Kerrang! is a British rock music magazine. The magazine's name is onomatopoeic and refers to the sound made when playing a power chord on an electric guitar. Kerrang!'s first successful period came under editor Paul Rees circa 2000 when the nu metal genre, featuring bands like Papa Roach, Slipknot and Linkin Park, became more popular. Later on, they started covering other bands, like Foo Fighters and Metallica. Rees went on to edit Q Magazine and Ashley Bird took over as editor from 2003 to 2005. However the magazine's sales went into decline and Paul Brannigan took over as editor in May 2005. Brannigan took the magazine into its most commercially successful period with a record ever ABC for the title of 80,186 copies. Brannigan left Kerrang! in 2009 and Nichola Browne was appointed editor.
Kerrang! is now one of the most popular music magazines in Britain and covers a wide range of music. Kerrang! tends to mainly cover whatever style/bands that are big in Rock at the time and only generally includes mainstream rock; there is rarely a mention of any 'underground' or unsigned bands. The magazine now also sponsors many tours and and events. Kerrang! has both it's own TV & radio stations and also hosts it's own award ceremony.
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