The village is absolutely heaving in all directions as we make our way to The Doghouse at the top of District X – which looks to be even bigger than last year! A rapidly swelling crowd is very much enjoying the tunes being picked out by our host Kyden Fire in one of multiple DJ…
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…
The scale and size to which anonymous collective PRESIDENT have grown is something of a phenomenon. It only felt like yesterday when the band launched their masked music endeavour, premiering the band back at Download Festival with no original material to their name, yet an ungodly buzz surrounding their mystery and strong rumour of who…
When Kreator come to town, that’s usually a big enough deal on its own. But the line up for the Krushers of the World Tour at the O2 Academy Brixton meant that Rock Sins absolutely had to be there to take in the action. On tonight’s event-type billing there are defined roles for each band…
There’s no award for being the hardest working man in heavy metal. If there was though, we think Zakk Wylde would definitely make the shortlist. Between balancing his roles at the front of both Black Label Society and Zakk Sabbath. As well as filling Dimebag Darrell’s size eleven Chuck Taylors on the road with Pantera….
It’s been over twenty five years since Lamb of God burst onto the scene. Riding high on the the new wave of American heavy metal. Helping define the genre with albums like New American Gospel and Sacrament. They’ve been nothing but consistent since too. And not just when it comes to tearing the roof off…
For 20 years, Motionless In White have had an ungodly flair for love, life, death and calling out the outcast creatures of society and giving them a loving, adoring home. And do you know why they are kings at doing this? Because they feel like that themselves. Their 2010 debut album is even called Creatures,…
The recent resurgence of 00’s culture is a phenomenon worthy of study. For those of us that wore our jeans low and let our wallet cahins hang even lower, the return of Ed Hardy denim and Juicy Couture has many of us whistfully shaking our heads at the youth of today. Especially as it means…