Team Rocksins is officially back from Donington Park after the wettest and muddiest Download so far to date and in spite of the weather we think most of those (if not all) in attendance would agree it was one of, if not the best Download so far. Rocksins was lucky enough to have behind the…
So we’re now under a week to go to Download’s tenth anniversary and it’s fair to say the excitement is really building all over the place, not least here at Rocksins. This is the third and final part of our Download preview, so if you’ve happened to miss the first two parts (how dare you),…
As I sit down to write this, the second part of Rocksins’ Download 2012 preview, it’s currently brilliant sunshine out and temperatures in the mid to high twenties (somewhere around 80 degrees for those of us who only understand farenheight). We should all cross our fingers, get out our lucky charms and pray to whatever…
With the tenth anniversary of the UK’s biggest rock & metal gathering of the year, otherwise known as the Download Festival barely two weeks away from kicking off, Rocksins is taking a a three part look at some of the bands who’ll be gracing the various stages this year and offering up our picks of…
As many people will be aware, the position of Drummer for the upcoming Black Sabbath reunion shows has been an uncertainty hanging over the band and their fans for quite some time now. Original drummer Bill Ward has been in “on – off” negotiations with the rest of the band and more specifically the management…
One of the UK’s most successful hardcore punk bands of recent years, Gallows, complete with new vocalist Wade MacNeil (ex Alexisonfire) have released some details about their forthcoming plans for the bulk of 2012. The band are currently at work on a brand new album, the first to feature Wade MacNeil on vocals since he…
Keeping the ball rolling at impressive speed as we hit the two month countdown to the 2012 (and tenth anniversary) edition of the Download Festival, Andy Copping and The Powers That Be in the metal towers of Donington have unleashed an impressive double announcement. Firstly, and fittingly, after the sad news of last week that…
In addition to the news we brought you at the end of last week that Five Finger Death Punch have unfortunately had to pull out of Download’s tenth anniversary edition of the festival, during last week there were two sets of new band announcements that we thought we had better catch up on for those…
Within the last hour, the news has broken that unfortunately Five Finger Death Punch are no longer appearing at the tenth anniversary of the Download Festival at Donington Park. Five Finger Death Punch released a short statement on the matter on the official Download Festival website which read as follows: “Due to logistical circumstances beyond…
Well they certainly kept that one quiet! Download have done it again and sneaked out another rather stonking lineup announcement. Coming onboard to play at Donington Park at Download’s tenth anniversary this time are none other than Killswitch Engage, recently reunited with original singer Jesse Leach in what promises to be one of the most…
Well, it’s been a day since the double Download Festival line-up announcement was announced (and spoiled somewhat by Soungarden, read about that here) and the feedback has been overwhelmingly positive as Download fights back against Sonisphere in a big way. Rocksins has been collating information, mostly provided by Download booker Andy Copping via his Twitter…
Everyone knew two Download Festival announcements were happening today and the first of these happened on Zane Lowe’s show on Radio One earlier tonight, confirming Soundgarden, Chase & Status, Tenacious D, You Me At Six and Biffy Clyro for the tenth anniversary of Download. Soundgarden were obviously proud of being on the lineup and posted…
