It’s high time we updated our Spotify playlist. Now that the craziness of Slam Dunk and Download is out of the way for another year, we’ve got a fresh bands of tunes old and new for our readers and Spotify subscribers! In terms of new tracks, there’s plenty of great stuff. New singles have arrived…
It’s quite hard to put Slayer’s (9) last ever UK performance into words. Being outdoors and with an audience who for the most part might well have been flagging after battling the Drownload conditions, it could have led to an anti-climax of sorts. Then you remember that this isn’t any band, it’s Slayer. Whilst perhaps…
Continuing with the annual Rock Sins End Of Year Awards, it’s now the turn of our live and features editor Jamie to offer up his picks for the past twelve months. Lets dive straight in! Album Of The Year – Alter Bridge – Live At The Royal Albert Hall Having waxed lyrical about this on…
For the first time since starting the Rock Sins End Of Year Awards several years ago, we’re welcoming a few special guest contributors to the awards. Our first special guest is our longtime friend, Metal Hammer, Prog Magazine and WhatCulture scribe Matt Mills. Take it away Matt! Album of the Year: Zeal & Ardor –…
We said with their first announcement that the Download Festival team certainly weren’t messing around with their plans for 2019. Having dropped all three headliners and another dozen plus bands in the first announcement, they’ve followed it up with another mammoth helping of bands for next year. There’s only one place we can start, and…
Ever since Slayer’s “Final Exit” was announced earlier this year, those who had secured tickets to the tour had been counting down the days, weeks and months for their chance to (probably) say goodbye to one of heavy metal’s most iconic bands. The impact Slayer have had on the metal world cannot be overstated, and…
It’s time for another weeks worth of new and classic tunes with the Rock Sins Spotify Playlist! We are kicking things off this week with The Woodpile by Frightened Rabbit in tribute to their frontman Scott Hutchison, who left us all a few days ago. Our deepest sympathies to his family, friend and bandmates from…
The dates for Slayer’s UK leg of their farewell world tour have just been unveiled (or perhaps discovered is a better word). Pre-sale information for the dates is now available on the Slatanic Wehrmacht website, which is Slayer’s official fanclub. According to the Slatanic Wehrmacht, Slayer will be hitting the UK in November for a…
Well this isn’t something we expected today. Thrash metal icons Slayer have indicated that the clock is ticking on the life of the band with a video announcement that Slayer are to make their exit after one final world tour. The promotional video currently only mentions North American dates being announcement imminently, but we’re sure…
Concluding our coverage of the summer’s great rock and metal shindig, Download 2017, just in time for the other biggest one, Bloodstock Open Air 2017, to take place, the review of the action of the final day begins with the Zippo Encore Stage. But first, make sure you check out the coverage from the other…