Skip to content
Rock Sins

Rock Sins

All the latest rock, metal and heavy music news, reviews and more

  • News
  • Reviews
  • News
  • Features
  • Live Galleries
  • Reviews
  • About Us
  • Features
  • Live Galleries
  • News
  • ReviewsRock and Metal Music Reviews
  • News
  • FeaturesRocksins Featured Articles
  • Live GalleriesLive Music Galleries
  • Reviews
  • About Us
  • Features
  • Live Galleries

Desertfest 2016

  • News

Interview with Beastmaker – ‘Desertfest is pretty wild’

Tal Fineman9 years ago9 years ago010 mins

Rock Sins caught up with Californian doom metal crew Beastmaker at Desertfest, fresh from a new record contract with Rise Above, who’ve just released their debut album Lusus Naturae, and a European tour that has seen them support label mates Blood Ceremony at 16 different shows across 7 different countries. You guys have just finished…

Read More
  • News

Interview with Blood Ceremony – ‘the only thing missing was the haze of smoke in the van’

Tal Fineman9 years ago017 mins

Canadian ‘acid-folk’ band Blood Ceremony are on a high, riding on the wave of  a new album, Lord of Misrule, out on on Rise Above in March, and a successful 16 date European tour wrapping up on the final day of Desertfest 2016. We speak to bassist Lucas Gadke and drummer Michael Carillo for an…

Read More
Desertfest 2016 Poster
  • News
  • Reviews

Desertfest London 2016 – Day Three Review (Electric Wizard, Elder, Bast)

Tal Fineman9 years ago05 mins

After two previously excellent days, the final day of Desertfest London 2016 was upon us. Anyone who missed our coverage of the first two days can catch up here: Desertfest London 2016 Day One Review Desertfest London 2016 Day Two Review It’s a little early in the day to fully appreciate Bast’s [6] genre-bending set,…

Read More
  • News

Interview with Conan’s Jon Davis: “that’s our thing really – singing about wizards and monsters.”

Tal Fineman9 years ago014 mins

Conan are one of the underground heroes of the British sludge metal scene, with a reputation that has earned them a more-than-respectable slot at the Electric Ballroom at Desertfest 2016. We caught up with frontman Jon Davis earlier in the day to talk festivals, touring and ‘singing about wizards’. So [new album] Revengeance came out…

Read More
Desertfest 2016 Poster
  • News
  • Reviews

Desertfest London 2016 – Day Two Review (Russian Circles, Pelican, Conan and More)

Tal Fineman9 years ago06 mins

Something about stepping out of the mid afternoon sun of Camden Town, and into the dark, strobe-lit confines of the Electric Ballroom feels a little counter intuitive, but the venue is packed early for Desertfest day two to catch monolithic British doom-mongers Conan [7]. If slow and heavy is your thing, Conan may well be…

Read More
Desertfest 2016 Poster
  • News
  • Reviews

Desertfest London 2016 – Day One Review (Corrosion Of Conformity, Crowbar and More)

Tal Fineman9 years ago08 mins

The streets of Camden are flooded (even more than usual) with bearded, long-haired, beer-swilling maniacs – Desertfest 2016 is upon us. As a sizeable crowd floods into the Underworld, the taps are flowing, spirits are high, and UK underground sludge legends Gurt [7] have been bestowed with the honour of starting proceedings for the weekend….

Read More

Follow Us

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • X

Trending articles

Features
Festival News
Rock Sins International Festival Guide 2025 01
23 hours ago10 hours ago
02
News
Metallica Announce UK/EU Dates For 2026 M72 Tour
03
Features
News
Vulnerability is Power: An Interview With Slung: “You can be pathetic and not be a victim, you can engage that and use it to be strong and powerful.”
04
News
Spanish Love Songs Drop Acoustic Version Of ‘Pendulum’
05
News
Vandoliers Release New Single ‘Your Picture’ & Announce UK Tour Details
06
Featured
News
Slung Live Review – The Boileroom, Guildford, May 15th, 2025
Rock Sins - All the latest rock, metal and heavy music news, reviews and more. Contact us: jamieg.rocksins@gmail.com Powered By BlazeThemes.