Jake is a freelance music writer based near Manchester in the UK. He started out as an intern at Kerrang! and has since become a regular contributor to Kerrang! and Loudwire, with his writing also appearing in the likes of Alternative Press, Upset, Dork and Note to Scene. He was first introduced to rock as a child by way of the Darkness’ celebrated debut LP 'Permission to Land', and has since become a lover of all things emo and (pop) punk, counting My Chemical Romance, Creeper, Slowly Slowly, Holding Absence and the Ramones among his favorite bands. Away from music he likes 'Star Wars', 'Pokémon' and soccer, and regularly attends fixtures of his beloved Blackpool FC. Twitter: @JakeRichardso17
Jake Richardson
The 12 Best Emo Power Ballads
From All-American Rejects to Yellowcard.
10 Metalcore Bands Who Don’t (Or Barely) Use Clean Vocals
Not what you usually think of when you think of metalcore.
10 Pop-Punk Guitarists Who Can Totally Shred
Don't overlook the pop-punk shredders.
10 Best Clean Singers in Metalcore
They clean up rather nice.
10 Emo Songs That Are Actually Really Heavy
Don’t get emotional over this list, okay?
Watch: James Hetfield Brought to Tears Over Elton John Praise
The Rocketman loves Metallica!
Ex-Cannibal Corpse Vocalist Slams ‘Poser’ Kourtney Kardashian
He's not impressed with her new shirt.
25 Rock + Metal Songs About Real Life Tragedies
They tell stories of pain and suffering.
10 Times Rock and Metal Tour Lineups Didn’t Make Any Sense
They made for some strange concerts.
16 Rockers With Iconic Facial Piercings, Then and Now
Check these out.
Refused’s Dennis Lyxzen: Punk Is the Idea That Anything Is Possible
"..we don’t mind...pushing things to the left in the hope that society may move in that direction."