The Story Behind The Song: In The End by Linkin Park By Dannii Leivers published 23 October 20 Linkin Park were already on the way to becoming nu metal’s biggest band. But Hybrid Theory‘s epic final single sent them spinning into the stratosphere
Linkin Park’s Mike Shinoda: “We never wanted to be part of nu metal” By Dannii Leivers published 23 October 20 As Linkin Park’s Hybrid Theory turns 20, rapper Mike Shinoda looks back at the birth of their landmark debut album – and how it changed music forever
Palaye Royale: Six things you need to know By Dannii Leivers published 15 October 20 Palaye Royale grew up on classic rock, do things their way, give Health & Safety the finger, and don’t get their clothes from Next
Ascension Of The Watchers’ Apocrypha: Burton C Bell rises from the ashes of Fear Factory By Dannii Leivers last updated 7 October 20 Ex-Fear Factory frontman Burton C Bell ventures into the shadows once more on Ascension Of The Watchers’ belated second album
Corey Taylor’s track by track guide to CMFT: “I’m making fun of people who think they know who the f**k I am” By Dannii Leivers published 1 October 20 Corey Taylor talks us through his debut album CMFT track by track
Amaranthe’s Manifest: rippling riffs meet gleaming razzmatazz on genre-mashing new album By Dannii Leivers published 27 September 20 Power metal, pop, EDM – Amaranthe leave no genre unturned on new album Manifest
Oceans Of Slumber’s Cammie Gilbert: 10 albums that changed my life By Dannii Leivers published 15 September 20 From Alice In Chains to Type O Negative, this is the soundtrack to Oceans Of Slumber singer Cammie Gilbert’s life
Oceans Of Slumber’s Cammie Gilbert: “If you’re forging a new path it’s lonely” By Dannii Leivers last updated 1 September 20 Prog metal heroes Oceans Of Slumber have been through personal and professional turmoil to make their stellar new album. But now they stand on the edge of a breakthrough
Everything you need to know about Avatar's new album Hunter Gatherer By Dannii Leivers published 27 August 20 Avatar's new album Hunter Gatherer is out now – here's everything you need to know about album number eight
Cannibalism, death and rubber fetishes: welcome to the world of Till Lindemann By Dannii Leivers last updated 15 August 20 If it’s strangeness and perversion you’re after, Rammstein frontman Till Lindemann’s other band Lindemann have got it covered
Theatrical metal kings Avatar take a turn for the darker on new album Hunter Gatherer By Dannii Leivers published 7 August 20 Avatar park the theatrics and for a circus of horrors on eighth album Hunter Gatherer
The Top 10 best nu metal guitarists By Dannii Leivers published 29 July 20 Nu metal’s 10 greatest six-stringers according to Tetrarch guitarist Diamond Rowe
The most exciting new sound of 2020 is… nu metal By Dannii Leivers published 10 July 20 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
“I wouldn’t want anyone to go into my head”: how Bury Tomorrow’s Dani Winter-Bates learned to bare his soul By Dannii Leivers published 6 July 20 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
Nightwish's Floor Jansen: the music that changed my life By Dannii Leivers last updated 1 July 20 Nightwish singer Floor Jansen celebrates the music that lit her path into symphonic metal
Beyond The Black’s Horizon: symphonic metallers mix gloss and grit on new album By Dannii Leivers published 29 June 20 Germany’s Beyond The Black move away from their symphonic roots on Horizon with mixed results
Bury Tomorrow’s Dani Winter-Bates: “Let’s have that mental health conversation right now” By Dannii Leivers published 25 June 20 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 By Dannii Leivers last updated 18 June 20 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 By Dannii Leivers published 28 May 20 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 By Dannii Leivers published 14 May 20 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 By Dannii Leivers published 12 May 20 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 By Dannii Leivers published 7 May 20 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 By Dannii Leivers published 9 April 20 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 By Dannii Leivers published 24 January 20 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 By Dannii Leivers published 23 January 20 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
