The final day of Download often sees sore heads and tired limbs, and 2025 was no different. Nonetheless, excitement was still very much hanging in the air for KoRn’s first headline set, the return of Spiritbox and much, much more. If you haven’t yet had the chance to check out our in-depth review of the…
There was a time when tonight felt like it might never come. For Linkin Park fans, the idea of seeing this band again was something that seemed impossible. The last 9 months since the announcement of the reconfigured lineup and the release of From Zero have gone by in a flash. They are back, it’s…
Our Download Festival 2025 preview has reached the final day! Having brought you Team Rock Sins’ thoughts on day one (Friday) and day two (Saturday), here we are with the preview of the last day of action; The Sunday of Download 2025. Arguably the most stacked line up of all three days, there are some…
In the run up to the release of Tsunami Sea, both Mike Stringer & Courtney LaPlante have confirmed this is not only a sister album to Eternal Blue, but also a concept album in itself. Coming off of the back of one of the most hotly tipped debuts in some time was also going to…
Grammy award nominees and progressive metal royalty, Spiritbox have just announced their latest studio album. Entitled Tsunami Sea and due to hit shelves on March 7th 2025, the bands second full length release has been hotly anticipated since they dropped their last single, Soft Spine. Which was lauded by both critics and fans alike and…
Three brand new headliners for Download 2025! For the first time since 2010 the Download Festival has an entirely fresh set of headliners for the Donington faithful to enjoy. With punk rock legends Green Day making their Download bow on Friday night, the mysterious phenomenon of Sleep Token on Saturday and nu metal icons KoRn…
Hot off the heels of their recent sold out UK headline tour, progressive metal darlings Spiritbox announced their brand new EP, The Fear Of Fear this week. Giving us a sneak preview with their latest single, Jaded. Suspicions that the band had a new release on the horizon were first raised when they dropped standalone…
Having skyrocketed to stardom after the release of their debut album, Eternal Blue. A headline tour from Canadian progressive metal quartet, Spiritbox has been long overdue for some time. However, after a long summer spent on the road alongside the likes of Ghost and Bring Me The Horizon. The band have broken away from the…
Kicking off Rock Sins End Of Year Awards for 2022 – it’s our news editor Kyle Dimond! As a whole new year emerges, it’s time for the most stressful time of the year as a music fan, end of year lists. 2022 was a strange old year for alternative music. Whilst it wasn’t short on…
Their first UK performance was long awaited following the release of their debut album, Eternal Blue, and even more anticipated due to the pandemic getting in the way of their initially scheduled dates. Download Festival 2022 will be remembered for many things, but once of those standard moments will be Spiritbox’s first UK performance. To…
As the sun rose once again for the final morning of the 2022 Download Festival, many thoughts were on the mind of Team Rock Sins. How lucky we’d been with the weather and just how bloody good Iron Maiden had been the previous evening among them. For those who haven’t seen the other parts of…
This year Download Festival was back in full force with its usual capacity and an epic line-up that saw the likes of Kiss, Iron Maiden and Biffy Clyro headling the festival’s full return, post-pandemic. We always knew this year would be special and you can see some of those special moments and highlights from the…
