Latest articles by Dannii Leivers
Delain’s grandiose new album Dark Waters is the sound of a band utterly reborn
Album review: symphonic metallers Delain build themselves up from scratch on new album Dark Waters
How Linkin Park’s Numb became nu metal’s last blockbuster hit and racked up a billion streams on the back of it
The story behind Linkin Park’s 2003 single Numb
The confessions of Architects’ Sam Carter: “I was a little sh**head. I wanted be annoying and in people’s faces”
You had the chance to put your questions to Architects singer Sam Carter. You asked him about on-the-road madness, metal gatekeepers and real-life Pokémon
Halestorm’s I Miss The Misery: the story behind the song
How divorce and toxic relationships helped inspire Halestorm's empowering anthem I Miss The Misery
Ville Valo’s swooning Neon Noir album will fill the heart-shaped hole in every Him fan’s life
Album review: intoxicating ruminations on love, death and sex courtesy of ex-Him frontman Ville Valo on VV’s Neon Noir album
The 50 best metal albums of 2022
From Ghost and Slipknot to Zeal & Ardor and Ithaca, these are the best albums of the last 12 months
The 10 best metalcore albums of 2022
From Architects and Parkway Drive to Ithaca and Motionless In White, these are the 10 best metalcore albums of 2022
“It was Rammstein meets Faith No More”: how Lacuna Coil made their breakthrough album Comalies
Lacuna Coil‘s 2002 album Comalies was became their calling card. Twenty years later, they’ve revisited their breakthrough album
The 10 best death metal albums of 2022
From Aborted and Immolation to Venom Prison and Lorna Shore, these are the 10 best death metal records of 2022
The 10 best power metal albums of 2022
From Sabaton and Blind Guardian to Wind Rose and Bridear, these are the 10 best power metal albums of 2022
"I want to be a household name like Slipknot or Slayer": 5 new bands you need to hear this month
From gothic reflections of smalltown America to world-conquering deathcore, these are the five new bands you need to know this month
Wigs, ferraris and porn moustaches: How Electric Callboy became 2022's ultimate party band
Electric Callboy are taking their metalcore via 90s eurotrash into arenas. Naturally we had to be there for the maddest metal party of the year
The greatest Alice In Chains songs ever, picked by members of Slayer, Soulfly, Halestorm, Incubus, Napalm Death and more
The grunge icons’ best songs, chosen by 22 of today‘s biggest musicians
How Three Dollar Bill Y’all transformed Limp Bizkit from wannabes to nu metal superstars
Korn may have kickstarted the nu metal revolution, but Limp Bizkit were about to steal their thunder with debut album Three Dollar Bill, Y'all
Slipknot's The End, So Far: "the world’s most volatile, nine-man wrecking crew are as untameable as ever"
Slipknot carve their own path of sonic carnage on album seven
Meet The Chats: straight outta the bong shed and into the bar
Back flips, booze and a horrible work ethic – meet Aussie slacker punks The Chats
Every Papa Roach album ranked from worst to best
From the nu metal years to today, these are the highs and lows of Papa Roach’s career
The greatest metal records that never were
Unfinished or abandoned, these are the records from some of metals' biggest names that remain lost in time
13 Things we learnt at Slipknot's London headline show
...Or 13 reasons why Slipknot's live shows are abso-f*cking-lutely unmissable
Corey Taylor reveals the stories behind every song on Iowa
Iowa was the record that confirmed Slipknot as metal’s biggest band in a generation. Corey Taylor takes us through each song
Slipknot’s Iowa: inside the most brutal Number 1 album of the 21st century
Slipknot’s psychotic masterpiece Iowa was released on this day in 2001 – and it would eventually top the UK charts
Slipknot’s Clown: “The new album is a cobra in a basket”
Shawn ‘Clown’ Crahan compares the upcoming Slipknot album to Iowa
The Devil Wears Prada's Color Decay: "might just be their finest hour"
The Devil Wears Prada's new album Color Decay sees them progress far beyond their post-hardcore and metalcore base
