Let’s get nostalgic for a hot minute. It’s the year 2004. You have a Mountain Dew, Hot Doritos and have loaded up Halo 2 and you’re about to complete level Gravemind, the Brutes, the Hunters and the Elites are all at war, but suddenly your ears are blasted with the ultimate battle song of any…
For many of us growing up, My Chemical Romance were more than just a band. They were a lifeline. Through grief, heartbreak, fear, self-expression and everything in between, their music became a sanctuary for a generation that often felt like they didn’t belong. Twenty-five years after forming, My Chemical Romance have a connection with their…
The Xcerts are a band that time and again have had the remark passed about them “how are they not bigger?”. In the late 2010’s it’s a question that several members of the Rock Sins staff would discuss time and again, especially off the back of their incredible album Hold On To Your Heart –…
After a day’s break for some sightseeing following Friday nights fantastic perofrmance. As well as some hasty mortgage applications being made to cover our bills at the pop-up shop. We’ve returned, along with thousands of other Metallica fans, to London Stadium. Where, despite the blazing heat, we’re ready for round two of the bands no…
East London is ablaze with glorious sunshine and awash with black t-shirts as metallers aged 8 to 80 and beyond descend on Stratford. Their destination: The London Stadium to take in the first night of the Metallica M72 World Tour London double header. It is a Friday, and a relatively early start time, which means…
Following on from Thursday nights rather extensive festivities in District X (read our review here), it’s time for the first day proper of Download Festival 2026! After some horrible conditions until about 4pm Thursday, the Donington skies are filled with blue and glorious sunshine, so let’s get down to the action! From the way P.O.D….
Ahhhh, Download, it’s that time again! Rock Sins’ coverage is officially kicking off a day earlier than usual when it comes to Download 2026. Why you might ask? Because there’s some fantastic entertainment to be had (as there has been for many years now) in District X that needs our, and your, attention. The village…
A Perfect Circle Kick Off Worldwide Tour at Brixton Academy A Perfect Circle opened their latest world tour at London’s Brixton Academy with a set that balanced precision, atmosphere, and some long-awaited new material. Being an A Perfect Circle fan has always required patience. With just four studio albums across 27 years, long waits have…
It’s almost impossible for anyone outside of the As Everything Unfolds camp to fully appreciate what has gone into making their third album Did You Ask To Be Set Free? Even for longtime fans who have been supporting “AEU” since the early days. The High Wycombe post-hardcore / synth metal group have been through so…
In 2006 who could have predicted that Slam Dunk Festival would still be going two decades later. What was once originally a club night has transformed into a sprawling, two-site event with European offshoot festivals and a reputation far beyond its humble beginnings. Bringing together pop-punk heavyweights Good Charlotte, hardcore trailblazers Knocked Loose, veteran act…