Beartooth’s Below: gnarly noise meets life-affirming anthems By Dannii Leivers published 21 June 21 Caleb Shomo turns darkness into catharsis on Beartooth’s most brutal album yet
While She Sleeps’ Loz Taylor: “As you get older you realise you’re not going to live forever” By Dannii Leivers published 9 June 21 You ask the questions. While She Sleeps singer Loz Taylor answers them
Atreyu’s Baptize: a post-metalcore adrenaline rush that wears off quickly By Dannii Leivers published 3 June 21 Metalcore pioneers Atreyu gain star power but lose their spark on new album Baptize
Svalbard’s Serena Cherry: “The more outspoken I’ve got, the more sh*t I’ve got” By Dannii Leivers last updated 26 May 21 Svalbard’s Serena Cherry has faced down depression, misogyny and Facebook’s keyboard warriors. Now she has seven simple words: “I’m not going to take this any more”
“We are riff machines”: how Tetrarch are leading nu metal’s resurrection By Dannii Leivers published 18 May 21 Slipknot-approved metallers Tetrarch are reinventing nu metal for the 21st century
Tetrarch’s Unstable is the nu metal album 2021 needs By Dannii Leivers published 26 April 21 The second album from rising Atlanta stars Tetrarch updates the best bits of nu metal – and leaves the dodgy rapping behind
Papa Roach’s Jacoby Shaddix: “The TikTok cover of Last Resort? That sh*t is slapping!” By Dannii Leivers published 21 April 21 Papa Roach’s Jacoby Shaddix is one of metal’s greatest survivors… but can he survive your questions?
While She Sleeps’ Sleeps Society is a beacon of hope in troubled times By Dannii Leivers published 13 April 21 While She Sleeps tweak the formula with impressive results on new album Sleeps Society
Every Evanescence album ranked from worst to best By Dannii Leivers last updated 5 April 21 Amy Lee and co’s albums rearranged in order of greatness
Brick by brick: how The Dirty Nil's one-step-at-a-time climb has finally paid off By Dannii Leivers published 2 April 21 The media was apathetic, the public weren’t much better, but The Dirty Nil's recent Fuck Art album finally has people paying attention
Evanescence’s The Bitter Truth: an emotive and empowered rock album for our times By Dannii Leivers last updated 24 March 21 Amy Lee releases her most empowered, emotional, politically charged album yet with Evanescence’s The Bitter Truth
Alexi Laiho: the blazing life and wild times of a modern metal hero By Dannii Leivers published 9 March 21 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
Voice Of Baceprot are the metal band the world needs right now By Dannii Leivers last updated 8 March 21 An all-female, Muslim metal band from conservative West Java, Voice Of Baceprot are the true sound of rebellion in 2021
Bleed From Within: how the ‘new Lamb Of God’ pulled back from extinction By Dannii Leivers last updated 10 February 21 Scottish metallers Bleed From Within were tipped as the new Lamb Of God. So why the hell did they vanish for three years?
“It’s like a church to the heavy music community”: What we'll lose if our metal venues collapse By Dannii Leivers last updated 9 February 21 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?
The Hu: the folk-metal warriors who conquered the world By Dannii Leivers published 8 February 21 How an unknown Mongolian metal band became the decade’s most surprising success story
Korpiklaani’s Jylhä album: folk metal berzerkers put down the grog and get serious By Dannii Leivers last updated 4 February 21 Finnish lunatics Korpiklaani put the grog to one side for something more serious on new album Jylhä
Annisokay’s Aurora: metalcore hopefuls step up to the plate By Dannii Leivers published 25 January 21 German metalcore hopefuls Annisokay finally deliver on their promise with new album Aurora
Therion’s Leviathan: prog-metal’s most OTT band dial back the ridiculousness By Dannii Leivers published 20 January 21 Operatic metallers Therion ditch the three-hour blowouts on new album Leviathan
How Trivium owned the internet By Dannii Leivers published 18 January 21 While many bands are struggling to stay afloat, Trivium have found a way through the Covid crisis – by conquering the internet
The most exciting heavy bands of 2021… aren’t actually metal By Dannii Leivers published 12 January 21 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
Daniel Tompkins’ Ruins: prog metal shapeshifter wrings new wonder from his recent past By Dannii Leivers published 14 December 20 Tesseract frontman Daniel Tompkins reimagines his last solo album Castles as new record Ruins with brilliant results
Amaranthe’s Elize Ryd: ‘You cannot take music forward if you sound like everyone else’ By Dannii Leivers last updated 8 December 20 Amaranthe’s Elize Ryd is unashamed of her band’s metal-goes-Eurovision sound. But behind the bombastic tunes lies personal tragedy
Bitch Falcon: Siouxsie, shoegaze and one of the best debut albums of 2020 By Dannii Leivers last updated 18 November 20 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
Corey Taylor: “I’m pissing in the face of elitists” By Dannii Leivers last updated 29 October 20 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
