▁to ▁the ▁new ▁wave ▁of ▁British ▁heavy ▁metal ▁and ▁the ▁rise ▁of ▁hard ▁rock ▁acts . ▁In ▁the ▁early ▁ 2 0 0 0 s ▁it ▁became ▁the ▁best - s elling ▁British ▁music ▁week ly . ▁ ▁History ▁K err ang ! ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 1 . ▁The ▁magazine ▁comm enced ▁publication ▁on ▁ 6 ▁June ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁and ▁was ▁edited ▁by ▁Geoff ▁Bart on , ▁initially ▁as ▁a ▁one - time ▁supp lement ▁in ▁the ▁S ounds ▁newspaper , ▁which ▁focused ▁on ▁the ▁new ▁wave ▁of ▁British ▁heavy ▁metal ▁phenomen on ▁and ▁on ▁the ▁rise ▁of ▁other ▁hard ▁rock ▁acts . ▁Ang us ▁Young ▁of ▁AC / DC ▁appeared ▁on ▁K err ang ! s ▁first ▁cover . ▁La unch ed ▁as ▁a ▁month ly ▁magazine , ▁K err ang ! ▁began ▁to ▁appear ▁on ▁a ▁fort night ly ▁basis ▁later , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁it ▁went ▁week ly . ▁The ▁original ▁owner ▁was ▁United ▁New sp apers ▁who ▁then ▁sold ▁it ▁to ▁E MAP ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁and ▁early ▁ 1 9 9 0 s ▁the ▁magazine ▁placed ▁many ▁thr ash ▁and ▁gl am ▁metal ▁acts ▁on ▁the ▁cover ▁( like ▁M öt ley ▁Cr ü e , ▁S layer , ▁Bon ▁J ovi , ▁Met all ica , ▁Po ison , ▁and ▁Ven om ) ▁but ▁later ▁disc arded ▁them ▁when ▁gr unge ▁acts ▁such