Well, the Download Festival team have just reduced us all to a bunch of gibbering wrecks with their latest announcement for Download 2019. One of the greatest collection of bands ever unveiled in a single Donington announcement boasts heavy hitters in all kinds of sub-genres of rock and metal. Topping the pile (seriously, where do…
After the huge excitement and insane numbers of votes that carried Not Ur Girlfrenz to the title of video of the year for 2018, it’s time to start all over again with Rock Sins video of the week contests in 2019! A brand new band, featuring members of many excellent bands are kicking us off…
Beartooth have always been a cut above the rest of the bands in their scene. With an energy and passion that can only be described as explosive and a frontman in Caleb Shomo who is both enigmatic and vulnerable as well as hugely relatable, it’s no wonder they have such a dedicated fanbase. Their previous…
This week we’ve got a big assortment of tunes both old and new, featuring bands who have upcoming albums, tours just announced, and one or two old favourites just for the hell of it. We’re kicking things off with a double dose of Architects, who announced their new album Holy Hell yesterday, along with a…
It’s time once again for another update to the Rock Sins Spotify playlist. This time out we are, as you might have guessed from the title, focusing on the annual August bank holiday festival double header at Reading & Leeds 2018. This weeks’ 20 tracks are a mixture of old favourites and new releases from…
It’s time for another video of the week contest! Last time out Irish post-metallers Raum Kingdom were our surprise winners, and this time around we’ve got a mixture of some big names and promising newcomers to battle it out. First up are one of our favourite bands of 2018, the awesome Dream State. New Waves…
Columbus metalcore favourites Beartooth are back with a bang! Unveiling news of their brand new album Disease, due late September 2018 on Red Bull Records, Caleb Shomo and friends have wasted no time in unveiling the first track from the album, Diseases’ title track. You can check out the video for Disease below: Those who’d…
Slam Dunk Festival is always a great day out and 2017 was no different. With plenty of bands from different genres to pick from, fans were guaranteed to have a good time. Rock Sins was present at the final part of the triple header, Slam Dunk South at The University of Hertfordshire. Kicking the festival…
Slam Dunk Festival is once again upon us taking over Leeds, Birmingham and Hatfield this coming bank holiday weekend. For many this marks the start of festival season in the UK. This years line up once again includes some of the best bands in rock, punk, metalcore and pop-punk. So here’s 10 bands Rock Sins…
Slam Dunk Festival are not hanging around with their 2017 line up. Having already announced some huge acts like headliners Enter Shikari (celebrating the 10th anniversary of Take To The Skies), Don Broco and Bowling For Soup, there’s now another nine bands joining the party. First up are US metalcore favourites Beartooth. Having put in…