In Kerrang! issue 475 on January 1, 1994 we made a raft of predictions about the year ahead in rock and metal. Amongst the seemingly endless hordes of exciting new releases scheduled for the following 12 months, we still found ourselves most excited about Nirvana’s planned visit to the UK in April, set to be the Seattle superstars’ first live shows on our shores since their legendary appearance at Reading Festival in 1992. Little did we know then that when the band were warming up for that leg of the tour with some dates in mainland Europe, a show in Munich, Germany on March 1 would be the last time anyone anywhere would see them. Looking back through the issues of Kerrang! in the weeks and months leading up to Kurt Cobain’s tragic passing in April makes for chi...
