Having survived through the first two days of Bloodstock Open Air 2013 with relative success, Sam, James and Fran were ready for one last tilt through the grounds of Catton Hall surrounded by quality metal all day long. If you missed the first two days coverage you can check them out on the links below:…
There’s been some interesting things happening in the world of classic rock over the last twelve months or so with a batch of new bands coming to the fore, carrying on the traditional rock & roll approach for the next generation whilst at the same time putting their own slant on things. In addition to…
Having already run through the first two thirds of this years Reading Festival with her coverage of Friday and Saturday, here’s the final part of our reporter on the ground Danni Page’s Reading coverage with a look at the Sunday of the event. If you missed her Friday review or Saturday review, you can catch…
After the whirlwind of the first day of Reading 2013 which included Bring Me The Horizon and System Of A Down, Rocksins’ intrepid reporter Danni continues her 3 part review of Reading festival 2013 with her view of the Saturday. If you missed part one of her review, you can check it out here. Saturday…
Every once in a while, one takes a punt on something different. I’d say I was exceptionally broad minded when it came to the music I listen to, but even then, we all have our preferences and individual tastes… As such, it should be noted that EBM (‘electronic body music’ to those too metal to…
Reading. A world full with the smell of weed and the faint stink of piss against boards lining the stages; boards full with posters for bands we’ve never heard of and will never be bothered to look up. A place where kids bound for university cram themselves into small places, namely the Radio 1xtra stage…
Sam, James and Fran were recently lucky enough to be sent to a field in Derby quite a bit larger than the field we sent James to a few weeks ago. Along the way they managed to watch some bands. Here’s part one of their review of Bloodstock Festival 2013. Opening up a festival main-stage…
The second part of James’s account of his stay in a field in Surrey for the delights of Redfest 2013. Saturday saw Bleed From Within headlining the Hype stage and, we must say James was only a little bit excited to see the new material off Uprising… First on Saturday’s lineup for Rocksins to catch…
We recently sent James to a field in Sussex to review Redfest – a small, independent festival that’s been going for a few years now. What is especially impressive about Redfest 2013 is just how diverse the line-up is. Any festival that can book Scottish bruisers ‘Bleed from Within’ to play at the same time…
American thrash metal pioneers Suicidal Tendencies don’t tend to head to the UK too often, so when it was announced that they’d be playing a show at one of London’s most popular, more intimate venues The Electric Ballroom, it was an event Rocksins didn’t want to miss. James went along for us to survey a…