From Grey Daze to Linkin Park: the story of Chester Bennington’s long, hard road to success By Dannii Leivers published 23 July 22 Linkin Park’s Chester Bennington was always destined for fame. But it would be years before the world caught on
The story behind the song: Within Temptation’s Angels By Dannii Leivers published 22 July 22 Within Temptation’s breakthrough hit Angels was shaped by label trouble, departing members… and a high-profile political assassination
Oceans Of Slumber’s Starlight And Ash: an elegant tapestry of mournful heaviness and gothic Americana By Dannii Leivers published 17 July 22 Album review: Texan doom maestros Oceans Of Slumber broaden their horizons on epic new album Starlight And Ash with stellar results
“Would Ghost ever have a female singer? Why not!”: Tobias Forge answers the burning questions By Dannii Leivers published 10 July 22 Horror movies, Abba fandom and “Sister Emeritus” – Ghost frontman Tobias Forge answers faces down the burning questions
Shooting Daggers: the politically-charged hardcore band who will not be silenced By Dannii Leivers published 5 July 22 “We’re vegan, we’re feminist, we’re women, we’re queer, we’re political”: why Shooting Daggers are the hardcore band 2022 needs
Nova Twins' Supernova is the album leading alt rock into a new future By Dannii Leivers published 17 June 22 From smashing genre boundaries to fighting for inclusivity in the metal scene, Supernova is a sign of things to come
Giant Walker: "The last thing the world needs is another love song" By Dannii Leivers published 14 June 22 Prog metal newcomers Giant Walker were refined during the pandemic - now they've got their sights on the world
Lzzy Hale: "I have a case of the f***-its, that can be dangerous" By Dannii Leivers published 5 June 22 Inside Back From The Dead: the album that brought Halestorm back from the brink of oblivion and anxiety hell
“I was verbally assassinated by Sharon Osbourne”: the trials of Jacoby Shaddix By Dannii Leivers published 13 May 22 The rise and fall of nu metal, alcohol addiction and the wrath of Sharon Osbourne – Papa Roach‘s Jacoby Shaddix has survived it all
Halestorm’s track by track guide to new album Back From The Dead By Dannii Leivers published 5 May 22 This month’s Metal Hammer cover stars Halestorm break down new album Back From The Dead
Heriot: the reborn British band who have got the metal world losing its sh*t By Dannii Leivers published 21 April 22 Retooled after one false start, Heriot are British metal’s most exciting new band
“It’s close to a miracle”: how prog-doom magicians MWWB faced down tragedy and pulled through By Dannii Leivers published 12 April 22 Welsh prog-doomsters MWWB were about to release their new album when guitarist Paul ‘Dave’ Davies was hospitalised and nearly died. What followed was a year of agony, anxiety and ultimately hope
It’s official: we are living through a nu metal renaissance By Dannii Leivers published 29 March 22 From Korn, Limp Bizkit and Mudvayne to next-gen heroes Spiritbox and Tetrarch, nu metal will never die
10 modern day nu metal bangers you need to hear right now By Dannii Leivers published 25 March 22 Nu metal is alive and well, and here are 10 current tracks that prove it
Linkin Park’s Meteora: how the biggest nu-metal band on the planet got even bigger By Dannii Leivers published 25 March 22 Linkin Park didn’t just swerve the second album slump with 2003’s Meteora, they announced that they were here to stay
Tarja Turunen: “It was such a shock that I had a stroke” By Dannii Leivers published 16 March 22 Weird sports, health issues and her old Nightwish bandmates – Tarja Turunen buckles up to face your burning questions
Ho99o9’s Skin: hip hop/punk riotstarters are out to f**k with your head By Dannii Leivers published 7 March 22 Corey Taylor and Travis Barker join in the chaos as Ho99o9’s step into new realms of the weird on second album Skin
Halestorm's Lzzy Hale talks new album Back From The Dead: "it was a really strange, solitary journey for me" By Dannii Leivers last updated 16 February 22 Nashville-based rockers Halestorm explain how Back From The Dead is their biggest, hardest, 'most Halestorm' album yet
Rolo Tomassi's Where Myth Becomes Memory: Scene-stealing, career-affirming post-hardcore perfection By Dannii Leivers published 3 February 22 Post-hardcore luminaries Rolo Tomassi may have perfected their sound on Where Myth Becomes Memory, but their evolution is far from over
Dying Wish: “We want to speak about important topics; not just the same old vague topics a lot of metal bands talk about” By Dannii Leivers published 25 January 22 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
Fit For An Autopsy's Oh What The Future Holds: A modern deathcore classic from a band on career-defining form By Dannii Leivers last updated 14 January 22 Deathcore heroes Fit For An Autopsy continue to elevate the genre with sixth album Oh What The Future Holds
Every Asking Alexandria album ranked from worst to best By Dannii Leivers published 20 December 21 From metalcore scene-kings to classic rockers with stadium-sized ambitions, these are Asking Alexandria's albums ranked in order of greatness
Danny Worsnop: "I tossed a coin to decide if I should rejoin Asking Alexandria" By Dannii Leivers published 17 December 21 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
10 bands that wouldn't exist without Deftones By Dannii Leivers published 25 November 21 Deftones outgrew 90s alt. metal and outlasted nu metal; these 10 bands show just how far their influence has spread
"I'm not scared of expectations": how Spiritbox became metal's brightest new hope By Dannii Leivers published 19 October 21 Spiritbox's Eternal Blue album is an exhilarating, sensory experience that's seen them become the metal scene's hottest new band
