Boysetsfire are a band, that, at least in the UK seem to have travelled largely under the radar. Their reunion for a farewell tour last year was woefully under promoted, being discovered by this writer by pure accident. A great accident as it happens as it was one of the best gigs I have attended…
Formerly one of the forerunners of nu metal at the start of the last decade, Papa Roach are one of heavy musics most successful acts of the 21st Century. The end of 2012 will see the band continuing to push new boundaries both on record and in the live environment. The band’s brand new album…
While Download 2012 may now be something of a distant memory for many people, Rocksins’ has decided to put it straight back into your consciousness with an exclusive interview Matt & Jamie had with Trivium’s main man from behind the drumkit, Nick Augusto. Our interview with Nick took place literally a couple of hours after…
Always keen to break new boundaries with whatever they do, masked metal legends Slipknot are this Friday and Saturday holding their own festival, aptly entitled Knotfest to take place in Iowa and Minnesota in the US. Keen for the wider Maggot family to be able to join in the fun, Slipknot are making their KnotFest…
Stand by to have your heads blown off! If the prospect of Devildriver teaming up with death metal legends Cannibal Corpse to wreak havoc across Europe next year wasn’t exciting enough already, they’ve just gone and upped the metal brutality to new levels. Newly announced to join Devildriver and Cannibal Corpse are Detroit, MI’s favourite…
In welcome news for anyone who likes their progressive rock or metal, British prog veterans Marillion are back and raring to go with a brand new Studio album and a substantial UK tour next month. The September 2012 jaunt, which is part of their 2012/2013 Sounds That Can’t Be Made world tour will play seven…
As many of you will be aware, Randy Blythe, frontman of Virginia metal band Lamb of God was a few days ago released from prison in the Czech Republic where he was being held in relation to the death of one of the band’s fans on Lamb of God’s last visit to the country in…
Once in awhile sites such as Rock Sins miss a piece of news or a great song by a band first time around but like to catch their listeners up on the news when they do eventually discover it. This is one of those times. Absolace, who are a Dubai based progressive metal band, released…
Fresh from their triumphant return to the hallowed turn of Donington at last month’s Download Festival, Fozzy will be returning to their second home in December as co-headliners of a very impressive tour lineup. The huge rock stars will be sharing co-headlining duties with metal veterans Soil, who, like Fozzy, had a triumphant return to…
Just before we kick on with the final part of our Download 2012 review, for anyone who hasn’t read our previous coverage, there’s a few links for you here: Part 1 (Friday review) Part 2 (Saturday review) The Matt Report (please click here) Fozzy picture special (please click here) So, as the Sunday of Download…
