Despite the predictions of a total wash out of Doningtons annual festivities, mother nature had been kind to Download 2016, at least until the Friday. As Team Rock Sins took to the hallowed turf there was still grass to be seen, albeit not for much longer! First band of the day were Swedes Royal Republic…
The Fox God returns to England once again! Following on from their record breaking appearance at London’s Wembley Arena last month, worldwide sensation Babymetal are coming to the Download Festival! Having last been seen making a special guest appearance alongside Dragonforce at last years’ festival, the J-pop / metal crossover worldwide phenomenon that is Babymetal…
It’s official, The Fox God’s influence shows no signs of abating! Babymetal are this weeks’ Rock Sins video of the week winners by the biggest margin in this features’ relatively short lived history. Polling over 1,000 votes, their new single Karate chalked up a ridiculous 97% of the vote, reducing the likes of Slayer and…
The first band need no introduction whatsoever. We might as well just yell their name really louder. Slayer have returned with one of their most memorable videos in their entire career for “You Against You” – watch it and you’ll see what we mean. Another band who’ve stirred up some controversy (something they are absolutely…
The worldwide phenomenon that is Babymetal shows no sign of slowing down, and this latest news is likely to see them spread their global reach even further. Babymetal’s brand new album, entitled Metal Resistance, is set for release on the 1st of April 2016 – no longer April Fools Day, but Fox Day according to…
Well this is gonna set the cat amongst the proverbial pigeons! J-pop / metal hybrid act Babymetal have just announced they will be headlining at London’s world famous Wembley Arena (or SSE Arena Wembley for it’s full sponsor branded current name) on the 2nd of April 2016! This news caps an amazing twelve months for…
Words by Jamie Giberti, Sam Dignon, James Halstead, Fran Dignon and Lisa Fox. Photos by Jamie Giberti except where credited. Featured image of Slipknot (above) by Danny North. After all the build up, the waiting, the queuing at the gates of Donington, the tent assembling, the BBQ’s and the drinking, Friday arrived and it was…
After recovering from a very late night following on from dancing the night away with The Prodigy and beyond, team Rock Sins geared up for the second day of festivities for Sonisphere 2014 at Knebworth Park. If you missed the first part of our Sonisphere Knebworth 2014 review covering the Friday (including Limp Bizkit, Anthrax,…
Over the years Sonisphere Knebworth has been known to go for some “left field” acts, such as Richard Cheese and his band Lounge Against The Machine, ABBA tribute act Bjorn Again and this year’s festival will see the return to Knebworth of Chas N’Dave, to name just a few. However at the Sunday of this…
