Latest articles by Dannii Leivers
How Sleep Theory became baddiecore's fastest rising stars
Sleep Theory founder and vocalist Cullen Moore shares his band's journey from military service to selling out venues both sides of the Atlantic
The ultimate Motorhead playlist (as picked by Metallica, Judas Priest and more)
We asked some of metal's biggest names to share which Motorhead songs mean most to them
The Hara are inspired by Avenged Sevenfold, BMTH and... Robbie Williams?!
The Hara found a whole new heavy side for their second album
How Kittie broke up nu metal's boys club
Kittie were barely teenagers when they signed their first record deal - 30 years on, they're bigger than ever
"We beat Britney Spears!" The song that turned a group of Dutch goths living with their parents into one of Europe's biggest bands
With Ice Queen, Within Temptation helped to crystallise the scene we know today as symphonic metal
The classic album that turned Lacuna Coil from cult band into household names in metal
Before this release, these gothic metallers weren't well known outside of their homeland. That quickly changed
The heartbreaking tragedies behind the rise of Dayseeker, metalcore's next kings
Dayseeker have been on the scene for some time, but have exploded in popularity. We go inside their story
From Slipknot to Calvin Klein, the story behind Kittie's classic nu metal anthem, Brackish
Kittie's breakthrough single made them accidental trailblazers in a nu metal scene dominated by men
Every Halestorm album ranked from worst to best
We rate the back catalogue of one of modern rock's very best bands
Metal Hammer's albums of the year: 2025
From chart-toppers Ghost and Sleep Token to rising stars Lorna Shore and Spiritbox, 2025 has been a massive year for metal
How a bold, boundary-breaking song with some taboo lyrics helped break Halestorm
Some of the lyrics on this modern classic were brave, but they helped laid the foundations for what was to come
From getting arrested to hanging with Amy Lee and Fred Durst, the story of Dying Wish
Dying Wish are one of the hottest bands in metalcore right now - and if you disagree, take it up with Courtney LaPlante, Amy Lee and Fred Durst
Fall Out Boy came out of the US hardcore scene. So how did they become poster boys for 21st century emo?
Chicago’s Fall Out Boy were playing to one person a night – and then MTV happened
The song that helped Linkin Park kiss goodbye to the nu metal era
Few bands have two separate versions of one song celebrated equally as classics, but Linkin Park did that
From Mafia-run streets to Lacuna Coil: the story of Cristina Scabbia's remarkable life
She's a modern metal icon with a hell of a life story. We delve into the career of Cristina Scabbia
How Angels made Within Temptation one of Europe's biggest metal bands
Within Temptation had a breakthrough hit with Angels - even if they never planned it
The huge Linkin Park hit that Chester Bennington didn’t even want on Hybrid Theory
Even Chester admitted that he was wrong
Creeper are dead and loving it on brilliantly bloody new album Sanguivore II: Mistress Of Death
Creeper are in full fangbanging mode on their excellent fourth album
From riot squads to pyro madness: the incredible rise of Parkway Drive
How Parkway Drive evolved from scrappy metalcore underdogs to all-conquering, fire-breathing heavy metal heroes
President King Of Terrors: Can metal's most hyped newcomers live up to the buzz?
A masked, mysterious band taking the metal world by storm? We're getting major deja vu...
How a cult power metal band and an insanely successful video game brought shred guitar heroics to a new generation
All it took was one of the 2000’s most successful video games
What do deathcore, nu metal and Switzerland have in common? One of the most exciting young bands in metal
Paleface Swiss are one of 2025's major breakout metal bands - and with good reason
"We're working on a song that needs Dani Filth." Employed To Serve's Justine Jones and Sammy Urwin on their Will Ramos collab, future guests and whether they'll tour the US
UK metalcore heroes Employed To Serve answer Metal Hammer reader questions
