Latest articles by Dannii Leivers
Jinjer's Tatiana Shmailyuk: "Ukrainian culture is rising up again"
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
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
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
"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
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
Linkin Park’s Chester Bennington was always destined for fame. But it would be years before the world caught on
The story behind the song: Within Temptation’s Angels
Within Temptation’s breakthrough hit Angels was shaped by label trouble, departing members… and a high-profile political assassination
Oceans Of Slumber’s Starlight And Ash: an elegant tapestry of mournful heaviness and gothic Americana
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
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
“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
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"
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"
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
The rise and fall of nu metal, alcohol addiction and the wrath of Sharon Osbourne – Papa Roach‘s Jacoby Shaddix has survived it all
Halestorm’s track by track guide to new album Back From The Dead
This month’s Metal Hammer cover stars Halestorm break down new album Back From The Dead
Heriot: the reborn British band who have got the metal world losing its sh*t
Retooled after one false start, Heriot are British metal’s most exciting new band
“It’s close to a miracle”: how prog-doom magicians MWWB faced down tragedy and pulled through
Welsh prog-doomsters MWWB were about to release their new album when guitarist Paul ‘Dave’ Davies was hospitalised and nearly died. What followed was a year of agony, anxiety and ultimately hope
It’s official: we are living through a nu metal renaissance
From Korn, Limp Bizkit and Mudvayne to next-gen heroes Spiritbox and Tetrarch, nu metal will never die
10 modern day nu metal bangers you need to hear right now
Nu metal is alive and well, and here are 10 current tracks that prove it
Linkin Park’s Meteora: how the biggest nu-metal band on the planet got even bigger
Linkin Park didn’t just swerve the second album slump with 2003’s Meteora, they announced that they were here to stay
Tarja Turunen: “It was such a shock that I had a stroke”
Weird sports, health issues and her old Nightwish bandmates – Tarja Turunen buckles up to face your burning questions
Ho99o9’s Skin: hip hop/punk riotstarters are out to f**k with your head
Corey Taylor and Travis Barker join in the chaos as Ho99o9’s step into new realms of the weird on second album Skin
Halestorm's Lzzy Hale talks new album Back From The Dead: "it was a really strange, solitary journey for me"
Nashville-based rockers Halestorm explain how Back From The Dead is their biggest, hardest, 'most Halestorm' album yet
Rolo Tomassi's Where Myth Becomes Memory: Scene-stealing, career-affirming post-hardcore perfection
Post-hardcore luminaries Rolo Tomassi may have perfected their sound on Where Myth Becomes Memory, but their evolution is far from over
Dying Wish: “We want to speak about important topics; not just the same old vague topics a lot of metal bands talk about”
Dying Wish have collaborated with Knocked Loose and toured with Counterparts. With debut Fragments Of A Bitter Memory they are channelling their political and personal ire into righteous, vital metalcore that just might upset the status quo
