The Brighter tour is Patent Pending’s second UK trek this year, and third within the last twelve months, if you count the main support slot afforded to them on Bowling For Soup’s farewell tour. The United Kingdom seems to have become a home-away-from-home for the American pop punkers, and not without good reason. Tonight, they…
When Machine Head come to town, it’s always a reason to celebrate. Their first full UK tour in three years saw them return to London for the first time since The Eighth Plague Tour saw them play their biggest UK gig to date at Wembley Arena alongside Bring Me The Horizon and Devildriver. This time…
Well, here we are at Damnation, the brilliant one day heavy music festival held annually at Leeds University. Each Damnation festival is unique, with the only common theme being the faithful Damnation regulars, who see the one day festival as a chance to see some of the best extreme bands in the world. The 2014 festival line…
One of 2014’s most eagerly awaiting metal tours is also one that so easily could have never happened. But, happily for a lot of people, it has happened, and Suicide Silence had made their way back across the pond for their first full UK tour since new vocalist Eddie Hermida was welcomed into the fold….
The Word Alive are one of the many metalcore bands who have achieved big things in America but are still establishing themselves in the UK. Based on the queue forming outside the Underworld hours before the gig starts it’s clear they are finally amassing a dedicated fanbase here and with their new album Real to show…
One of the UK’s hottest metal bands of 2014 plays sold out UK tour culminating in one of their biggest ever shows at London’s famous Koko venue in Camden. Yes, of course we’re talking about Bury Tomorrow, and of course Rock Sins had to be there, so we sent James along to take in the…
With their new album Siren Charms receiving a very mixed response in some quarters, not to mention this being their first London headline show in more than six years, tonight is a very big night for Gothenburg natives In Flames. Did one of the bands who’ve helped inspire countless amongst the current generation of bands…
2014 has proven to be a huge year for Martyr Defiled, with playing Download Festival in the summer, to heading down under next month with Boris The Blade. They’ll also be ending the year with a run of UK dates with Upon A Burning Body. In short, they’ve been doing it all. However this month…
London based progressive/alt-metallers Ascending Dawn are a band with a mission. The first album by this female fronted quartet, “Coalesce”, is a bold statement from such a new band, with atmosphere strong on the agenda accompanied by soaring vocals and thudding guitars to provide a fantastic auditory experience across 9 tracks. The opening tracks are…
Making it’s way through Europe, the Hell On Earth Tour made a short three date run through the UK. Despite being headlined by Unearth the bigger story of this tour was that it could be the last time we ever see Shadows Fall in the UK. Rocksins went along to the Underworld for a night of classic…
After a busy first day (which you can read all about right here) and a trip to the zoo to nurse our hangovers, The Catharsis (8.5) kicked off the second day of Hevy Fest in brilliant fashion. Pulling in a respectable crowd despite their early set time, The Catharsis prove themselves to be one of the many…
Words, video: Nick Holmes @oldenick666 Photos: Tess Donohoe @tess_donohoe Over his twenty year career Devin Townsend has morphed musically and personally through several versions of himself. Earlier this year he took what was arguably one of the bigger gambles in his time, launching a crowd-funding project to help make a country album. Known for his…
