God Is An Astronaut have been bringing wonderful doses of post-rock to the world for almost twenty years now. With their big two decade anniversary firmly on the horizon, the time has come for the release of their tenth studio album, the aptly named Ghost Tapes #10. The Irish quartet have long been one of…
For close to two decades Devildriver have been one of the standard bearers in modern metal. Their first four albums are all stone cold classics, and even with personnel and label changes they have remained a consistent and reliable force throughout. Dealing With Demons I is their 8th studio albums and follows on from their…
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…
Jinjer enjoyed a stellar 2019 racking up legions of fans across the world and cementing themselves firmly as one of the years’ stand out bands and ones to watch in 2020. We caught up with Jinjer drummer Vladislav Ulasevich ahead of the band taking to the stage at The Asylum in Birmingham (read the review…
How do you follow up an album nearly 30 years old whilst maintaining credibility and making it sound like it belongs in 2019? Well the first thing you do if you’re Life Of Agony is have your opening song just repeat one line over and over and then only write another 9, padding out the…
Having covered Alter Bridge extensively throughout the history of this website, Team Rock Sins has been both eagerly awaiting and somewhat apprehensive about their new album, Walk The Sky. Their last album, The Last Hero, although very well received at the time (including by us here at Rock Sins) perhaps has not withstood the test…
After bringing the sunshine on a rainy Friday at Download Festival, we caught up with Martijn Westerholt, the man behind the keys, songwriting and orchestras of Dutch Symphonic Metal masters, Delain, to talk endings and beginnings following the end of Delain’s trilogy, how he approaches writing for orchestras and his love for the sport of…
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…
In October 2017, Alter Bridge hosted arguably the two most special nights of their career at the Royal Albert Hall in London. Performing with the fantastic Parallax Orchestra, they performing two special shows that were recorded for what would become this release, the straightforwardly titled “Alter Bridge: Live At The Royal Albert Hall“. While the…
One of the most eagerly awaited live releases of the last ten years, Alter Bridge have announced their majestic performances from The Royal Albert Hall in London with The Parallax Orchestra will be released in September. “Live At The Royal Albert Hall” will be released through Napalm Records on the 7th of September. A variety…
Cover can be a tricky business. You either create a carbon copy of the original thus negating its existence or you go the other way and put your own spin on it and potentially ruin it. It’s a razor-thin line that few manage to pull off. So, its seems ballsy that two of modern metal’s…
Devildriver have shared their cover of Copperhead Road, featuring 36 Crazyfists vocalist Brock Lindow. Originally written and recorded by country music legend Steve Earle in 1988, the track will feature on the California band’s upcoming collection of country-gone-metal anthems, ‘Outlaws ‘Til The End: Vol 1‘, which is set to arrive this Friday, July 6, through…
