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title="Kerrang! – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Kerrang!" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerrang!" title="Kerrang! – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Kerrang!" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerrang" title="Kerrang – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Kerrang" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerrang!" title="Kerrang! – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Kerrang!" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DA%A9%D8%B1%D9%86%DA%AF!" title="کرنگ! – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="کرنگ!" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerrang!" title="Kerrang! – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Kerrang!" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%BC%80%EB%9E%91!" title="케랑! – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="케랑!" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerrang!" title="Kerrang! – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Kerrang!" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerrang!" title="Kerrang! – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Kerrang!" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerrang!" title="Kerrang! – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="Kerrang!" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ქართული</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kk mw-list-item"><a href="https://kk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerrang!" title="Kerrang! – Kazakh" lang="kk" hreflang="kk" data-title="Kerrang!" data-language-autonym="Қазақша" data-language-local-name="Kazakh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Қазақша</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerrang!" title="Kerrang! – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="Kerrang!" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Latvian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latviešu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerrang!" title="Kerrang! – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Kerrang!" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerrang!" title="Kerrang! – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Kerrang!" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerrang!" title="Kerrang! – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Kerrang!" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B1%E3%83%A9%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B0!" title="ケラング! – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="ケラング!" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerrang!" title="Kerrang! – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Kerrang!" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nn mw-list-item"><a href="https://nn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerrang!" title="Kerrang! – Norwegian Nynorsk" lang="nn" hreflang="nn" data-title="Kerrang!" data-language-autonym="Norsk nynorsk" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Nynorsk" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk nynorsk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerrang!" title="Kerrang! – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Kerrang!" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerrang!" title="Kerrang! – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Kerrang!" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerrang!" title="Kerrang! – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Kerrang!" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerrang!" title="Kerrang! – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Kerrang!" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerrang!" title="Kerrang! – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="Kerrang!" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sk mw-list-item"><a href="https://sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerrang!" title="Kerrang! – Slovak" lang="sk" hreflang="sk" data-title="Kerrang!" data-language-autonym="Slovenčina" data-language-local-name="Slovak" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenčina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ckb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ckb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DA%A9%DB%8E%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86%DA%AF!" title="کێرانگ! – Central Kurdish" lang="ckb" hreflang="ckb" data-title="کێرانگ!" data-language-autonym="کوردی" data-language-local-name="Central Kurdish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>کوردی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi mw-list-item"><a href="https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerrang!" title="Kerrang! – Finnish" lang="fi" hreflang="fi" data-title="Kerrang!" data-language-autonym="Suomi" data-language-local-name="Finnish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Suomi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a href="https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerrang!" title="Kerrang! – Swedish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="Kerrang!" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swedish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Svenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-th mw-list-item"><a href="https://th.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%84%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%A3%E0%B9%8C%E0%B9%81%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%87!" title="เคอร์แรง! – Thai" lang="th" hreflang="th" data-title="เคอร์แรง!" data-language-autonym="ไทย" data-language-local-name="Thai" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ไทย</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tr mw-list-item"><a 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src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/e/e7/Kerrang_2021_Logo.png/180px-Kerrang_2021_Logo.png" decoding="async" width="180" height="32" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/e/e7/Kerrang_2021_Logo.png/270px-Kerrang_2021_Logo.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/e7/Kerrang_2021_Logo.png 2x" data-file-width="332" data-file-height="59" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Kerrang!_April_2023_cover.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Kerrang%21_April_2023_cover.jpg/220px-Kerrang%21_April_2023_cover.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="275" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/ba/Kerrang%21_April_2023_cover.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="287" data-file-height="359" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Cover of 12 April 2023 digital issue of <i>Kerrang!</i> featuring American <a href="/wiki/Heavy_metal_music" title="Heavy metal music">heavy metal</a> band <a href="/wiki/Metallica" title="Metallica">Metallica</a></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Editor</th><td class="infobox-data">Luke Morton</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Staff writers</th><td class="infobox-data">Nick Ruskell, David McLaughlin, Emily Carter, Tom Shepherd, <a href="/wiki/Ethan_Fixell" title="Ethan Fixell">Ethan Fixell</a>, <a href="/wiki/Christopher_Krovatin" title="Christopher Krovatin">Christopher Krovatin</a>, Cat Jones</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Frequency</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li>Monthly (1981–1982)</li> <li>Fortnightly (1982–1987)</li> <li>Weekly (1987–2020)</li> <li>Quarterly (2021–present)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Publisher</th><td class="infobox-data">Wasted Talent Ltd</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Founder</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Alan_Lewis_(music_journalist)" title="Alan Lewis (music journalist)">Alan Lewis</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">First issue</th><td class="infobox-data">6 June 1981<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1981-06-06</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Country</th><td class="infobox-data">United Kingdom</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Based in</th><td class="infobox-data">London</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Language</th><td class="infobox-data">English</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://kerrang.com">kerrang<wbr />.com</a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/ISSN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISSN (identifier)">ISSN</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.worldcat.org/search?fq=x0:jrnl&q=n2:0262-6624">0262-6624</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><i><b>Kerrang!</b></i> is a British music <a href="/wiki/Webzine" class="mw-redirect" title="Webzine">webzine</a> and quarterly <a href="/wiki/Magazine" title="Magazine">magazine</a> that primarily covers <a href="/wiki/Rock_music" title="Rock music">rock</a>, <a href="/wiki/Punk_rock" title="Punk rock">punk</a> and <a href="/wiki/Heavy_metal_music" title="Heavy metal music">heavy metal music</a>. Since 2017, the magazine has been published by Wasted Talent Ltd (the same company that owns electronic music publication <i><a href="/wiki/Mixmag" title="Mixmag">Mixmag</a></i>).<sup id="cite_ref-wasted_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wasted-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The magazine was named <a href="/wiki/Onomatopoeic" class="mw-redirect" title="Onomatopoeic">onomatopoeically</a> after the sound of a "guitar being struck with force".<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTERuskell202314_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTERuskell202314-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><i>Kerrang!</i> was first published on 6 June 1981 as a one-off "Heavy Metal Special" from the now-defunct <i><a href="/wiki/Sounds_(magazine)" title="Sounds (magazine)">Sounds</a></i> newspaper. Due to the popularity of the issue, the magazine became a monthly publication, before transitioning into a weekly in 1987. Initially devoted to the <a href="/wiki/New_wave_of_British_heavy_metal" title="New wave of British heavy metal">new wave of British heavy metal</a> and the rise of <a href="/wiki/Hard_rock" title="Hard rock">hard rock</a> acts,<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i>Kerrang!</i><span class="nowrap" style="padding-left:0.1em;">'s</span> musical emphasis has changed several times, focusing on <a href="/wiki/Grunge" title="Grunge">grunge</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nu_metal" title="Nu metal">nu metal</a>, <a href="/wiki/Post-hardcore" title="Post-hardcore">post-hardcore</a>, <a href="/wiki/Emo" title="Emo">emo</a> and other <a href="/wiki/Alternative_rock" title="Alternative rock">alternative rock</a> and <a href="/wiki/Heavy_metal_music" title="Heavy metal music">metal</a> genres over the course of its forty-year publication history. In 2001, it became the best-selling British music weekly, overtaking <i><a href="/wiki/NME" title="NME">NME</a></i>. </p><p>After publishing a total of 1,818 issues, <i>Kerrang!</i> ceased publication of their weekly magazine in March 2020 amidst the <a href="/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic" title="COVID-19 pandemic">COVID-19 pandemic</a>, whilst continuing as an online publication featuring digital "cover stories". In December 2021, the print edition of <i>Kerrang!</i> was revived, and is now published on a quarterly basis. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kerrang!&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1980s">1980s</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kerrang!&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: 1980s"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>Kerrang!</i> was founded in 1981.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBrown2007p._13_(in_source)_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBrown2007p._13_(in_source)-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The editor of the weekly music magazine <i><a href="/wiki/Sounds_(magazine)" title="Sounds (magazine)">Sounds</a></i>, <a href="/wiki/Alan_Lewis_(music_journalist)" title="Alan Lewis (music journalist)">Alan Lewis</a>, suggested that <a href="/wiki/Geoff_Barton" title="Geoff Barton">Geoff Barton</a> edit a one-off special edition focusing on the <a href="/wiki/New_wave_of_British_heavy_metal" title="New wave of British heavy metal">new wave of British heavy metal</a> phenomenon and on the rise of other <a href="/wiki/Hard_rock" title="Hard rock">hard rock</a> acts.<sup id="cite_ref-kerrang_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-kerrang-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Billed as a "<i>Sounds</i> Heavy Metal Special", <i>Kerrang!</i><span class="nowrap" style="padding-left:0.1em;">'s</span> first issue was published on 6 June 1981.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTERuskell202314_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTERuskell202314-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Angus_Young" title="Angus Young">Angus Young</a> of <a href="/wiki/AC/DC" title="AC/DC">AC/DC</a> appeared on <i>Kerrang!</i><span class="nowrap" style="padding-left:0.1em;">'</span>s first cover. According to Alan Lewis, the first issue reportedly sold out within days of its publication, and the magazine began being published on a monthly basis.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTERuskell202317_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTERuskell202317-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In February 1982, after only eight issues, <i>Kerrang!</i><span class="nowrap" style="padding-left:0.1em;">'s</span> frequency was doubled by its publisher, <a href="/wiki/Spotlight_Publications" title="Spotlight Publications">Spotlight Publications</a> (owned by <a href="/wiki/UBM_plc" title="UBM plc">United Newspapers</a>).<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTERuskell202320_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTERuskell202320-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Starting with issue 148 in 1987, the publication went weekly.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTERuskell202351_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTERuskell202351-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During the 1980s and early 1990s the magazine placed many <a href="/wiki/Thrash_metal" title="Thrash metal">thrash metal</a> and <a href="/wiki/Glam_metal" title="Glam metal">glam metal</a> acts on the cover, including <a href="/wiki/Tigertailz" title="Tigertailz">Tigertailz</a>, <a href="/wiki/M%C3%B6tley_Cr%C3%BCe" title="Mötley Crüe">Mötley Crüe</a>, <a href="/wiki/Slayer" title="Slayer">Slayer</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bon_Jovi" title="Bon Jovi">Bon Jovi</a>, <a href="/wiki/Metallica" title="Metallica">Metallica</a>, <a href="/wiki/Poison_(American_band)" class="mw-redirect" title="Poison (American band)">Poison</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Venom_(band)" title="Venom (band)">Venom</a>. The term <a href="/wiki/Thrash_metal" title="Thrash metal">thrash metal</a> was first coined in the music press by <i>Kerrang!</i> journalist <a href="/wiki/Malcolm_Dome" title="Malcolm Dome">Malcolm Dome</a>, in reference to the <a href="/wiki/Anthrax_(American_band)" title="Anthrax (American band)">Anthrax</a> song "<a href="/wiki/Metal_Thrashing_Mad" class="mw-redirect" title="Metal Thrashing Mad">Metal Thrashing Mad</a>".<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Prior to this <a href="/wiki/Metallica" title="Metallica">Metallica</a>'s <a href="/wiki/James_Hetfield" title="James Hetfield">James Hetfield</a> had referred to their sound as "<a href="/wiki/Power_metal" title="Power metal">power metal</a>".<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1990s">1990s</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kerrang!&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: 1990s"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In April 1991, Spotlight/United Newspapers sold <i>Kerrang!</i> to <a href="/wiki/EMAP" class="mw-redirect" title="EMAP">EMAP Metro</a> (now known as Ascential plc).<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEGorman2022307_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEGorman2022307-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:1_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Although <i>Kerrang!</i> had an average weekly circulation of 58,685 by this point and was making profits of £1 million a year,<sup id="cite_ref-:1_14-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTERuskell202370_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTERuskell202370-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the publication had been faced with significant competition from <a href="/wiki/Raw_(music_magazine)" title="Raw (music magazine)"><i>RAW</i></a> magazine, also owned by EMAP.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEGorman2022309_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEGorman2022309-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> British journalist <a href="/wiki/David_Hepworth" title="David Hepworth">David Hepworth</a>, who launched a number of titles for EMAP in the 1980s, said: "We [EMAP] had made it nearly impossible for Spotlight to publish <i>Kerrang!</i> profitably because we promoted <i>RAW</i> and they had to promote back, and that ate into their <a href="/wiki/Profit_margin" title="Profit margin">margins</a>."<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEGorman2022309_16-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEGorman2022309-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> EMAP moved <i>Kerrang!</i><span class="nowrap" style="padding-left:0.1em;">'s</span> offices to <a href="/wiki/Carnaby_Street" title="Carnaby Street">Carnaby Street</a> in London's <a href="/wiki/West_End_of_London" title="West End of London">West End</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTERuskell202370_15-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTERuskell202370-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:1_14-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In April 1992, Barton left his post as the magazine's editor, and was replaced by Robyn Doreian. Although her tenure as editor was brief, Doreian would balance the magazine's focus between heavy metal and the growing <a href="/wiki/Alternative_rock" title="Alternative rock">alternative music</a> scene, following the unexpected success of <a href="/wiki/Grunge" title="Grunge">grunge</a> acts such as <a href="/wiki/Nirvana_(band)" title="Nirvana (band)">Nirvana</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTERuskell202366,_77,_80_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTERuskell202366,_77,_80-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Phil Alexander became the new editor of <i>Kerrang!</i> in June 1993.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTERuskell202383_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTERuskell202383-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Alexander felt that the magazine was lagging behind <i>RAW</i> in terms of its coverage of newer bands, and <i>Kerrang!</i><span class="nowrap" style="padding-left:0.1em;">'s</span> emphasis began to largely eschew previously featured glam/metal acts in favour of modern acts, such as <a href="/wiki/Hole_(band)" title="Hole (band)">Hole</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nine_Inch_Nails" title="Nine Inch Nails">Nine Inch Nails</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kyuss" title="Kyuss">Kyuss</a>, <a href="/wiki/Corrosion_of_Conformity" title="Corrosion of Conformity">Corrosion of Conformity</a> and <a href="/wiki/Machine_Head_(band)" title="Machine Head (band)">Machine Head</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTERuskell202383_18-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTERuskell202383-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During the <a href="/wiki/Britpop" title="Britpop">Britpop</a> era, the magazine would largely focus on heavier "<a href="/wiki/Britrock" class="mw-redirect" title="Britrock">Britrock</a>" acts such as <a href="/wiki/The_Wildhearts" title="The Wildhearts">The Wildhearts</a>, <a href="/wiki/Manic_Street_Preachers" title="Manic Street Preachers">Manic Street Preachers</a>, <a href="/wiki/Terrorvision" title="Terrorvision">Terrorvision</a> and <a href="/wiki/Therapy%3F" title="Therapy?">Therapy?</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTERuskell202386_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTERuskell202386-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTERuskell202388_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTERuskell202388-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Starting in 1995, <i>Kerrang!</i> began covering the <a href="/wiki/Nu_metal" title="Nu metal">nu metal</a> genre after one of the magazine's journalists, Mörat, was introduced to <a href="/wiki/Korn" title="Korn">Korn</a> by Machine Head frontman <a href="/wiki/Robb_Flynn" title="Robb Flynn">Robb Flynn</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTERuskell202393_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTERuskell202393-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During the late 1990s, the magazine would end up covering the likes of <a href="/wiki/Limp_Bizkit" title="Limp Bizkit">Limp Bizkit</a>, <a href="/wiki/System_of_a_Down" title="System of a Down">System of a Down</a>, <a href="/wiki/Deftones" title="Deftones">Deftones</a> and <a href="/wiki/Slipknot_(band)" title="Slipknot (band)">Slipknot</a>, and various other <a href="/wiki/Punk_rock" title="Punk rock">punk rock</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hip_hop_music" title="Hip hop music">hip-hop</a> and <a href="/wiki/Hardcore_punk" title="Hardcore punk">hardcore</a> acts.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTERuskell202396,_99-100,_124_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTERuskell202396,_99-100,_124-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2000s_–_2020s"><span id="2000s_.E2.80.93_2020s"></span>2000s – 2020s</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kerrang!&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: 2000s – 2020s"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In April 2000, Paul Rees became the new editor for <i>Kerrang!.</i><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTERuskell2023130_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTERuskell2023130-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2001, <i>Kerrang!</i> overtook <i><a href="/wiki/NME" title="NME">NME</a></i> as the biggest selling music weekly in the United Kingdom, bolstered by its coverage of nu metal.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:3_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> By mid-2002, the magazine had a circulation of 83,988 copies per week.<sup id="cite_ref-:3_26-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After Rees left them to edit <i><a href="/wiki/Q_(magazine)" title="Q (magazine)">Q</a></i> magazine, former <i>Kerrang!</i> reviews editor Ashley Bird appointed editor from 2003 to 2005.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Following his departure, Paul Brannigan took over as editor in May 2005.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the mid-to-late 2000s, the genre focus of <i>Kerrang!</i> shifted once more, with a new emphasis on <a href="/wiki/Emo" title="Emo">emo</a>, <a href="/wiki/Post-hardcore" title="Post-hardcore">post-hardcore</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pop-punk" title="Pop-punk">pop-punk</a> and <a href="/wiki/Metalcore" title="Metalcore">metalcore</a> music, coinciding with the decline of nu metal.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTERuskell2023142_29-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTERuskell2023142-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTERuskell2023145_30-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTERuskell2023145-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTERuskell2023148_31-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTERuskell2023148-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Furthermore, the magazine continued to occasionally feature more established bands such as <a href="/wiki/Iron_Maiden" title="Iron Maiden">Iron Maiden</a> and <a href="/wiki/Metallica" title="Metallica">Metallica</a> on the cover.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTERuskell2023151_33-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTERuskell2023151-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2006, the magazine's circulation stood at 80,186 copies.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2008, EMAP sold its consumer magazines to <a href="/wiki/Bauer_Media_Group" title="Bauer Media Group">Bauer Media Group</a>. Brannigan left <i>Kerrang!</i> in 2009 and Nichola Browne was appointed editor.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> She later stepped down in April 2011. Former <i><a href="/wiki/NME" title="NME">NME</a></i> features editor and <i><a href="/wiki/GamesMaster_(magazine)" title="GamesMaster (magazine)">GamesMaster</a></i> deputy editor James McMahon was appointed as editor on 6 June 2011.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In April 2017, <i>Kerrang!</i> magazine, its website, and the <i>K!</i> Awards were purchased by Mixmag Media, publisher of dance monthly <i><a href="/wiki/Mixmag" title="Mixmag">Mixmag</a></i>, along with assets related to defunct style magazine <i><a href="/wiki/The_Face_(magazine)" title="The Face (magazine)">The Face</a></i>. Mixmag has since formed parent company Wasted Talent, which relaunched <i>Kerrang!</i> as a digital-first title, while continuing to publish a weekly print edition. Former Editor-in-Chief Phil Alexander was appointed Global Creative Director on 3 August 2017.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Bauer retained ownership of <i>Kerrang!</i> Radio and <a href="/wiki/The_Box_Plus_Network" title="The Box Plus Network">the Box Plus Network</a> will continue to operate Kerrang! TV as before.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-wasted_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wasted-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> An updated <i>Kerrang!</i> logo was debuted in mid-2017 before the magazine received a complete redesign during 2018.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 13 March 2020, after publishing a total of 1,818 issues, publication of the weekly print edition of <i>Kerrang!</i> was suspended due to the <a href="/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic" title="COVID-19 pandemic">COVID-19 pandemic</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTERuskell2023223_40-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTERuskell2023223-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <i>Kerrang!</i> website continued to run articles as normal. On 29 July 2020, the magazine debuted its first weekly digital 'cover story' long-form article, announcing <a href="/wiki/Corey_Taylor" title="Corey Taylor">Corey Taylor</a>'s first solo album <i><a href="/wiki/CMFT" title="CMFT">CMFT</a></i> (2020).<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTERuskell2023226–227_42-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTERuskell2023226–227-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In December 2021, a one-off print edition of <i>Kerrang!</i> was published, celebrating the return of live music events in the UK.<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Sales of this magazine proved successful enough that a second stand-alone print magazine was published in April 2022.<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The magazine continues to be published on a quarterly basis.<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="International_editions">International editions</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kerrang!&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: International editions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Emap" class="mw-redirect" title="Emap">Emap</a> launched <i>Kerrang! Australia</i> in the late 1990s. Unlike its weekly counterpart in the UK, the Australian edition was published monthly due to stiff competition from free local music publications.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (October 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> <i>Kerrang!</i> is also published in Spanish and German. Kerrang announced its aim to expand into the US in March 2018.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (October 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>In March 2018, following a magazine redesign, <i>Kerrang!</i> announced it would be expanding to the United States, with an office in New York run by <a href="/wiki/Ethan_Fixell" title="Ethan Fixell">Ethan Fixell</a>. The goal would be to generate US-centric content, events, and brand partnerships.<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Website">Website</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kerrang!&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Website"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>Kerrang!</i>'s website, www.kerrang.com, was launched in summer 2001 by Dan Silver. <i>Kerrang!</i>'s parent company <a href="/wiki/Emap" class="mw-redirect" title="Emap">Emap</a> acquired the domain name from a Norwegian <a href="/wiki/Cybersquatter" class="mw-redirect" title="Cybersquatter">cybersquatter</a> by the name of Steingram Stegane for a token sum of £666.<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><i>Kerrang!</i>'s website features news and features on both contemporary and classic rock bands, as well as previewing upcoming events. The website hosts <i>Kerrang!</i>'s online shop, podcasts, message board, TV and radio segments ensuring more opportunities to sell associated merchandise and products.<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2001, <i>Kerrang!</i> launched its own online forum with the "rants and raves" section taking up most of the traffic. According to <a href="/wiki/Alexa_Internet" title="Alexa Internet">Alexa</a> www.kerrang.com is ranked 83,545th globally, and 33,532nd in the U.S.<sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Other_ventures">Other ventures</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kerrang!&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Other ventures"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Kerrang!_Awards"><span id="Kerrang.21_Awards"></span>Kerrang! Awards</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kerrang!&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Kerrang! Awards"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Kerrang!_Awards" title="Kerrang! Awards">Kerrang! Awards</a></div> <p>Since 1993, the magazine has held an annual awards ceremony to mark the most successful bands in the interests of their readers. The awards became one of Britain's most recognised events by the now defunct <i><a href="/wiki/Guinness_Book_of_British_Hit_Singles_%26_Albums" class="mw-redirect" title="Guinness Book of British Hit Singles & Albums">Guinness Book of British Hit Singles & Albums</a></i>, often listing some of the winners in their annual round-up of the previous year. The event is presented by major music celebrities, with many others outside the industry who attend the event.<sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>After a year hiatus, the Awards were relaunched in 2018, with notable guests that included <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Depp" title="Johnny Depp">Johnny Depp</a>, <a href="/wiki/Joe_Perry_(musician)" title="Joe Perry (musician)">Joe Perry</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tony_Iommi" title="Tony Iommi">Tony Iommi</a>, <a href="/wiki/Corey_Taylor" title="Corey Taylor">Corey Taylor</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Dave_Grohl" title="Dave Grohl">Dave Grohl</a>, among others.<sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the ceremony returned in June 2022, with the reader nominations period beginning in April 2022.<sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Kerrang!_Radio"><span id="Kerrang.21_Radio"></span>Kerrang! Radio</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kerrang!&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Kerrang! Radio"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Kerrang!_Radio" title="Kerrang! Radio">Kerrang! Radio</a></div> <p>In 2000, <a href="/wiki/EMAP" class="mw-redirect" title="EMAP">EMAP</a> launched <i>Kerrang!</i> as a <a href="/wiki/Digital_Audio_Broadcasting" title="Digital Audio Broadcasting">DAB</a> radio station, across the United Kingdom. This was principally a 'jukebox' station, playing a back-to-back sequence of rock and <a href="/wiki/Alternative_rock" title="Alternative rock">alternative music</a>. On 10 June 2004, Kerrang! 105.2 was launched as a regional radio station in <a href="/wiki/Birmingham" title="Birmingham">Birmingham</a> with an advertising campaign by London-based creative agency ODD.<sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The radio had a number of specialist programmes dedicated to the many subgenres of rock music. The radio output included interviews with those affecting popular culture and society as well as those involved with music. It stopped broadcasting on FM as of 14 June 2013 and once again became a digital station, with listeners able to tune in on DAB or the Kerrang! Radio app. With this broadcasting change came a move in Kerrang! Radio's offices from Birmingham to London. <a href="/wiki/Absolute_Radio" title="Absolute Radio">Absolute Radio</a> is now broadcasting on its FM frequency.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (September 2020)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Kerrang!_TV"><span id="Kerrang.21_TV"></span>Kerrang! TV</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kerrang!&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Kerrang! TV"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Kerrang!_TV" title="Kerrang! TV">Kerrang! TV</a></div> <p>In 2001 <a href="/wiki/EMAP" class="mw-redirect" title="EMAP">EMAP</a> launched <a href="/wiki/Kerrang!_TV" title="Kerrang! TV">Kerrang! TV</a>. As with the radio station, the television channel covers the more mainstream side of the rock music as well as <a href="/wiki/Classic_rock" title="Classic rock">classic rock</a> bands including <a href="/wiki/Aerosmith" title="Aerosmith">Aerosmith</a>, <a href="/wiki/AC/DC" title="AC/DC">AC/DC</a> and <a href="/wiki/Guns_N%27_Roses" title="Guns N' Roses">Guns N' Roses</a> and classic <a href="/wiki/Heavy_metal_music" title="Heavy metal music">heavy metal</a> bands such as <a href="/wiki/Iron_Maiden" title="Iron Maiden">Iron Maiden</a>, <a href="/wiki/Black_Sabbath" title="Black Sabbath">Black Sabbath</a> and <a href="/wiki/Metallica" title="Metallica">Metallica</a>. Kerrang! TV, along with its <a href="/wiki/The_Box_Plus_Network" title="The Box Plus Network">The Box Plus Network</a> sister channels, was fully owned by <a href="/wiki/Channel_Four_Television_Corporation" title="Channel Four Television Corporation">Channel Four Television Corporation</a> and subsequently closed due to budget cuts made by Channel 4, along with its sister channels, on 30th June 2024.<sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Kerrang!_Compilation_Albums"><span id="Kerrang.21_Compilation_Albums"></span>Kerrang! Compilation Albums</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kerrang!&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Kerrang! Compilation Albums"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/w/index.php?title=Kerrang!_Compilation_Albums&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Kerrang! Compilation Albums (page does not exist)">Kerrang! Compilation Albums</a></div> <p>From 1982 the Kerrang! Magazine would occasionally be bundled with compilations, originally on 7" vinyl then moving to cassettes in 1994 and CDs in 1995.<sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The compilations featured new and popular music, music themed around a genre or 'vibe' and best of lists. In 2001 Kerrang Began Releasing Kerrang! the Album under Universal Music before switching to Rhino Records in 2016. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Kerrang!_Tour"><span id="Kerrang.21_Tour"></span>Kerrang! Tour</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kerrang!&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Kerrang! Tour"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Kerrang! Tour ran from 2006 to 2017. The line-up for each year was usually announced in October of the previous year and was held throughout January and February of the following year.<sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Relentless_(drink)" title="Relentless (drink)">Relentless Energy Drink</a> sponsored the Kerrang! Tour for several years. It is currently unknown if the tour will ever be revived. </p> <ul><li>2006, featured <a href="/wiki/Bullet_for_My_Valentine" title="Bullet for My Valentine">Bullet for My Valentine</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hawthorne_Heights" title="Hawthorne Heights">Hawthorne Heights</a>, <a href="/wiki/Still_Remains" title="Still Remains">Still Remains</a> and <a href="/wiki/Aiden" title="Aiden">Aiden</a>.</li> <li>2007, featured <a href="/wiki/Biffy_Clyro" title="Biffy Clyro">Biffy Clyro</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Bronx_(band)" title="The Bronx (band)">The Bronx</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Audition_(band)" title="The Audition (band)">The Audition</a> and <a href="/wiki/I_Am_Ghost" title="I Am Ghost">I Am Ghost</a>.</li> <li>2008, featured <a href="/wiki/Coheed_and_Cambria" title="Coheed and Cambria">Coheed and Cambria</a>, <a href="/wiki/Madina_Lake" title="Madina Lake">Madina Lake</a>, <a href="/wiki/Fightstar" title="Fightstar">Fightstar</a> and <a href="/wiki/Circa_Survive" title="Circa Survive">Circa Survive</a>.</li> <li>2009, sponsored by <a href="/wiki/Relentless_(drink)" title="Relentless (drink)">Relentless Energy Drink</a> from this year; featured <a href="/wiki/Mindless_Self_Indulgence" title="Mindless Self Indulgence">Mindless Self Indulgence</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dir_En_Grey" title="Dir En Grey">Dir En Grey</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bring_Me_the_Horizon" title="Bring Me the Horizon">Bring Me the Horizon</a>, <a href="/wiki/Black_Tide" title="Black Tide">Black Tide</a> and <a href="/wiki/In_Case_of_Fire" title="In Case of Fire">In Case of Fire</a>.</li> <li>2010, featured <a href="/wiki/All_Time_Low" title="All Time Low">All Time Low</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Blackout_(band)" title="The Blackout (band)">The Blackout</a>, <a href="/wiki/Young_Guns_(band)" title="Young Guns (band)">Young Guns</a> and <a href="/wiki/My_Passion" title="My Passion">My Passion</a>. <a href="/wiki/Jettblack" title="Jettblack">Jettblack</a> were added for two dates at the London Roundhouse at the end of the tour.</li> <li>2011, featured <a href="/wiki/Good_Charlotte" title="Good Charlotte">Good Charlotte</a>, <a href="/wiki/Four_Year_Strong" title="Four Year Strong">Four Year Strong</a>, <a href="/wiki/Framing_Hanley" title="Framing Hanley">Framing Hanley</a> and <a href="/wiki/The_Wonder_Years_(band)" title="The Wonder Years (band)">The Wonder Years</a>.</li> <li>2012. The tour lasted from 5 to 17 February.<sup id="cite_ref-2012_NFG/SUM_60-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2012_NFG/SUM-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It featured <a href="/wiki/New_Found_Glory" title="New Found Glory">New Found Glory</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sum_41" title="Sum 41">Sum 41</a>, <a href="/wiki/Letlive." class="mw-redirect" title="Letlive.">letlive.</a> and <a href="/wiki/While_She_Sleeps" title="While She Sleeps">While She Sleeps</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2012_NFG/SUM_60-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2012_NFG/SUM-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On 20 January 2012 it was revealed that <a href="/wiki/Sum_41" title="Sum 41">Sum 41</a> had been forced to pull out due to frontman Deryck Whibley who had suffered a back injury and was not well enough to perform for the duration of the tour, they were replaced by <a href="/wiki/The_Blackout_(band)" title="The Blackout (band)">The Blackout</a> who had previously played on the 2010 tour.<sup id="cite_ref-relentless_2012_61-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-relentless_2012-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>2013, featured <a href="/wiki/Black_Veil_Brides" title="Black Veil Brides">Black Veil Brides</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chiodos" title="Chiodos">Chiodos</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tonight_Alive" title="Tonight Alive">Tonight Alive</a> and <a href="/wiki/Fearless_Vampire_Killers_(band)" title="Fearless Vampire Killers (band)">Fearless Vampire Killers</a>. It was an 11-date tour which ran from 3–15 February, with the 6th and 11th being days off. <a href="/wiki/William_Control" title="William Control">William Control</a> was a guest DJ and also appeared alongside Black Veil Brides on 2 songs; Shadows Die and In the End.</li> <li>2014, featured <a href="/wiki/Limp_Bizkit" title="Limp Bizkit">Limp Bizkit</a>, <a href="/wiki/Crossfaith" title="Crossfaith">Crossfaith</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nekrogoblikon" title="Nekrogoblikon">Nekrogoblikon</a> and Baby Godzilla.</li> <li>2015, featured <a href="/wiki/Don_Broco" title="Don Broco">Don Broco</a>, <a href="/wiki/We_Are_the_in_Crowd" class="mw-redirect" title="We Are the in Crowd">We Are the in Crowd</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bury_Tomorrow" title="Bury Tomorrow">Bury Tomorrow</a>, <a href="/wiki/Beartooth_(band)" title="Beartooth (band)">Beartooth</a> and <a href="/wiki/Young_Guns_(band)" title="Young Guns (band)">Young Guns</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-62" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>2016. On 29 September the headliner for the eleventh Kerrang! tour was revealed to be Sum 41.<sup id="cite_ref-63" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In an interview with Kerrang, frontman Deryck Whibley stated that "After a three-year break, we're honoured that our first tour back is the Kerrang!"<sup id="cite_ref-64" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The tour featured <a href="/wiki/Sum_41" title="Sum 41">Sum 41</a>, <a href="/wiki/Roam_(band)" title="Roam (band)">Roam</a>, <a href="/wiki/Frank_Carter_%26_The_Rattlesnakes" class="mw-redirect" title="Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes">Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes</a> and <a href="/wiki/Biters_(band)" title="Biters (band)">Biters</a>.</li> <li>2017, featured <a href="/wiki/The_Amity_Affliction" title="The Amity Affliction">The Amity Affliction</a>, Boston Manor, Vukovi, and <a href="/wiki/Casey_(band)" title="Casey (band)">Casey</a>.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="The_K!_Pit"><span id="The_K.21_Pit"></span>The K! Pit</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kerrang!&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: The K! Pit"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The year after the final <i>Kerrang!</i> Tour, <i>Kerrang!</i> launched a new gig concept known as "The K! Pit", where the magazine promotes a free gig for a popular band in a tiny London venue. Fans gain access by applying for tickets online and being randomly selected in a competition-style draw. Artists featured so far include <a href="/wiki/Parkway_Drive" title="Parkway Drive">Parkway Drive</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mastodon_(band)" title="Mastodon (band)">Mastodon</a>, <a href="/wiki/Fever_333" title="Fever 333">Fever 333</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Neck_Deep" title="Neck Deep">Neck Deep</a>, the latter performance coinciding with the 2018 <a href="/wiki/Kerrang!_Awards" title="Kerrang! Awards"><i>Kerrang!</i> Awards</a> where Neck Deep would win <a href="/wiki/Kerrang!_Award_for_Best_Single" title="Kerrang! Award for Best Single">Best Song</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-65" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The brand has since also launched the series in Brooklyn, New York, featuring artists such as <a href="/wiki/Sum_41" title="Sum 41">Sum 41</a>, <a href="/wiki/Baroness_(band)" title="Baroness (band)">Baroness</a>, <a href="/wiki/Knocked_Loose" title="Knocked Loose">Knocked Loose</a>, Daughters, and <a href="/wiki/Fit_For_An_Autopsy" class="mw-redirect" title="Fit For An Autopsy">Fit For An Autopsy</a>. Performances are streamed on the <i>Kerrang!</i> Facebook page before being uploaded to <a href="/wiki/YouTube" title="YouTube">YouTube</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="The_Official_Kerrang!_Rock_Chart"><span id="The_Official_Kerrang.21_Rock_Chart"></span>The Official Kerrang! Rock Chart</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kerrang!&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: The Official Kerrang! Rock Chart"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>During the 1980s, Kerrang! published weekly heavy metal charts for singles, albums and import albums. Each was compiled from sales data from fifty specialist stores across the United Kingdom. </p><p>In March 2012, Kerrang! announced a new weekly rock singles chart for the UK based on upon airplay across Kerrang Radio, Kerrang TV, and specialist rock radio stations, as well as sales figures from the <a href="/wiki/Official_Charts_Company" title="Official Charts Company">Official Charts Company</a>. As of 2020, the chart continues to be printed in the magazine every week, contains 20 tracks, and often features accompanying facts or artist quotes. The official Kerrang <a href="/wiki/Spotify" title="Spotify">Spotify</a> profile also features a playlist of the tracks on the chart and is updated every Wednesday.<sup id="cite_ref-66" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The chart was announced on Saturday mornings on Kerrang! Radio and could be viewed online every Saturday at midday. The chart would also be shown on Kerrang! TV on Thursdays at 4 pm. </p><p>Unlike the <a href="/wiki/UK_Rock_%26_Metal_Singles_and_Albums_Charts" class="mw-redirect" title="UK Rock & Metal Singles and Albums Charts">UK Rock & Metal Singles Chart</a> produced by the Official Charts Company, which is typically dominated by classic rock artists, the Kerrang! Rock Chart focuses primarily on new releases by contemporary rock artists. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Kerrang!_year-end_lists"><span id="Kerrang.21_year-end_lists"></span><i>Kerrang!</i> year-end lists</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kerrang!&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Kerrang! year-end lists"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Album_of_the_Year">Album of the Year</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kerrang!&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Album of the Year"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:0.95em;line-height:1.5em;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Year </th> <th>Artist </th> <th>Album </th> <th>Source </th></tr> <tr> <td>1982 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Scorpions_(band)" title="Scorpions (band)">Scorpions</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Blackout_(Scorpions_album)" title="Blackout (Scorpions album)">Blackout</a></i> </td> <td rowspan="39"><sup id="cite_ref-67" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1983 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Def_Leppard" title="Def Leppard">Def Leppard</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Pyromania_(album)" title="Pyromania (album)">Pyromania</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1984 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Van_Halen" title="Van Halen">Van Halen</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/1984_(Van_Halen_album)" title="1984 (Van Halen album)">1984</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1985 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bryan_Adams" title="Bryan Adams">Bryan Adams</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Reckless_(Bryan_Adams_album)" title="Reckless (Bryan Adams album)">Reckless</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1986 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/David_Lee_Roth" title="David Lee Roth">David Lee Roth</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Eat_%27Em_and_Smile" title="Eat 'Em and Smile">Eat 'Em and Smile</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1987 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Aerosmith" title="Aerosmith">Aerosmith</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Permanent_Vacation_(Aerosmith_album)" title="Permanent Vacation (Aerosmith album)">Permanent Vacation</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1988 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/King%27s_X" title="King's X">King's X</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Out_of_the_Silent_Planet_(album)" title="Out of the Silent Planet (album)">Out of the Silent Planet</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1989 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Faith_No_More" title="Faith No More">Faith No More</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Real_Thing_(Faith_No_More_album)" title="The Real Thing (Faith No More album)">The Real Thing</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1990 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Slayer" title="Slayer">Slayer</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Seasons_in_the_Abyss" title="Seasons in the Abyss">Seasons in the Abyss</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1991 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Metallica" title="Metallica">Metallica</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Metallica_(album)" title="Metallica (album)">Metallica</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1992 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Alice_in_Chains" title="Alice in Chains">Alice In Chains</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Dirt_(Alice_in_Chains_album)" title="Dirt (Alice in Chains album)">Dirt</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1993 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pearl_Jam" title="Pearl Jam">Pearl Jam</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Vs._(Pearl_Jam_album)" title="Vs. (Pearl Jam album)">Vs.</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1994 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Therapy%3F" title="Therapy?">Therapy?</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Troublegum" title="Troublegum">Troublegum</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1995 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Foo_Fighters" title="Foo Fighters">Foo Fighters</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Foo_Fighters_(album)" title="Foo Fighters (album)">Foo Fighters</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1996 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Screaming_Trees" title="Screaming Trees">Screaming Trees</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Dust_(Screaming_Trees_album)" title="Dust (Screaming Trees album)">Dust</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1997 </td> <td>Foo Fighters </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Colour_and_the_Shape" title="The Colour and the Shape">The Colour and the Shape</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1998</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Monster_Magnet" title="Monster Magnet">Monster Magnet</a></td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Powertrip" title="Powertrip">Powertrip</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1999</td> <td>Foo Fighters</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/There_Is_Nothing_Left_to_Lose" title="There Is Nothing Left to Lose">There is Nothing Left to Lose</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2000</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Queens_of_the_Stone_Age" title="Queens of the Stone Age">Queens of the Stone Age</a></td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Rated_R_(Queens_of_the_Stone_Age_album)" title="Rated R (Queens of the Stone Age album)">Rated R</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2001</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tool_(band)" title="Tool (band)">Tool</a></td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Lateralus" title="Lateralus">Lateralus</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2002</td> <td>Queens of the Stone Age</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Songs_for_the_Deaf" title="Songs for the Deaf">Songs for the Deaf</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2003</td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Darkness_(band)" title="The Darkness (band)">The Darkness</a></td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Permission_to_Land" title="Permission to Land">Permission to Land</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2004</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mastodon_(band)" title="Mastodon (band)">Mastodon</a></td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Leviathan_(Mastodon_album)" title="Leviathan (Mastodon album)">Leviathan</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2005</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Trivium_(band)" title="Trivium (band)">Trivium</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ascendancy_(album)" title="Ascendancy (album)"><i>Ascendancy</i></a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2006</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Taking_Back_Sunday" title="Taking Back Sunday">Taking Back Sunday</a></td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Louder_Now" title="Louder Now">Louder Now</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2007</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Biffy_Clyro" title="Biffy Clyro">Biffy Clyro</a></td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Puzzle_(Biffy_Clyro_album)" title="Puzzle (Biffy Clyro album)">Puzzle</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2008</td> <td>Metallica</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Death_Magnetic" title="Death Magnetic">Death Magnetic</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2009</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gallows_(band)" title="Gallows (band)">Gallows</a></td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Grey_Britain" title="Grey Britain">Grey Britain</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2010</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Deftones" title="Deftones">Deftones</a></td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Diamond_Eyes" title="Diamond Eyes">Diamond Eyes</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2011</td> <td>Mastodon</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Hunter_(Mastodon_album)" title="The Hunter (Mastodon album)">The Hunter</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2012</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Enter_Shikari" title="Enter Shikari">Enter Shikari</a></td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/A_Flash_Flood_of_Colour" title="A Flash Flood of Colour">A Flash Flood of Colour</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2013</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bring_Me_the_Horizon" title="Bring Me the Horizon">Bring Me the Horizon</a></td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Sempiternal_(album)" title="Sempiternal (album)">Sempiternal</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2014</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Architects_(British_band)" title="Architects (British band)">Architects</a></td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Lost_Forever_//_Lost_Together" title="Lost Forever // Lost Together">Lost Forever // Lost Together</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2015</td> <td>Bring Me the Horizon</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/That%27s_the_Spirit" title="That's the Spirit">That's the Spirit</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2016</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Green_Day" title="Green Day">Green Day</a></td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Revolution_Radio" title="Revolution Radio">Revolution Radio</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2017</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Employed_to_Serve" title="Employed to Serve">Employed to Serve</a></td> <td><i>The Warmth of a Dying Sun</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2018</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Turnstile_(band)" title="Turnstile (band)">Turnstile</a></td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Time_%26_Space" title="Time & Space">Time & Space</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2019</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Slipknot_(band)" title="Slipknot (band)">Slipknot</a></td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/We_Are_Not_Your_Kind" title="We Are Not Your Kind">We Are Not Your Kind</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2020</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Code_Orange_(band)" title="Code Orange (band)">Code Orange</a></td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Underneath_(Code_Orange_album)" title="Underneath (Code Orange album)">Underneath</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2021</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Every_Time_I_Die" title="Every Time I Die">Every Time I Die</a></td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Radical_(Every_Time_I_Die_album)" title="Radical (Every Time I Die album)">Radical</a></i> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-68" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2022</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nova_Twins" title="Nova Twins">Nova Twins</a></td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Supernova_(Nova_Twins_album)" title="Supernova (Nova Twins album)">Supernova</a></i> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-69" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-69"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2023</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Foo_Fighters" title="Foo Fighters">Foo Fighters</a></td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/But_Here_We_Are" title="But Here We Are">But Here We Are</a></i> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Logos">Logos</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kerrang!&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Logos"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Original_kerrang_logo.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Original Kerrang! logo, used from 1981 to 1982"><img alt="Original Kerrang! logo, used from 1981 to 1982" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/Original_kerrang_logo.png/120px-Original_kerrang_logo.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="25" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/Original_kerrang_logo.png/180px-Original_kerrang_logo.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/Original_kerrang_logo.png/240px-Original_kerrang_logo.png 2x" data-file-width="1668" data-file-height="344" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Original <i>Kerrang!</i> logo, used from 1981 to 1982</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Kerrang_Logo_1996.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Logo used from 1996 through 2000"><img alt="Logo used from 1996 through 2000" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c0/Kerrang_Logo_1996.jpg/120px-Kerrang_Logo_1996.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="39" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c0/Kerrang_Logo_1996.jpg/180px-Kerrang_Logo_1996.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c0/Kerrang_Logo_1996.jpg/240px-Kerrang_Logo_1996.jpg 2x" data-file-width="311" data-file-height="101" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Logo used from 1996 through 2000</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:2000kerranglogo.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Logo used from 2000 through 2004"><img alt="Logo used from 2000 through 2004" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/2000kerranglogo.png/120px-2000kerranglogo.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="27" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/2000kerranglogo.png/180px-2000kerranglogo.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/2000kerranglogo.png/240px-2000kerranglogo.png 2x" data-file-width="537" data-file-height="122" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Logo used from 2000 through 2004</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Kerrang_logo.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Modified 2000 logo, used from 2004 through 2017"><img alt="Modified 2000 logo, used from 2004 through 2017" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c6/Kerrang_logo.png/120px-Kerrang_logo.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="29" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c6/Kerrang_logo.png/180px-Kerrang_logo.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c6/Kerrang_logo.png/240px-Kerrang_logo.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="72" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Modified 2000 logo, used from 2004 through 2017</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Kerrang2017logo.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Logo used from 2017 through 2021"><img alt="Logo used from 2017 through 2021" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/Kerrang2017logo.png/120px-Kerrang2017logo.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="49" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/Kerrang2017logo.png/180px-Kerrang2017logo.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/Kerrang2017logo.png/240px-Kerrang2017logo.png 2x" data-file-width="1645" data-file-height="669" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Logo used from 2017 through 2021</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Kerrang_2021_Logo.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Current Kerrang! logo. Originally used from 1983 through 1996, again since 2021"><img alt="Current Kerrang! logo. Originally used from 1983 through 1996, again since 2021" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/e/e7/Kerrang_2021_Logo.png/120px-Kerrang_2021_Logo.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="21" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/e/e7/Kerrang_2021_Logo.png/180px-Kerrang_2021_Logo.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/e/e7/Kerrang_2021_Logo.png/240px-Kerrang_2021_Logo.png 2x" data-file-width="332" data-file-height="59" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Current <i>Kerrang!</i> logo. Originally used from 1983 through 1996, again since 2021</div> </li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kerrang!&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><b>Citations</b> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist reflist-columns references-column-width" style="column-width: 30em;"> <ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-wasted-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-wasted_1-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-wasted_1-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFSpanier2017" class="citation news cs1">Spanier, Gideon (15 April 2017). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.campaignlive.co.uk/article/mixmag-buys-kerrang-plans-revive-face-double-acquisition/1431481">"Mixmag buys Kerrang! and plans to revive The Face in double acquisition"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/Campaign_(magazine)" title="Campaign (magazine)">Campaign</a></i>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180103072655/https://www.campaignlive.co.uk/article/mixmag-buys-kerrang-plans-revive-face-double-acquisition/1431481">Archived</a> from the original on 3 January 2018<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2 January</span> 2018</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Campaign&rft.atitle=Mixmag+buys+Kerrang%21+and+plans+to+revive+The+Face+in+double+acquisition&rft.date=2017-04-15&rft.aulast=Spanier&rft.aufirst=Gideon&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.campaignlive.co.uk%2Farticle%2Fmixmag-buys-kerrang-plans-revive-face-double-acquisition%2F1431481&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AKerrang%21" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTERuskell202314-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTERuskell202314_2-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTERuskell202314_2-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFRuskell2023">Ruskell 2023</a>, p. 14.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFBrannigan2006" class="citation magazine cs1">Brannigan, Paul (6 June 2006). "25 Most Important Bands of Our Lifetime". <i>Kerrang!</i>. No. 1110.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Kerrang%21&rft.atitle=25+Most+Important+Bands+of+Our+Lifetime&rft.issue=1110&rft.date=2006-06-06&rft.aulast=Brannigan&rft.aufirst=Paul&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AKerrang%21" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEBrown2007p._13_(in_source)-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBrown2007p._13_(in_source)_4-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFBrown2007">Brown 2007</a>, p. 13 (in source).</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-kerrang-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-kerrang_5-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.kerrang.com/the-news/rip-alan-lewis-kerrang-founder-and-british-publishing-legend/">Phil Alexander, "RIP Alan Lewis: Kerrang! founder and British publishing legend", <i>Kerrang!</i>, 24 June 2021</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210702233137/https://www.kerrang.com/the-news/rip-alan-lewis-kerrang-founder-and-british-publishing-legend/">Archived</a> 2 July 2021 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>. 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Awards Week Of Rock — Kerrang!"</a>. <i>Kerrang!</i>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180810235346/http://www.kerrang.com/the-news/neck-deep-are-playing-the-k-pit-for-the-kerrang-awards-week-of-rock/">Archived</a> from the original on 10 August 2018<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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