It’s Slam Dunk time again – heralding the start of the festival season with the promise of sunny skies (hopefully) and sets from some of the biggest rock, pop punk and emo bands in the scene (definitely). We headed to Hatfield to see what’s in store this year. At the Slam Dunk stage, Head Automatica are battling…
We’ve been slacking in the video of the week department again since space rockers Sick N’ Beautiful won out last time, but we’re back and raring to go with six new videos for you all to vote on! First up this week are Cambridge outfit Mallory Knox, with their debut single with their rejigged line…
Following on from Wednesday 13’s huge win last time out, we’ve got another six bands ready to do battle in this weeks’ video of the week contest from all over the globe! First up this week are the returning Fozzy! With the always charismatic Chris Jericho at the helm, Y2J and the rest of Fozzy…
It’s video of the week time once again! Last time around, London rockers Bad Solution smashed the competition including half of the big four in Metallica and Megadeth with their video for “Dear Sarah” coming out victorious. Who will win this time? We’ve got six videos (as it’s been a couple of weeks) for you…
Back in the Autumn, Florida pop punkers Set It Off were once again in the UK, wow’ing audiences as special guests to British rock favourites Mallory Knox. Before Mallory Knox’s hometown show at The Cambridge Junction, Rock Sins were able to catch up with Set It Off’s main man Cody Carson and drummer Maxx Danziger…
Words by Jamie Giberti & Kim Bates. A sold out Cambridge Junction on a Wednesday night is always a great thing to see, as it is one of the UK’s best club venues, albeit also one of the sweatiest. With Cambridge boys Mallory Knox set to be in front of their hometown crowd everything was…
Florida pop rockers Set It Off have made a big splash so far in the UK over the last nine months or so, and they’ve decided to come and spend some more time with us! What’s more, they’ve also released a brand new music video. Having recorded the video for the track Forever Stuck In…
Words by Jamie Giberti, Lisa Fox, James Halstead, Sam Dignon, Jessica Howkins, James Weaver and Katie Needham. Photos by Jamie Giberti except where credited. Headline Muse photo by Richard Johnson. Following the torrential rain that started during Friday afternoon and carried right on through to the early hours of Saturday many of the occupants of…
Ah, Download middle Saturday. Often the best day of the festival for many, this year sees a wealth of great bands of all different types and sub-genres with even greater variety than usual. Once again Rock Sins has picked our ten must see bands for the day (although if you physically had the time there’s…
It may be only just be February, and the snow may be falling, but my favourite time of the year is already creeping up on us. The first festival on my calendar for 2015 is the mighty Takedown Festival, which takes place at Southampton University on Saturday the 7th of March 2015. Launched in 2012 and now…
Welcome back to Rock Sins End Of Year Awards for 2014. With over half the staff having contributed their selections now, it’s the turn of Laura Herbert to pick out her highlights and lowlights from the past twelve months. Over to you Laura…. 1) Album of the Year – Intervals – A Voice Within Over…
In news that should surprise no one, Andy Copping and his team at Live Nation / Download HQ have managed to squeeze out a new Download Festival 2015 line up announcement before Christmas. And in the true spirit of Christmas, it’s a whopper, with a very impressive 19 (nineteen) new bands announced to join the…
