Simon Crampton

Atreyu – In Our Wake

In Our Wake is the follow up to Atreyu’s 2015 album ‘Long Live’ that album was very well received by fans and critics alike, proving that a long overdue return from the band was something everyone had been waiting for, and many people were wondering which direction the band would head in next. Long Live…

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Beartooth – Disease

Beartooth have always been a cut above the rest of the bands in their scene. With an energy and passion that can only be described as explosive and a frontman in Caleb Shomo who is both enigmatic and vulnerable as well as hugely relatable, it’s no wonder they have such a dedicated fanbase. Their previous…

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Halestorm – Vicious

Vicious was always going to be an important album for Halestorm. After the commercial and critical success of what is arguably the bands best album ‘The Strange Case of…’ and the somewhat more experimental albeit well meaning follow up ‘Into the Wild Life’ everybody was waiting to see what would come next. Enter Vicious, the…

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An interview with Joe Hottinger from Halestorm: “no matter how long you spend on something, you have just got to be willing to throw it all away”

Halestorm are one of the premier rock bands in America right now.  With their current lineup, they have been putting out albums of increasing quality and leading tours up and down the country. They have been steadily amassing a worldwide following and are always looking to up the ante. With the release of their brand new…

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Outlaw ‘Til The End: An Interview with Dez Fafara:”a lot of the heavy metal bands people are following right now are not bands, they are glorified radio rock bands who have 10 writers writing their tunes”

For 25 years Dez Fafara has been one of the most enduring figures in the world of metal. Whether it was introducing the world to the darker side of things in the 90’s with Coal Chamber or bringing the heavy back with Devildriver, he has endured and remained throughout. Not one to rest on his…

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Interview with Giovanni Spano from Bat Out Of Hell: The Musical & deVience @ Download Festival 2018: “It will be ok for Drake, and bands like Inglorious and Black Stone Cherry to be number one and number two, and there is nothing wrong with that, it makes complete sense to me”

Sometimes here at Rocksins we get to do something a little bit out of our wheelhouse, and we get opportunities to do some really cool things. At this year’s Download Festival one of those opportunities arose when we were given a chance to talk with Giovanni Spano who currently plays the part of Ledoux in…

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