Get ready heavy metal fans, because the first wave of performers and hosts have finally been announced for the Heavy Music Awards 2023! The renowned award ceremony, set to take place at the world famous OVO arena in Wembley on Tuesday 18th April, is well known for showcasing the diverse global icons of heavy music,…
The announcement we’ve all been waiting for, we now know our finalists for the Heavy Music Awards 2023. Voting is now open for this years awards, so now the tough decisions start in who to vote for. Leading the pack for 2023, our favourite Scottish duo Vukovi have an impressive five nominations. Following shortly behind,…
Creeper always put on a show stopping night to remember and November’s When The Sun Comes special was no different. Resulting in a beheaded Will Ghould, new logo, signing announcement and a brand new track that was handed out on 666 tapes, they’ve really set a new bar. And thank god they didn’t break up…
t’s that time once again! The Rock Sins Playlist has been refilled for your listening pleasure. 20 new tracks all across the rock, metal and alternative musical spectrum. This week we also give a nod to the Download Festival 2023 announcement with three classics from your Download headliners! Kicking off the playlist this week is…
Fresh off a killer appearance at 2000 Trees Festival this weekend, Creeper have shared news of an exciting new headline show. Taking place at the Iconic Roundhouse venue in London on November 4th, the show titled When The Sun Comes will be one fans won’t want to miss. This show is set to be a…
After three years of the festival circuit being put on hiatus, it was finally time for 2000Trees to join the likes of Download Festival and welcome everybody back. With lots of re-booked bands from the cancelled line-ups, the festival was announced to be a sell-out, just a week before it all got underway. With the…
After the thoroughly great first day of Download Festival 2022 (read our Friday Download 2022 review here if you missed it), it was time to go again for the often legendary Middle Saturday. A quick shower and back to the arena it was! Things got going a little later than planned thanks to Iron Maiden’s…
After Covid caught up to them, Creeper were forced to cancel the reminder of their UK tour at the end of 2021. We sent our photographer Connor Morris down to the rescheduled Leeds show with Vukovi and James and the Cold Gun to catch the action! Check out the gallery below to see photos from…
It’s that time again, the Rock Sins Weekly Playlist has been updated yet again with the latest new music, bands and upcoming tours for you all! Starting things off this week we have a Belfast post-punks Enola Gay who are in the middle of a very extensive UK tour at the moment. If they’re storming…
With its ‘7 Days Of Trees’, 2000Trees have announced seven more bands to the line-up with STILL more to follow. Announced via seven different platforms such as Kerrang!, Rolling Stone and NME, the likes of Creeper and Puppy will join the festival. The seven bands announced are: London grunge metal band Puppy – Via Kerrang!…
A couple of days before the Download Pilot, I wrote a feature about the importance of the Download Festival family to so many of us. The response to the piece was far beyond anything I ever hoped for or expected; It was great to talk to loads of people who read it about their Download…
There were tears, cheers and plenty of beers flowing at what will be known as Download Festival’s historic pilot event, which took place 18th-20th June, with a reduced capacity of 10,000 fans and just two stages. When the Download Pilot was announced we couldn’t quite believe it; live music was making a return with a…
