
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.
Latest articles by Dannii Leivers

Bullet For My Valentine – Gravity album review
By Dannii Leivers published
Bridgend’s metal juggernaut Bullet For My Valentine switch gears for Gravity

New Band Of The Week: Valis Ablaze
By Dannii Leivers published
Valis Ablaze are shrugging off the djent scene for a whole new breed of technicality

Lovebites - Battle Against Damnation album reviewed
By Dannii Leivers published
Japan’s Iron Maidens put their foot on the gas

New Band Of The Week: Bad Wolves
By Dannii Leivers published
Bad Wolves' Cranberries-approved cover of Zombie blew up the internet, but its success was bittersweet…

Bleeding Through – Love Will Kill All album review
By Dannii Leivers published
Resurrected metalcore mavens Bleeding Through restock their top drawer with Love Will Kill All

The story behind Through The Fire And Flames by Dragonforce
By Dannii Leivers published
Dragonforce's Herman Li on the power metal videogame-slaying classic

Tesseract: "We’re never going to be a radio band"
By Dannii Leivers published
What does the future hold for Tesseract? We sit down with guitarist James Monteith to find out

Stone Temple Pilots - Stone Temple Pilots album review
By Dannii Leivers published
90s alt.rock titans Stone Temple Pilots step into a new era with a new frontman who has big shoes to fill

The story behind The Final Episode by Asking Alexandria
By Dannii Leivers published
Asking Alexandria guitarist Ben Bruce remembers the track that ushered in a new era in heavy music

Black Foxxes - Reiði album review
By Dannii Leivers published
South-West rockers exorcise their demons

Exist Immortal/Valis Ablaze/Temples On Mars at The Black Heart... - live review
By Dannii Leivers published
Not yet ratedThe Gospel - live

Motionless In White/Cane Hill/Ice Nine Kills at Koko, London - live review
By Dannii Leivers published
Not yet ratedIndustrial metalcore mavens move up a league

Vexes - Ancient Geometry album review
By Dannii Leivers published
Atmospheric metallers fail to cover their tracks

Forbidden Seasons - Promise album review
By Dannii Leivers published
Italian metalcore hopefuls fall short of their potential

Lacuna Coil: the confessions of Cristina Scabbia
By Dannii Leivers published
The singer opens us about the highs, lows and strangest moments of being in Italy’s biggest metal band

The Amity Affliction at The Forum, London - live review
By Dannii Leivers published
Not yet ratedThe Gospel - Live

Ocean Grove/Dream State at Old Blue Last, London - live review
By Dannii Leivers published
Not yet ratedThe Gospel - live

Long Distance Calling - Boundless album review
By Dannii Leivers published
Post-rock Germans step back for a wider view

Good Tiger - We Will All Be Gone album review
By Dannii Leivers published
Tech-metal allstars bring a pop sheen to their prog

The Divided Line - Paramnesia album review
By Dannii Leivers published
Artful Canadian rockers trace over some familiar templates

Northlane/Erra/Invent, Animate/Ocean Grove at Electric Ballroom - live review
By Dannii Leivers published
Not yet ratedThe Gospel - live

Marilyn Manson at SSE Wembley, London - live review
By Dannii Leivers published
Not yet ratedThe God Of Fuck tries out some new positions

Silent Descent - Turn To Grey album review
By Dannii Leivers published
Melodeath and dark electronica make for a euphoric marriage
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