Outlaw ‘Til The End: An Interview with Dez Fafara:”a lot of the heavy metal bands people are following right now are not bands, they are glorified radio rock bands who have 10 writers writing their tunes”

For 25 years Dez Fafara has been one of the most enduring figures in the world of metal. Whether it was introducing the world to the darker side of things in the 90’s with Coal Chamber or bringing the heavy back with Devildriver, he has endured and remained throughout. Not one to rest on his…

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Interview with Criminal’s Anton Reisenegger – “Lemmy definitely drank me under the table!”

Chilean thrashmeisters Criminal make their second sojourn to the Bloodstock stage after a six-year absence, wielding last year’s storming album Fear Itself under their experienced belts. Frontman Anton Reisenegger took a few minutes out of his busy Sunday to speak about the band’s international ventures and the legacy of a band that have faced the…

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An Interview With The King Is Blind’s Steve Tovey: “We’re really analytical about things and what we can do better next time but that’s good”

Earlier this year at Bloodstock Open Air 2016, Rock Sins were lucky enough to catch up with Steve Tovey, frontman of one of the UK’s hottest metal exports currently; The King Is Blind. We managed to cover everything from The King Is Blind’s influences, their writing process and even a bit of politics. How do…

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Symphony X, Fear Factory & Acid Reign To Play Bloodstock Open Air 2016 – VIP Options Revealed, Last Early Bird Tickets!!!

Bloodstock Open Air has announced three more bands for next August’s annual mosh-fest in Derbyshire. US prog metallers Symphony X (pictured) – making an exclusive UK festival appearance – join Sunday, with Slayer topping that bill. Fellow Americans, industrial metal legends, Fear Factory will hit the Ronnie James Dio Stage on Saturday, headlined by Mastodon….

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Bloodstock Open Air 2014 Festival Preview

It’s Bloodstock Open Air time once again! Rock Sins is sending a contingent of the team to Bloodstock festival so thought we’d get James to make a list of the really awesome things to do and see that you might have missed about Bloodstock. Just to make it better for you. Aren’t we nice… Beer Because, let’s…

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