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…
It is our incredibly sad duty to report that it was announced earlier this evening that Ozzy Osbourne, founding member of Black Sabbath and heavy metal icon, passed away early this morning (July 22nd 2025). A short statement from The Osbourne Family was posted on Ozzy’s social media at approximately 7:30pm UK time, which read:…
When Black Sabbath and Ozzy Osbourne announced the biggest of retirement parties in the shape of Back To The Beginning, the metal world knew it was going to be a momentous occasion. But truly, none of us, not even the Prince Of Darkness himself, could have fully prepared for what was to come on July…
It may be the end of the week but the new music keeps flowing! Rock Sins is very pleased to be able to unveil the brand new single from Manchester rising alt rockers Rosellas. The track is titled Get Over Yourself – and we have an exclusive premiere of the video for everyone to enjoy….
We all know that Download Festival starts as soon as the gates open on a Wednesday lunchtime. With many fantastic events like The Takeover and some of our friends doing awesome DJ sets, District X and The Doghouse are definitely the place to be for the early arrivals. For Download 2025, it felt like the…
