This is not the news we wanted to kick off the first Monday of 2021 with. Alexi Laiho, former guitarist and frontman of Children Of Bodom and current singer / axeslinger of Bodom After Midnight has sadly passed away aged 41. Alexi’s death was announced this morning by Bodom After Midnight’s record label Napalm Records….
Since the festivals inception back at the turn of the millennium, Bloodstock has become arguably the UK’s biggest showcase for extreme music. The lineup for this year looks set to continue that legacy too, boasting performances by Sabaton, Parkway Drive, The Scorpions, Cradle of Filth, Anthrax and many more! Unfortunately, before we can raise our…
It’s that time again with a fresh batch of tunes for you all to enjoy on our Spotify playlist. This time, we’ve got brand new tracks from recent releases from the likes of the maestro Devin Townsend, High Rise, Zebrahead, Wheel and Children Of Bodom. There’s brand new singles from Sertraline, Dream Theater virtuoso Jordan…
Much has been said about the modern Children of Bodom sound. You either love the direction they’ve gone or are still crying with your Flying-V and waiting for another hybrid of Hatebreeder or Follow the Reaper to come along. It’s somewhat hard to believe that it’s closing in on almost three decades since the then-young…
It’s time for another update to our Spotify playlist! This week we’ve enlisted the help of longtime Rock Sins contributor Matt Hill to help us pick some metal gems and he’s done us (and all of you) proud with some choice older offerings (including Machine Head, Hypocrisy, Scorpions and Testament). He’s also picked out some…
Team Bloodstock have given us a pre-halloween treat with six new bands to join Sabaton on the 2019 Bloodstock Open Air Line up! First up, joining Sabaton on the Friday are Finnish thrashers Children Of Bodom, who are always a welcome sight and sound at any UK festival. Their appearance at Catton Hall in 2019…
After months of waiting, arguably the biggest metal tour of the year was finally upon us! With Megadeth and Lamb of God sharing top billing and impressive support also involved, Rock Sins wasn’t going to miss this one so off we went to the SSE Arena Wembley in London to enjoy the show. Beginning the…
Good lord. When the news of this first broke last night we thought it had to be, well, bullshit for lack of a better word. Big four thrash legends Megadeth and Richmond, Virginia’s finest NWOAHM outfit Lamb of God are teaming up for a mammoth tour of the UK in November 2015. That’s not all…
Words by James Halstead & Nicholas Holmes, photos by Tess Donohoe. After some tremendous performances from the likes of Prong, Hatebreed and headliners Down on day one of the 2014 edition of Bloodstock, it was time to head back into the arena at Catton Hall for more metal mayhem on day two of the festival…
Words: Nick Holmes @oldenick666 Photos: Tess Donohoe @tess_donohoe The best new year party on the planet? Quite possibly. Finnish love metallers HIM have announced their annual heavy metal hootenanny will happen once more in Helsinki this December. The Helldone Festival takes place at legendary rock club Tavastia. Iconic glam rockers Hanoi Rocks got their first…
Well, after a week’s worth of Download announcements, The team at Bloodstock Open Air 2014 have responded in some style with a new quartet of bands for BOA who will really bring the metal to Catton Hall in some style. First up are New Orleans sludge metal legends Crowbar. With Kirk Windstein recently stepping down…
For all the mega-selling, stadium filling, world beating acts in the metal community like Slipknot heavy metal will never stop needing the mid-tier, old reliables such as Children of Bodom. Bands like Bodom are the lifeblood of our genre and, albums like ‘Halo of Blood’ are the lifeblood of these bands. However, don’t confuse the…
