On the advent of the release of a new album earlier this year The Coyote Who Spoke in Tongues, Rock Sins’ Tal Fineman caught up with ex-Kyuss vocalist John Garcia to find out what motivated a radical change in musical direction, and figure out what makes the stoner rock pioneer tick. Rock Sins: Hi John,…
Just before Christmas, Rock Sins went backstage at the Roundhouse in Camden to catch up with Clutch bassist Dan Maines before the band’s sold out headline show, following a run of shows two week run across Europe. Dan was on hand to talk live jams and plans for a followup to 2015’s riotous Psychic Warfare,…
Clutch are a band who are decidedly old school – as per the customs of the 1990s US stoner rock scene that facilitated their rise to prominence, the band play modern rock’n’roll with a retro, ‘70s feel that focuses on groove and the power of a simple, repetitive riff. It’s a sound that is stripped…
The Temperance Movement selected Bush Hall as an intimate venue for the London date of a tour that showcases highlights from the band’s two successful albums, reworked for the purpose of acoustic live performance. The small, beautiful intimate West London venue proves an excellent choice for a subdued, intimate show that bares all to the…
Beans On Toast is perhaps not the first artist Rock Sins’ readers might expect to find on this website, but we’ve always been a broad church. So when the opportunity to cover Beans’ recent London show came up, we sent Tal Fineman along to check out the action. Oslo (7) is filling up rapidly to…
2013’s Whales and Leeches saw Red Fang moving towards a sharper, more aggressive sound, and its clear from the opening moments of Flies, the first track of Only Ghosts, that the band have continued their progression towards angular, aggressive riffs. Eschewing the long, drawn out chords of many of their stoner/sludge contemporaries, Only Ghosts tends…
Warming up for Red Fang is definitely an unenviably challenging prospect. It’s a task that would leave many lesser bands forgotten the moment the headliner took to the stage, but Relapse labelmates Torche (7)perform a short, sweet set that marks them as distinctively memorable in their own way. For a start, the band’s performance is…
Dawn is Staring Out the Sun’s debut album, and for many (myself included) it’ll be an introduction to the band’s modern rock sound, which takes cues from mainstream hard rock, alternative rock and pop-punk. First impressions of the album are certainly positive – its been recorded and produced to a very high standard, and it…
Rock Sins caught up with Californian doom metal crew Beastmaker at Desertfest, fresh from a new record contract with Rise Above, who’ve just released their debut album Lusus Naturae, and a European tour that has seen them support label mates Blood Ceremony at 16 different shows across 7 different countries. You guys have just finished…
Canadian ‘acid-folk’ band Blood Ceremony are on a high, riding on the wave of a new album, Lord of Misrule, out on on Rise Above in March, and a successful 16 date European tour wrapping up on the final day of Desertfest 2016. We speak to bassist Lucas Gadke and drummer Michael Carillo for an…
After two previously excellent days, the final day of Desertfest London 2016 was upon us. Anyone who missed our coverage of the first two days can catch up here: Desertfest London 2016 Day One Review Desertfest London 2016 Day Two Review It’s a little early in the day to fully appreciate Bast’s [6] genre-bending set,…
Conan are one of the underground heroes of the British sludge metal scene, with a reputation that has earned them a more-than-respectable slot at the Electric Ballroom at Desertfest 2016. We caught up with frontman Jon Davis earlier in the day to talk festivals, touring and ‘singing about wizards’. So [new album] Revengeance came out…
