In news that’s not been entirely unexpected by some but will still be regarded as sad by many, London metal outfit Rise To Remain, led by Austin Dickinson (son of Iron Maiden front man Bruce Dickinson) have today announced the end of the band after six years. Austin has posted an in-depth explanation of the…
Having made their live comeback last month with a show at London’s Borderline venue (a show that Rock Sins’ own James and Jamie were present for as you can see from their review and photos here), Rise To Remain were last minute additions to the 2014 Takedown Festival in Southampton. They had some big shoes…
UK metal quintet Rise To Remain were looking to kickstart their 2014 with a bang and promptly decided to do it with a London home-town show. Tonight’s gig at The Borderline on Tottenham Court Road was the beginning of Rise getting back up to full gear, alongside two fellow UK metal acts. First up, Chapters…
As reported yesterday here on Rock Sins, unfortunately NWOAHM favourites Chimaira have had to pull out of Takedown Festival 2014, as well as their whole UK and European tour due to singer Mark Hunter battling pneumonia. Chimaira and Mark have issued the following statement: ‘I’m sorry to say that Chimaira will have to postpone the…
After an extensive search, London progressive metal group Chapters are finally a completed band again, and that is enabling them to get back on the road. Chapters founder members guitarist Angus Neyra and bassist / vocalist Joe Nally are very pleased to officially welcome drummer Noah See and guitarist Tomasso Varvello into the Chapters ranks….
After almost a year off the grid working on their as yet untitled second album, UK metal five piece Rise To Remain returned to the spotlight last month when they opened the main stage at the 2013 Download Festival. A few hours after they kicked off the festival in impression fashion (read our review of…
After all the build up, the band announcements, the hype, the anxious constant monitoring of the ever unpredictable British weather and worst of all the waiting, the eleventh annual Download Festival at Donington Park was finally upon us. Even before the bands had begun to play at 2013’s installment of the festival plenty had transpired….
We’re now just a month away from the UK’s annual premier rock and metal shindig that takes place at Donington Park in Derbyshire, the one and only Download Festival. Having seen off Sonisphere to the point where their rivals at Knebworth have not staged the event for the last two years, Download has firmly re-established…
It seems that Andy Copping and The Powers That Be at Castle Donington & Live Nation HQ are just determined to continuously outdo themselves this year. Well, this most recent bit of news for Download 2013 is gonna go down in the history of Download as one of the most impressive announcements ever. Not content…
With the tenth anniversary of the UK’s biggest rock & metal gathering of the year, otherwise known as the Download Festival barely two weeks away from kicking off, Rocksins is taking a a three part look at some of the bands who’ll be gracing the various stages this year and offering up our picks of…
In the last of Rock Sins huge series of interviews for the start of 2012 (albeit this one is rather late in publication) we talk to the frontman of one of the UK’s rising metal bands. During the Defenders Of The Faith III Tour which took place across the UK at the end of 2011,…
A band long promoted here at Rocksins, our friends at Rise To Remain have announced their latest single release will be Talking In Whispers. The song, from the bands debut album City Of Vultures will be released on April 9th. You can check out the lyric video for the song below: [youtube id=”iRzzIbz2UWs” width=”600″ height=”350″]…
