Latest articles by Dannii Leivers
Bury Tomorrow’s Dani Winter-Bates: “Let’s have that mental health conversation right now”
Between battling his own demons and opening conversations about mental health in the metal community, Bury Tomorrow’s Dani Winter-Bates has plenty on his mind
10 obscure but absolutely essential grunge albums
Grunge didn't live and die with Nirvana, as these 10 underrated should-be classics prove
Ithaca interview: Chaos, survival and the tours that never were
Underground hardcore crew Ithaca join us to talk being a rising band in an uncertain scene, the future of gigs and fundraiser The Tours That Never Were
Asking Alexandria’s Like A House On Fire: metalcore out, pop-rock in
Asking Alexandria smooth out the turbulence along with their sound on new album Like A House On Fire
Asking Alexandria’s Ben Bruce: 10 albums that changed my life
From Avenged Sevenfold to Blink-182, Asking Alexandria guitarist Ben Bruce picks the albums that shaped him
The Story Behind The Song: Bullet For My Valentine’s Scream Aim Fire
In 2009, Bullet For My Valentine were already the biggest British metal band of their generation. But Scream Aim Fire would take them to the next level
The 10 best metal bands playing ArcTanGent
We take a look at the ArcTanGent bill and pick out 10 metal bands you can't afford to miss at this year's festival
Higher Power: meet the band redefining hardcore for a new generation
As Higher Power release their new album 27 Miles Underwater, we get to know the band ripping up hardcore's rulebook and making a racket as they go
Within Temptation's Sharon den Adel and Evanescence's Amy Lee: In conversation with metal's leading ladies
Sharon den Adel and Amy Lee are two of 21st-century metal’s most iconic figureheads. As Within Temptation and Evanescence prepare to join forces, we brought their leaders together for a world-first interview about their careers
The class of 2020: the bands you need in your life this year
As 2020 kicks into gear, we give you a run-down of the essential bands you need to acquaint yourselves with this year
Babymetal - Metal Galaxy: Japan’s Fox God emissaries chart a new sonic course
Babymetal's new album Metal Galaxy deftly proves that the band's whole existence is one massive curveball
1994: The albums that changed the world
1994 was the year when metal came of age, bands twisting heavy music into new forms that would echo through the ages. We take a look back at the year's essential releases
Children Of Bodom’s blackened Hexed album is the sound of a band back on track
Finland’s melodeath favourites Children Of Bodom regain their bearings on new album Hexed
Album review: Lovebites’ Clockwork Immortality is the sound of power metal’s future
Japan’s new power metal queens scale the heights on their second album
The story behind Disease by Beartooth
When Caleb Shomo’s demons returned, he confronted them by travelling, leaving the comfort of his Ohio basement for a life-changing journey. The result is scathing new Beartooth record Disease
Shvpes: Greater Than album review
Midlands electro-laced genre-mashers Shvpes expand on the formula with Greater Than
Atreyu – In Our Wake album review
OC metalcore stalwarts Atreyu seek a new chorus of approval with In Our Wake
Black Peaks – All That Divides album review
Brightons’ progressive metallers Black Peaks raise the bar with All That Divides
New Band Of The Week: Taken By The Tide
Sometimes, the only way to find solace in humanity’s horrors is to channel them into the a pummelling, death-tinged racket. Say hello to Taken By The Tide...
The Amity Affliction: If this doesn't work, we're f*cked
Exclusive The Amity Affliction are throwing caution to the wind for album six – and it could cost them everything
Skyharbor – Sunshine Dust album review
Continent-spanning progressive metallers Skyharbor open up a new front with Sunshine Dust
New Band Of The Week: Lotus Eater
Disgustingly brutal tech metal crew Lotus Eater are writing the soundtrack to your nightmares
New Band Of The Week: Groundculture
How did Groundculture – an unknown band from Newcastle – end up landing their first gig supporting Every Time I Die?!
