Damnation Festival 2019 Review
With a stacked line up filled with metal’s brightest underground sparks and a few big names to boot, Damnation does not look set to disappoint.
With a stacked line up filled with metal’s brightest underground sparks and a few big names to boot, Damnation does not look set to disappoint.
We’re now less than 2 months away from the great Donington festivities of the year that are, of course, the 2016 Download Festival. The Download powers that be have seen fit to grant us all with another dozen bands of all shapes and sizes. Kicking things off are British veteran metal favourites Raging Speedhorn, returning…
Words by James Halstead and Nick Holmes, photos by Tess Donohoe. Another year, another Bloodstock and Team Rock Sins were there as usual to document all the action with possibly their biggest and most in-depth coverage yet! Here’s the first part of our review, covering the Thursday night headliners; Arnocorps and all of the Friday…
Bloodstock Open Air Festival 2015 is looming large on the horizon, being just over a month away already! For something slightly different, we thought we’d compile a selection of great songs and their accompanying videos by some of the many fantastic artists appearing at Catton Hall this August. So, here’s 15 videos by 15 of…
Over the last few weeks, the powers that be at Catton Hall have added yet more tremendous bands to the 2015 Bloodstock Open Air Festival line up. We’ve been a bit remiss in providing an update about that, so we thought we’d do the honourable thing and have a catch up. After delighting their long…
In the latest instalment of Rock Sins end of year awards for 2014, we’ll hand you over to the very capable hands of Lisa to run you through what made her musical year in 2014. All yours Lisa…. 2014 was a phenomenal year for me, not just as a journalist but also musically. I attended…
Over the course of 2014, as with other years, Rock Sins was privileged to talk to many of the great and the good from all kinds of bands big and small. For anyone who may have missed them, or for anyone wanting a reminder and another chance to read some of them again, here’s a…
Well, here we are at Damnation, the brilliant one day heavy music festival held annually at Leeds University. Each Damnation festival is unique, with the only common theme being the faithful Damnation regulars, who see the one day festival as a chance to see some of the best extreme bands in the world. The 2014 festival line…
Damnation, the brilliant one day heavy music festival held annually at Leeds University, has reached its tenth year. Each Damnation festival is a unique event, with the only common thread being the Damnation regulars who see the festival as an opportunity to witness some of the best extreme bands on the planet. The 2014 festival is…
After two days of enthralling rock, metal and the odd bit of dance courtesy of The Prodigy, not to mention hangovers and bangovers courtesy of the Raging Speedhorn VIP set on Saturday night, Rock Sins arrived somewhat groggily at the final day of the return of Sonisphere Knebworth 2014. If you’ve missed the first two…
If you have read many of our interviews, you’ll know its not often that we completely lose our cool when we’re talking to a band. Interviewing Raging Speedhorn however, was one of those life affirming moments for our Lisa.
We’re a few days late with this one so please forgive us, but enough of our tardiness! Let’s get on with the very good news that another varied selection of fourteen bands have been given the green light to join the fun at Sonisphere Knebworth 2014. This new group of bands contains a healthy dose…