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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While She Sleeps tweak the formula with impressive results on new album Sleeps Society

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Amy Lee and co’s albums rearranged in order of greatness

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The media was apathetic, the public weren’t much better, but The Dirty Nil's recent Fuck Art album finally has people paying attention

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Amy Lee releases her most empowered, emotional, politically charged album yet with Evanescence’s The Bitter Truth

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When former Children Of Bodom frontman Alexi Laiho died at the end of 2020, metal lost a modern hero. We looked back over the life and times of the man they called Wildchild

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An all-female, Muslim metal band from conservative West Java, Voice Of Baceprot are the true sound of rebellion in 2021

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Scottish metallers Bleed From Within were tipped as the new Lamb Of God. So why the hell did they vanish for three years?

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Two of London’s most-loved metal haunts, The Crobar and The Black Heart, are at risk of disappearing forever – but can Crowdfunding and campaigns save them?

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Finnish lunatics Korpiklaani put the grog to one side for something more serious on new album Jylhä

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German metalcore hopefuls Annisokay finally deliver on their promise with new album Aurora

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Operatic metallers Therion ditch the three-hour blowouts on new album Leviathan

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While many bands are struggling to stay afloat, Trivium have found a way through the Covid crisis – by conquering the internet

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The Hu, Heilung, Ghostemane, Twin Temple, Poppy and more are at the forefront of The New Heavy – and metal is all the better for it

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Tesseract frontman Daniel Tompkins reimagines his last solo album Castles as new record Ruins with brilliant results

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Amaranthe’s Elize Ryd is unashamed of her band’s metal-goes-Eurovision sound. But behind the bombastic tunes lies personal tragedy

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Irish alt-rock trio Bitch Falcon have just released their debut album Staring At Clocks – and it's one of the strongest debuts of 2020

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After a turbulent few years, Corey Taylor his put his troubles behind him. Now he’s back in the ring with his first solo album and coming out swinging

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As Linkin Park’s Hybrid Theory turns 20, rapper Mike Shinoda looks back at the birth of their landmark debut album – and how it changed music forever

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Palaye Royale grew up on classic rock, do things their way, give Health & Safety the finger, and don’t get their clothes from Next

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Ex-Fear Factory frontman Burton C Bell ventures into the shadows once more on Ascension Of The Watchers’ belated second album

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Corey Taylor talks us through his debut album CMFT track by track

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Power metal, pop, EDM – Amaranthe leave no genre unturned on new album Manifest

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From Alice In Chains to Type O Negative, this is the soundtrack to Oceans Of Slumber singer Cammie Gilbert’s life
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