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 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…
Hardcore music at it’s finest provides an instant cathartic release for it’s audience and there’s an argument that no one does that better than Hatebreed. Connecticut hardcore legends, Jamey Jasta and co. have been tearing up stages since 97’ with their thrash influenced brand of positive yet aggressive anthems. Known for their distinctive style, Hatebreed…
Is it fair to expect international megastars of metal to continue to push the boundaries of their sound twenty-six years into a career?
It’s now just one week to go until the music starts at the Download Festival 2018 – so what better time than to bring our readers the final part of our in-depth 2018 preview. Jamie, Ali and Simon will once again guide you through the Rock Sins’ dozen highlighted bands of the day. For those…
After the previous days entertainment, topped off by the mighty viking extravaganza from Amon Amarth brought Bloodstock Open Air Festival 2017 day one to a close, team Rock Sins was back at it again bright and early for the second day. Falujah (4) might have the technical ability but their opening slot on the Ronnie…
With just ten days remaining until the UK’s metal population descend upon Catton Park for Bloodstock’s twelfth incarnation, now seems the appropriate time to make your picks of the main stage crop this year. With the Ronnie James Dio stage bearing witness to three days of commanding chaos, here are Rock Sins’ top choices for…
Impericon Festival added an additional London date this year, much to the delight of fans that wouldn’t have to travel all the way to Manchester from far and wide. Taking place on the first properly warm day of the year, we sent Rachael Griffiths to spend the entire day locked away in a dark room to photograph…
900 fans of hardcore punk descended upon a sold out Manchester Academy 2 for one of the first heavy festivals of the year, Impericon Festival. With a brilliant lineup stretching from 2pm till evening, and the one-stage setup meaning there would be no clashes, the atmosphere was already in high spirits by the time Rock…
The festival announcements keep coming thick and fast and the always punishing Impericon Festival are the latest to reveal some new bands for their 2016 installment. After making a brief return to the UK in 2014, the news that Despised Icon will once again take to the stage at Impericon Fest in 2016 will please…
Words by James Halstead & Nicholas Holmes, photos by Tess Donohoe. It’s reached the waning end of Summer in the UK once again so that means one very important thing to the UK metal community – it’s time for the Bloodstock Open Air Festival. The 2014 instalment of BOA had one of the most impressive…
After the fun and bruises of day one at Alexandra Palace (read the review of all the first day’s action right here), Sam returned to the famous old North London venue for the second and final part of the Vans Warped Tour UK 2013. Here’s how he saw it…. Playing early in the day on…
