Kerrang! is a British weekly magazine devoted to rock and heavy metal music, currently published by Wasted Talent (the same company that owns electronic music publication Mixmag). It was first published on 6 June 1981 as a one-off supplement in the Sounds newspaper. Named after the onomatopoeic word that derives from the sound made when playing a power chord on a distorted electric guitar, Kerrang! was initially devoted to the new wave of British heavy metal and the rise of hard rock acts. In the early 2000s it became the best-selling British music weekly.
Kerrang! was founded in 1981. The magazine commenced publication on 6 June 1981 and was edited by Geoff Barton, initially as a one-time supplement in the Sounds newspaper, which focused on the new wave of British heavy metal phenomenon and on the rise of other hard rock acts. Angus Young of AC/DC appeared on Kerrang!’s first cover. Launched as a monthly magazine, Kerrang! began to appear on a fortnightly basis later, and in 1987 it went weekly. The original owner was United Newspapers who then sold it to EMAP in 1991.
During the 1980s and early 1990s the magazine placed many thrash and glam metal acts on the cover, including Mötley Crüe, Slayer, Bon Jovi, Metallica, Poison, and Venom). The term “thrash metal” was first coined in the music press by Kerrang! journalist Malcolm Dome, in reference to the Anthrax song “Metal Thrashing Mad”. Prior to this Metallica’s James Hetfield had referred to their sound as “power metal”. The magazine’s emphasis would change during the 1990s once grunge acts such as Nirvana rose to fame. Kerrang! has at times faced criticism for repeating this process every time a new musical subgenre becomes popular.
Kerrang!’s popularity rose again with the hiring of editor Paul Rees circa 2000 when the nu metal genre, featuring bands including Limp Bizkit and Slipknot, was becoming more popular. Rees went on to edit Q magazine and former Kerrang! reviews editor Ashley Bird was appointed editor from 2003 to 2005. Following his departure, Paul Brannigan took over as editor in May 2005.
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1981 1-6
1982 7-11
1982 12-16
1982 17-21
1982 22-26
1982 27-32
1983 33-38
1983 39-50
1983 51-58
1984 59-66
1984 67-74
1984 75-82
1984 83,84
1985 85-90
1985 91-98
1985 99-106
1985 107-110
1986 111-114
1986 115-22
1986 123-130
1986 131-136
1987 137,138
1987 139-146
1987 147-154
1987 155-162
1987 163-170
1988 171-178
1988 179-186
1988 187-194
1988 195-200,202,203
1988 204,205,209,213,214,215,218
1989 225
1989 226,227,229,234,246,247,252,253
1989 256,264-270
1990 277,280,282,290,292,294,301,303
1990 307,308,312,315,319,321
1991 323,324
1991 328,330,334,335,336,342,343,345
1991 348-351,355,357,361,365
1991 366,371,372
1992 378,384,389,393,395
1992 396,397,399,403,412,416
1994 501
1995 547
Extra 1984 1-3,6-8
Kerristmaz Kwizz 1984
Kerristmaz Kwizz 1988
Kontaktz 1992
Mega Metal 1986 02 1987 06 1989 13,14
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