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.
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Nu metal is alive and well, and here are 10 current tracks that prove it

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Linkin Park didn’t just swerve the second album slump with 2003’s Meteora, they announced that they were here to stay

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Weird sports, health issues and her old Nightwish bandmates – Tarja Turunen buckles up to face your burning questions

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Corey Taylor and Travis Barker join in the chaos as Ho99o9’s step into new realms of the weird on second album Skin

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Nashville-based rockers Halestorm explain how Back From The Dead is their biggest, hardest, 'most Halestorm' album yet

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Post-hardcore luminaries Rolo Tomassi may have perfected their sound on Where Myth Becomes Memory, but their evolution is far from over

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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

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Deathcore heroes Fit For An Autopsy continue to elevate the genre with sixth album Oh What The Future Holds

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From metalcore scene-kings to classic rockers with stadium-sized ambitions, these are Asking Alexandria's albums ranked in order of greatness

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Asking Alexandria frontman – and reformed hellraiser – Danny Worsnop talks faking it until you make it, taking time for yourself and his love of Bon Jovi, Bryan Adams and Paramore

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Deftones outgrew 90s alt. metal and outlasted nu metal; these 10 bands show just how far their influence has spread

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Spiritbox's Eternal Blue album is an exhilarating, sensory experience that's seen them become the metal scene's hottest new band

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Aussie punks Amyl And The Sniffers know their time in the sun could be brief, so they’re shooting for the moon

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Rap metal artist Dana Dentata's startling album, pantychrist, chronicles a difficult yet revelatory awakening after suffering years of trauma and abuse

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Post-metalcore scene-stealers Spiritbox unleash their emotionally charged debut album, Eternal Blue

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Former Nightwish frontwoman Anette Olzon harks back to her heavier side on Strong

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With the nu metal resurgence in rude health, we unearth 10 of the original bangers that may have slipped your mind

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Synthwave is out, electro-goth is in for James ‘Perturbator’ Kent

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Caleb Shomo turns darkness into catharsis on Beartooth’s most brutal album yet

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You ask the questions. While She Sleeps singer Loz Taylor answers them

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Metalcore pioneers Atreyu gain star power but lose their spark on new album Baptize

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Svalbard’s Serena Cherry has faced down depression, misogyny and Facebook’s keyboard warriors. Now she has seven simple words: “I’m not going to take this any more”

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Slipknot-approved metallers Tetrarch are reinventing nu metal for the 21st century
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