For those not familiar with Kamelot, the US / Euro power metal stalwarts are among the biggest names in their particular niche of metal. Outside of the arena thrilling skills of Sabaton and the wizardry (pun intended) of veterans Blind Guardian, Kamelot are about as big as it gets in power metal, with a huge…
It’s time for another update to our Spotify Playlist! Continuing our tradition of mixing in the best of the old and the new we’ve got a royal musical feast for you this week. New singles, or tracks from impending new albums from the likes of While She Sleeps and In Flames kick things off. Other…
Having lost their way slightly in the early part of this decade, the current incarnation of Kamelot really found their feet with their last album Haven. Their 2015 release was arguably their best since their golden run from the early to mid 00’s of albums like The Black Halo and Ghost Opera, so all hopes…
With the weather changing it’s mind on the opening day of Bloodstock Open Air 2018 more times than Neymar making dives at this Summer’s World Cup, our foray into Catton Hall found metalheads of all kinds from the shirtless to those somewhat more weather proof. It felt oddly appropriate then that our first musical encounter…
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…
Following the launch of our weekly spotify playlist and feature last week, we’re back for round two this time! This week, we’ve got some more cracking songs from bands and acts all over the musical spectrum. Bury Tomorrow’s huge comeback single, Black Flame? Got it. The new Ghost song that has their fans in raptures?…
With Florida Thrashers Trivium winning things last time, we’ve got another six bands for our readers to check out to crown the latest video of the week! Starting this off this week are Swedish melo-deth royalty At The Gates. With new album To Drink From The Night Itself coming in May, the album’s second single…
Embers of Eden triumphed in last weeks’ video of the week contest and now it’s time for another five bands to submit themselves to the mercy of the Rock Sins readership for this weeks’ vote! First off the blocks are longtime favourites of ours here at Rock sins, power metal superstars Kamelot, who return with…
In recent years, the British metal festival calendar has kicked off with the annual trip to North Wales for Hammerfest and 2015 will be no different. Hammerfest 7 will be returning to it’s regular home at Hafan Y Mor Holiday Park and they’ve just announced the first group of bands that will play at the…
It’s that time of the year again where the staff at Rocksins pick out the great, the good and the not so good for our individual end of year awards. Our newest member James went first, and you can read his picks right here. But now it’s my turn for what was hot and not…
Kamelot are a band who don’t get to the UK very often, and opportunities to sit down with one of their members for an interview come by even less frequently. So when Rocksins’ were offered the chance to have a chat with Kamelot founding member and guitar supremo Thomas Youngblood, we said yes before you…
Back many months ago when Kamelot announced they’d be playing The Forum in Kentish Town, North London a few eyebrows were raised. Kamelot when they come to the UK have regularly played and sold out venues the size of a few hundred people so this was an ambitious step up. Fast forward to the day…
