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An Interview With Dream Theater’s Jordan Rudess: “There is definitely a spot where all the musical talent and vision comes together and I think Distance Over Time is that”

Jamie Giberti7 years ago08 mins

Last month, Rock Sins had the huge privilege of spending some time with Dream Theater’s legendary keyboard wizard Jordan Rudess. Ahead of their performance at the 2019 Download Festival, Jordan braved the improving muddy conditions to talk to us about all things Dream Theater as well as his recent solo album Wired For Madness. For…

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Download Festival 2019 Sunday Review – The Last Reign

Jamie Giberti7 years ago017 mins

Heads are sore, feet are weary but that matters not because there is one full day of Download 2019 left to go. The Donington masses collectively dust themselves down as they head towards Tool, Enter Shikari, Slayer’s last ever UK show and much more, so let’s get straight to it. I Prevail (7), through no…

Download Festival 2019 Saturday Review – All Out Life

Jamie Giberti7 years ago016 mins

Its Middle Saturday at the 2019 Download Festival. The mixed weather continues, once again the entire field is covered with straw and of course there are the obligatory hangovers (and bangovers) but come 11am thousands of eager metal heads are present in the fields of Donington once again. They are present, ready in expectation of…

Download Festival 2019 Friday Review – Armageddon It

Jamie Giberti7 years ago017 mins

After ten days of pretty much non stop rain in the build up to the festival at times bordering on the torrential, Rock Sins really wasn’t sure what we would find arriving at the 2019 Download Festival. Stories abound in the mainstream media of attendees having given up in the campsite on the Wednesday and…

Special Feature – Is Download Festival 2019 Middle Saturday Set To Be One Of The All Time Great Donington Days?

Jamie Giberti7 years ago05 mins

Sometimes, when a Download line up comes together, individual days stand out as something that could be truly special, even in the context of some of the legendary line ups that have gone before. The Saturday of 2006, when Metallica played Master Of Puppets in full, the infamous KoRnaoke following Jonathan Davis being taken ill…

Download Festival 2019 Zippo UK Lighter Designs

Win One Of Two Zippo Download Festival 2019 Limited Edition Branded Lighters With Rock Sins!

Jamie Giberti7 years ago03 mins

The partnership between the Download Festival and Zippo has been very well established for many years now. The very successful relationship continues for another year in 2019, and as they have done for the past several years, Download and Zippo have teamed up on a set of limited edition Download Festival branded Zippo lighters. Just…

Download Festival 2019 Add Epica & More Bands, NXT (US) Superstars, Comedy And More

Jamie Giberti7 years ago03 mins

With exactly one month to go before the first day of bands at the 2019 Download Festival, the Download team have one more line up announcement for everyone. Finishing off the line up of bands for 2019 are six more acts, headed by Dutch symphonic metal maestros Epica! The world’s first Nirvana covers band fronted…

Download Festival 2019 Announce Bands For The Boardie Takeover

Jamie Giberti7 years ago02 mins

Every year for the past several years at Download Festival, a special event occurs. On the Thursday of the festival, the Doghouse tent is turned over to a very important part of the Download Festival community – those behind the Download Forums – for the annual “Boardie Takeover“. Having grown in size and popularity, its…

Download Festival 2018 Zippo Encore Lighters

Download Festival 2018 – Behind The Scenes With Zippo Sessions!

Lisa Fox7 years ago03 mins

Zippo lighters have long been the best friend of metal fans. Undeniably cool as well as practical, these awesome dudes also bring us the second stage at Download Festival that we all know and love – The Zippo Encore Stage. 2018 saw bands including Babymetal, Parkway Drive, Rise Against, Meshuggah, Bury Tomorrow and Thrice grace…

Download Festival Presents: Download Twister!

Jamie Giberti7 years ago02 mins

We all like playing a good game now and then don’t we? The Download Festival team certainly do. Following on from the raging success of their limited edition Download Festival themed monopoly, the team are very pleased to present their latest creation….Download Twister! Newbies to Twister may find the Download edition a bit easier than…