The most hardly fought video of the week contest for the entire year of 2018 so far has just come to a close. For much of the week it looked as though Bradford rockers Stand Alone were going to take home the winners medal. Then, with a few hours to go they were overtaken by…
It was a cold, snowy night in London a few months back, and Nothing More were in town. Previously scheduled plans to meet the band had gone slightly awry due to the weather affecting transport, but rather than cancel our scheduled interview, Nothing More, ever dedicated to their jobs and their art did a very…
Halestorm are back! Their social media has been counting down to some announcements for a few days and they’ve now revealed the news – a new album is coming. Titled Vicious, the album will be released on the 27th of July through Atlantic Records. The video for Halestorm’s first single from the album, Uncomfortable, which…
I dare say when Ghost first emerged in 2010 with their debut album ‘Opus Eponymous’ that many people wrote them off as a novelty act who wouldn’t make it to a second album. What a surprise it must have been then to see them become a massive arena conquering rock juggernaut who are about to…
Back in the good old days, MTV used to play music and lots of it. During its heyday in the 80s and 90s, MTV had it’s finger well and truly on the musical pulse and one of its most popular shows was MTV Unplugged, a series which saw some of the biggest artists of the…
After Halflives win last time out, it’s time for another six bands to do battle in Rock Sins video of the week. Kicking things off this time are none other than some familiar lads from St Albans…. Enter Shikari are a band known for having creative and varied music videos, but this time, they’ve not…
10 years is a long time in music. Since Jonathan Davis began work on his debut solo album in 2007, the musical landscape has changed significantly. Nu metal collapsed from the mainstream, dubstep came and went, and One Direction took over the world momentarily. Nevertheless, Davis continued to toil away at his album and, in…
It’s now less than two weeks until the hallowed gates at Donington Park open for the 2018 Download Festival (at least for the campsite), and here at Rock Sins’ the build up continues! Having already covered day one of the festival with our preview of the Friday of Download 2018, as well as what you…
The last weekend of May is fast approaching which means two things. It’s another bank holiday and Slam Dunk Festival is on the way. One of the major highlights of the musical calendar and always a great way to kick off the Festival season proper. This years lineup is an all-star occasion and is so…
Some things just go together. Fish and chips. Rum and coke. Metal and good times. Download Festival and Zippo. For the last several years, the well established partnership between Download and Zippo has brought us not only the Zippo Encore (Second) Stage at Download, but also a variety of Download branded Zippo lighters, and 2018…
