It’s that time of the year again when Bloodstock Open Air is almost upon us, so we’ve dedicated the return of our weekly spotify playlist to the UK’s favourite metal festival for the metal purists. With headliners Nightwish, Gojira and Judas Priest (who feature twice, because, let’s face it, who doesn’t love a double dose…
Having taken a well earned break from the band to focus on their families and lives away from music over the last twelve months, we’re very happy to be able to say that Feed The Rhino are back!! The Kent hardcore mob will be taking to the stage at four intimate shows, plus an appearance…
After a little break, the Rock Sins 2015 awards are continuing with one of our top photographers, the awesome Fran. She’s put down her camera and picked up her keyboard and (rather eloquently, if we do say so ourselves), picked out her best bits (and the odd disappointment) from last year. Over to you Fran….
Another day and another entry in the 2014 Rock Sins End of Year Awards. This time it’s one of our longest serving writers Mr James Halstead picking his highs and lows from last year. Let the awards commence… Album of the year? Suicide Silence – You Can’t Stop Me Returning from tragic circumstances with their…
It’s that time again! Kicking off the 2014 Rock Sins end of year awards is our wonderful photographer Fran. Let’s get started…. 1) Album of the year: Polar – Shadowed By Vultures Shadowed By Vultures was easily one of my most anticipated albums at the start this year and it definitely lived up to my…
Hevy Fest was finally back after all the troubles of 2013 and kicking things off on the second stage was The One Hundred (7) who’s crossover metalcore did a good job of getting the Hevy Fest 2014 party started. Their blend of rap, electronica and metalcore might have taken a while to register with some people but…
After a turbulent 2013 with both the festival and it’s replacement gig being cancelled, Hevy Fest has bounced back in 2014 and some of us here at Rocksins could not be happier. Not only is it good to see the festival back but it’s got a line up packed with some of the best hardcore,…
Over the past two years Feed The Rhino have built up a reputation of being one of the most intense and exciting live bands in the UK and rightly so, anyone who’s caught them live will be able to tell you how chaotic their shows are. But Feed The Rhino are more than just a…
Being a Canterbury resident for most of the year the news that Feed the Rhino were playing a 40 minute bus ride away was just too tempting for James, so without further ado he picks up the action with second support band, Zoax… Zoax (8) are the first band Rock Sins are able to catch (sorry…
At the tail-end of last-year a number of team Rocksins were lucky enough to catch the SGR Christmas party headlined by everyone’s favourite bruisers Feed the Rhino. First The Hell (8) put in a magnificently silly performance, their sumptuously thick, downtuned riffage backing up some of the most hilariously offensive lyrics since Steel Panther’s 2009…
Next up in the Rocksins End of Year Awards 2013 is one of our resident photographers and interviewers Fran. Fran’s been very busy for us this year, so over to her for her best and worst bits of this year! 1) Album of the year: Palm Reader – Bad Weather When Bad Weather was first released…
Wanting to give us all an early Christmas Present, Andy Copping and the powers that be at Castle Donington have decided that Christmas has indeed come early where the 2014 edition of the Download Festival is concerned by adding another fourteen bands to the line up for next year’s event. The BIG news in this…
