Kerrang!

Wasted Talent Ltd · Rock · GB · 1981

Kerrang! is a legendary British alternative music brand launched in June 1981. It originally started as a heavy metal supplement for Sounds magazine. The publication eventually grew into the world’s most famous weekly rock music magazine.The title is an onomatopoeia mimicking the sound of a heavily distorted power chord smashed on an electric guitar. Kerrang! drove the mainstream explosion of genres like thrash metal, grunge, and nu-metal. It famously featured iconic acts like Iron Maiden, Nirvana, and Green Day on its covers.Today, it operates as a digital-first platform under Wasted Talent Ltd. The brand continues to champion heavy music culture through news, reviews, and its famous annual awards show.