Joey Jordison, the former longtime Slipknot drummer and founder member of the band, has sadly passed away aged 46. In news that broke in the last hour or so, Joey’s family have released a short statement, confirming the worst. The full statement reads as follows: We are heartbroken to share the news that Joey Jordison,…
If you’re trying to keep yourself occupied and at distance from the outside world then you’ve come to the right place! We’ve searched far and wide to compile a list of music related documentaries and movies focused on the likes of The Rolling Stones, Slipknot, Mötley Crüe and more. So grab some popcorn and get ready for…
Blood Youth are one of the most exciting bands in British metal right now. Their current album Starve struck a nerve with audiences upon release and fans have really embraced them off the back of it. 2019 saw Blood Youth go from strength to strength with some incredible highs along the way including European Festival…
Slipknot headlining The O2 Arena has always felt like a question of when, not if. Having conquered Wembley Arena five years ago, and then playing two nights at Alexandra Palace the year after, the beginning of 2020 finally saw the Iowan masked juggernaut roll into North Greenwich to take over London’s biggest arena. Before Slipknot,…
Opportunities for Slipknot fans to meet their heroes are generally few and far between. Even more so for UK maggots. But once such opportunity has just been announced. Currently slaying UK arenas in the middle of their We Are Not Your Kind tour, Slipknot guitarist Mick Thomson will be making a meet & greet appearance…
Currently tearing UK arenas apart night after night, Slipknot know how to keep their British maggot fanbase happy. Having held KnotFest events in the US, Mexico (rather disastrously), Columbia, Japan and France (KnotFest meets Hellfest) thus far, and with plans to take it to the water with KnotFest at sea already announced, the UK is…
It’s time once again for Rock Sins’ annual end of year awards feature series! This year, for the first time, we have some guests joining the process, both musical and some writer friends of ours, but kicking things off to start with is our features and live editor, Jamie Giberti. Album Of The Year –…
A quick catch up on our Spotify Playlist for this week! We’ve got fantastic new tracks from the likes of Dream State, Alter Bridge and Ice Nine Kills. There’s also new offerings from Airbourne, Creature, Twin Atlantic, Simple Plan and State Champs (featuring We The Kings) and Jinjer. Then we’ve also got recent releases from…
Welcome to Rock Sins Weekly, our brand-new digest of the week’s news. We’ll be covering a broad range of topics from the big headlines, gig and festival announcements, album launches, new singles and everything that goes up on rocksins.com This week we discuss Robb Flynn’s Instagram post regarding the new song, Do Or Die, Edsel…
Slipknot have finally confirmed the timetable for their enormous UK and Ireland tour for 2020, and what a tour it will be. Following on from their groundbreaking success with new album We Are Not Your Kind hitting number one in the UK album charts, as well as number one in America, Ireland, Canada and elsewhere,…
More new Slipknot! Ahead of the release of their eagerly awaited album We Are Not Your Kind this Friday (9th August 2019), the Iowan nine-piece has dropped a third track from the album. Titled Birth Of The Cruel, it follows on from We Are Not Your Kind’s two previous singles, Solway Firth and the smash…
Destructive, Dangerous & Defiant. For 20 years Slipknot have wandered down a road filled with chaos, tragedy and cathartic triumph. It seems fitting that on the 20th anniversary of their groundbreaking debut they have yet added another chapter to their growing legacy, one that further cements their rise from disaffected misfits to the arena conquering…
