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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If it’s strangeness and perversion you’re after, Rammstein frontman Till Lindemann’s other band Lindemann have got it covered

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Avatar park the theatrics and for a circus of horrors on eighth album Hunter Gatherer

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Nu metal’s 10 greatest six-stringers according to Tetrarch guitarist Diamond Rowe

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Nu metal is back and more exciting than ever – only now it’s calling itself ‘nu-core’. We speak to the brand new bands leading the charge

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Bury Tomorrow’s Dani Winter-Bates has always been open about his mental health struggles, but with new album Cannibal he’s gone further than ever before

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Nightwish singer Floor Jansen celebrates the music that lit her path into symphonic metal

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Germany’s Beyond The Black move away from their symphonic roots on Horizon with mixed results

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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

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Grunge didn't live and die with Nirvana, as these 10 underrated should-be classics prove

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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

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Asking Alexandria smooth out the turbulence along with their sound on new album Like A House On Fire

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From Avenged Sevenfold to Blink-182, Asking Alexandria guitarist Ben Bruce picks the albums that shaped him

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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

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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

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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

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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

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As 2020 kicks into gear, we give you a run-down of the essential bands you need to acquaint yourselves with this year

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Babymetal's new album Metal Galaxy deftly proves that the band's whole existence is one massive curveball

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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

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Finland’s melodeath favourites Children Of Bodom regain their bearings on new album Hexed

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Japan’s new power metal queens scale the heights on their second album

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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

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Midlands electro-laced genre-mashers Shvpes expand on the formula with Greater Than
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