Concluding our coverage of the summer’s great rock and metal shindig, Download 2017, just in time for the other biggest one, Bloodstock Open Air 2017, to take place, the review of the action of the final day begins with the Zippo Encore Stage. But first, make sure you check out the coverage from the other…
Words by Jamie Giberti & Ali Cooper. The Zippo Encore Stage is often the place at the Download Festival where “the metulz” are found. Download 2017 is no different, with an assortment of bands from Slayer to The Cavalera Brothers serving up everything from thrash to old school heavy f***ing metal. But it’s not just…
Welcome to the penultimate Rock Sins video of the week for 2016! With Canadian rockers Monster Truck winning out last time, this time around we’ve got another mix of home grown and international talent all vying for your votes. First up is Metallica’s tribute to the one and only Lemmy Kilmister of Motorhead. Their video…
Merry Christmas to us all from the powers that be at Download Festival HQ. Andy Copping and the team have just unveiled an amazing selection of bands for the 2017 Download Festival that will go a long way towards winning over some of the fans who weren’t already convinced by the first announcement, and make…
Industrial metal legends Ministry, led by the great Al Jourgensen, are returning to the UK in the Summer of 2016. News such as this by itself will be cause of celebration amongst Ministry’s legions of fans, but what makes the news even better is that they’re bringing Californian groove metal favourites Devildriver along for the…
First band on, Bleed from Within (9) set a bar so high that no one that follows can quite match them. As disgustingly tight as always, the heavy focus on latest album ‘Uprising’ serves them well. Good as the songs are though, Bleed’s real secret weapon lies in Scott Kennedy’s abilities as a frontman. Always…
Back out on the road properly for the first time since their horrific bus crash that took them out of their biggest US tour thus far with Devildriver and Trivium, Reading thrashers Sylosis are out to make up for lost time. Acting as main support to Devildriver on their first UK headline tour for the…
Having survived through the first two days of Bloodstock Open Air 2013 with relative success, Sam, James and Fran were ready for one last tilt through the grounds of Catton Hall surrounded by quality metal all day long. If you missed the first two days coverage you can check them out on the links below:…
It’s that time of year where we start getting the first festival announcements for 2014! Since our friends down under tend to kick off festival season with Soundwave Festival, it seems only right that we’ve been given the Soundwave 2014 line-up this morning, and to say it’s impressive is something of an understatement. After having…
Prior to their set on the co-headlining tour with Cannibal Corpse James was fortunate enough to be able to sit down with John Boecklin, drummer for Devildriver in London to have a chat. So hows the tour been going so far? Great, we’ve only got four shows left, and we’re on the final UK leg…