Kerrang! Magazines Celebrates 30 Years
With so many music magazines to choose from in today’s market, it takes something truly special to stay on top. So for world renowned rock weekly Kerrang to announce that they will be celebrating their whopping 30th anniversary this week, they must be doing something right.
To mark this momentous occasion, the IPC Media publication will be launching a special issue, onsale June 6th, dedicated to the best bands in rock.
The special issue of Kerrang! will contain a Top 30 countdown of the most influential rock & metal bands of the last 30 years with exclusive new interviews, untold stories, and never-seen-before photos culled from the Kerrang! archives.
This all-time top 30 list sees metal veterans Metallica, Pantera, Slayer, Iron Maiden and Napalm Death as well as classic rock legends Guns ‘N’ Roses and AC/DC battling for pole position against the biggest rock names of the last two decades such as Foo Fighters, My Chemical Romance, Green Day and Marilyn Manson, demonstrating the true versatility of Kerrrang. But who will win? Well, you’ll just have to buy it to find out!
Furthermore, an exclusive covermount CD entitled ‘Kerrang! Forever’ will be included with this issue, featuring 15 ultimate Kerrang! anthems from some of the biggest names in rock music including Metallica, Ozzy Osbourne, My Chemical Romance, Biffy Clyro, Slash and Slipknot.
“When the first issue of Kerrang! was printed 30 years it ago, it’s no exaggeration to say that it changed the world as we know it. It was the first magazine to cover the heavier end of music and to do it with the same passion and positivity as those that read it. I should know: I bought the first issue of the magazine!”
“In the last three decades the magazine has proudly supported every major rock band on the planet. We’re delighted that so many of these artists have joined us to celebrate our birthday on the Kerrang! Forever CD,” says Alexander. “It’s a heavy duty compilation that genuinely celebrates the very best of Kerrang!’s world.” says Editor-In-Chief/Associate Publisher Phil Alexander.
This special issue of Kerrang!, kicks off a whole month of 30th birthday celebrations, which continue with the Kerrang! Awards fuelled by Relentless Energy Drink on 9 June, two one-off Londonshows with hot new rockers Escape TheFate(10 June) and Black Spiders (16 June) and an exclusive show with Ozzy Osbourne at Hammersmith Apollo on 21 June. Ozzy will be honoured as ‘Kerrang! Legend at the Kerrang! Awards, in celebration of his own successful and long career as one of the most iconic frontmen in the world.