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Mike Kerr and Ben Thatcher from Royal Blood perform at Rock en Seine on August 25, 2019 in Saint-Cloud, France.

Royal Blood‘s Mike Kerr: “There are videos on how to sound like us on a budget of £1,500. And I’m always thinking, ‘Man, you could do it with £600!’“

By Amit Sharma

“This is a worldwide exclusive!” Kerr tells Total Guitar as he reveals all about his gear – from his preferred bass distortion pedal to signal-splitting and a bespoke baritone guitar that plays “like a giant bagpipe!”

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Royal Blood’s Mike Kerr: “We wanted Typhoons to feel like a debut record”

By Matt Doria

For album #3, Royal Blood shed the limitations of a two-piece to deliver a hard-out epic of explosive punk, groove-laden soul and rip-roaring dance-rock

Mike Kerr and Ben Thatcher of Royal Blood perform live on the Main Stage during day one of Reading Festival 2019 at Richfield Avenue on August 23, 2019 in Reading, England.

Royal Blood's Mike Kerr: "I wanted to have full access to my playing on this record – and part of that was laying off the booze"

By Jeff Kitts

As the British riff merchants release monster third record, Typhoons, the duo's bass-toting frontman details the band's sonic – and personal – evolution

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Royal Blood set to premiere new single Limbo during virtual performance at the 2021 Roblox Bloxy Awards

By Matt Owen

The heavy-riffing pair will perform a three-song set at the virtual awards ceremony, during which they will debut the second single from their upcoming album, Typhoons

Mike Kerr and Ben Thatcher of Royal Blood perform live on the Main Stage during day one of Reading Festival 2019 at Richfield Avenue on August 23, 2019 in Reading, England

Royal Blood announce new album, share groovy new single, Typhoons

By Richard Bienstock

The British duo's third full-length, also titled Typhoons, is out in April

Dave Grohl, Royal Blood, Coldplay and more band together for a quarantine cover of Foo Fighters’ Times Like These

By Richard Bienstock

The performance was recorded for the BBC’s Stay Home Live Lounge, with proceeds going to COVID-19 relief efforts

Royal Blood Continue to Rewrite the Rock Rulebook—Without a Guitar

By Joe Bosso

Mike Kerr, who is one-half of the British-based rock duo royal blood (he’s the singer-bassist component; ben thatcher handles the drums), has two distinct views on being in a two-man band.