The Xcerts are a band that time and again have had the remark passed about them “how are they not bigger?”. In the late 2010’s it’s a question that several members of the Rock Sins staff would discuss time and again, especially off the back of their incredible album Hold On To Your Heart –…
East London is ablaze with glorious sunshine and awash with black t-shirts as metallers aged 8 to 80 and beyond descend on Stratford. Their destination: The London Stadium to take in the first night of the Metallica M72 World Tour London double header. It is a Friday, and a relatively early start time, which means…
Ahhhh, Download, it’s that time again! Rock Sins’ coverage is officially kicking off a day earlier than usual when it comes to Download 2026. Why you might ask? Because there’s some fantastic entertainment to be had (as there has been for many years now) in District X that needs our, and your, attention. The village…
The home straight for the 2026 Download Festival! If you’ve made it this far, you may (or may not) have read our previews for both the Friday and the Saturday of the annual Donington bash. If you haven’t, here’s some links so you can catch up: Download Festival 2026 Friday PreviewDownload Festival 2026 Saturday Preview…
Ah, middle Saturday of Download. The sight of so many wonderful performances, and more than a few hangovers brought on by fantastic Donington Friday nights over the years. We are sure that Download Festival 2026 will be no exception to both of these things. If you are yet to catch our Download 2026 Friday Preview,…
It’s almost time to hit the hallowed Donington turf once again! Download Festival 2026 is upon us in less than a weeks’ time, and so the Rock Sins team has been pouring over the line up to bring you what we think will be the acts not to miss as the first full day of…
It’s almost impossible for anyone outside of the As Everything Unfolds camp to fully appreciate what has gone into making their third album Did You Ask To Be Set Free? Even for longtime fans who have been supporting “AEU” since the early days. The High Wycombe post-hardcore / synth metal group have been through so…
Symphonic metal icons Kamelot have returned to announce details of their upcoming new album Dark Asylum! Landing on August 28th 2026 via Napalm Records, the new album will see Kamelot explore some darkened themes like never before. Always fantastic storytellers within their songs and albums, Dark Asylum tells the story of a Neo-Victorian world, centred…
Goth rock royalty Evanescence are counting down the weeks to the release of their new album Sanctuary. The album is releasing on June 5th through BMG Rights Management. It is their first new album in five years, following on from 2021’s The Bitter Truth. The latest step in the build up to their new album…
It’s Takeover time once again! The annual event that helps to kick off the party at Download Festival every year have just confirmed the full line up for the 2026 Takeover. Originally an event that came out of the Download message boards on the festival website, this tradition now continues every year. Thanks to a…