One of those news stories that is both good and bad news simultaneously from the Takedown Festival team; Unfortunately due to Phil Campbell having ongoing health issues, Phil Campbell and the Bastard Sons have had to pull out of their Friday headline slot at Takedown Festival 2026. As fairly last minute replacements go, we would…
You want to know who is playing Download Festival 2026 and on what day?! All the answers are waiting for you here! If you want to know what time and the exact awful clashes you’re going to have to cope with, that information traditionally doesn’t come until much closer to festival time. Regardless of that,…
Our friends over at Download Festival HQ have been teasing their next announcement for just over a week now. We’re pretty sure it is going to be the second (and maybe last?) set of new bands and artists joining the line up. As Download tradition goes, this second announcement feels pretty late. But then, not…
Murray and the boys are back and they’re back on form! The Xcerts have returned with an excellent new single titled Do It To Myself. The video features The Xcerts – aka frontman / guitarist Murray McLeod, bassist Jordan Smith and drummer Tom Heron both performing and out and about, hanging out as friends. That…
New Alter Bridge music is always a cause for celebration here at Rock Sins. Having supported the band throughout their time together, it’s always a highlight in the musical calendar to see another new album from Myles Kennedy, Mark Tremonti, Scott Phillips and Brian Marshall. Generally a new Alter Bridge album surfaces every three to…
The Christmas content we never knew we needed! Not just for those who love Metallica, but for anyone who enjoys hearing a story read well. Frontman James Hetfield, aka Papa Het, reading the classic children’s Christmas story “‘Twas the Night Before Christmas”. This surprise audio reading landed on Metallica’s YouTube channel earlier today. It’s accompanied…
Anyone who’s been even a semi-regular visitor to Rock Sins over the last few years knows we are big fans of As Everything Unfolds (8). The first UK headline shows in far too long from the Buckinghamshire five piece were announced at the end of the Summer, and happily we were able to get along…
Download Festival may have been playing catch up to other festivals in terms of the timing of their announcement this year – but they have just unleashed an almighty first announcement for the 2026 Download Festival Line Up! Headlining this years’ annual Donington Park pilgrimage are nu metal legends Limp Bizkit, classic rock icons Guns…
In the English Summer sunshine, backstage at Download Festival 2025, Rock Sins were delighted to catch up with Opeth master shredder and lead guitarist Fredrik Akesson. We were able to cover many topics with Fred, from returning to the bands’ signature growing vocals, the multiple moving parts and guests of their recent album The Last…
As we do every year, Rock Sins brings you our annual festival guide for as many alternative, rock and metal festivals as we can across the UK. We are getting an early start with the 2026 guide (start as you mean to go on and all that). April Takedown FestivalWhere: Portsmouth GuildhallWhen: 3rd and 4th…
It has been reported in the last hour that Tomas Lindberg, frontman of the legendary Swedish melodic death metal band At The Gates, has sadly passed away at the age of 52. The news was reported by Sweden’s equivalent of the BBC, public broadcaster SVT Nyheter. It had been reported recently that Lindberg was seriously…
With their headline performance at this year’s Bloodstock Festival looming in just a few hours, metalcore powerhouses Trivium have just released a brand new single, Bury Me With My Screams! The new single is taken from their forthcoming three track EP, Struck Dead. Bury Me With My Screams is brimming with old school thrash metal…
