Enter Shikari have come a long way since the Sorry You’re Not A Winner days. They’ve had a slow but steady rise, gradually moving to bigger rooms and higher festival slots, and now they’re here: headlining their biggest show to date at London’s iconic Wembley Arena. They open in an unusual way, with a spoken…
Three days into Download Festival 2023. At this point in a standard weekend at Donington some people would be starting to wind down, pack up the tents ahead of going home but not at Download 2023! Anticipation was high ahead of Metallica’s second set of the weekend, while the day was full of other hugely…
After their last two albums, the new release from Papa Roach, is greeted with a certain amount of trepidation. So it’s a relief when Kill The Noise opens the album all swagger and rage, a theme that continues with Stand Up. Papa Roach matured and grew their sound gradually since debuting with Infest (2000), which…
At 8AM on Wednesday morning, Reading and Leeds Festival announced all six of its headliners, as well as a bunch of other artists for their first wave of reveals. 2022 will see Arctic Monkeys, Bring Me The Horizon, Dave, Megan Thee Stallion, Rage Against The Machine and Halsey all headline their own stages across three…
Ahead of this year’s sold out Reading and Leeds Festival at Richfield Avenue and Branham Park, 27-29th August, we want to make sure it’s one to remember, so when it comes to the must-see bands, we’ve got you covered! Rock Sins photographer Stu Garneys shares the top 8 rock and alternative bands he’s looking forward…
The Trajectory that Fever 333 have on been over the last 2 years is nothing short of remarkable. Signing with Roadrunner Records, dropping back to back releases and taking their message worldwide, no band in recent memory has made a bigger impact in such a short period of time. They say great art is born…
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…
After our Spotify playlist being quiet for awhile, we’re back with a bang. Twenty fresh songs for you all to enjoy, and a real mix of brand new stormers and old favourites. For newly released albums and EP’s, we’ve got tracks from Bring Me The Horizon, Swallow The Sun, Fever 333 and Frank Turner. For…
Well, the Download Festival team have just reduced us all to a bunch of gibbering wrecks with their latest announcement for Download 2019. One of the greatest collection of bands ever unveiled in a single Donington announcement boasts heavy hitters in all kinds of sub-genres of rock and metal. Topping the pile (seriously, where do…
Genuine life altering, game changing bands, much like vampire slayers usually only come around once in a generation. Apparently nobody gave Jason Aalon Butler the memo though, as the world had just finished mourning the loss of Letlive when he came back with a vengeance with Fever 333. Coming into 2019 on the crest of a…
For the first time since starting the Rock Sins End Of Year Awards several years ago, we’re welcoming a few special guest contributors to the awards. Our first special guest is our longtime friend, Metal Hammer, Prog Magazine and WhatCulture scribe Matt Mills. Take it away Matt! Album of the Year: Zeal & Ardor –…
Following on from another Sam, Sam Savigny, kickstarting the Rock Sins End Of Year Awards for 2018, it’s now the turn of another Sam, Sam Dignon, to pick their favourites (and disappointments) for the year. We begin with Sam’s album of the year…. Album of the Year: Camp Cope – How To Socialise & Make…
