Alistair Lawrence

A long-time contributor to Kerrang! and feature writer for Noisey, Fightland and more, punk rock lifer Alistair Lawrence wrote the acclaimed Abbey Road: The Best Studio in the World in 2012. Hopefully Ridley Scott will forgive him for accidentally blanking him in one of the studio’s hallways, should they ever meet again.

Articles by: Alistair Lawrence

Greg Dulli

Lords of darkness The Afghan Whigs bring post-Bonfire Night fireworks to London

By Alistair Lawrence published

Greg Dulli's grungy soulmen The Afghan Whigs continue their resurgent second act at the reopened KOKO

Isis, the band

Isis' Oceanic at 20: the post-metal masterpiece which re-defined 'heavy' music

By Alistair Lawrence last updated

Released on September 16, 2002, Isis' second album, Oceanic, gave metal a new template and a new vocabulary

Brian Fallon of The Gaslight Anthem

The Gaslight Anthem blow hot and cold at their largest ever UK headline show

By Alistair Lawrence published

Back from hiatus, New Jersey soul punks The Gaslight Anthem deliver a career-spanning set list, and raise questions, at London's OVO Arena Wembley

The Prodigy 1997

The Prodigy's The Fat Of The Land at 25: the electronic punk record that put a bomb under heavy music

By Alistair Lawrence last updated

Much more than a crossover 'dance rock' smash, The Prodigy's incendiary third album re-defined the heavy music landscape

Jimmy Eat World

Every Jimmy Eat World album ranked from worst to best

By Alistair Lawrence published

Emo kingpins Jimmy Eat World have a stellar catalogue, but to spare your tears, we've done the hard work of ranking them from worst to best for you

The Offspring

Every The Offspring album ranked from worst to best

By Alistair Lawrence last updated

Pretty fly for pop-punk guys, but which album by The Offspring is their smash? Join us on a deep dive into their hits-heavy catalogue

Green Day

Every Green Day album ranked from worst to best

By Alistair Lawrence published

From reinventing punk with Dookie and American Idiot, to everything they did before, in-between and after, here’s Green Day’s catalogue ranked

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