes the was like,Im you could hear jazz riff that
most impressive taking that that in the music. sounded like
riffs are the thats my riff! It was a little a classic
ones that are FIND IT: bit clairvoyant. rock track.
straightforward. AVENGED FIND IT: FIND IT: HAIL TURN FOR MORE
FIND IT: CITY SEVENFOLD NIGHTMARE TO THE TALES BEHIND THE
OF EVIL (2005) (2008) (2010) KING (2013) RIFFS & EXCLUSIVE
INTERVIEWS!

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TALES B
EVER WONDERED HOW ROCKS GREATEST RIFFS C
INTO BEING? FIVE GUITAR GODS REVEAL ALL
LINKIN PARK BLACK VEIL BRIDES

ONE STEP CLOSER IN THE END

Brad Delsons career-defining Jake Pitts crowning g
moment? A total accident case of working back
Before the band took off, we were We recorded th
doing a photoshoot with a friend Wretched And D
of ours in an underground parking John Feldmann [
garage, and I had my guitar Time Low] and, i
with me specifically to be in the we used a comp
pictures. I was just messing around style to the way
in a drop C-sharp tuning while things were to working. We came up with
being set up, and I came up with that harmonic melodies first, so, instead of th
octave riff, which remains one of my favourites with a riff and then building it
to this day. I then took this and evolved it into we had a basic structure with
the fuller, chord version that is the main riff of progressions. Then [fellow gu
the song. That underpins the verses, and then I started coming up with the r
the chorus is a melodic progression beyond and really fleshing the songs
that, so the whole song is basically born of the I like to take a few runs at
riff I came up with in that garage. things, and Ill keep rewriting
I honestly couldnt tell you what it is them over and over until I get
about that riff that connects with so many it right. With that one I knew
people, but I know that when we play it live, I wanted to take the basic
its always one of our strongest songs. The notes and make it a bit more
thing with that riff is that its interesting and dramatic, and
all about the feel. Its not that meant also giving it more
super-technical, and Ive flow. From there, we then
With his guitar
heard amazing guitarists worked on making the really not
plugged in, Jake
covering it guys who epic duelling leads that the took to
simply shouting
his parts
could shred me into the song climaxes with.
ground, and for the life I think what makes that rif
of them it never sounds is the movement, but at the sa
One Step
right. Anyone attempting it quite straightforward made
A world without to play it really needs to the leads kind of go all over th
idea
Closer? Youve no
who these men
are just be really loose, and think we nailed everything ab
I mean your whole body dont think theres a recipe for
has to be loose, because great riff its a case of you fe
the key to it is nailing the syncopation and the and if you have any doubts, it
bounce. Its all about the up not the down. FIND IT: WRETCHED AND
FIND IT: HYBRID THEORY (2000) THE STORY OF THE WILD

MY CHEMICAL emo, specifically bands like I always loo

ROMANCE The Get Up Kids. I remember when we w

HELENA listening to [1997 album] Four

Minute Mile by them and being
my dad and
drummers,
Feel over flair defines amazed at how their guitarists have a pret
Frank Ieros playing interlocked, playing all these rhythm and
and this MCR classic notes that seemed to be sliding write and
I remember by each other at all times. That that comes
when we were part of the song was heavily pretty stron
doing Three influenced by them, but, as recall bein
Cheers For Sweet well as that, I wanted that at the e
Revenge and something that really pulled a big shift i
started writing you into that tempo headfirst to a repetiti
Helena, that I had a very strong so it almost feels like a relief beginning.
feeling about how the various when you get to the chorus. it works pre
parts of that song should join Its about pacing, playing on In the e
together. I put together this those dynamics and taking the really prou
octave line in the verses to listener through various states proud of ev
work with the vocal and also and stages of interest. in that ban
fill in some gaps instrumentally. Ive always been someone that song is
For me, the primary inspiration who puts a lot more emphasis moment fo
for that section of the song is on the feel of things rather FIND IT:T
We dont know who NJ is, but
lot of late-90s indie rock and than technical brilliance, so FOR SWEE theyre gonna be mad when they
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Slash

clearly
The denim memo
of Megadeth
didnt reach all

MEGADETH

TORNADO OF SOULS
Dave Mustaine knows
when to call a riff a riff
My musical preferences
have always leaned
toward being very
riff-oriented, and I think
there are a lot people
who think they play riffs,
but theyre not riffs to me. Making a
riff is not about strumming chords,
its pedalling and picking, finding
those notes and making them count.
Tornado Of Souls was an intense and
THE LONE GUNMAN

SLASH
aggressive effort to showcase that riff.
It was actually written during a time
that was really, really bad for us. There
was only David [Ellefson, bass] and I
in the band, and we were squatting in
abandoned houses just to get by. But
we were coming up with all of these
great riffs. If you have a riff that you THE FORMER GUNS N ROSES AND VELVET REVOLVER
can play over and over again and it AXEMAN PLAYS BY HIS OWN SIX-STRING RULES
wont get monotonous, thats when
you know you have a great riff. HOW HAS YOUR PLAYING CHANGED WHATS THE MOST DIFFICULT THING
FIND IT: Rust In Peace (1990) OVER THE YEARS? YOUVE OVERCOME AS A GUITARIST?
Id like to think Ive improved a lot. From playing, Getting records done with Scott Weiland [when
I know Ive gotten better I can feel it.You inVelvet Revolver] was pretty hard (laughs)! The
LED ZEPPELIN know things are more accessible to you note- hardest thing was probably the record with all those

KASHMIR wise and technique-wise, and how intimidating

the guitar is to you. But style-wise, it hasnt really
different singers [2010s solo self-titled record].
There was a lot of moving parts on that one!
Even rock royalty like changed that much. I think with everything I do
Jimmy Page sometimes in music, Im just trying to perfect what turned YOUVE COLLABORATED WITH A
just make it up on the fly QI SR MR XLI VWX TPEGI - HSRX [ERX XS FI KSSH FAIR NUMBER OF OTHER MUSICIANS
I basically [came at fuckin shit I dont listen to or dont want to OVER THE YEARS. WHICH WAS YOUR
up with] the Kashmir do, just for the sake of it. Anything I learn, I want FAVOURITE COLLABORATION?
riff on the tail end of to be able to apply it to what Im into. So, I dont It depends on how important they are to me
something else that was really try getting good at everything.To tell you EW ER MRYIRGI 0MOI [SVOMRK [MXL 0IQQ] [EW E
written on an acoustic. the truth, to play two fuckin great thing, working

MICHAEL
It was sat right at the notes that really mean with Ray Charles was a big
end of a rather lengthy piece. I had something is enough of one, Iggy Pop was another

JACKSON WAS
the opening riff, as you know, and a challenge, still! big one.Then theres
I thought Id work on it when I got jamming with Aerosmith

A FUCKIN
together with the rest of the band at WHAT WOULD SAY or [The Rolling Stones]
[Hampshire studio] Headley Grange. DEFINES THAT Ronnie Wood Those
As it turned out, it was just me and SIGNATURE SLASH are all people that had a
[drummer] John Bonham that day.
We worked on it to get the riff going
round, and just laid it down with a
APPROACH TO
GUITAR? YOU
NEVER SEEMED
GREAT GUY
O S L A S H O
really big impact on who
I am, since I was a kid. But,
then again, there have
12-string electric guitar playing the TO RELY ON ANY been people Ive played
brass parts. The idea of an orchestra ONE SPECIFIC TECHNIQUE with that were just phenomenal to work with.
on top of this riff which went round Well, for example, tapping that was already All things considered, working with Fergie [from
and round is something that went Eddies [Van Halen] thing.You have all these The Black Eyed Peas] was fuckin great! She did a
back to when I listened to classical people that argue over which guy was the fuckin amazing job and it was a huge honour. It
music. I had a voracious VWX XS HS XLI [LSPI JYGOMR RKIVXETTMRK was one of my favourite collaborations.
appetite for guitar music thing. But whoever it was, Eddie came out
but also there was Indian and he had his trip. And everybody jumped WHAT WAS IT LIKE WORKING WITH
music, Arabic music and on it. And that always bothered me.With MICHAEL JACKSON?
sitar music. If it grabbed blues and rock guitar, it was more universal 1MGLEIP [EW RSX E HMVIGX MRYIRGI SR QI PMOI
me, I would incorporate the techniques were a little more subtle. Iggy Pop, but he was someone I grew up with
it in my playing. &YX )HHMI LEH ER MRHMVIGX MRYIRGI SR all his Jackson 5 stuff. He was such an amazing
FIND IT: Physical me anyway. I still love what he does, period. talent. He was really into whatever it was I did for
Graffiti (1975) When he does a rock lick, its a proper fuckin whatever reason We had a really great time
Jimmy Page: Six strings? Pfft
dig-in rock lick! doing it he was a fuckin great guy.

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MY GUITA
ICON
As well as Fender guitars,
Jim Root favours human
hair neck-warmers

THE STARS REVEAL THE NAMES THAT

CONTINUE TO INSPIRE AND INFLUENCE

JAMES HETFIELD, METALLICA

BY MATT TUCK, BULLET FOR
MY VALENTINE
I think what makes James Hetfields
playing so distinctive and immediately
recognisable is how aggressive his right
hand is. Thats the key to getting a really
tight guitar stroke: its in your right hand if
youre right-handed, that is, otherwise its your left!
Theres something so ferocious in that, the way he almost
attacks the strings with every stroke. I knew I wanted to
be able to master that, too, and it took me a lot of time.
THE MASKED SHREDDER One thing that Ive always appreciated is that,
over the years and over the records, his

JIM ROOT
playing has stayed basically the same. Hes
always had that same style, the parts
becoming a little more thought-out from
record to record, but its right there. Even on
[1983 debut] Kill Em All, those signature
riffs shine through as much as they do on
their later records.You could talk classic
EVEN WHEN YOURE THE CHIEF AXEMAN IN SLIPKNOT, Hetfield riffs all day long.
YOURE NEVER TOO OLD TO LEARN A THING OR TWO

DAVE GROHL epitomises

HOW HAS YOUR INVOLVEMENT IN whether I started with drums or bass or guitars,
SLIPKNOTS SONGWRITING CHANGED Id get it bounced down and email it to Clown.

what a classic rock guitarist should

OVER THE YEARS?
Ive been involved with the process since I joined SLIPKNOT BASSIST V-MAN HAS A
the band in 2001, when we started working
on Iowa. Id sit with Paul [Gray] a lot and had a
REPUTATION AS A PRETTY FEARSOME
GUITAR PLAYER. HOW HAS HAVING be in my eyes. He has proven that
good sense of how he would work. When we
worked out Vermillion Pt. 2 together, we were
SOMEONE LIKE THAT IN YOUR BAND
INFLUENCED YOUR PLAYING?
you dont have to conform to passing
just bouncing things off each other and then Id Hes a monster. Because hes a monster, hes got trends that a lot of modern bands follow.
sit back and watch Paul. Sometimes, he could me playing better, too. He has better discipline
Hearing FOO FIGHTERS inspired me
RIZIVRHEPIJXLERHIHKYMXEVWSLIHXEOIE with his instrument than I do. Like, if Im not
to
VMKLXLERHIHKYMXEVERHMTMXYTWMHIHS[RERH
do all these weird chord intervals. I noticed, when
writing, I never touch my guitar, but I hear him and
it makes me go, Alright, maybe I should get on go back to the roots of guitar-playing.
I was doing the demos for .5:The Gray Chapter this!Thats how you become better as a player. J A M E S G I L L E T T , M A L L O R Y K N O X
when I became the

FOR ME,
QEMRVMJJ[VMXIV - WHAT DO YOU
was trying to move all CONSIDER MORE
around the fretboard
XSXV]ERHKYVI SYX E
ATTITUDE IS MORE
IMPORTANT TO
A GUITARIST: DIMEBAG DARRELL, PANTERA
BY MATT HEAFY, TRIVIUM

IMPORTANT THAN
better way, or a better TECHNICAL ABILITY
interval, or a new shape OR FEEL? What made Dimebag such an incredible
to the chord and stuff -Q SPHWGLSSPERHJSVQI guitarist? He was so well versed in every
like that. Maybe this
notes better than that
note, even if it doesnt
TECHNIQUE
O J I M R O O T O
attitude is more important
than technique. Attitude,
melody and emotion.Thats
aspect of playing: rhythm, leads,
songwriting, knowing how to make
interesting sounds, knowing how to
follow the scale, yknow? not to say you cant riff a make a good tone and he had one of the most
And I realised that thats how Paul wrote. 32nd note scale and have emotion with it, but distinctive guitar tones in metal. He was one of
IUYEPP] ]SY GER VMT ER % LEVQSRMGQMRSVWGEPIEX those people who just had it. He could do
HOW DID YOU TAKE TO whatever BPM on a metronome and it doesnt anything he wanted on the guitar, but one of
BECOMING THE MAIN WRITER mean you can write a song like Wait And Bleed! the things I love about his playing is that he
ON .5: THE GRAY CHAPTER? made heavy metal complexity simpler.You
With the new Slipknot album, I started clean, from WHO ARE THE GUITARISTS THAT can sing his riffs. He wrote things that were
scratch, and I didnt take any old ideas from old INSPIRE YOU? hooky and memorable but heavy-as-fuck
LEVHHVMZIWSVER]XLMRKPMOIXLEX-KSXEFVERHRI[ Theres lots of people, but Id say guys like at the same time. Obviously he could
LEVHHVMZIERHEFVERHRI[JSPHIVERH[EWPMOI [Pink Floyds] David Gilmour, who has that mix shred like a motherfucker, too, but he
8LMWMWMX3RGI-HRMWLEREVVERKIQIRXXSXLI of brilliant technicality and incredible emotion. never pushed things for the sake of it. He
TSMRX[LIVI-LEHEJSYVQMRYXIEVVERKIQIRX -RJEGXXLEXWLS[QIERH:QERVWXFSRHIH had this amazing minimalism and this
that felt like a song, minus the vocals, Id layer the Wed be sitting in with Martin, my guitar tech, ability to say more in two notes than most Dimebag: 11 years
KSRILMWMRYIRGIMWWXMPP
KYMXEVWPIJXVMKLXKYMXEVWXLMVHKYMXEVWTYXFEWWSR and end up just talking about guitars and modern guitar players can say in 20. etched across metal
it, program drums across the top of it and then, fantastic players like Gilmour.

24 KERRANG!
 When I was growing up,
GREEN DAYs Dookie was
like the Bible to me. I sat in my
room with my little Marshall amp        

and learnt it note-for-note trying to

get the same raw sound. BILLIE
JOE ARMSTRONG showed
its not how many chords you
play, its how you play em.
Billie: unhappy about being D , T H E D E F I L E D
S T I T C H
WUYII^IHMRXSWYGLEWQEPPFS\

ADRIAN SMITH & DAVE MURRAY,

IRON MAIDEN
BY HERMAN LI, DRAGONFORCE
I still remember the feeling I had when I
first heard the twin guitar attacks from
Maiden. Even though back then I didnt
even know it was a guitar, the feeling I had
hearing it was totally electrifying. Great
guitar leads and solos are what drew me into metal and
rock in the first place, but its not about that one solo, that
one song or that album. Its all about how they were able
to do it again and again for many
years. The great melodies and
fearless approach to the guitar are
just two of the many things that
have inspired DragonForce.
and
Maiden: Adrian Smith (far left)
Dave Murray (second from right)

TOM MORELLO,
RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE
BY TOM WILLIAMS,
STRAY FROM THE PATH
The trait I most love about Tom is
his ability to make simple riffs that are very
catchy, while at the same time pushing the
envelope. No-one can fuck with him, and
he has such a unique guitar tone. Theres
no distortion, no tricks just great playing. And dont get
me started on the crazy leads and shit he does! I
remember when [1999 album] The Battle Of Los Angeles
was coming out and he referred to making his guitar KURT COBAIN, NIRVANA was coming from anyway; my vibe was,
What kind of cool noise can I get out of my
sound like a cow on Mic Check and then hearing that BY JOSHUA CAIN, MOTION guitar? and that is something I got directly
for the first time its like, What the hell! That is a cow! CITY SOUNDTRACK from watching Kurt play. He would play so
The best thing about Kurt passionately and so hard,all the time.

BEN WEINMAN is
Cobain was watching Sometimes the guitar wouldnt do the
somebody just not give a fuck thing that he would want it to do and he

probably not a traditional

when they were playing the would get angry and smash it into a million
guitar.You can watch that pieces. I always thought that was fucking

guitar hero, but thats what Reading Festival show they did in 92 and
you can see when he fucks up he realises
cool; it was like he was constantly fighting
his instrument and trying to get it to make
I love about his playing: its and just keeps fucking up and playing the
wrong note on purpose.Thats what I love
the sound that was inside him. Sometimes he
succeeded and sometimes he didnt, but you
unconventional. From the music he writes wit
THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN, toh
about him; that it wasnt about perfection, but always knew he was doing it with absolute
about doing what was raw and true and honesty. I think a lot of proper guitarists
noisy and crazy. Growing up, he gave me a hated him for that reason, because he had

the way he performs, theres no-one like him. lot of hope because I was pretty terrible and almost a disrespect for the instrument, but

T O M S E A R L E ,

A R C H I T E C T S
couldnt play mad guitar solos like Guns N
Roses or whatever. But that wasnt where I
in my mind thats what makes him such a
unique and iconic player.

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HEROES
v

WANT TO LEARN TO RIFF LIKE YOUR FAVOURITE

GUITARISTS? THEN HEED THEIR WORDS OF WISDOM

FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH PARKWAY DRIVE

Want that big, ugly guitar sound? Luke Kilpatrick and Jeff Ling
Zoltan Bathory is your man explain getting that PWD crunch
Everything about my setup is LUKE KILPATRICK: Weve
custom. My string gauge is .66 started to think a lot more
to .13 and those things are like recently about the idea of riffs
fucking piano wires. One of the that kids can sing along to and
biggest upsides to this is that sing back at us. If you think about
youre going to have an ugly, ferocious sound, guitar parts as extra melody lines, then that
and when you hit an open B chord it sounds can help when you sit down in the rehearsal
like nothing else in the world. And I never use room to work through the best ideas.
pedals for distortion. Its all created in the amp, JEFF LING: Weve gone through quite a
and I try to find the breaking point, where if I big change in our setups recently, too
hit my strings really hard you get the massive, LUKE: We still use a lot of ESP guitars with
distorted sound youre looking for every time. EMG pickups, and they are a big part of our
sound. That being said, instead of traditional

HALESTORM amps, weve moved over to amp-modelling

software, which lets you dial in the tones for
Lzzy Hale has one motto to play almost any amp anywhere, and it sounds as
by: keep it simple good as if not better than the real thing.
I keep it simple, because Im a JEFF: As much a part of getting to sound
simple gal and I like to plug in like any guitarist you like is about practicing
and play. Every time I jam with and learning the songs and the techniques
people, they tell me my approach they employ.
to guitar is not like a guitar player. LUKE: When I was growing up, thats how I
Im melody first, which comes from being a learnt to play guitar by finding the bands I
singer and piano player originally, and my liked and practicing their techniques. For me,
riffs and solos always end up being singable that was bands like Pennywise.
which just must be how my brain works. I JEFF: So, for us, thats things like palm
have this thing that I do on some songs, though, muting, tremolo picking and understanding
which is kind of a slapping technique. My left drop-B tuning. People say it all the time, but its
hand is hitting the strings rather than it all true: no amount of expensive gear will make
coming out of my right hand give it a try. you sound good, unless you practise.

BIFFY CLYRO
Simon Neil breaks down his five essential
pointers for the guitar n00b

1DONT GET HUNG UP

ON LESSONS 3 DONT STRESS OVER YOUR GEAR
Dont take too many
Dont worry about spending loads on gear.
Every guitarist sounds different, and you can
guitar lessons. Its spend 10,000 on amps and expensive guitars
important to learn and still sound shit.You can pick up a really
the basics, but dont cheap guitar that still sounds fantastic.
worry too much about
techniques, details,
scales and things like
that. I think they reduce
4 REMEMBER YOURE ONE OF A TEAM
When youre writing songs, always
remember that the best songs arent virtuoso.
your creativity and choices, Just because someone is amazingly fast at
because youre suddenly aware guitar, doesnt make them any good at guitar.
on a technical level of which I didnt take many guitar lessons and actually
choices youre making. played violin before, so that informed my
playing a lot more than wanting to be able to

2 LET THE RHYTHM LEAD YOU

When youre trying to get used to
singing and playing together, just play roughly
shred. In fact, because of the violin, I do a lot
of four-finger chords, which is probably quite
unusual and helps give Biffy our sound. So,
in the rhythm youre aiming for and, before you whatever weird way you play, it can turn out to
We didnt have room for a sixth know it, your right hand will be able to look after be what distinguishes you, so embrace it!
TSMRXIVFYXMXHIRMXIP][SYPH itself.Your hands will get comfortable alongside
LEZIFIIR4PE]XSTPIWW your vocal and you wont even realise. Dont
panic about it thats the main thing! 5 AND FINALLY
Grow your hair and a fucking beard!
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BRING ME THE HORIZON

The five essentials
when making a Lee
Malia-shaped riff

1THE GUITAR
I use Gibson Les Pauls. Well, now
I use my custom Epiphone [a Gibson
sub-company] Les Paul. I was blown
away when they said they wanted
to do one for me. I like Les Pauls
THE GUITAR GODFATHER

TONY IOMMI
because theyve got a really nice tone.
Its such a classic guitar, and theyre really
tough, as well. Theyre like a tank.

2 THE STRINGS
I use pretty heavy strings to get some
good bottom-end. We tune down really low, so NEARLY 50 YEARS AGO, THE BLACK SABBATH GUITARIST
you need heavy strings C or drop-A tuning. DEFINED THE SOUND OF HEAVY METAL FOREVER
So, you have to have something really thick,
like .70 gauge. Thats where a lot of heaviness
comes from, rather than loads of distortion WHAT MADE YOU WANT TO PICK UP GSYPHRXXSYGLER]XLMRK-QEHIWSQIRKIVXMTWJSV
having a low, thick tone. THE GUITAR AS A KID? myself out of a Fairy Liquid bottle. I melted it down
Well, I used to listen to the radio, and rocknroll and got it in the shape of a ball, and then got a hot

3 THE AMP
I used to use Matamps, which is a local
company in Sheffield. But now I use a Marshall
stuff from Chuck Berry, and then I liked the Shadows.
Because they were instrumental, I could learn to play
the tunes by myself. There werent that many guitar
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Q]RKIV8LIR-KPYIHSRWSQISPHPIEXLIVJSVKVMT
There were certain chords I couldnt play, of course,
JCM 800. Its a classic.You cant put too much LIVSIWMR)RKPERHXSFILSRIWX8LIVI[EW?MRYIRXMEP because I had these big blobs of stuff on the end of
distortion and gain through it. Some people Brit guitarist] Bert Weedon and [Shadows axeman] Q]RKIVW-X[EWE[LSPIRI[[E]SJTPE]MRK-LEH
use loads of distortion, and it kind of hides Hank Marvin and not much else you could hear in to put lighter strings on because I couldnt press the
everything. This amp, them days. heavier strings. I used a banjo string for the top string.
you dont need to put too It made me play in a different style and come up with
much distortion through HOW OLD WERE YOU WHEN YOU a bigger sound. The idea was to try and make the
it, and it sounds great. STARTED THINKING YOU COULD BE A sound as big as I could, with my limits.
MUSICIAN YOURSELF?

4 THE TECHNIQUE I used to play accordion, so WHAT MAKES FOR A

Im more into playing bluesy stuff
than really shreddy, technical stuff. I think
-WYTTSWIXLEXWQ]VWXTEXL
to being a musician. All my MUSIC GOT ME GOOD RIFF?
Good notes! When I write

OUT OF BEING
shreddings cool if it suits what youre doing, relations played accordion a riff, I try to put myself in
but often I like to go with something a bit more or drums or some sort of a mood of what I want to

IN GANGS
simple. A good riff doesnt have to have loads instrument. I picked up the write. Its just the feel. Usually,
of notes in it.You can be just as heavy and guitar when I was about 13 the simplest are better. Look
effective doing something with a good groove or 14. Where I lived wasnt at Paranoid couldnt get a
O  T O N Y I O M M I O
and rhythm on just an open string. exactly the greatest spot. You simpler riff than that. Most of
either joined a gang or you our stuff has been simple. It

5 THE INFLUENCE
The band that made me want
to pick up the guitar was Metallica.
became interested in something else, and it was the
music that got me out of being in gangs.
may be simple notes, but its how you attack it. Its
PMOIERI[MRI]SYZIKSXXSPIXMXFVIEXLI&YX
then itll sound different as soon as you play it with
I learned a load of their songs and YOU SEVERED YOUR FINGERTIPS IN AN a band, because of what theyre doing as well. But
practiced them over and over. INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENT. HOW DID THAT simplicity is important, I think.
Theyre a good band because they do so CHANGE YOUR PLAYING?
much. Theres the fast stuff, but then you play I had to change everything. There was a lot of stuff
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 WLS[GEWIHMXMR-;SRX+MZI-R8LIOMHNYWXLEWE CAN YOU TELL US ABOUT SOME OF THE
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that he didnt used to do so much in the past. ,SQI8LEXWNYWXEFSYXYWFIMRKE[E]JVSQLSQI
,IWXEOIRXLMRKWSRFSEVHJSVXLMWVIGSVHERH all the time and the struggles and hardships of being
gone and experimented. E[E]JVSQ]SYVPSZIHSRIW%WKVIEXEWMXMWXS[EOI
YTMRERI[GMX]IZIV]HE]MXHSIWXEOIMXWXSPP
ARE YOU ESSENTIALLY THE MAIN LYRICIST,
WITH DENIS PROVIDING HIS OWN INPUT, HAVE YOU GOT A PERSONAL FAVOURITE YET?
OR IS IT MORE OF A PARTNERSHIP? 8LISRIXLEX[MPPTVSFEFP]XYVRSYXXSFIQ]
-XWHIRMXIP]FIIRETEVXRIVWLMT-ZIWIRXLMQE JEZSYVMXIMWWMQTP]GEPPIH&PEGO-XWEFSYXXLIIRHSJ
FYRGLSJP]VMGWFYXLIWWIRXQIEFYRGLSJP]VMGWXSS EVIPEXMSRWLMTFYXMXWRSX[LMR]-XWWSVXSJQSVI
Then when we hit the studio wed sit down together about the lead up to the end of the relationship,
Revealed: the dangers ERHKSXLVSYKLIZIV]XLMRKERHFIPMOI3OE]XLMW ERHVIEPMWMRKXLEX[LEX]SYLEH[EWMRGVIHMFPI
of not grounding your needs changing and this could be improved. Me and 8LEXWUYMXIETIVWSREPWSRKJSVQIFYXMXWI\GMXMRK
guitars electrics properly (IRMWLEZI[SVOIHVIEPP]GPSWIP]SRXLMWVIGSVH FIGEYWIXLIVIWE[LSPIFYRGLSJHMJJIVIRXWX]PIW
Its been a lot of fun. And its been a lot easier than SRXLMWEPFYQ;IZIKSXEWSRKGEPPIH.YWX%7PEZI
YOU PREVIOUSLY SAID THAT YOU SPENT LAST previous records because, for the most part, we are 8S6SGORVSPP[LMGLMRQ]STMRMSRMWXLMWEPFYQW
SUMMER LOCKED IN THE BACK OF YOUR TOUR on the same page and we have the same ideals. We 2SX8LI%QIVMGER%ZIVEKI-XWVIEPP]VSGO]TVIXX]
BUS, WRITING. ARE THOSE SESSIONS STILL THE have the same vision for this band. old-school Asking Alexandria thats talking about
BASIS FOR THIS NEW ALBUM? TEVX]MRKHSMRKHVYKWERHHVMROMRKEPPXLEXKSSH
%GXYEPP]RS-IRHIHYTWGVETTMRKEPSXSJXLEX stuff that we used to sing about.
because when I was writing those tunes, it was Denis got a little carried
away when he spied the
[LIR[I[IVIHSMRKXLI1E]LIQXSYVMR Mr Whippy van
IS IT DIFFICULT SITTING ON ALL THESE NEW
XLI7XEXIW?PEWXWYQQIVAERH(ERR]?;SVWRSTA SONGS WAITING FOR PEOPLE TO HEAR THEM?
[EWSFZMSYWP]WXMPPSYVZSGEPMWXXLIR8LIWX]PISJ -XVIEPP]MW;IVIWXMPPPMWXIRMRKXSXLIQIZIV]
music I was writing was catered towards what night because were making sure that were
(ERR][EW[MPPMRKXSHS[MXLLMWZSMGI[LMGL[EW LETT][MXLXLIREPQM\ERHWIIMRKMJXLIVIEVI
EPSXPIWWWGVIEQMRKERHEPSXQSVIVSGORVSPP] ER]PMXXPIX[IEOWXSFIQEHIEX.SI]WIRHVIKEVHMRK
4PYW[I[IVISRXSYV[MXL%ZIRKIH7IZIRJSPHWS the mix and production. Weve heard these songs
-H[VMXXIREFYRGLSJ%ZIRKIH7IZIRJSPHVMTSJJ WSQER]XMQIWRS[ERHRSSRIIPWILEW-EPQSWX
songs. We ended up scrapping most of it and [ERRENYWXKS*YGOMXERHVIPIEWIMXSRPMRI
starting again. VMKLXRS['VIEXMRKRI[QYWMGMWSRISJQ]
favourite parts of doing all this. If I could,
IF DENIS IS HAPPIER TO DO -H[VMXIERHVIPIEWIWSRKWIZIV]
THE SCREAMING, DOES THAT QSRXLFYXXLEXWNYWXRSXXLI
MEAN YOUVE TAKEN A [E]SJXLIFIEWX
STEP BACK TOWARDS A
HEAVIER SOUND? DO YOU THINK THAT
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EPSXLIEZMIVXLER?WA v2.0 IS SET TO SURPASS
*VSQ(IEXL8S(IWXMR];IZI ANYTHING YOUVE DONE
HIRMXIP][VMXXIREPSXSJLIEZMIV UP TO NOW?
tunes, but weve still kept all the -HIRMXIP]HSFIGEYWI[I[IVIMRE
melodic aspects of Asking Alexandria that FMXSJEVYXFIJSVI[MXL(ERR],IHMHRX
[IZILEHWMRGIHE]SRI%RH-VIEPP]HSXLMRO want to be in the band and it showed. It took
that the biggest arena rock anthems weve ever MXWXSPPSREPPSJYWRSXNYWX[MXLXLI[VMXMRK
[VMXXIREVISRXLMWVIGSVHEW[IPP&YXJSVXLI but also touring. It got to the point where it was
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OIITXLIXVEMRKSMRK2S[(IRMWMWMRXLIFERH
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DESTINY WAS SO DIFFERENT SET YOU UP TO XLIWEQITEKI%R]SRI[LSWWIIRYWPMZIGERXIPP
BE ABLE TO GO IN DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS IF the difference and it shines through the new record,
YOU CHOSE? too. It sounds like an Asking Alexandria record. It
-XLMROWS*VSQ(IEXL8S(IWXMR]HMHSTIREPSX LEWXLEXVE[EKKVIWWMSRERHIRIVK]XLEXGSQIWJVSQ
of doors for us and it did go in different directions. us being excited again, and I think its captured a lot
-XIREFPIHYWXSI\TPSVISXLIVEZIRYIWXLEXQE]FI of that magic and emotion.
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WEVE NEW ALBUMS ARE LIKE A NEW CHAPTER FOR
ANY BAND. DOES THIS ONE FEEL MORE LIKE
7GVIEQXSEREPFYQXLEXLEHEVIREVSGOIPIQIRXW
SRMXTISTPI[SYPHLEZIWEMH;LEXXLIJYGOMW WRITTEN A NEW BOOK?
3LMXJIIPWPMOIE[LSPIRI[FIKMRRMRKJSVYW

ONE OF OUR
KSMRKSR#&YXFIGEYWI[IWPS[P]HMHXLIXVERWMXMSR IWTIGMEPP][MXL(IRMWNSMRMRKXLIFERH-XWRSXNYWXE
JVSQXLEXXS?WA6IGOPIWW
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XLIRXS*VSQ(IEXL8S(IWXMR]MXWIREFPIHYWXS Alexandria in general. The band, the press, the tours,

HEAVIEST
FIEFPIXSXEOIXLIPMFIVX]SJ[VMXMRKWSRKWEPMXXPI XLIQYWMGIZIV]XLMRKNYWXJIIPWFVERHRI[-XWRMGI
bit out of our depths, so to speak. because we lost that feeling some time ago and it
NYWXJIIPWKVIEXXSLEZIMXVIOMRHPIH

SONGS EVER
AS WELL AS BEING WILLING TO DO THE
SCREAMING, ARE THERE THINGS DENIS HAS ASKING ALEXANDRIA ARE TOURING
BROUGHT VOCALLY THAT DANNY COULDNT? THE UK RIGHT NOW SEE THE GIG
(IRMWNYWXLEWELYKIVERKI[II\TPSVIHMXERH O  B E N B R U C E O GUIDE FOR INFO

38 KERRANG!
 Well, an album will take a long time if you spend all your time building a
treehouse, guys From left: Cameron Liddell (guitar), Denis Stoff (vocals),
Sam Bettley (bass), Ben Bruce (guitar) and James Cassells (drums)

MAKING ALEXANDRIA v2.0 BEN BRUCE BREAKS DOWN

WHATS GONE INTO MAKING
THE NEW RECORD
30% HEAVINESS
The heavy riffs and the screaming
8% POSITIVITY
A lot of the songs can be taken
are back, big time. This is a very in a negative light, but they start
heavy record. Bringing Denis on off as one thing talking about
board has allowed us to go back something weve been dealing
to that. I dont feel like were going with and as the song reaches
back or repeating ourselves. We its climax, you realise the tables
have taken the vibe of Reckless have turned. A lot of the album
& Relentless, but its done with a takes you towards the light at the
completely new feel and dynamic. end of the tunnel.

22% STADIUM ROCK

Were huge fans of 80s rock like
10% AAS SIXTH
MEMBER
Guns N Roses and Mtley Cre.
We were listening to Def Leppard
a lot and they have all these gang
20% SONGS ABOUT
DANNY WORSNOP
10% ELECTRONICA
The songs are drenched in
Our producer, Joey Sturgis,
recorded our very first demos. I
worked with him when I was 17,
vocals that make you want to There were originally a lot more, electronic elements. Theres
and Im turning 27, so hes been
sing along. Even on the heavier but Denis convinced me to let a lot a lot of ambient and dark
involved in the growth of this band
songs, we made sure that every of that stuff go. There are also a lot electronic sounds and undertones
and hes sort of grown with us. Its
chorus was huge and memorable of songs that people will assume throughout the majority of songs
easy working with him and he can
and had sections that specifically are about Danny, but theyre not. on this record. Theres a lot
bring ideas to the table already
cater to an audience singing their Undivided is one of the songs more industrial and aggressive
knowing how theyll work for us.
lungs out. about that whole thing. electronics, too.

KERRANG! 39
 NI THE
AS ROCKS MOST NOTORIOUS BAND PREPARE TO
PLAY THEIR LAST-EVER UK SHOWS, JAMES HICKIE
HEARS MTLEY CRES FINAL REVELATIONS,
REGRETS AND ROTTEN BEHAVIOUR
PHOTOS: GETTY

Coming soon to cinemas The Inbetweeners:

The Special Brew Years From left: Nikki
Sixx,Vince Neil, Mick Mars and Tommy Lee

40 KERRANG!
 -XGSYPHWTMRERH]EVSYRHEPPMX
wants, but Tommy wouldn't be happy
until his drum kit could time travel

TOMMY LEE
BIG, BRASH AND
WHATS BEEN YOUR UNOFFICIAL ROLE WITHIN
THE BAND?
1ITIVWSREPP]-QXLIVWXKY]XSKIXXLIVIMRXLI
MORE THAN A LITTLE
HYPERACTIVE, WE'RE STILL A BUNCH OF morning and the last guy to leave at 4am. Im the one
who strives for perfection. Im the fucking nuts and

DUDES WHO ARE SHY AND

TOMMY LEE HAS bolts Im the fucking ringleader!
EMBODIED THE

A LITTLE INSECURE
CRE SPIRIT FOR WHATS YOUR BIGGEST CRE REGRET?
THREE DECADES. I remember us being at the Grammys, nominated
IT MAKES HIS SHY, for Best Rock Album for Dr. Feelgood alongside
QUIET NATURE IN INTERVIEWS T O M M Y L E E Metallica, who were nominated for And Justice
ALL THE MORE SURPRISING for All.Were all sitting there thinking,One of us
that was fucking amazing, but if Id tried to look for a motherfuckers is walking out of here with a Grammy!
WHAT WORDS WOULD YOU LIKE ON YOUR moment back when we were fucking wasted all the And then the announcer says,And the winners are
OWN TOMBSTONE, AND WHAT WORDS WOULD time, I probably wouldnt have fucking remembered [now-defunct British prog-rockers] Jethro Tull!' We
YOU HAVE ON MTLEY CRES TOMBSTONE? anything. Id pick right now, as putting together this were all like,What the fuck?! I regret that we didnt
Oh, man, thats really fucked-up! Id want to be MRWERIWLS[JSV[LEXEVIXSFISYVREPWLS[WMW win that. However, I know what weve accomplished,
remembered as thrill-seeker, plus Id like to have fucking emotional. It makes me realise that we left a so I dont need an award and a pat on the back.
innovator and maniac. For the band, Id have serious fucking dent on the music industry.
chameleons, because thats one of the fucking things TELL US SOMETHING THAT WOULD SURPRISE
thats kept us around so long the fact weve always WHAT STILL EXCITES YOU ABOUT LIFE IN A BAND? PEOPLE ABOUT THE BAND
switched it up just enough so that its not the same When people come up to me and say,Dude, you Were still a bunch of dudes who are actually quite
thing. Id also have anthemic and fucking fun! guys are the fucking soundtrack to my life, I get fucking shy and a little insecure. I think something like that is
goosebumps.That shit is crazy thats still monumental much more honest than all the crazy stories.We still
WHEN YOU LOOK BACK, WHATS THE ONE to me.This is a really fucking awesome time for me.Yes, sit backstage fucking nervous, like anyone else, which I
MOMENT THAT REALLY DEFINES CRE FOR YOU? its also sad, but its not a bummer at all, because it feels think trips people out. I always tell myself that the day
Im not a big fan of looking backwards. Obviously, at like mission accomplished and that we won because Im not nervous is the day I should fuck off and quit,
this point we have to look back a bit and say,Wow, everyones still fucking alive, which is the craziest part! because that means I dont give a fuck any more.

KERRANG! 41
 MICK MARS ERH - HMH XMQI MR TVMWSR JSV QMWHIQIERSYVW FYX - RIZIV
HMHWQEGO-PIEVRIHXLEX[LIR-[EWQYGL]SYRKIVJVSQ
WIIMRKHVYKWHIWXVS]Q]LIVSIW
THE OLDEST
MEMBER OF THE DID THINGS EVER GET OUT OF CONTROL?
BAND, THE AXEMAN -KSXEHHMGXIHXSHVYKWMRXLIPEXIW[LIR-KSX%7
IS CONSIDERED ?ERO]PSWMRKWTSRH]PMXMWERMREQQEXSV]HMWIEWIXLEX
THE QUIET ONE, GEYWIWXLIZIVXIFVEIXSJYWIXSKIXLIVA-had to do all
BUT, AS HE REVEALS, HES HAD HIS SJXLIWIHVYKWXSOIITSRXSYVMRKFYXXLISXLIVKY]W
FAIR SHARE OF DEMONS HMHRXORS[

WHAT WORDS WOULD YOU LIKE ON YOUR WHATS THE BIGGEST LESSON YOUVE LEARNED
OWN TOMBSTONE, AND WHAT WORDS WOULD FROM BEING A MEMBER OF THE BAND?
YOU HAVE ON MTLEY CRES TOMBSTONE? 4VSFEFP]XLEX-WLSYPHLEZIFIIREQEREKIVPEYKLW 

I'M INSECURE ABOUT

For myself, I would just have Dead. For Mtley Cre, I'd
have, Fuck you, were done, and have all our hands stuck WHATS BEEN YOUR UNOFFICIAL ROLE IN CRE?

HOW I LOOK ONSTAGE"

SYXSJXLIIEVXL[MXLSYVQMHHPIRKIVWYT -QXLIKPYI-QRSRGSRJVSRXEXMSREPWS[LIRXLIVI
LEZIFIIRXMQIWXLEX-ZILEHXSXIPPSXLIVTISTPIMR
WHATS THE ONE MOMENT THAT TRULY DEFINES XLIFERHRSXXSHSWSQIXLMRK-ZILEHXSGEPPYTQ]
MTLEY CRE FOR YOU? M I C K M A R S QEREKIVERHKIXXLIQXSLEZIXLSWIGSRZIVWEXMSRW&S]
Im not sure its a memory, its more of an ethos and that wasntEQMWXEOIFYXMXwasEQMWXEOI-XHMHLIPT
thats that we did whatever the fuck we wanted: music- EFMXFYXMXEPPKSXSYXSJLERHER][E]Q]MRXIRXMSRW
[MWIERXMGW[MWIHVYK[MWIERHEPGSLSP[MWI JVSQ [LEX [I HS - XLMRO E GSYTPI SJ XLI KY]W EX XLEX [IVIKSSHXLSYKL
XMQI [IVI MRYIRGIH F] 2MRI -RGL 2EMPW ERH ,SYWI 3J
WHATS THE CRE SONG THAT YOU WILL 4EMR ERH - [EW KSMRK&YX [IVI 1XPI] [IZI KSX SYV HOW DID HAVING A.S. CHANGE YOUR
MISS PLAYING THE MOST? S[RWX]PI8LEXEPFYQ[EWEVIEPGLEPPIRKI-HKSLSQI OUTLOOK ON LIFE?
-LEZIXLIQSWXJYRTPE]MRK4VMQEP7GVIEQ?JVSQ [MXLEWXSQEGLEGLIFIGEYWI-[SYPHRXORS[[LEX[EW -ORI[-LEH%7FIJSVIXLIFERH-HMHRXORS[LS[
GSQTMPEXMSR(IGEHI3J(IGEHIRGIA-VIQIQFIV I\TIGXIHSV[LEXXLIVIWXSJXLIFERH[EWLIEVMRKMRMX JEVMX[EWKSMRKXSKS9WYEPP]MXWXSTWQMH[E]YT]SYV
GSQMRKYT[MXLMXEXVILIEVWEPWERHLS[[IPPMXEPP -X[EWEKSSHIJJSVXFYXMXJEMPIH WTMRIFYXQMRIKSIWEPPXLI[E]YTXSQ]RIGO;LIR-
XXIHXSKIXLIV-XVITVIWIRXIHEPSKMGEPWXITXSERI[ WIIJSSXEKISJQ]WIPJSRWXEKI-PSSOPMOIEWXYTMHJYGOMRK
WSYRHFYXXLIREPPSJEWYHHIR[IQEHI?EPFYQA YOURE PERCEIVED AS THE BEST-BEHAVED QERRIUYMR-QMRWIGYVIEFSYXMX-HSRXPMOIXLI[E]
+IRIVEXMSR7[MRIERH-QPMOI-HSRXORS[[LEXXLI MEMBER OF THE BAND. IS THAT ACCURATE? -PSSOEXEPP-ZIWLVYROEFSYXZIMRGLIW-GERXHVMZI
LIPPXSHS[MXLXLMWWXYJJ# Ive alwaysFIIRXLIFIWXFILEZIHFYX]SYGERHSWXYJJ EGEVER]QSVI-GERXVMHIEFMOI-GERFEVIP]XYVR
SRXLIWP]EWPSRKEW]SYHSRXKIXGEYKLXPMOITYXXMRK Q]LIEH8LIWIKY]WLEHRSGPYIEFSYXMXYRXMP?
WHATS THE ONE RECORD IN CRES EWLSIFS\JYPPSJWLMXMRXSXLIEMVZIRXMRELSXIP7SQI EYXSFMSKVETL]A8LI(MVXGEQISYX2SXFIMRKEFPIXSHS
DISCOGRAPHY THAT YOUD ERASE? SJXLIWXYJJXLISXLIVKY]WHMH-[SYPHNYWXWXE]XLILIPP EPSXSJWXYJJXLEX-ZI[ERXIHXSHSQIERX-ZIFIIREFPI
(IRMXIP]+IRIVEXMSR7[MRI-X[EWWSJEVVIQSZIH E[E]MX[EWSZIVXLIXST-HMHQ]JEMVWLEVISJHVMROMRK XSGSRGIRXVEXISRQ]KYMXEVQSVI

Computer co-founder Steve will be a vacation that never ends. Ill

Wozniak]. It was 360,000 be able to start putting together the
people, so big that you couldnt things that Ive wanted to do. Ive got
see any end to the crowd.We a solo band that Ive had for the last
were playing with our idols 20 years, so Ill be able to put another
Van Halen, Ozzy, Scorpions record out. Im opening another
and Judas Priest and we were restaurant in Las Vegas, and a football
playing songs from [then-new team.There wont be enough time
album] Shout At The Devil, to think, God, I wonder what Mtley
which people hadnt heard Cre would be doing right now?
before.That was one of those
awe-inspiring moments, where you go, WHATS YOUR BIGGEST REGRET
This is going to be a good ride! WITH THE BAND?
In terms of a low point, probably the
WHATS BEEN YOUR UNOFFICIAL HE]-[EWVIHJVSQXLIFERH?MR
ROLE IN MTLEY CRE? before returning in 1997].When I look
Before things go out to the band, back at it now, I dont blame the guys in
Nikki calls me and says, What do you the band, I blame management, because

BEING FIRED WAS MY

think? and Ill say yay or nay. Im all they had to do was call up and say,
therefore the consigliere like the Why dont you guys take a week off
GSYRWIPPSVWXLI]LEZIMRQEEQSZMIW and get your heads straight? But no,

LOWEST POINT
V I N C E N E I L
WHATS THE BIGGEST LESSON THAT
MTLEY CRE HAS TAUGHT YOU?
they just called me that night and said,
We dont need you any more.

Thats tough. If a young band were to WHAT DID YOU LEARN FROM
ask me, I would advise them to play THAT EXPERIENCE?
WHAT WORDS WOULD YOU LIKE wherever they can. It doesnt matter if It made me tougher. Plus, right after,

VINCE NEIL ON YOUR OWN TOMBSTONE,

AND ON MTLEY CRES?
For the band, Id have,We did it
its in front of 10 people in a sandwich
shop, or 300,000 people at a festival. As
Mtley Cre, we did both of those.We
I went and got a record deal with
Warner Brothers. It made me be more
independent and to see that I didnt
TWO MEN HAVE FRONTED our way. Were stealing it from Frank opened for another band in a sandwich have to count on the other guys.
MTLEY CRE IN THEIR 7MREXVEFYXMXWXMPPXW*SVQIMXHFI shop, but we still went all-out!
CAREER, BUTVINCEWAS Good riddance! (laughs). TELL US SOMETHING ABOUT A
THE FIRST AND THE BANDS THE DAY AFTER THE FINAL SHOW, MEMBER OF MTLEY CRE THAT
DEFINITIVE VOICE. HES WHATS THE ONE MEMORY THAT WHAT DO YOU THINK YOULL DO? MIGHT SURPRISE PEOPLE
ALSO A RESTAURANTEUR, REALLY SUMS UP MTLEY CRE? -PP]LSQIFYX-HSRXXLMROMXPPVIEPP] Well, Nikki likes to knit. And I arrange
TEQUILA MANUFACTURER For me, it was 1983, the US set in. I think its going to seem like we S[IVW[LMGLMWKVIEXJSVEJYRIVEP
AND FLORIST?! Festival [festival sponsored by Apple are on a long vacation, but this one which this kind of is for the band!

42 KERRANG!
 It would have been easier to just
EWOWSQISRIXS\XLIPMKLXMR

NIKKI SIXX
your dressing room, Nikki

THE ONE WHO

OVERDOSED ON
DRUGS, DIED
AND ROSE AGAIN.
ALTHOUGH
BASSIST NIKKI IS
A REHABILITATED
FAMILY MAN, HE REMAINS CRES
MOST ROCKNROLL MEMBER

WHAT WORDS WOULD YOU LIKE ON YOUR

OWN TOMBSTONE, AND WHAT WORDS WOULD
YOU HAVE ON MTLEY CRES?
Theres so much, Im not sure youd be able to get
it on a tombstone, because I like to talk and do a lot
of editing. I want it chiselled, by the way, by an old
Chinese man. For me, Id have,Fuck you, I won. Now
Im done. And then Id add good luck, because I want
to be nice at the end. For Mtley Cre, Id have the
same, except it would be,Fuck you, we won.

WHAT WAS YOUR PHILOSOPHY FOR THE BAND?

I wanted to be in either the most horrible band or
the greatest band ever.The only way to do that was to
extend faith in anarchy.We did so much shit that we
didnt get caught for like smuggling drugs on private
jets that we felt invincible. Managers would say,You
cant fucking bite people and send them to hospital,
and Id say,Why not? Its funny! I love Vince,Tommy
and Mick because they were willing to crash and burn
it was like a suicide pact.

HAVE YOU STOPPED BEHAVING LIKE THAT?

You grow out of that, but you realise that the animal
bit is still ticking.A while ago, I was in Australia, and some
guy mouthed off, so I knocked him out. My wife goes,
You cant hit people every time you dont like what they
say! and I said,Thats what Ive always done!

WHATS BEEN YOUR UNOFFICIAL ROLE IN CRE?

Im the stable visionary. Ive always been the one who
says,Check this out! or,I read this book and what
about this? Then the guys make magic. Im usually the
person who brings that to the table, which is also a
curse for me, because if Im not writing songs, doing
photography or doing radio shows, then Im knocking
people out in hotel lobbies. Im the fuel in the band.

WHATS YOUR HIGHEST POINT FOR CRE?

-XLMROMXPPFI(IGIQFIVXLMW]IEVXLIREPFS[?MR
LA].Were the original four guys that started this band,
and we can look around at the 20,000 people that
will be there, and its going to be like,We did it! We
GVSWWIHXLIRMWLPMRI[MXLSYXFYVWXMRKMRXSEQIW

WHAT DO YOU CONSIDER TO BE YOUR

BIGGEST VICTORY?
Having the strength to stand up to corporate
America.We stayed true and somehow ended up
being a valuable commodity. Its funny that the same
people that wouldnt sign us to a record deal are now
trying to make a movie about us.

DO YOU HAVE A MTLEY CRE STORY THAT

MANAGERS WOULD SAY, YOUVE NEVER TOLD ANYONE ELSE?

-PPPIXLMWSRIYRHIVStrangest thing Ive ever been

YOU CANT BITE PEOPLE! asked to autograph.A girl came up to me in a hotel

and said,Can I have an autograph? I said,Sure, what

AND ID SAY, WHY NOT?

would you like me to sign? so she said,My vagina
the inside of it. That was not easy to do
N I K K I S I X X
MTLEY CRES THE FINAL TOUR HITS
THE UK FROM NOVEMBER 2 SEE THE
GIG GUIDE FOR INFORMATION

KERRANG! 43
 Benji: remind us why we
thought this was a good idea?

ERVIE
T
W
IN

LOUDER THAN

, V O LU ME, IS ONE OF 2015S

UM G
LLIANT NEW ALB WEBBE IS TAKIN
SKINDREDS BRIE RELEASES. FRONTMAN BENJI OMB
MOST EXPLOSIV ND AND HES CALM LIKE A B
A STA OTOS: PAUL HARRIES
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WORDS: IAN WINWO

44 KERRANG!
B
enji Webbe looks rather chipper for to be born anywhere else. Im proud of being British; As luck would not have it, such tenets describe
a man who almost died.This was I like being British. to precision Skindreds modus operandi. It has
last month, when he and his partner, been 17 years since Benji joined forces with bassist

I
Julie, embarked on a holiday to Benjis f youre looking for the themes and tropes that Dan Pugsley the line-up was bolstered by the
ancestral home, the West Indies in this salt and pepper Skindreds music from 2002s addition of guitarist Mikey Demus and drummer
case, Jamaica from which his father emigrated some debut album, Babylon, to the joyful juice and jump Arya Goggin in 2002, and DJ Dan Sturgess in 2011
60-odd years ago, just one of many who joined the SJXLIJSVXLGSQMRK:SPYQIWIX]SYGERRHXLIQ and gave Skindred a name. As the group roll easily
British workforce as part of Operation Windrush. EFSZI8LI]GSQTVMWIHIERGIMHIRXMX]WIGYVMX] toward their 18th birthday, in their wake lay the
On the plane, Benji told Julie that he didnt feel so belonging and friendship. Benji explains that he lives corpses of scores of British bands the futures of
good; Julie told Benji to both man and shut up. But in a pretty low-rent part of Newport [Pill], a place whom seemed brighter than Skindreds, but whose
just hours later, she found her fella in bed crippled in which there is always something to write about. destinies amounted to failure. All the while todays
with pain, his body literally poisoning itself with Occasionally this canvas is stained by tragedy, such as interviewees kept keeping on, like a well-armoured
septicaemia from an infection of the tonsils. the death of a close friend described in Saying It Now, XSVXSMWIMREVEGIJSVXLIRMWLPMRI[LMGLPMIW
The ambulance that came to transport Benji to a regretful ode that reminds the listener that if you decades in the future.
the nearest hospital saved his life, which is just as well, love someone, you should always tell them you love I think its helped us that weve never blown up
as this lift alone cost his insurance company 2,500. XLIQ)PWI[LIVIXLSYKLXLIXSRIMWHIERXQSVI suddenly [in terms of popularity], says Arya Goggin.
For the next seven days, the Skindred frontman invested in standing ones ground and of refusing to Like all of his bandmates, the drummer is toweringly
swapped hotel room for hospital bed. concede defeat. likeable.The fact that today he made a cup of tea
Today, sitting at a grand piano that he cannot I think people can relate to what I write about for this journalist also reveals something about the
play plink, plonk, plank go the keys at a guitar because they know Im from the same world, says way Skindred operate. Weve just sailed through;
the frontman. Im not talking down to them, or were not like a household name. But theres been
pretending that I understand them when really I this steady climb, and every year we get to tick off
dont care. I live in the same kind of community something else from the list of things we want to do.
as they do. I understand their troubles. And that keeps it fresh, because were not getting
Im the same as them, and theyre everything all at once.
the same as me. This steady climb has reached an altitude that
will next month see Skindred headline Londons
O2 Academy Brixton, as much as any room in the
capital A Venue Of Legends.The band have reached
this station largely under their own steam, without
bending their vision to favour passing fads and
fashions. Ask Arya Goggin today why it is that his
band are still at the table while others have
folded, and he will look at you with quiet
incredulity before replying
show room in Central London where Skindred are Because we believe in what we do.
TPE]MRKLSWXJSV/&IRNMVIIGXWSRXLII\TIVMIRGI And so we reach the point at which many
Im fucking not going there again, he says. bands begin to demure and prevaricate.The

PEOPLE KNOW IM
Benji Webbes father is West Indian, but he himself question of what level of success musicians
is not.This is a crucial point. In the 1970s, comedian happen to have in their sights are thoughts
Lenny Henry joked that he thought the Conservative that are usually kept away from the recording
Party leaders idea of giving black immigrants
thousands of pounds to go home was a good one FROM THE SAME devices of music journalists. But here, entirely
typically, Skindred are happy to buck the trend.
as the bus to Dudley only cost 20p.Two generations
on, Benji Webbe sees not the West Indies but South WORLD AS THEM. With his hands, Benji Webbe frames an imaginary
poster for a summer music festival.I want

I UNDERSTAND
Wales as constituting the green, green grass of home. to see an advert for Reading, or for Download, and
Being Welsh has made me what I am I want to see our name on the bill written in the

THEIR TROUBLES
today, he says. It comes from being in that font of our actual logo. I want to see our name as it
multicultural community where everyone is is on our albums, and I want to see it higher up the
different, but most importantly everyone is bill than weve ever been.Thats what I want next.
the same: were Welsh. A lot of people look BENJI WEBBE And you want to be one of the bands that gets to
at me doing this reggae-rock thing and put it play after the sun has set?
down to the fact that Im black. But, to me, Im Yeah! he says, like a child offered an ice cream
doing it because Im Welsh. in the warmth of the seaside. I want to be a
Welsh, yes; but at one step further band that plays when its dark. Thats what I
removed, Benji Webbe is also British; not just want for us.
F]HIRMXMSRFYXF]I\GPEQEXMSR%WMJXS Benji Webbe and Skindred are taking
amplify this point yet further, onstage the 48-year- aim. Run for cover.
old Newport-born frontman can often be
seen wearing a jacket that sparkles with the VOLUME IS OUT ON OCTOBER
pattern of the Union Flag. 30 VIA NAPALM RECORDS.
-QXEOMRKXLIEKFEGOLIWE]W%RH SKINDRED TOUR THE UK IN
do you know why? Because I wouldnt want The Dog & Ducks door staff were a little heavy- NOVEMBER SEE THE GIG GUIDE
handed (L R: Mikey Demus, Dan Sturgess,
Benji Webbe, Dan Pugsley and Arya Goggin)

SOLO PROJECT DUB WAR FILM SOUNDTRACK

WHAT?: Benji turns his hand to WHAT?: Before and now, after WHAT?: Benji reconnects with
matters outside of Skindred. Skindred, there was Dub War some old friends.

BENJIS
BENJI SAYS: When I first started BENJI SAYS: Weve just been BENJI SAYS: [Jazz musician] Jaco
out as a performer, I began jamming and playing the odd show. Pastorius was the guy who inspired

WEB
by singing reggae. But reggae Weve written about six songs as [Metallicas] Rob Trujillo to play
fucked me over and I couldnt well. But I want that to be fun as bass, so much so that hes made a
be bothered with it, so I got into well. I want us to play shows, but I documentary about him. Anyway,
playing rock music. And now, years want them to be the odd show. The Jaco did a song with [soul legends]
later, Ive had the chance to record old drummer didnt want to do it no Sam & Dave called Come On, Come
a reggae album, which is called more, so weve got a new drummer Over, which Rob got me to sing, and
I Havent Been Nicking In Ages. from Newport called Mikey Greg which also features, among others,
Thats out there at the moment, who I call Mikey Gregory Isaacs Flea and Steven Perkins from Janes
THE SKINDRED FRONTMAN and you can get it on iTunes or on and its just fun. Thats what its Addiction. The song is great, and it
HAS BEEN PRETTY BUSY Benjiwebbe@bigcartel.com. meant to be, isnt it fun. should be on the end of the movie.
OUTSIDE OF HIS DAY JOB
KERRANG! 45
 R AT I N G S
KKKKK = CLASSIC
KKKK = EXCELLENT
KKK = GOOD
KK = AVERAGE
K = POOR

FALL
OUT BOY
SSE ARENA WEMBLEY, LONDON. 11.10.15
KKKKK
THE CHICAGO QUARTET LIGHT UP
LONDON LIKE THE FOURTH OF JULY
WORDS: JENNYFER J. WALKER PHOTOS: PAUL HARRIES

CHANGE OR DIE is a phrase popular with

business analysts, heart surgeons and also Fall
Out Boy. The whole point of Save Rock And Roll
was saying that rock is going to die if it doesnt
change, frontman Patrick Stump told us back in February. If it
doesnt accept that theres a future, and only looks at the past,
it will be totally irrelevant.
The Chicagoans proved the spirit of rocknroll isnt limited to,
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though, as theyre not a band who need any. Point proved as they
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singing the opening lines because the crowd do it for him. Chat
is kept to a minimum as the foursome blast through tune after
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3YX&S]EPPTPE]IHSYXMRJVSRXSJEZMHISWGVIIRXLIWM^I
of a semidetached house, showcasing animated art for each
song.Theres everything from poo and diamond emojis
during Thriller, to majestic roaring lions for Centuries.
8LIRMKLXWSRP]FVIEXLIVWGSQIHYVMRKEFVMIJ&WXEKI
acoustic set, followed by an Andy Hurley drum solo
sampling Game Of Thrones, which is FEHEWW.And, once
people actually start passing out from the heat (theres
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QIWWLMWTERXW EGSRGIVRIH4IXIHIPMFIVEXIP]WPS[WXLI
set down with a soothing rendition of Jet Pack Blues a
track alternated at preview shows with Fourth Of July.
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Fr Th Mmrs gets everybody on their feet clapping.The
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guitars set to fucking loud, its undeniably rocknroll.
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XMQIMWEGPIEVXVMYQTLXLI]VSGOIH;IQFPI]EKEMRXLIRMKLX
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QSRYQIRXEPXLI]TVSZIXLIUYEVXIXEVIQSVIXLEREX[SRMKLX Ladies and
arena band they might just make it to stadium status.And, at the gentlemen
HATRICK STUMP!
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Secret drum iPads: a bad

idea when watching GOT

STAR SHOUT!

PETE WENTZ
(BASS)
TELL US ABOUT THE
SHOWS VIDEOS
To me, every song has a
visual.When we played
The Phoenix before, its
companion was fighter
jets, and this time its
jellyfish. I think they
represent two very similar
kinds of things I always
think about jellyfish and
the way they dont sting
other jellyfish, and it made
sense for The Phoenix.
We brought out some new
ones for the UK, like for
Jet Pack Blues we made
a nod to the reference of
Pacific Rim inside of it. If
were gonna play in front
of 18,000 people, you
have to give the person
thats in seat one million
F something to partake
in the show, or else we
should just be playing in
clubs otherwise.

YOU SAID YOU

WERE HOLDING
THE AFTERPARTY
AT NANDOS DO
YOU HAVE ENOUGH
CHILLIS ON YOUR
CARD FOR THE WHOLE
OF WEMBLEY?
(Laughs) Probably
not, no. But I did have
an afterparty with some
Nandos. My order is
usually a Medium half
chicken and corn. I had
a little chicken wrap last Whoever nicked Petes
night, which was good. horse was going to be
in serious trouble
I dont have Nandos by
me, so its pretty rad.

KERRANG! 47
 Chrissy regretted
wiping her face after
mending her bike

URFAUST
PLUS: CNOC AN TURSA, SAOR
FELL FOOT WOOD, CUMBRIA. 02 03.10.15

KKKK
STAR SHOUT! DUTCH BLACK METALLERS DELIVER TOTAL
CHRISSY DARKNESS TO THE LAKE DISTRICT
QHILL WALKING. Steamboat tours. Blood-
COSTANZA curdling black metal. You can get up to anything
(VOCALS) on a weekend in the Lake District. Yep, a swathe
WASTHE AMERICAN of the UKs grimmest punters have descended on
IDIOT COVER AS the shores of Lake Windermere for the annual
SPONTANEOUS AS &PEGO[SSH+EXLIVMRKXSWIIEWXJYPSJFERHW
IT LOOKED?
Yeah! The crowd
that practically guarantee a frostbitten end to
always sing and they the Indian summer. Atmosphere-soaked Scots
have fun, so we just Saor close Friday night with the blinding density
throw it in the set of an onrushing fog, while their countrymen in
when we feel like it. Cnoc An Tursa boot Saturday up the arse with
their folk-infused Celtic attack. Still, its Hollands
YOU FILMED THE lesser-spotted underground heroes Urfaust
OUTSIDERS VIDEO whove really got the kvlt crew sweating off their
TONIGHT. CAN AN
EX-CHEERLEADER
corpsepaint. With a crowd spilling from the shed
BE AN OUTSIDER? WXEKITEWXXLIVITMXERHMRXSXLIXVIIWXLIMV
I was a cheerleader layers upon layers of crashing riffage and the
for, like, a minute! odd demented shriek mightnt please the local
I dont have many wildlife, but the congregation roar their approval.
friends now! I talk to With sprawling scope, intricate textures and a
my dog on Facetime vocal delivery that transcends conventional black
a lot, though! metal boundaries at will, Urfaust will never play
anywhere as appropriate as this again. The beer
ERHFERXIVQMKLXFIS[MRKJVIIP]EWIZIV]SRI
freewheels past midnight, but that gushing about
woodland majesty and dark grandeur is

AGAINST
anything but piss-talk.
SAM LAW

STEVEN WILSON
PLUS: MATT BERRY & THE MAYPOLES

THE CURRENT
ROYAL ALBERT HALL, LONDON. 29.09.15

KKKK
BRITISH PROG HERO BRINGS THE (WEIRD)
NOISE TO THE ROYAL ALBERT HALL
QTO MANY, Steven Wilson will always be the
brains behind UK atmospheric rockers Porcupine
O2 ACADEMY ISLINGTON, LONDON. 07.10.15 Tree, or the bloke that produced Blackwater
Park the album that broke Opeth. But, in truth,
KKKKK hes more successful now than hes ever been
performing two career-spanning headline shows
in one of Londons most prestigious music halls.
SOMEONE CALL NASA: A STAR IS BORN AS First up, though, is TV comic Matt Berry, who
prattles around onstage like hes hanging out in
U.S. POP-ROCKERS SMASH LONDON his living room, occasionally making weird noises
with his synth and that signature is-he-the-son-
WORDS: MARK SUTHERLAND PHOTOS: IAN COLLINS
of-Brian-Blessed? voice. I want to dedicate this
song to Clem Fandango, bellows the BAFTA-
winning funnyman, before launching into Toast Of
QMY MANAGERS words before going onstage have an entire Teenage Dirtbags compilation to London theme tune Take My Hand and plugging
tonight were, Go be a bad bitch! hollers Against themselves. And possibly an entire Punk Goes the impending third series. Bizarre behaviour as
The Current frontwoman Chrissy Costanza through Pop, too, judging by a slick version of The 1975s usual, then, but you just cant help but love the
a bout of cold. Im a hard motherfucker, alright? Chocolate, and a rather-less-rehearsed take on guy. And the same goes for Steven Wilson the
Chrissy may struggle to meet the minimum Green Days American Idiot. man can do no wrong. His take on progressive
height restriction on theme park rides but, on Only new single Outsiders for which they music is as euphoric as it is unsettling, with a
tonights form, no-one would mess with her. PQXLIZMHISXSRMKLXHSIWRXJYPP]GSRZMRGI revolving door of guests joining him for tracks
Her irrepressible pep is certainly the rocket fuel and thats mainly because if Against The Current SPHERHRI[8LIVWXTIVJSVQERGIJIEXYVIH
WIRHMRK%8'WYTIVRSZE9WYEPP]EFERHWVWXFMK ever were outsiders, they clearly wont be for Opeths Mikael kerfeldt creep up for Drag
London headline show involves having to win long. Superstardom awaits, and anyone who has Ropes marking the live debut of their Storm
people over. Not tonight. The show is sold-out, a problem with that is hereby advised to get the Corrosion side-project while tonight witnesses
mainly with fans so young CBBCs ratings surely hell out of Chrissys way. one-time Dizzee Rascal axeman (yes, really)
take a big hit this evening. Many of them are Guthrie Govan melt faces with some of the most
daubed with the same outsiders warpaint that No matter how hard stunning guitar work this side of Eddie Van Halen.
Chrissy is wearing. All greet the bands arrival she tried, Chrissy just %RHREPP]XLIWIXGYPQMREXIW[MXL4SVGYTMRI
hammering out the Paramore-meets-Katy-Perry couldnt reach that itch Tree drummer Gavin Harrison coming out for
strut of Talk with screams that could cause old favourites Dark Matter and The Sound Of
tinnitus as far away as Manchester. Muzak. The prog poster boy seems to have not
And theres plenty more where that came from. aged a single day throughout the decades and
ATC have so many pop-punk bangers (Paralyzed, as tonight proves neither has his music.
Gravity, Fireproof) that, one day, theyll surely AMIT SHARMA

48 KERRANG!
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E 1591 OCT 24, 2015

: , IGHTS
NORTHLANE
PLUS: VOLUMES, THE ACACIA STRAIN, HELLIONS TUFNELL PARK DOME, LONDON. 10.10.15
02 ISLINGTON ACADEMY, LONDON. 08.10.15

KKKK
KKKKK
AUSSIE MARAUDERS CLEAN UP THE BWAAAAAAAA! TIME FOR TEARS
CAPITAL WITH THEIR RIGHTEOUS RIFFOLA AT BRIT-ROCKERS FINAL SHOW
QTHERE ARE few bands operating in metalcores ARE YOU going to make this the best show
oft-knuckleheaded heavier lane with the clarity and weve ever played? asks Blitz Kids frontman Joe
purity that New South Wales Northlane so evidently .EQIW QMH[E] XLVSYKL XLIMV REPIZIV WLS[
aspire to.Their philosophically guided overtones add A roar comes back.Are you going to make us
enough layers of emotional intrigue to their technical cry? A bigger roar follows. He grins, You sick
noise for tonight to feel like a genuinely special evening fucks! Endearing humour and euphoric tunes is
in the making. Openers Hellions set the tone, marking what we loved about Blitz Kids, and, sad as this
EVWX9/ZMWMXJSVXLI&IWX-RXIVREXMSREP2I[GSQIV night is, spirits are still running high.
Kerrang! Award nominees with a thrillingly ramshackle Kicking off with lung-busting vocals and big, Joe James cried all the
introduction.The Acacia Strain provide a spot of shiny rock, Hindsights win over the crowd early, tears out of his body
brutality, before Volumes take a tack more akin to the while Verses pack a slick yet impassioned set of
headliners. Resplendent in all-white, they wrestle out frantic riffs with instantly singable choruses.
their knotty, dense jams which touch on everything But, of course, tonight is all about the grand
from post-rock to nu-metal to a crowd who lap up REP, and the arrival of Blitz Kids sees band
STAR SHOUT!

WORDS: JAMES MACKINNON PHOTOS: ANDREW TIMMS

every last bit. Its Northlanes arrival which elevates and crowd alike get swept up in a tidal wave But, the closer to the
us onto a different plane, though.Their swelling riffs of emotion. JONO YATES end we got, I realised
this was it, and I think
feel like a down-tuned heartbeat from the get-go, Strangers With Memories and Keep Swinging (GUITAR)
everyone kind of
ERHEPMKLXWLS[XJSVEREVIREEGGSQTERMIWVIGIRX sound majestic but, as the set THAT GOT PRETTY sensed that.
big-hitters Leech and Rot to wondrous effect. In truth, progresses, the gravity of EMOTIONAL.
the young quintet are still working to regain some lost the situation sets in, with WERE THERE ANY WERENT YOU
momentum following the departure of original vocalist usually cocky guitarist SONGS YOU FOUND EXPECTING THAT?
DIFFICULT TO I wasnt expecting it
Adrian Fitipaldes, and the response to older cuts Scarab Jono Yates visibly choking
PLAY TONIGHT? at all! I did not expect
and Quantum Flux are roof-caving highlights that the up. Fittingly, Never Die Mainly the last three to cry. I just thought,
rest of the set struggles to compete with.Yet, as Adrians poignantly closes the night songs. I mean, after Nah! Ill just go
successor, Marcus Bridge, thanks the crowd with an with a sing-along that nearly every song I wasnt offstage, get pissed
un-fakeable sincerity during a sweat-swamped encore, blows the roof off. really thinking, Oh, and itll be fine. But,
there is the sense that both he and the band around Its sad, but in some way, this is the last time Im it was really, really
him are continuing to grow into something of true, shape or form, theyll be ever going to play this. fucking intense!
pure, crystalline beauty. back. So long, Kids, and
TOMAS DOYLE thanks for all the Blitz.

STAR SHOUT!
PLUS: KNUCKLE PUCK, ROAM
DEREK STYLUS, LEEDS. 22.09.15
DiSCANIO KKKK
(VOCALS)
YOU WERE AWARE
THE CROWD
POP-PUNKS BRIGHTEST NEW
WERE CHANTING STARS SHIN IN TH NORTH
YORKSHIRE! WORDS: PAUL TRAVERS PHOTOS: ANDY GALLAGHER
AND NOT YOURE
SHIT!, RIGHT? Q IF ANYONE still needs convincing that pop-punks not
We thought that the dead, tonights show and every other stop on this sold-
first time we came out tour could be Exhibit A.With a new generation
here (laughs). Its our of bands led by the likes of State Champs and our own
third time now, so Neck Deep, were currently being shown almost weekly
we were taking bets that the future of the scene is in very safe hands.
on how many songs
it would be before
Eastbournes own ROAM are busy staking their
the Yorkshire! chant own claim, with a sound that matches the energy but
came out! ups the aggression compared to the average bunch of
pop-punkers.Theyre not Black Flag, but that slightly
HOW DOES IT raw hardcore edge invigorates the already irresistible
FEEL TO COME bounce of songs like Head Rush. Expect to see a lot
3,000 MILES AND more from these guys. And Knuckle Puck, for that
HAVE EVERYONE matter.Their tongue-in-cheek Fuck homework chant
SINGING ALONG?
Its amazing! When
might fall flat, but their heartfelt anthems cause minor
we came before, it mayhem tonight.
was very much an Its all eclipsed by the response to the headliners,
introduction and all however. As a constant tide of crowd-surfers surge
we hoped was that forward to get closer to the band while belting every
some of the people word to every song (including the newer likes of
who saw us then All You Are Is History and Secrets), State Champs
would come back certainly dont have the air of a band only playing their
again. To come and
play sold-out shows
debut UK headlining tour. The audience adds its own
and have people energy, breaking into chants like a well-drilled football
singing back is crazy crowd, and the band up their game accordingly. Its a
to us, and a big tick Invisible exercise bikes: big, sticky love-in of a show with a highly infectious
Xmas 2015s pop-
off our bucket list.
punk must-have
soundtrack. State Champs first UK headlining jaunt
can only be seen as a total victory.
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T

ESCAPE
THE FATE
HATE ME (ELEVEN SEVEN)
KKK
REJUVENATED POST-HARDCORE HELL-RAISERS FLIP TWO
FINGERS TO THE CYNICS WITH DEFIANT FIFTH LP
HATERS GONNA hate Its hardly Escape The Fate you already love/hate.The riffage: of joyous Woah-oh-oh pop-rock ebullience thatd
a revelation, youd imagine, for a band snarling away with guard-dog reliability.The solos: do 5 Seconds Of Summer proud.
like Escape The Fate.The sleaze- spiralling off with the pyrotechnic showiness of Its not all gravy, mind. Improvements are subtle,
goth look.The mosh-pop sound. New Years Eve.The vocals: custom-cut to be and although the dynamisms impressively dextrous,
The historic links with a world-class derision- punched back stageward by inevitably packed true unpredictability remains off limits. Craigs lyrics
magnet like Ronnie Radke. If the Vegas quartet rooms. Even Howard Bensons (MCR, Bon Jovi) WXMPPWTSVEHMGEPP]S[PMOIXLIYRVIRIHIJYIRGI
were deliberately trolling the internets scowling top-dollar production: gleaming with stadium sheen SJE]SYXLMQQIHMEXIP]TSWX<FS\GSRWGEXMSR
keyboard-scenesters, theyd have to pull something rather than gutter-club cutting-edge. Theres just And the refusal to swap out a few more leaden
truly special to outdo existing accomplishments. more now. More passion. More drive. More fun. beatdowns for moments of lightweight vibrancy is
Thing is, theyre not trolling. Not even close. Live For Today toys with industrial chug before a stubborn mistake.
Craig Mabbitt and co take their sound and their NEGOORMRKMRXSEHERGISSVVSGOIVXLEXHLEZI Crucially, though, Hate Me is a record with the
fans very seriously indeed. And though personnel dead bodies busting moves. Remember Every Scar courage of its convictions. The punches land. The
disruption couldve derailed Hate Me (both founding WXVMZIWERHWSEVW[MXLLIEVXJIPXERXLIQMGHIERGI LSSOWGEXGL8LIWTEVOWSJHIERGIFYVWXMRXSE
guitarist Monte Money and his axeman brother I Wont Break veers between knuckledusted KPEVMRKP]EJVQEXMZIGSREKVEXMSR7SLEXIMJ]SY
Michael walking away), its instead led to realignment fury and black-eyed swagger.Yet its the records will, just know that when you do, Escape The Fatell
(Kevin Thrasher Gruft and TJ Bell stepping into contrasting bookends that set the bar. Just A still be here, playing back that little bit harder
the breach) and a galvanised embrace of naysayers Memory opens up, avalanching with demolition- because of it.
GSRXIQTXYWMRKXLEXXSJYIPXLIVIWSJVIFMVXL derby riffage, lung-ripping gang vocals and DOWNLOAD: Alive, Remember Every Scar.
Theyre unconstrained. Unconcerned. Uninhibited. WXMRKMRKFVIEOHS[RW[LMPI0IX1I&ITSTWE FOR FANS OF: Pierce The Veil, Papa Roach.
Unsurprisingly, they still sound seriously like the thoroughly unexpected closing cork with the sort SAM LAW

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TRAC
K
B
TRACY
K

DEF LEPPARD
DEF LEPPARD (EARMUSIC)

KKKK
THE ORIGINAL MASSIVE BAND FROM SHEFFIELD
CONTINUE TO SPARKLE ON ALBUM NUMBER 11

1 LETS GO
Do you really, really
wanna do this now? Yes
8 ALL TIME HIGH
Thats more like it
stadium-shagging rocknroll.
we do. Because its always Although, despite the title,
rock o clock in Def Leppard theyre not putting Alex
world, and after seven years, Gaskarth on blast here.
MXWEFSYXXMQIXLI7LIJIPH
superstars released a new
album. Good news: it opens
with a riff so shiny, singer Joe
9 BATTLE OF MY OWN
Even on acoustic guitars,
Lepp sound bigger than most
Elliott could use it as a mirror. bands at full whack. Truth.

2 DANGEROUS
Its about as dangerous
as swimming 10 minutes
10 BROKE N
BROKENHEARTED
Def Leppard have sold over
after eating, but the sticky- 100 million albums. Thus,
sweet chorus is deadly. one half of this title is a
whopping lie. For shame.

3 MAN ENOUGH

11
WE WERE Oh, that is a rude, rude
bassline there. Struts like a
FOREVER YOUNG
Hmm. Foot off the

READY TO CALL
cheeky schoolboy, it does. gas a bit here. But not as bad
as the shocking Mel Gibson

4 WE BELONG MGO SJ XLI WEQI REQI

IT QUITS Ah, power ballad. Cant.

Keep. Lighter. In. Pocket
Must. Hold. It. Aloft 12 LAST DANCE
Keeping to their EU
CRAIG MABBITT quota of power ballads, heres

5 INVINCIBLE
Driving up the M1 on a
another soppy strummer.

wet Monday morning? Slip this

on HEY PRESTO! youre in
a muscle car on Route 66.
13 WINGS OF AN ANGEL
Like an echo of their
classic Photograph. Big riff.Again.

THE INSIDER

CRAIG MABBITT
matter how many negative
things there are, theres still
a light in the dark then
with us. If anything, we
were getting ready to call
it quits. But the fans really
6 SEA OF LOVE
Shiny blues and a
massive gospel bit!
14 BLIND FAITH
And here we close
on another soaring ballad
(VOCALS) finding it.Thats whats Hate pushed us on through to do that climaxes massively. It

7
Mes about. another album.
EMBRACING THE
ENERGIZED all adds to the case that
HATES A BOLD WHAT WAS THAT LIGHT WHAT HAVE THE NEW Electronic drums and Lepp remain rocks biggest,
CONCEPT. HOW MUCH IN THE DARK FOR YOU? GUYS BROUGHT TO OI]FSEVHW -VSRMGEPP] XLI VWX baddest, glitteriest band.
DID IT INSPIRE YOU? It was that culmination THE TABLE? dip in power. Never change that, lads.
Its come from years and of everything weve been Even before we get
years and years of that the through. Everything that onstage every night
long term. And you just cant
live your life focused on the
could break up a band. It
got to a point where it was
theres positive vibes and
friendship. They really THIS ALBUM IS MOSTLY MADE UP OF
negativity.Youre gonna get just me and Robert [Ortiz, brought that to the table. 24%
negative, and youre gonna drums] sitting there alone And common sense! But Glitz
get negative results. This on a tour bus. It got real low. some of the simplest
WORDS: NICK RUSKELL

was a turning point for me It felt so broken-down. And things, when they dont 0%
and the band leaving that we were still on tour! But we happen, it seems like the 56% Black metal
negativity behind. Leaving it reached a realisation that it greatest thing when they Giant armageddon
in the past. Leaving it as just wasnt that bad. We can still do start happening again. riffs
a memory. Then changing do what we want to do. And Its humbling and really 20%
it up and realising that no our fans are still sticking puts you in a better mood. Sunshine

KERRANG! 51
 KKKK = CLASSIC KKKK = EXCELLENT KKK = GOOD KK = AVERAGE K = POOR

FEARLESS VAMPIRE this debut EP, with melodic guitar lines and
layers of dynamics soaring into the atmosphere.
have crowds singing their praises before long.
DOWNLOAD: My Mind.

KILLERS At their best, as on Little Lamplight or Black

Luster, Zephyr are capable of memorable songs
FOR FANS OF: Mallory Knox,Young Guns.
JAMES MACKINNON
BRUISES (GOREMOUNT) which cannily balance moshability with graceful

KKKK
FORMER KINGS OF NEW G ANIMATE LYRIC OF
tunefulness. Get in at the start of their Odyssey.
DOWNLOAD: Little Lamplight. WITH THE DEAD
FOR FANS OF: Architects, Periphery. WITH THE DEAD (RISE ABOVE)
AND UNDERTAKE A SERIOU
QPERHAPS VICTIMS
P THE WEEK OLLY THOMAS
KKKK
Ill turn to
of their own ambition,
Fearless Vampire Killers
something you
wont like. So, MICHAEL MONROE BRIT DOOM SUPERGROUP
THE LIGHT ON CRUSHING
Q LOOKING FOR
T

dedication to creating an here we are, BLACKOUT STATES (SPINEFARM)

MRGPYWMZIGXMSREP[SVPH Ash Costello is unspeakable heaviosity?
for their music through revealing her KKKK Cathedral legend Lee
novels, comic books and magic powers.
She can turn
EX-HANOI ROCKS ICON OF UNG Dorrians yer man. But
online forums while impressive, always seemed herself into a tax PUPS A ROCKNROLL EDU what happens when you
to distract from the music itself. With mini-album return, a plate of Q YOUR NEWFANGLED drop ex-Electric Wizard
Bruises, the message from FVK is that with the liver and onions, Hoover might be light, duo Tim Bagshaw and
Grandomina concept now complete, the band or Nigel Farage, eco-friendly and all that Mark Greening into the mix, too? Some
can now focus on rawer, real-life grievances. But, depending crap, but that old brush kind of lightless, hyper-dense doom-metal
MRXVYXLMXWXLIWSRK[VMXMRKXLEXFIRIXWQSWX on her enemy. youve had for years is the singularity?! Well, almost impossible as it
JVSQXLMWVIHIRMXMSR8LEXWLSSXJSVXLIQSSR Clearly, we only thing thats gonna get seems,With The Dead actually punch above
wouldnt like her
creativity has been melted down and poured into the corners, right? Well, their suffocating weight with a serrated brand
when shes angry.
into moments like the gloriously sinister grooves BAND: this old brush Michael Monroe has been in of inky blackness that mixes a little of Lees
of Regret, while Like Bruises sees the theatrical New Years Day and out of a few crevices himself over the years, grinding roots amongst the trios doom-laden
make-up grab an extra handful of brains. A SONG: but even at the age of 53, his rock continues pedigree. Cheerily titled ditties like Crown Of
regeneration worth monitoring. Im About To to sweep new pretenders away.This jubilant Burning Stars and Screams From My Own
DOWNLOAD: Regret. Break You battering of punky riffs, sneering vocals and Grave mightnt be much for multidimensional
FOR FANS OF: AFI, Mallory Knox. ALBUM: killer hooks is magic The Bastards Bash tops experimentation. But theyll stove in your
TOM SHEPHERD Malevolence the lot, but elsewhere it stands toe-to-toe with skull like a gravediggers spade.
the excellent Biters and easily bests the likes of DOWNLOAD: The Cross, I Am The Virus.

THE FRONT BOTTOMS Backyard Babies. Monroes a proper rockstar, and

here he shows you why.
FOR FANS OF: Cathedral, Ramesses.
SAM LAW
BACK ON TOP (FUELED BY RAMEN) DOWNLOAD: The Bastards Bash.

KKKK FOR FANS OF: Aerosmith, Biters.

STEVE BEEBEE NOTHING BUT
ODDBALL INDIE PUNKS G
SERIOUS ON FIFTH ALBUM
OF)

QPLAYING SAD songs

SLEEVE OF
ECHOIC THIEVES
with a comedy name is
THE WEEK TESTIFY (SELF-RELEASE)
NOTHING BUT THIEVES (RCA)

SJGMEPP]nobodys recipe
Nobody seems KKK
for success, but The Front
to have told
Australian
KKK ESSEX ALT.INDIE KIDS PRO STYLE
Bottoms are, er, playing black-metallers AMBITIOUS READING QUA ACH TO (SOMETIMES) EQUALS SUB
no bum notes here. Midnight THE ALT.ROCK CHOIR ON D QSOMETIMES YOU
Their major-label debut Odyssey that Q MOST BANDS dont need to be rocked
introduces itself with a glossy production job, a you dont really VWX SJJIVMRKW WXMGO by a hurricane. Sometimes
weak opening track (Motorcycle) and replaces get glaciers in to tried-and-trusted a nice refreshing breeze
space. Water
their raw acoustic charm with something slicker. would freeze,
formulas: riff-chorus-riff- [MPPHSNYWXRI9TSR
Thankfully, things quickly improve, powered of course, but WOAHWOAH-solo. such logic rests Nothing
by frontman Brian Sellas trademark blend of theres none up So far, so alt.rock.And But Thieves beguilingly
humour and despair. Im always focusing in on there. So, this while theres a bit of that insubstantial debut. Built around Conor
the wrong thing / And then the wrong things cover is a TOTAL here, Echoic also differ with some unexpected Masons stunning vocals (think Matt Bellamy
become everything, he sighs on Help. Not true. AND UTTER LIE. HIXSYVW SR XLIMV VWX )4 *SV MRWXERGI XLI XMXPI or Keith Buckley with an erratic transatlantic
Back On Top never loses sight of something very tracks frantic guitar stabs and squeezed vocals accent borrowed off The Killers Brandon
important: trying something new. Check em out give way to a gloriously spaced-out break right Flowers), tracks like Excuse Me and (the,
if you havent already. where you expect guitar-mangling, while Keep frankly, pessimistically titled) Ban All The Music
DOWNLOAD: Help. Me Warm is a golden nugget of marshmallowy mightnt carry much heft. But the Southend-
FOR FANS OF: Weezer, Jimmy Eat World. acoustic pop set amidst the rockers. But its SR7IEUYMRXIXWEFMPMX]XSGLERRIPMRYIRGIW
ALISTAIR LAWRENCE the impossibly funky stylings of My Mind, with as disparate as Arcade Fires anthemic indie,
it h i d k hi h th t ill d bt L dZ li gering sprawl and the
VIDE
ZEPHYR THE W strum along, dont be
AN ODYSSEY FOR THE LIVING
VIDEO
(SELF-RELEASE) FISH shit but this time
KKK LINDE around, its harder.

GAMES
Confuse With six buttons on
BREEZY DEBUT EP FROM weird, ha your controls rather
LONDON TECH-METALHEA beast in than the previous
QAS A zephyr is a mild Thats t he five, theres more
end of th
breeze, you might think it O skillz to use, and
Wait til
a rather unsuitable choice them ma
of moniker for an up-and- th
thro
GSQMRKXIGLQIXEP SYXX the w t
Theres certainly little after n
mild about this London cavew he
quartets juddering metalcore riffs, while vocalist while
Cameron Alexander Thomson possesses a Lindema
Rammste
gale-force growl. However, there is something
fishing.
pleasingly airy in the cloudbursting sound of

52 KERRANG!
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atmospheric soundtracks of Hans Zimmer

N TH demands extra marks for effort. Motion City Soundtrack
O

E DOWNLOAD: Itch.
FOR FANS OF: Muse, Young Guns.
SAM LAW
(COLUMBIA, 2010)
S
TERE
LIKE MOTHS
O

HOW MINNEAPOLIS GEEKIEST POP-PUNKS OVERCAME

ADDICTION AND BRANCHED OUT TO SMASH THE BIG TIME
TO FLAMES
THE DYING THINGS WE LIVE FOR (RISE) ITS BEEN a good year, a good hired a personal trainer. She was awesome
new beginning / Im through with but the workouts sucked!
KKK the old school, so lets commence
ANOTHER DECENT SMASH-D FOURTH the winning.As statements of intent go, HOW DID YOU FEEL ABOUT BEING
ALBUM FROM OHIO METALC N XLI STIRMRK PMRIW SJ ;SVOIV &II XLI VWX COUNTED AS PART OF THE EMO SCENE?
QALAS, LIKE MothsTo track on Motion City Soundtracks landmark I think we accidentally differentiated
Flames have been plagued fourth album dont want for rejuvenated ourselves from that scene with the next
1 ISSUES THE
REALEST
After all those
with accusations fair ones GSRHIRGI 1YWMGEPP] XLI] EVVMZIH E WLEVTIV record we made [2012s Go], but I think
of being more genericore better-crafted geek-rock mob than before, the rocky sound the electric guitars, the
rotten R&B EPs, than metalcore since their but it was Justin Pierre who overcame the feedback, the noise was a reference to
Tyler Carters debut.They have clearly biggest hurdles having battled with drink the kind of 1990s sound that blew up in the
gone back to
made efforts to address and drugs, emerging as a different man to wake of Nirvana and grunge.
full-on nu-metal
chug for Issues
this on The Dying Things We Live For.After an the dangerously hard-partying maniac who
new stuff. Good. opening that sounds like Satan vomiting up last started the band. HOW WAS MARK HOPPUS TO
nights Chinese, its early Bullet For MyValentine Angst and energy. Dejection and innovation. WORK WITH AS A PRODUCER?
metal through and through. Interestingly, theyve Mayhem and melody. My Dinosaur Life plays What Mark is so good at is a lot of the
2 DEVIL YOU
KNOW
THE WAY
pushed ahead with A Day To Remembers out as an album of invigorating combination technical stuff I dont know much about.
winning formula (heavy and pop-punk mash-ups) ERH GSRXVEWX%W YIRXP] ZIVWIH MR XLI He could tell if one note was slightly off,
WE DIE in places. A solid album, but if you werent a doubts and neuroses of growing up as the or one beat was slightly ahead or behind.
Former Killswitch LMTF fan before, you probably wont be now. PERKYEKI SJ WTPEXXIV MGOW GPEWWMG GSQMGW ERH Hes super-smart, and I dont know if people
Engage cat
DOWNLOAD: Wasted Days. video-game nostalgia, tracks like Disappear, know that about him. Hed mix all these
Howard Jones
returns once FOR FANS OF: The Word Alive, Attila. @!#?@! and brilliantly titled banger The amps and other things and just kinda knew
more. And would DAN SLESSOR Weakends left these geeks sounding ready what to mix with what to get a new sound.
you Adam-and- to inherit the Earth. I dont want to compare him to Steven
Eve it, its heavy
as hell! DEAD SOUL HOW DID IT FEEL GOING INTO THE
STUDIO TO MAKE THE ALBUM?
Spielberg, but its that kind of thing.

HOW HAS THE RECORD CHANGED

THE SHELTERING SKY (CENTURY MEDIA)

3 FIGHTSTAR
OVERDRIVE
Another belting
KKKK JUSTIN PIERRE (VOCALS/GUITAR):
Well, Id just sort of lost my mind
YOUR LIFE, LOOKING BACK ON IT?
The thing that I really got from it was that,
hardcore cut
ECLECTIC, BEAUTIFUL AND somewhere around then. Id gotten sober FIJSVI XLEX VIGSVH - LEH E ZIV] \IH TMGXYVI
from Fightstars UNIQUE DEBUT FROM SWE O and was trying to get my act together. I of what Motion City Soundtrack was, and
stonking new QTHE SHELTERING Sky gained a lot of weight and, for some reason, then I found that I could call the shots on
album. Like is phenomenal, and almost I grew a beard. Id seen Gary Oldman play this or that idea. Im not very good at being
Deftones with impossible to surmise in Sirius Black [in Harry Potter] and I thought, succinct, but the short answer is that I felt
extra heaviness. words. Its proggy without I want a beard like that! It mightnt be more uninhibited with my own ideas from

WORDS: SAM LAW

replicating any of the the nicest way to put it, but, at the time, that point on.
4 THE GHOST
INSIDE
MOVE ME
genres clichs. Its catchy as
fuck, yet constantly subverts
someone said,Weve already got a [Santa-
bearded producer] Rick Rubin at the label, Kerrang! Radio play
expectations. Its densely layered and gigantic, yet we need to get this guy in shape. So, my
Fuckin right
subtle and nuanced. And its both gorgeous and worst and best experience was when they
it all at 10pm, October 22!
total metalcore
bum-kicking rocks like an absolute beast.The epic, insistent
right here. Ace. and unpredictable Until The Last Breath is hands
HS[RSRISJXLIRIWXWSRKWSJ ]IX XLI

5 SKINDRED
VOLUME
Not even
same could almost be said for any other track.
The combination of growling guitars, interwoven
and intriguing electronics, propulsive rhythms
Niagara Falls has and the melancholic croon of Anders Landelius
as much flow as
Benji Webbe. Just
constantly cohere in a manner that is sublime,
check this out making for a record like no other.
like a gushing DOWNLOAD: Until The Last Breath.
river of rap. FOR FANS OF: Nine Inch Nails, Khoma.
DAN SLESSOR

your view is of an brutality. Where to

actual crowd, who get such things?
give you serious shit TRANSFORMERS
when you fuck up. DEVASTATION

I GOT SOBER
And you can import (KKKK), of course.
a shitload of new Play as the Autobots

THE LABEL GOT

songs! Thought you and kick the living
were a guitar hero shit out of bad guys
already? Youre fuck for glory. The melee

ME A PERSONAL
all til you can do off from the comfort fighting option is
this on Expert Mode, of your sofa. And, as about the most fun
WORDS: NICK RUSKELL

TRAINER!
pal. For skate fans, ever, the punk-tastic you can have without
TONY HAWKS PRO soundtrack is frickin putting a metal fist
SKATER 5 (KKKK) awesome. After all through a building,
is everything you that, youll want although its just as
need to shred, flip some mechanical satisfying. Possibly. JUSTIN PIERRE
and ollie your arse violence and robotic Weve never done it.

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 T MISS
DON
FRANK CARTER
& THE RATTLESNAKES
THE FRONTMAN IS BACK TO TALK SNAKES AND BREAKING BONES,
AND, MOST IMPORTANTLY, PLAY SOME SHOWS
HI, FRANK! DO YOU HAVE ANY opened the door to this Portakabin and there and think in the third song Im going to jump off this.
BAND RITUALS BEFORE YOU TAKE [EWEJYGOMRKVEXXPIWREOISRXLISSVGYVPIHYT You just feel the music, its punk music, you just feel
TO THE STAGE, OR DO YOU EACH in there. So, I just let the door go and wrote with it out, and I get carried away and suddenly I want to
DO YOUR OWN THING? a big marker pen Do not open, rattlesnake inside dive into the crowd, and sometimes I get hurt. Id
FRANK CARTER (VOCALS): We play a lot of and went to tell my tour manager. much rather get hurt than hurt other people!
Pro Evolution Soccer! Its about keeping yourself
entertained so you dont lose focus. I try to visit SNAKES ASIDE, HAVE YOU EVER LANDED WHAT ELSE IS ON THE HORIZON FOR THE
a lot of tattoo shops, because I still tattoo, and on YOURSELF IN A&E AFTER A SHOW? BAND IN THE COMING MONTHS?
this tour coming up Im going to try to do a few Multiple times.This last tour, I cracked two ribs Were going to be shooting a video for the song
tattoos every day before we play, just to I dont know how, but it happened. Ive broken Trouble, which will be out as a single soon-ish.
keep myself busy. my nose multiple times, Ive had my head glued Its doing really well, actually, people on the radio
seem to be getting behind it.Theyre playing it,
VERY NICE! SO, WHY RATTLESNAKES?
IVE LANDED
which is more than I could ever ask for. I never
Because all the other animals were taken, pretty thought any of the songs on this album would get

MYSELF IN A&E
much (laughs). On a serious note, we were very played on the radio. Im stoked that any of them
nearly called Frank Carter & The Rabbits. But Ive are.Then weve got this tour, and a few secrets
EP[E]WLEHEFMXSJEREJRMX][MXLVEXXPIWREOIW lined up that I cant really talk about yet, but this
theyre venomous, deadly, strong and little, like me.
It just sounded really good and kind of summed up MULTIPLE TIMES
FRANK CARTER
year is far from over as far as were concerned.
And we just started writing album number two as
the sound of the band as well. Frank Carter & The well.Weve got about seven songs down, and were
Kittens just didnt have the same ring to it. hoping to have that out pretty much a year to the
back together a couple of times, concussion twice, HE]JVSQ[LIR[IVIPIEWIH&PSWWSQWSRKIVW
PHOTO: CHRIS CASEY

HAVE YOU EVER ACTUALLY HANDLED done loads of stupid shit. Fingers always seem to crossed that all comes together.
SNAKES YOURSELF? go, for some reason.When Im playing, Ill feel an
Yeah, I have back in the day, though I try and avoid impact but wont feel pain, and Ill think Ive got to DATES: Sheffield Leadmill October 21, Newcastle
Cluny 22, Glasgow Cathouse 23, Manchester Star &
it now. I was on Warped Tour once, and we had check that later and then when I come off stage
Garter 24 and 26, Norwich Owl Sanctuary 27, Cardiff
just arrived in Scranton, Pennsylvania, at seven I normally dont need to check because itll be like,
Clwb Ifor Bach 28. Support: Blackhole, Creeper.
in the morning. I went out to go and take a piss, Fuck, yeah, that hurts! But I dont go to a venue

56 KERRANG!
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YOUR WEEK! CANT GET TO A GIG? METALLICA: HARVESTER

OF SORROW
THEN HERES SOME OTHER STUFF YOUTUBE
KERRANG! DAY OCTOBER 21 NORWICH Fightstar,Arcane Roots TO KEEP YOUR EYES/EARS BUSY Fancy going backstage with
(Waterfront)
ABERDEEN Young Guns (Garage) Metallica, but cant be arsed to
BIRMINGHAM GhostTown (O2 Academy3 PLYMOUTH Crooked Little Sons, MissVincent leave your bedroom? Then load
Birmingham) (Underground) up YouTube and go straight to
BIRMINGHAM Anti-Flag (Institute) READING Sylosis, Hang The Bastard (Sub 89) A DAY TO REMEMBER MetallicaTV for fly-on-the-wall
GLASGOW Cradle Of Filth (Garage) SHEFFIELD Anti-Flag (Corporation) TRIPLE SHOT footage of them soundchecking,
LIVERPOOL Reel Big Fish, Suburban Legends WAKEFIELD Young Guns (Warehouse 23) KERRANG! TV warming up and playing Monopoly
(O2 Academy Liverpool) OCTOBER 23, 3:45PM in Quebec City in September. Okay,
MILTON KEYNES Sylosis, Hang The Bastard
FRIDAY OCTOBER 23 Not having a day to remember? maybe not that last bit.
(Craufurd Arms) BIRMINGHAM Delain, Anneke van Then Kerrang! TV will sort you
Giersbergen,The Gentle Storm (Library @ right out with this triple shot of
NEWCASTLE Asking Alexandria, Memphis May JUDAS PRIEST: RISING IN
Fire, August Burns Red, In Hearts Wake (O2 Institute) videos from the Florida pop-
Academy Newcastle) BIRMINGHAM Skarlett Riot,The Raven Age punks. Move the sofa aside and THE EAST
(Oobleck) brace for impact. SKY ARTS ON DEMAND
SHEFFIELD Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes
(Leadmill) BOURNEMOUTH Sylosis, Hang The Bastard Back in the early days, Rob Halford
(Sound Circus) used to shoot machine guns onstage.
SOUTHAMPTON Bullet For My Valentine,
While She Sleeps, coldrain (O2 Guildhall GLASGOW Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes Weirdly, hes not allowed to do that
(Cathouse) any more (not a clue why), so he just
Southampton)
LEEDS Ghost Town (Key Club) does plenty of extra headbanging
SOUTHAMPTON Crooked Little Sons, Miss to make up for it. For proof, check
Vincent (Joiners) LEEDS Nothing But Thieves (Wardrobe)
LONDON Straight Lines (Boston Music Room) out this concert at Tokyos Nippon
WOLVERHAMPTON Fightstar, Arcane Roots Budokan back in 2005.Then put a
(Wulfrun Hall) LONDON Crooked Little Sons, Miss Vincent
hot-water bottle on your neck.
(Workshop)
THURSDAY OCTOBER 22 LONDON Cradle Of Filth (KOKO, Camden)
BRISTOL Delain, Anneke van Giersbergen,The MILTON KEYNES The Vintage Caravan Academy2 Newcastle) LONDON Our Last Night, Palisades, Crooks
Gentle Storm (Marble Factory) (Craufurd Arms) SOUTHEND Young Guns (Chinnerys) (O2 Academy Islington)
GLASGOW Ghost Town (Cathouse) MILTON KEYNES Young Guns (MK11 Live LONDON Myrkur (Underworld, Camden)
GLASGOW Reel Big Fish, Suburban Legends
Music Venue) TUESDAY OCTOBER 27 NORWICH Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes
(Garage) NEWCASTLE Reel Big Fish, Suburban Legends BRISTOL Carcass, Obituary, Napalm Death, (Owl Sanctuary)
IPSWICH Bullet For My Valentine,While She
(O2 Academy Newcastle) Voivod, Herod (Motion) NOTTINGHAM Young Guns
Sleeps, coldrain (Regent Corn Exchange) NEWCASTLE Anti-Flag (Riverside) EDINBURGH Fightstar, Arcane Roots (Liquid (Rescue Rooms)
LINCOLN Asking Alexandria, Memphis May SHEFFIELD The Dead XIII (South Sea) Rooms) SHEFFIELD Asking Alexandria, Memphis May
Fire, August Burns Red, In Hearts Wake WOLVERHAMPTON Carcass, Obituary, EXETER Killing Joke (Lemon Grove) Fire, August Burns Red, In Hearts Wake (O2
(Engine Shed) Napalm Death,Voivod, Herod (Wulfrun Hall) GLASGOW Turbowolf (Stereo) Academy Sheffield)
MANCHESTER Cradle Of Filth (Academy 2) SATURDAY OCTOBER 24
MANCHESTER Nothing ButThieves (Academy 3)
DURHAM Crooked Little Sons, MissVincent

MY FIRST GIG
NEWCASTLE Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes (Tank)
(Cluny)
GLASGOW Carcass, Obituary, Napalm Death,
Voivod, Herod (Barrowland)
WHO: METALLICA, HEL
RIDER OF THE WEEK GLASGOW Anti-Flag (Classic Grand) SINKI, OULUNKYLN
URHEILUPUISTO, JUN
E 1, 1993
GLASGOW Nothing But Thieves (G2) THE CHILDREN OF BODOM KE
BAND: We Came As Romans
YBOARDIST
FIRST GIG, HE WORKED AT IT DIDNT JUST GO TO HIS
LANCASTER The Dead XIII (Yorkshire House)
Thought Romans lived off berries
LEEDS Reel Big Fish, Suburban Legends (O2
and leaves? More like Bud Light and
Froot Loops
Academy Leeds) (KINDA)
LEEDS Twin Atlantic, Creeper (Dr Martens @
Brudenell Social Club)
MANCHESTER Delain, Anneke van
Giersbergen,The Gentle Storm (Academy 2) JANNE WIRMAN, pretty fucking amazing.
Later on, I went into the Snake
MANCHESTER Fightstar, Arcane Roots (Ritz)
MANCHESTER Frank Carter & The CHILDREN OF Pit and that was also amazing. I
Rattlesnakes (Star & Garter) BODOM was waiting for them to play One,
and when they did I was about
SWANSEA Skarlett Riot,The Raven Age The first big
(Scene) show I ever two metres from the bass drum!
went to was I met Kirk Hammett after the
SUNDAY OCTOBER 25 Metallica in Helsinki in 1993 and show and I asked him to sign a
Iceforbus andgreen rooms I was 14 years old. My dad was shirt Id made myself in art class.
Separateclean icefordrinks BELFAST Carcass, Obituary, Napalm Death,
a firefighter all of his life and I still have it! I was so young
6stagetowels Voivod, Herod (Limelight)
sometimes when big bands came then, I wasnt even dreaming of
12shower towels BRISTOL Skarlett Riot,The Raven Age becoming a rockstar anytime
3 cases (24-pack) of bottled wate to Finland, if they had pyro, they
r (Exchange)
1 case of Bud Light needed local firefighters to offer soon, but later on Im pretty sure it
GLASGOW The Vintage Caravan (Audio) their services. somehow influenced me.
6 bottles ofVodka
1 case of Pepsi
LONDON Delain, Anneke van Giersbergen,The I got an AAA sticker as I was The one thing I remember
1 case of Mountain Dew Gentle Storm (O2 Academy Islington) a firefighter, and right before about the metal fan community is
Veggie tray MANCHESTER Anti-Flag (Sound Control) Metallica went on we were both that I was the shortest kid in there
Apples MANCHESTER Straight Lines (Sound Control) walking onstage, right by the front obviously and all these Finnish
Salsa and chips NEWCASTLE Fightstar, Arcane Roots
2 loaves of bread (one white and row checking out the pyro. My metal dudes were taking care of
one (Northumbria Uni) friends who had been camping
whole wheat) me. That was awesome.
Assorted sandwich meats NOTTINGHAM Reel Big Fish, Suburban were there in the front ats funny is that the circle
Sliced cheese (provolone,pepp Legends (Rescue Rooms) row and saw us, they
Mayo & yellow mustard (packets
er jack) as now been closed,
if available) SOUTHAMPTON Young Guns (Engine were like, What the because last summer
Coffee (cream & sugar) Rooms) fuck! Youre onstage!
Pita chips we finally opened up
So, my first concert for Metallica!
Hummus
1 Box of cereal (Frosted Flakes,
Froot Loops, MONDAY OCTOBER 26 experience was
Capn Crunch) BIRMINGHAM The Vintage Caravan (Rainbow
1 gallon of milk 2 per cent Cellar)
8 cans of Red Bull
Paper plates
BRIGHTON Killing Joke (Concorde 2)
Red SOLO plastic cups BRIGHTON Radkey (Green Door Store)
Plastic forks,knives and spoons DUBLIN Carcass, Obituary, Napalm Death,
Paper towels Voivod, Herod (Olympia)
MANCHESTER Reel Big Fish, Suburban Legends
(Academy 2)
NEWCASTLE Nothing But Thieves (O2
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5 SECONDS OF SUMMER CRADLE OF FILTH
SheffieldArenaApril 5,2016,London O2Arena 7 8, Glasgow Garage October 21,ManchesterAcademy II 22,
Leeds First DirectArena 11,Nottingham Capital FMArena London Camden KOKO 23.
12,Birmingham GentingArena 14,Newcastle Metro Radio
Arena 18, Glasgow SSE Hydro 19, ManchesterArena 22, THE DARKNESS
Belfast SSE Arena 25, Dublin 3Arena 26. Cambridge Corn Exchange December 1, Nottingham
Rock City 2, O2 Academy Newcastle 4, O2 Academy
ALICE COOPER Glasgow 5, O2 Academy Leeds 9, Manchester Academy
Plymouth Pavilions October 29, Swindon Oasis 30. 10, O2 Academy Birmingham 11, O2 Academy Bristol 13,
Support: Michael Monroe. O2 Guildhall Southampton 14, Bexhill De La Warr Pavilion
15, O2 Academy Bournemouth 17, O2 Academy Oxford
ALIEN ANT FARM 19, London Camden Roundhouse 20.
Milton Keynes Crauford Arms January 5, 2016,Birmingham
Rainbow Warehouse 6, Glasgow Garage 7, Nottingham DEAF HAVANA
Rescue Rooms 8, Liverpool Arts Club 9, Newcastle Leeds Wardrobe November 19, Edinburgh La Belle Angele
HEY, CHRIS! WHAT ARE THE and buy albums, and to see the value Riverside 10,York Duchess 12, Norwich Waterfront 20, Dundee Buskers 21, O2 Academy2 Liverpool 22,
13, London Camden Electric Ballroom 14, Manchester London Islington Assembly Hall 23. Support:The Xcerts.
KEY VENUES IN MANCHESTER? in music again rather than just Club Academy 15, Sheffield Corporation 16, Cambridge
There are loads of venues downloading individual songs, which DEF LEPPARD / WHITESNAKE
Junction 17, Exeter Lemon Grove 19, Bournemouth Old
Dublin 3Arena December 6, Belfast Odyssey 7, Newcastle
in Manchester! The three seems to be the norm for younger Firestation 20, Brighton Concorde II 21. Support:InMe,
Metro Radio Arena 9, Glasgow SSE Hydro 10, Birmingham
Academies, The Star & generations. Albums are meant to The DirtyYouth.
Genting Arena 12, Nottingham Capital FM Arena 13,
Garter, Dry Bar, Night and be heard as albums particularly ALL TIME LOW Manchester Arena 15, Cardiff Motorpoint Arena 16,
Day Caf, Islington Mill, in metal and black metal, as people Cardiff Arena February 10, 2016, London O2 Arena 11, London SSE Arena Wembley 18, Sheffield Motorpoint
Manchester Arena 12, Birmingham BarclaycardArena 13, Arena 19. Support: Black Star Riders.
The Ritz, Gorilla, Rebellion dont really do singles these days. So, Glasgow SSE Hydro 15, Dublin 3 Arena 16.
Bar and The Deaf Institute, I suggest people support the small DEFTONES
ASKING ALEXANDRIA London SSE Arena Wembley November 21.
amongst many others. Weve played record shops. O2 Academy Newcastle October 21, Lincoln Engine Support:Architects.
a lot of those venues, and they all Shed 22, O2 ABC Glasgow 23, Dundee Fat Sams
DESERTFEST
have their quirks and charms. One ARE THERE ANY KEY FIGURES 24, Aberdeen Garage 25, O2 Academy Sheffield 27,
Line-up: Electric Wizard, Elder, Conan, Raging
of our fondest memories when we IN THE COMMUNITY WHO CAN Manchester Ritz 28. Support: Memphis May Fire, August
Speedhorn,Witchsorrow. London various venues
Burns Red, In Hearts Wake.
were rising up was playing The HELP MAKE OR BREAK BANDS? April 29 May 1, 2016.
Star & Garter, with 150-or- Absolutely. There are a few BABYMETAL
DINOSAUR PILE-UP
London SSE Arena Wembley April 2, 2016.
so capacity. Or, more recently, promoters who do certain kinds Birmingham Rainbow November 2, NewcastleThinkTank?
playing with Behemoth at the of shows in Manchester. Its BEARTOOTH 3, Glasgow KingTuts 4, Manchester Ruby Lounge 6, Leeds
London Camden Electric Ballroom November 24, Bristol Key Club 7, Nottingham Bodega 8, Norwich Waterfront
main Academy, which is a few important to know them and Thekla 25, Manchester Academy III 26, Glasgow SWG3 27, 9, LondonTufnell Park Dome 11, Bristol Exchange 12,
thousand. Whatever size you are. support what theyre doing, as O2 Academy2 Birmingham 28. Brighton Bleach 13.
theres a place for you to play and theyll be able to give your band a BIFFY CLYRO DON BROCO
get yourselves in front of people, platform. People like Kam Haq Hogmany @ Edinburgh West Princes Street Gardens CardiffTramshead December 3, Sheffield Plug 4, Edinburgh
and start to plant some roots in and Chris Horkan are doing lots December 31. Liquid Rooms 6, O2 Academy Leeds 7, Exeter Lemon
Grove 8, Nottingham Rock City 9, Manchester Ritz 11,
this city! for metal and indie, respectively. BLACKBERRY SMOKE Wolverhampton Wulfrun Hall 12, London O2 Academy
O2 Academy Birmingham November 3, O2 Academy Brixton 13.
WHATS THE BEST GIG YOUVE WHAT ADVICE WOULD YOU Sheffield 4, O2 Academy Newcastle 5, Manchester
DR. MARTENS STAND FOR SOMETHING TOUR
Academy 6, London KentishTown Forum 8.
EVER SEEN IN MANCHESTER? GIVE TO BANDS TRYING TO Leeds Brudenell Social Club October 24:Twin Atlantic,
One of my favourites was when I MAKE IT IN MANCHESTER? BLACK STONE CHERRY Creeper. Belfast Limelight November 7: LonelyThe
Cardiff Motorpoint Arena January 28, 2016, Nottingham Brave, Only Rivals. London Camden Black Heart 28:
VWXWE[My Dying Bride playing If you want to make it full- Capital FM Arena 29, Liverpool Echo Arena 30,Glasgow BuryTomorrow, HECK.
at the Academy. The penny stop, then you need to have SSE Hydro February 1, Birmingham BarclaycardArena 2,
dropped for me about how great a member of your band with London SSE Arena Wembley 4, Leeds First DirectArena ENTER SHIKARI
4, Manchester Arena 6. Support: Shinedown, Halestorm, O2 Academy Glasgow February 18, 2016, Edinburgh
they were and why Id not listened a sense of business, and a feel Corn Exchange 19, Nottingham Capital FM Arena 20,
Highly Suspect.
to my friend Tom at school who had for relationship-building and Bournemouth BIC 22, Cardiff Motorpoint Arena 23,
tried to get me into The Dreadful networking. Otherwise, youll be BRING ME THE HORIZON ManchesterVictoria Warehouse 25, London Alexandra
O2 Guildhall Southampton October 31, O2 Academy Palace 27. Support:The WonderYears.
,SYVW-WSSRVIGXMIHXLEXERHKSX swallowed up by the abyss, like Glasgow November 24, Edinburgh Corn Exchange
into the band in a big way! lots of other great, talented bands 25, Doncaster Dome 26, Cardiff Motorpoint Arena 27, ESCAPE THE FATE
who are only great at the music London Alexandra Palace 28, O2 Academy Birmingham Manchester Club Academy January 28, 2016, Glasgow
Cathouse 29, Nottingham Rescue Rooms 30, London
GIGS ASIDE, WHERE SHOULD bit. The clue is in the name: music 29 (matinee), O2 Academy Birmingham 29 (evening), O2
Academy Bristol 30. Support: Neck Deep, PVRIS. Camden Electric Ballroom February 16.
NEW BANDS HANG OUT? business. My advice would be
THE BRONX EVERY TIME I DIE
There are loads of great to have your head screwed on SouthamptonTalking Heads November 6, Plymouth
Manchester Ruby Lounge December 11, London
independent record shops on about marketing your band and Brooklyn Bowl 13. Underground 7, Bristol Fleece 8, Nottingham Rescue
Oldham Street, like Vinyl merchandise, as well as how you Rooms 9, Manchester Sound Control 11, Glasgow King
BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE Tuts 12,AberdeenTunnels 13, Newcastle Riverside
Exchange and Piccadilly present and sell yourselves; not Ipswich Regent Corn Exchange October 22. Support: 14, Sheffield Corporation 15, Birmingham Asylum 17,
Records, where you can being taken for a ride and not While She Sleeps, coldrain. LondonTufnell Park Dome 18, London Borderline 19,
get access to lots of new and underplaying the value in what CANCER BATS
London Camden Underworld 20, London Old Blue Last
interesting music. But, equally, even you do. If you dont believe in November 21. Support: Superheaven, Muck.
Southend Chinnerys January 11, 2016, Portsmouth
some of the bigger chains like you and present yourselves with Wedgewood Rooms 12, Brighton Concorde II 13, FIGHTSTAR
HMV and Fopp have lots more GSRHIRGI[L][SYPHER]SRI Norwich Waterfront 14, Exeter Phoenix 15, Plymouth Hub WolverhamptonWulfrun Hall October 21, Norwich
16, Bristol Marble Factory 17, Bridgend Hobos 18,Reading Waterfront 22, Manchester Ritz 24, Newcastle
underground releases these days. I LEZIGSRHIRGIMR]SYSV]SYV Sub89 19, Stoke Sugarmill 20, Nottingham Rescue Rooms Northumbria Uni 25, Edinburgh Liquid Rooms 27,
would just encourage people to go band, or give you a chance? 21, O2 Academy2 Birmingham 22, ManchesterAcademy III Aberdeen Garage 28. Support:Arcane Roots.
23, Leeds Key Club 24, Glasgow Garage 25, O2Academy2
Newcastle 26, O2 Academy2 Liverpool 27, LondonTufnell FRANK CARTER & THE RATTLESNAKES
Park Dome 28. Sheffield Leadmill October 21, Newcastle Cluny 22,
Glasgow Cathouse 23, Manchester Star & Garter 24,
CHUNK! NO, CAPTAIN CHUNK! Norwich Owl Sanctuary 27, Cardiff Clwb Ifor Bach 28.
London Camden Underworld December 2, Birmingham
Temple @ Institute 3, Nottingham Bodega 4, Leeds Key FRANK TURNER & THE SLEEPING SOULS
Club 5, NewcastleThinkTank? 6, Glasgow Cathouse 7, LlandudnoVenue Cymru November 5, O2 Guildhall
Manchester Sound Control 8, Cardiff Globe 9. Southampton 8, Falmouth Princess Pavilion 9, Glasgow
Barrowland 13, Newcastle Uni 14, Nottingham Rock City
CITY AND COLOUR 15, O2 Academy Birmingham 18, O2 Academy Sheffield
Brighton Dome February 18, 2016, Cardiff Great Hall 19, 19, Bristol Colston Hall 21, Manchester Academy 23,
Manchester Albert Hall 20, Belfast Mandela Hall 23, O2 London Alexandra Palace 26.
Academy Glasgow 24, LondonTroxy 26 27.
FUNERAL FOR A FRIEND
CODE ORANGE CardiffY Plas April 5 6, 2016, Manchester Ritz 8 9,
Manchester Gorilla November 2, Dublin Fibber Magees 3, Glasgow O2 ABC 10 11, Birmingham Institute 13 14,
Glasgow Classic Grand 4, London Camden Underworld 5. London O2 Shepherds Bush Empire 15 16.
The Star & Garter: a more
intimate kind of place COUNTERFEIT GHOST
London O2 Academy Islington December 18. Leeds Beckett University December 12, Nottingham Rock

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City 14, Birmingham Institute 15, O2 Academy Newcastle

16, O2 ABC Glasgow 18, Manchester Ritz 19, O2 Academy
Bristol 20, London Camden KOKO 21. Support: Dead Soul.
THE GHOST INSIDE
Manchester Club Academy February 11, 2016,O2
Academy Newcastle 12, O2 Academy2 Liverpool 13,
O2 Academy2 Oxford 14, Portsmouth Wedgewood
Rooms 16, Norwich Waterfront 17, Leeds Stylus
18, Glasgow Garage 19, Nottingham Rock City
20, Plymouth Hub 22, Bristol Marble Factory 23,
Birmingham Library @ Institute 24, Brighton
Concorde II 25, London Camden KOKO 26.
GHOST TOWN
O2 Academy3 Birmingham October 21, Glasgow
Cathouse 22, Leeds Key Club 23.
HEAVENS BASEMENT
Southampton Engine Rooms December 3. Support:
Crobot, Scorpion Child, Buffalo Summer.
HECK
Bristol Exchange October 31, Plymouth Junction
November 2, Cardiff Globe 3, Stoke Underground 4,
Glasgow Audio 5, Carlisle Brickyard 6, Huddersfield Parish
7, Leeds Key Club 8, Birmingham Cellar 10, St Albans Horn
11, DerbyVenue 12, Leicester Soundhouse 13, Burnley
Sanctuary Rock Bar 14.
IN THIS MOMENT
London KentishTown Forum January 21, 2016,Birmingham
Institute 22, Glasgow Barrowland 23, Manchester Ritz 24.
Support:The Defiled.
JUST ANNOUNCED
JUDAS PRIEST
Bradford Georges November 23, Glasgow Barrowlands
24,Wolverhampton Civic Hall 26, Manchester Apollo 28, BASEMENT Notingham Rescue Rooms 4, London
Portsmouth Guildhall 30, London O2 Academy Brixton Bristol Marble Factory February 7, 2016, Camden Underworld 5, Brighton Haunt 6,
December 1. Glasgow KingTuts 8, Leeds Stylus 9, Southampton Talking Heads 8, Bristol Fleece
Manchester Academy II 10, Norwich 9, Plymouth Hub 10, Cardiff Globe 11.
KERRANG! TOUR 2016 Waterfront 11, London O2 Shepherds Bush
Line-up: Sum 41. Dublin February 10, 2016, Cardiff Great Empire 12. Support:Tigers Jaw. SKUNK ANANSIE
Hall 11, Birmingham Institute 12, Newcastle University 15, Manchester Albert Hall February 4, 2016,
Norwich UEA 16, Manchester Albert Hall 18, London BLOODSTOCK London Forum 5.
KentishTown Forum 19. Latest additions: Mastodon,Twisted Sister.
Derbyshire Catton Park August 11 14, 2016. THEORY OF A DEADMAN
LIFE OF AGONY Date added: Norwich Waterfront March
London Camden Electric Ballroom March 17, 2016, 6, 2016.
Wolverhampton Slade Rooms 18, Manchester Club DOWNLOAD FESTIVAL
Academy 19. Line-up: Rammstein, Black Sabbath, Iron
STEVEN WILSON
MACHINE HEAD
Maiden. Donington Park June 10 12, 2016.

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LONELY THE BRAVE Brighton Dome January 25, 2016, Bristol
Glasgow Garage November 9, Manchester ClubAcademy EXODUS Colston Hall 26, London Eventim Apollo
10, O2 Academy2 Birmingham 11, Nottingham Rescue 27, O2 Apollo Manchester 29, Newcastle Norwich Open March 2, 2016, Nottingham
Birmingham Asylum February 25, 2016,
Rooms 19, Cardiff Globe 20, Bristol Marble Factory 21, City Hall 30. Rock City 3, Belfast Limelight 5, Dublin
Newcastle Riverside 26, Aberdeen Tunnels
SouthamptonTalking Heads 23, London IslingtonAssembly Olympia 6, Manchester Academy 8, Cardiff
27, Glasgow Cathouse 28, Belfast Limelight
Hall 24, Brighton Haunt 25. Support: Black Peaks. 29, Dublin Button Factory March 1, O2 THE STRUTS Great Hall 10, London Eventim Apollo 11, O2
London 100 Club November 19. Academy Glasgow 12.
Academy Liverpool 2,York Fibbers 3,
MARIACHI EL BRONX
Manchester Ruby Lounge December 10, London Brooklyn
Bowl 12.
MARILYN MANSON Arena 8 9,London O2Arena 11 15,Glasgow SSE Serve,John Coffey. THEORY OF A DEADMAN
London Eventim Apollo November 19,Wolverhampton Hydro 17 18. Newcastle University February 27,O2ABC Glasgow 28,
SKINDRED
Civic Hall 21, O2 Academy Glasgow 22, O2 Apollo Leeds Beckett SU 29,London O2 Shepherds Bush Empire
NECK DEEP / STATE CHAMPS O2 Guildhall Southampton November 4,Norwich UEA
Manchester 23. Support: Krokodil. March 2, CardiffY Plas Students Union 3, O2 Academy2
Birmingham Institute February 1, 2016, O2 Academy 5, Nottingham Rock City 6, Manchester Academy 7, O2 Birmingham 4, Manchester Ritz 5.
MAYBESHEWILL Glasgow 2, Manchester Academy 4, Cardiff Great Hall 5, Academy Glasgow 10, Leeds Stylus 11, O2 Academy
London Camden KOKO April 15. London KentishTown Forum 6. Support: Creeper,Light Bristol 12, Birmingham Institute 13, London O2Academy THERAPY?
Years. Brixton 14. Support: Crossfaith, (hed)p.e.,Yashin. London Camden Electric Ballroom December 19.
MAYDAY PARADE Support: Black Spiders.
Exeter Lemon Grove January 26, 2016, O2 Academy NOTHING MORE SLAVES
Bristol 27, Norwich UEA 28, Birmingham Institute 29, BirminghamTemple December 5, Glasgow KingTuts 6, London O2 Academy Brixton December 17,Tunbridge THUNDER
Manchester Ritz 30, O2 Academy Newcastle 31,Dublin Manchester Academy III 7, London Boston Music Room 8. Wells Assembly Rooms 18. Nottingham Royal Concert Hall February 15, Bristol
Academy February 2, O2 ABC Glasgow, 3, Nottingham Colston Hall 16, Glasgow SECC Clyde Auditorium 18,
Rock City 4, London O2 Shepherds Bush Empire 5, Leeds OUR LAST NIGHT SLAYER Sheffield Arena 19, London SSE Arena Wembley 20.
University 6, Portsmouth Pyramids 7. Support:The Maine, London O2 Academy October 27. Support: Palisades, Newport Centre November 21, Plymouth Pavilions 22, Support:Terrorvision, King King.
Have Mercy, Beautiful Bodies. Crooks. O2 Apollo Manchester 24, O2 Academy Glasgow 25, O2
Academy Birmingham 27, O2 Academy Leeds 28, London TREMONTI
MEGADETH / LAMB OF GOD PAPA ROACH / FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH Birmingham Institute December 11, Edinburgh Liquid
London SSE Arena Wembley November 28. Support: O2 Academy Brixton 30. Support:Anthrax, Kvelertak.
Glasgow Braehead Arena November 11, O2 Apollo Rooms 12, Manchester Ritz 13, O2 Academy Bristol 15,
Manchester 12, London SSE Arena Wembley 14, DevilYou Know,As Lions. SLEEPING WITH SIRENS London KentishTown Forum 16.
O2 Academy Birmingham 15. Support: Children Of PARKWAY DRIVE O2 Academy Bristol February 29, 2016, Nottingham
Rock City March 1, O2 Academy Glasgow 2, O2Apollo TURBOWOLF
Bodom, Sylosis. London O2 Academy Brixton February 12, 2016,O2
Manchester 4, O2 Academy Birmingham 5, London Glasgow Stereo October 27, O2 Academy2 Birmingham
MOTIONLESS IN WHITE Apollo Manchester 13, O2 Academy Glasgow 14,O2 28, London O2 Academy Islington 29, Manchester
Academy Birmingham 15. Support: BuryTomorrow,Thy Camden Roundhouse 6. Support:This Wild Life,Beach
Belfast Mandela Hall November 23, Dublin Academy 24, Academy III 30.
Art Is Murder. Weather.
Manchester Club Academy 26, Leeds University Union
TWENTY ONE PILOTS
27, Glasgow Garage 28, Nottingham Rescue Rooms THE PRODIGY SLIPKNOT
29, Birmingham Asylum December 1, Bristol Fleece 2, O2 ABC Glasgow November 4, Manchester Ritz 5,
Nottingham Capital FM Arena November 24, Newcastle Cardiff Arena February 8, 2016, London Alexandra Palace
Southampton 1865 3, London Camden Underworld 4 London O2 Shepherds Bush Empire 6, O2 Academy
UponTyne Metro Radio Arena 26, Manchester Central 27, 9, London Alexandra Palace 10, Birmingham Genting Arena
and 6. Support: Chelsea Grin, NewYears Day. Oxford 7, Birmingham Institute 9. O2 Academy Leeds
Sheffield Motorpoint Arena 28, Dublin 3Arena 30,Belfast 12, Leeds First Direct Arena 13. February 18, 2016, O2 Academy Newcastle 19, Glasgow
MTLEY CRE Odyssey Arena December 1, Birmingham Barclaycard THE STORY SO FAR Barrowland 20, Manchester Academy 21, O2 Academy
Newcastle Metro Radio Arena November 2, Manchester Arena 3, London SSE Arena Wembley 4 5. Support: Birmingham 23, London O2 Academy Brixton 24 25,
CardiffY Plas December 1, Southampton 1865 2, Exeter
Arena 3, Birmingham Genting Arena 4, London SSE Arena Public Enemy. Nottingham Rock City 27, O2 Academy Bristol 28,
Lemon Grove 3, London Camden KOKO 4,Norwich
Wembley 6. Support:Alice Cooper,The One Hundred Portsmouth Guildhall 29.
QUEEN KWONG Epic 5, Nottingham Rescue Rooms 7, Birmingham
(except London). Asylum 8, Manchester Academy II 9, Glasgow Garage
London Camden Barfly December 11, Bristol Louisiana 12, WE ARE THE OCEAN
MOTRHEAD York Duchess 15, Glasgow Stereo 16, Manchester Sound 10, Newcastle Riverside 11, Leeds Stylus 12.Support: Birmingham Asylum November 9, Cardiff Globe 10,
Newcastle City Hall January 23, 2016, Glasgow Clyde Control 17, Southampton Joiners 18, Brighton Green Turnstile, Drug Church. Bristol Fleece 11, Norwich Waterfront Studio 12, Leeds
Auditorium 24, O2 Apollo Manchester 26, Swindon Oasis Door Store 19. Mine 13, Glasgow KingTuts 15, O2 Academy2 Newcastle
STRAY FROM THE PATH
27, London Eventim Apollo 29 30. Support: Saxon, 16, Manchester Sound Control 17, Nottingham Rescue
ROLO TOMASSI London Camden Underworld November 24,Bristol
Girlschool. Rooms 18, London O2 Academy Islington 20. Support:Tall
Brighton Green Door Store November 6, Plymouth Exchange 25, Birmingham Asylum 26, Leeds Key Club 27,
Ships,Allusondrugs.
MUSE Tiki Bar 7, Bristol Louisiana 8, Manchester Soup Kitchen NewcastleThinkTank? 28, Glasgow G2 29, Manchester
Birmingham Barclaycard Arena April 2, 2016, London O2 9, Glasgow Stereo 10, Nottingham Bodega 11,Norwich Sound Control 30, Nottingham Bodega December 1, WEDNESDAY 13
Arena 3, Dublin 3Arena 5, Belfast SSE Arena 6, Manchester Owl Sanctuary 12, London Oslo 13. Support: EmployedTo Southampton Joiners 2. London Highbury Garage October 30 31.

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we wanted to work on the colour scheme of the

THE ULTIMATE whole thing. She was adamant that I wear that in

ROCKSTAR TEST
the opening scene, so I did (laughs)!
One point in the bag! Much like that shirt when
Sherry bought it

WHAT IS THE PENULTIMATE TRACK ON THE

CODY CARSON
ALBUM HORRIBLE KIDS?
I would say its Missing You! I always put the ballads
last on our albums.
Correct! Are you on the payroll at Kleenex?

ON THE HYPOTHETICAL
SET IT OFF YOU HAVE TO HAVE YOUR EYEBROWS
PERMANENTLY LASERED OFF OR LOSE
WHEN HES NOT DOING JAZZ HANDS, THE YOUR SINGING VOICE FOR A YEAR WHICH
DO YOU CHOOSE?
FRONTMAN IS GOING TO REALLY WEIRD PARTIES Eyebrows off! I will start drawing that shit on Im not
losing my voice (laughs).Thats a year of no productivity.
Id draw them on with a crayon (laughs). Id have to do
ON ROCKNROLL practice hair-cutting on in the fridge, covered in blood, some research whatever Chris from Motionless In
WHATS THE MOST just staring at me. So, I drank in a corner with everyone White uses.
OUTRAGEOUS THING ANYONE else, away from those people.
IN YOUR BAND HAS DONE? Youve never covered everything in blood when you YOUR GUITARIST DAN TELLS YOU HES
We were at a show in South Florida and a guy was practice your hair-cutting? Just us, then TAKEN UP WORK AS A MALE STRIPPER,
like,Ill give you a tattoo, but I get to BUT CAN FIT IT IN AROUND THE BANDS
choose it, and Dan [Clermont, guitar] ON YOUR OWN MUSIC SCHEDULE. DO YOU LET HIM STAY?
got a tattoo of the Kool-Aid Man! HOW MANY CHANCES DID YOU GIVE Absolutely! He can do it onstage (laughs). Thats
Would I have done it? I dont have any THE GIRL IN YOUR SONG PLASTIC amazing! Wed have a separate tent on Warped Tour
tattoos, so I dont think Id be able to do it. PROMISES TO CHANGE? just for Dan to strip. Hes not done it before, but I
Dan and Maxx [Danziger, drums] used to Four times! She was not pleased that feel like he would kill it (laughs). In between every
do this thing they called Yes Nights where song was written about her (laughs)! At song hed have to remove one article of clothing,
theyd all hang out and if anyone said,Hey all. She didnt really say anything, she was and well have a Duality diamond on his thong
you wanna do this? they just had to say more passive-aggressive about it. She would
yes. And one night they were like,Lets just walk out of the room if she was ever FALL OUT BOY THREATEN TO SUE YOU
get Pokmon tattoos! They all went to watching me play and that song came on. OVER YOUR NAME WHAT DO YOU
a tattoo shop and Dan got Meowth on his leg and Correct! Unlike her behaviour *does super-loud tut* CHANGE IT TO?
Maxx got Haunter (laughs)! I think we would change our band name to Fall Out
WHAT COLOUR TOP Boys Become Way Too Sensitive (laughs)! And we
WHATS THE DRUNKEST YOUVE EVER BEEN? ARE YOU WEARING would trademark it and everything wed just turn
Theres a venue near home [in Florida] called The AT THE START OF it into an acronym FOBBWTS, so however thats
Orpheum, and every Saturday they have an event THE ANCIENT pronounced. I think it would be a good retort.
called Sink or Swim, and its $12 all-you-can-drink! HISTORY Reckon you might be safe to get the Twitter handle
Which is dangerous-QXIVVMIHSJWREOIW ERH SRI VIDEO? for that one
time I went there I woke up tagged in a picture on Its a blue and
Facebook holding a python! [After this particular white shirt. It SPIRITUAL HEADMELTER
night] when they got me back to [where we were was bought WHATS WAITING FOR US ON EARTH 2.0?
glish. I got out of the van for me as a I think theres gonna be life on there! Would I go
As they were walking birthday gift SRXLIVWXZS]EKI#3LKSHRS-HSRXIZIR PMOI XS
tment complex, there from our FIXLIVWXTIVWSR[MXLXLIRI[M4LSRI - PMOI XS
, and I just started manager, let other people get it, tell me how it is and then Ill
hem. Then we went back Sherry, get it (laughs)!
the room and I woke because Youll be worried about more than the latest iPhone
p naked on the couch, when the aliens try and turn you into a burger
t in front of me playing
N64.
SCORE
72%
ARTY GOOD EFFORT, CODY, BUT NOT
ENOUGH BARKING AT DOGS TO
We went to a party and the GET YOU IN THE TOP NINE
womans mom was there, which
wasnt a big deal. But what was
weird as fuck was she was dressed THE LEADERBOARD
all in gothic clothing, and she
1 LEMMY MOTRHEAD 99%
was over 40, and had all friends
that were over 40, also in 1 OZZY OSBOURNE BLACK SABBATH 99%
gothic clothing. It looked like 1 ROB HALFORD JUDAS PRIEST 99%
teachers decided to all go 4 MATT SKIBA ALKALINE TRIO 98%
gothic and have a meeting 5 ICE-T BODY COUNT 97%
about it If that wasnt 6 MATT SORUM 97%
creepy enough, there 7 GENE SIMMONS KISS 96%
was fake blood 8 ALICE COOPER 95%
everywhere.Then
9 SHIFTY SHELLSHOCK CRAZY TOWN 95%
I opened the
WORDS: JENNYFER J. WALKER

10 CODY CARSON SET IT OFF 72%

fridge to grab

I PEED ON
a beer
and there
81 CHARLIE SIMPSON FIGHTSTAR 65%

OUR VAN!
was one of
those heads 82 BOB MOULD HSKER D/SUGAR 64%
that people 83 AUSTIN CARLILE OF MICE & MEN 61%

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