Currently out on tour across Europe with their label mates Pallbearer, UK’s pioneering doom metal crew Paradise Lost have announced a fresh run of shows for the UK and Ireland for early 2018. This is in follow up to demand from fans for the band to play some more shows on top of their existing…
Paradise Lost have been purveyors of all things dark and gloomy for nearly 30 years now, but you’d never know it. Apart from a few patchy moments in the 90s, they have rarely put a foot wrong, and they are currently on a winning streak of 3 back to back stellar albums, with 2012’s Tragic…
Currently putting the finishing touches to their new album Medusa, Paradise Lost have just announced an awesome one off show at London’s Electric Ballroom with none other than Pallbearer. With the show announcement that is likely to delight fans of doom metal everywhere, here’s Paradise Lost’s main man Nick Holmes on looking forward to November’s…
The second day of Bloodstock dawned bright, and blearily for some punters following the festivities of Twisted Sister the night before. Another fantastic day of the best heavy music can offer awaited though, from Cambion and their Ronnie James Dio stage début, through to Mastodon’s first ever UK festival headline slot through to a triumphant return…
Bloodstock Open Air has announced three more bands for next August’s annual mosh-fest in Derbyshire. US prog metallers Symphony X (pictured) – making an exclusive UK festival appearance – join Sunday, with Slayer topping that bill. Fellow Americans, industrial metal legends, Fear Factory will hit the Ronnie James Dio Stage on Saturday, headlined by Mastodon….
Legendary Californian speed thrash metal band Slayer has been confirmed to close next year’s Bloodstock Festival in Derbyshire next August. The fearsome foursome will top the bill on Sunday, following fellow headliners Twisted Sister (Friday) and Mastodon (Saturday). Kerry King and co. made their Bloodstock debut in 2013 just three months after the sad death…
We’re a bit slow catching up on this announcement from our friends in the team at Bloodstock Open Air Festival but it’s important news that we wanted to share with our readers, as they’ve added another three very interesting bands to their line up for BOA 2016. Firstly, in their only UK show of 2016…
Long time favourites of ours here at Rock Sins, the mighty UK lords of wonderfully dark music Paradise Lost have just confirmed some very exciting news – they’ll be on tour across the UK this Autumn. Paradise Lost’s new album – The Plague Within, is due to be released on the 1st of June (the…
At the very end of 2014, Rock Sins was granted an interview with one of the greats of British metal from the last twenty years. Nick Holmes, best known as frontman for Paradise Lost and now more recently as the new man behind the microphone for the death metal super group Bloodbath. Rock Sins’ Philip…
Words: Nick Holmes @oldenick666 Photos: Tess Donohoe @tess_donohoe The best new year party on the planet? Quite possibly. Finnish love metallers HIM have announced their annual heavy metal hootenanny will happen once more in Helsinki this December. The Helldone Festival takes place at legendary rock club Tavastia. Iconic glam rockers Hanoi Rocks got their first…
Review and photos by our friend Jayde Ashford, who if you wish you can follow on twitter here. The atmosphere within the venue cannot be described as being electric, although there is a sense of anticipation in the air as Vreid takes to the stage within mere minutes of the faces outside making their way…
Arguably the best modern melodic death metal band going, we are thrilled to inform our readers that Insomnium will be returning to the UK as main support to the UK’s finest goth tinged metal band Paradise Lost for their tour in April. The Paradise Lost / Insomnium tour will last for two weeks and play…
