Day four of Download Festival 2023. The Download faithful are into unchartered territory here; Usually the Donington masses are on their way at home at this point in proceedings. Not this year. With a fourth full day to look forward to full of bands as varied as Slipknot, Ghost, Electric Callboy, Bloodywood and Avatar, it’s…
We are just a few days away from the long awaited 20th anniversary edition of the Download Festival aka Download 2023! There are over 100 bands appearing across the four full days of the festival, plus the five bands in the boardie takeover on Wednesday kicking off the festival. Not to mention loads of the…
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…
Fresh off of the release of Darker Still, Parkway Drive arrived in Cardiff for the final stop of their Europe tour. Headlining arenas for the second time around, they once again brought a stage production big enough for those all-important European festival headliner slots and a stacked bill. If the last time around on the…
Change and diversity in art is natural and essential. You cannot evolve if you are content with repeating yourself. It’s worth bearing this in mind when we look at our favourite artists. We love the things we love for many different reasons. It is however unreasonable to expect the people who create the things we…
After a bit of a break, the Rock Sins Weekly Playlist feature is back! This time out, we have nineteen brand new and recently released tracks from all across the heavy music spectrum for you. Plus, a certain old favourite that has been getting a lot of attention thanks to a certain TV show (you’ll…
Following the recent release of their single Glitch, Parkway Drive have now confirmed the full details of their upcoming new album. Titled Darker Still, Parkway Drive’s seventh album will be available on the 9th of September. Darker Still will be released through their longtime label Epitaph Records. Check out the full track listing for the…
Following on from the sights and sounds of Bloodstock Open Air Festival’s first day, we’re straight into the action on day two. After another soggy night out at the campsite it’s up to Canadian hardcore heavy hitters Cancer Bats (8) to wake everyone up and get things going on Saturday morning and they absolutely smash…
Parkway Drive and Killswitch Engage’s arena tour a few weeks ago blew all our collective socks off. With our review of the majestic London show having been available to read for awhile (please do so here if you missed it), it’s now time for us to show off our wonderful photos from the tour. We…
It’s time for another update to our Spotify playlist! This week we’ve enlisted the help of longtime Rock Sins contributor Matt Hill to help us pick some metal gems and he’s done us (and all of you) proud with some choice older offerings (including Machine Head, Hypocrisy, Scorpions and Testament). He’s also picked out some…
After years of working their way up simply by being one of the best live bands in metal, Parkway Drive now find themselves headlining arenas in the UK. It has been a long time coming and their current UK tour culminated in a sold out show at Alexandra Palace. With a stellar supporting line up this had gig of…
After our Spotify playlist being quiet for awhile, we’re back with a bang. Twenty fresh songs for you all to enjoy, and a real mix of brand new stormers and old favourites. For newly released albums and EP’s, we’ve got tracks from Bring Me The Horizon, Swallow The Sun, Fever 333 and Frank Turner. For…
