After months of waiting, the most eagerly awaited Download Festival in years was upon us. The twentieth anniversary of the modern trek to the hallowed Donington turf. For the twentieth edition of the festival, aka Download 2023, the 90,000ish in attendance are to be treated to not three, but four full days of music across…
Fresh from winning Best International Artist at last weeks’ Heavy Music Awards at London’s Wembley Arena, US hard rock favourites Halestorm have announced a one off UK headline show at the same venue! Halestorm’s headline show at Wembley Arena (or the OVO Arena Wembley to give it it’s current full title) will be Halestorm’s biggest…
Get ready heavy metal fans, because the first wave of performers and hosts have finally been announced for the Heavy Music Awards 2023! The renowned award ceremony, set to take place at the world famous OVO arena in Wembley on Tuesday 18th April, is well known for showcasing the diverse global icons of heavy music,…
With just over 6 weeks until the annual pilgrimage to the Hallowed Donington turf, the Download Festival 2023 team have two big bits of news; more bands, and the stage splits for this year’s festival! New additions include pop punk favourites State Champs, recently reformed emo/post-hardcore favourites Casey and Canadian hardcore punks and longtime friends…
The announcement we’ve all been waiting for, we now know our finalists for the Heavy Music Awards 2023. Voting is now open for this years awards, so now the tough decisions start in who to vote for. Leading the pack for 2023, our favourite Scottish duo Vukovi have an impressive five nominations. Following shortly behind,…
The line up for Download Festival 2023 just got a hell of a lot bigger! Some huge names have been added to the already impressive set of bands playing Donington this Summer. With so many great bands joining the fun, it’s difficult to know where to start. So we’ll start with some favourites of ours…
Alter Bridge are loved on UK shores like nowhere else on Planet Earth. Tonight’s show at London’s O2 Arena marks the end of their fifth UK arena tour in eleven years. The band have come a long way since that first Wembley Arena show in 2011 which was recorded for a live album. The biggest…
t’s that time once again! The Rock Sins Playlist has been refilled for your listening pleasure. 20 new tracks all across the rock, metal and alternative musical spectrum. This week we also give a nod to the Download Festival 2023 announcement with three classics from your Download headliners! Kicking off the playlist this week is…
It’s been four years since the last HALESTORM album. In the time since Vicious (2018) was released, HALESTORM have risen to arena headline status here in the UK and were growing bigger than ever in the US. Then the COVID pandemic struck. From a place of fear, doubt and anger, to the point where none…
Halestorm have recently announced a huge double dose of news to their fans. The Pennsylvania four piece have today unleashed a brand new single – “The Steeple“. You can check out the latest effort from Lzzy, Joe, Josh and Arejay below: But that’s not all. It has been today confirmed that The Steeple is the…
It’s that time of the week again – the Rock Sins Weekly Spotify Playlist has been updated with a fresh set of songs for your listening pleasure. A wide range of new tunes of all varieties is balanced out this week with one or two old (newish) favourites from the likes of Devin Townsend, Spiritbox…
Sponsored by Positive Grid, returning on Friday, January 22, 2021 will be the ninth annual She Rocks Awards, to ‘honor women who display unique talent and leadership within the music industry’. Leading the procession is previous Inspire Award winner and frontwoman of rock herself, powerhouse Halestorm vocalist Lzzy Hale, who will be accompanied by Lyndsey Parker (Yahoo Entertainment) who will be hosting the pre-show countdown. Founder…
