
Dannii Leivers
Danniii Leivers writes for Classic Rock, Metal Hammer, Prog, The Guardian, NME, Alternative Press, Rock Sound, The Line Of Best Fit and more. She loves the 90s, and is happy where the sea is bluest.
Latest articles by Dannii Leivers

How Three Dollar Bill Y’all transformed Limp Bizkit from wannabes to nu metal superstars
By Dannii Leivers published
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"
By Dannii Leivers last updated
Slipknot carve their own path of sonic carnage on album seven

Meet The Chats: straight outta the bong shed and into the bar
By Dannii Leivers published
Back flips, booze and a horrible work ethic – meet Aussie slacker punks The Chats

Every Papa Roach album ranked from worst to best
By Dannii Leivers published
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
By Alex Chillingworth, Adam Brennan, Stephen Hill, Dom Lawson, Dannii Leivers last updated
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
By Metal Hammer, Fraser Lewry, Dannii Leivers, Stephen Hill last updated
...Or 13 reasons why Slipknot's live shows are abso-f*cking-lutely unmissable

Corey Taylor reveals the stories behind every song on Iowa
By Dannii Leivers last updated
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
By Dannii Leivers last updated
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”
By Dannii Leivers last updated
Shawn ‘Clown’ Crahan compares the upcoming Slipknot album to Iowa

The Devil Wears Prada's Color Decay: "might just be their finest hour"
By Dannii Leivers published
The Devil Wears Prada's new album Color Decay sees them progress far beyond their post-hardcore and metalcore base

Jinjer's Tatiana Shmailyuk: "Ukrainian culture is rising up again"
By Dannii Leivers published
Jinjer vocalist Tatiana Shmailyuk on growing up in Ukraine, representing her country and how Britney Spears is her idol

5 new bands you need to hear this month
By Dannii Leivers, Catherine Morris, Stephen Hill, Matt Mills published
From brutal new-gen thrashers to a Lamb Of God-loving ‘fairy metaller’, these are the new bands and artists that you need to check out right now

“We’re gonna be the biggest band in the world”: why Vended are more just than The Sons Of Slipknot
By Dannii Leivers published
The offspring of Des Moines’ finest are gouging out their own path to superstardom – and f**k the haters

Six Things You Need To Know About... Dorothy
By Dannii Leivers published
"It’s very easy to die in that city,” says Dorothy of Los Angeles. “It’s full of darkness, drugs and alcohol"

5 new bands you need to hear this month
By Dannii Leivers, Matt Mills, Catherine Morris, Elliott Leaver published
Ethereal doom, modern nu metal and a righteous hardcore/hip hop mash-up – these are the new bands we‘re hitting hard right now

From Grey Daze to Linkin Park: the story of Chester Bennington’s long, hard road to success
By Dannii Leivers published
Linkin Park’s Chester Bennington was always destined for fame. But it would be years before the world caught on

Oceans Of Slumber’s Starlight And Ash: an elegant tapestry of mournful heaviness and gothic Americana
By Dannii Leivers published
Album review: Texan doom maestros Oceans Of Slumber broaden their horizons on epic new album Starlight And Ash with stellar results

“Would Ghost ever have a female singer? Why not!”: Tobias Forge answers the burning questions
By Dannii Leivers published
Horror movies, Abba fandom and “Sister Emeritus” – Ghost frontman Tobias Forge answers faces down the burning questions

Shooting Daggers: the politically-charged hardcore band who will not be silenced
By Dannii Leivers published
“We’re vegan, we’re feminist, we’re women, we’re queer, we’re political”: why Shooting Daggers are the hardcore band 2022 needs

Nova Twins' Supernova is the album leading alt rock into a new future
By Dannii Leivers published
From smashing genre boundaries to fighting for inclusivity in the metal scene, Supernova is a sign of things to come

Giant Walker: "The last thing the world needs is another love song"
By Dannii Leivers published
Prog metal newcomers Giant Walker were refined during the pandemic - now they've got their sights on the world

Lzzy Hale: "I have a case of the f***-its, that can be dangerous"
By Dannii Leivers published
Inside Back From The Dead: the album that brought Halestorm back from the brink of oblivion and anxiety hell

“I was verbally assassinated by Sharon Osbourne”: the trials of Jacoby Shaddix
By Dannii Leivers published
The rise and fall of nu metal, alcohol addiction and the wrath of Sharon Osbourne – Papa Roach‘s Jacoby Shaddix has survived it all
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