Somehow, in amongst the Download’s and Slam Dunk Festivals of this world, the delightful collection of technical skill and brutal heavy metal that is UK Tech-Fest 2017 has snuck up on us, and is now only one week away! What did you do, our readers might say? We’ll tell you what we did, we turned…
Hailing a brand new generation of fluidity, Stone Sour’s sixth record ‘Hydrograd’ is a beautiful rollercoaster of intrigue, intimidation and intensity. A Stone Sour record that opens with the words “hello you bastards” is a Stone Sour record worth its weight in gold. If the sneaky wordplay of ‘Taipei Person Allah Tea’ wasn’t enough, its…
Code Orange are one of the most unique and intense bands in music right now, creating nightmarish soundscapes that are impossible to escape. Their newest album Forever is already one of 2017’s best and they have been touring relentlessly in support of it, including a stop at this year’s Download Festival. I was able to…
London-based J-Rock Outfit Esprit D’Air are a band with seemingly big ambitions. You only have to take one listen to their comeback album ‘Constellations’ to realise this. It seems almost unfathomable to think that we nearly didn’t get this album after the band disbanded and had a lineup overhaul, before making their way back to the…
The average person could count on one hand the amount of bands from the nu-metal era that are not only still going, but still relevant and Papa Roach would definitely make that list. Popping over on a quick jaunt to London to make up for a missed show whilst promoting new opus Crooked Teeth, the…
So, Dave Grohl and Taylor Hawkins from the Foo Fighters have a very interesting message for everyone: Like Taylor, many of us will be trying not to s*** the bed as the inevitable fight for tickets ensues. The Foo Fighters will be playing The O2 Arena on the 19th of September as part of the…
With their second album Self Supremacy finally released. Malevolence set off on a headline tour of the UK so remind everyone exactly why they were one of the most talked about hardcore bands when they first emerged. As the tour made it’s way to London, Rock Sins caught the action. No Zodiac (6) fill the main support slot…
Let’s face it, about two weeks prior to the annual rock and metal pilgramage to Donington for the Download Festival, weather watch becomes a favourite pasttime for a large amount of the festival going community. Having ranged from looking horrendous (ala many of the recent previous years) to not too bad at all, the worst…
Last time out it was Canada’s finest Courage My Love who won the video of the week battle. We’re back again with another five bands who are all hoping for your votes to add them to the 2017 winners list! We’re kicking things off this week with our old friends Bowling For Soup and their…
Having had a long, hard fought battle with two UK metal acts, Ketos and Fire Red Empress, eventually Canadian natives Courage My Love were able to triumph in Rock Sins most recent video of the week contest. It was a very close run thing, with only 23 votes separating Courage My Love from Ketos in…
