Here’s something to soundtrack the long and arduous trudge through a dismal January. Conviction’s self-titled debut album is a bludgeoning weapon of traditional doom. Unrushed, slow-cooked tracks mixed with a gothic-tinged vocal delivery conjure up comparisons with some classic Saint Vitus and the graveyard mizzle of My Dying Bride. This is certainly one of those…
Orbital Junction are a London-based four-piece who first came to my attention when Feedback Radio play listed the rather fine 6ft2 from this their debut album Egos and Instincts. Now my usual M.O. when picking music is to trawl through the spreadsheets of new releases looking for bands I love, or at least know, or…
Anti-Flag have certainly had no shortage of material to inspire them in recent years. Given the current bleak state of the world, there is plenty for a politically charged punk band to sing about. Whilst there is no doubting they would much rather the world be a better place this has resulted in some of…
With so many fantastic gigs across the UK in the run up to Christmas, Rock Sins was not quite sure where our gigging year was going to end for 2019. Then the invitation came to end it with our old friends Alter Bridge, headlining at The O2 Arena in London for the second time, one…
It was a cold, grey day in the birthplace of Heavy Metal and down one of the city’s drab side-streets lies The Asylum. Eager fans, many of whom were there long before the early 5 pm opening time attempted to stay warm, queuing in their droves in front of a Nightliner tour bus which was…
In the early 90’s/Mid 2000’s package tours were all the rage. Tattoo The Planet, Ozzfest, Family Values, and Roadrunner Roadrage being chief amongst them. As a teenager in the early days of a scene, these kinds of shows were the lifeblood of burgeoning scenes and subgenres. However the prospect of a 7 band bill on…
Tonight, was all about female-fronted rock, with an epic line-up consisting of New Year’s Day, In This Moment and Halestorm, and it definitely didn’t disappoint. New Years Day (8), the first on this evening, opened their explosive half an hour set with their hit Come For Me. The audience is littered with red and black…
Whenever post-metal royalty such as Cult Of Luna come to town, it is always a special occasion. Even more so when the supporting cast is as impressive as it was on this evening in London. It is a crying shame that the room is barely even a third full for A.A. Williams’ set. Opening with…
It is once again a vehemently ecologically minded record that harbors bile for mankind’s misuse of the Earth, and isn’t afraid to spit venom in order to get its message across.
Slayer treat us to their quintessential live performance captured in all its high resolution glory.
