An Interview with Rick Schneider from Polaris at Download 2025: “You can’t look at it any other way than being a community of bands that should be friends and should be peers and should inspire each other to keep going”

Polaris are currently one of the most talked about bands in the Metalcore scene. Following the release of the band’s 2023 album Fatalism, their star has continued to rise. We caught up with guitarist Rick Schneider to discuss the success of Fatalism, how its connected with people and the growing support behind the band, we…

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An Interview with Stefan Helleblad & Ruud Jolie from Within Temptation at Download 2025: “My philosophy is you can only do your best, if that’s not good enough for those people, then it is what it is”

Within Temptation are one of the rock & metal world’s most enduring forces. For 3 decades now they have blazed their own trail and ascended up the metal hierarchy, leaving a lasting and unshakable impression on the world. We were lucky enough to catch up with guitarist Rudd Jolie and Stefan Helleblad to discuss Headlining…

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An Interview with Brad Tyler from Two Year Break at Download 2025: “we’re all friends and we all take it seriously, but also we’re not serious and I think people can see we’re having a laugh”

Two Year Break, the London four piece made their Download Festival debut this year. They played a spirited set for the Donington faithful on the Wednesday night, giving fans and attendees their first taste of live music for the weekend. We caught up with frontman Brad Tyler to discuss playing Download, how it came about,…

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An Interview With Download Festival’s Kamran Haq: “the Download audience is resilient to say the least. Rain or shine, they are there”

It’s the final countdown to the 2025 Download Festival! With the gates of Donington opening in just six days, and the arena fully open a couple of days after, excitement is building. Rock Sins caught up with Download Festival Senior Booker Kamran Haq recently to cover a huge range of topics about this years’ Download….

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Defects Interview: Guitarist Luke Genders & Drummer Harry Jennings Spill The Beans On New Music, Dream Tours And The Perils Of Drinking While Chugging!

Among the fastest rising stars on the UK metal scene. Defects have been going from strength to strength since the release of their debut album, Modern Error last year. So we jumped at the chance to catch up with drummer Harry Jennings and guitarist Luke Genders at this years Slam Dunk Festival. Check out our…

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