Our friends over at Download Festival HQ have been teasing their next announcement for just over a week now. We’re pretty sure it is going to be the second (and maybe last?) set of new bands and artists joining the line up. As Download tradition goes, this second announcement feels pretty late. But then, not…
In the first update to our weekly playlist for awhile (yes, we know we’ve been slacking), we’ve got a great selection for you from pop punk to prog metal! We have new singles from the likes of Poppy, Megadeth, Despised Icon, Royals, Cabin Boy Jumped Ship, Autumn Fires, Heriot, Twat Union, Raven Numan, Lolo and…
Download Festival may have been playing catch up to other festivals in terms of the timing of their announcement this year – but they have just unleashed an almighty first announcement for the 2026 Download Festival Line Up! Headlining this years’ annual Donington Park pilgrimage are nu metal legends Limp Bizkit, classic rock icons Guns…
With the summer sun high in the sky. The grounds of Catton Hall in Derbyshire are awash with a sea of hastily etected tents and battle jacket sporting revellers that can only signal one thing. Bloodstock, the UK’s premiere festival of extreme music for extreme people, has returned once again! This years line-up promises something…
With their headline performance at this year’s Bloodstock Festival looming in just a few hours, metalcore powerhouses Trivium have just released a brand new single, Bury Me With My Screams! The new single is taken from their forthcoming three track EP, Struck Dead. Bury Me With My Screams is brimming with old school thrash metal…
With Bloodstock 2025 just a few weeks away. The grounds of Catton Hall in Derby will soon be filled with thousands of heavy metal fans. All dying for their fix of live music. So with the roster of artists on Bloodstocks expansive bill semmingly growing by the year. We’ve taken a look at 2025’s amazing…
Among the fastest rising stars on the UK metal scene. Defects have been going from strength to strength since the release of their debut album, Modern Error last year. So we jumped at the chance to catch up with drummer Harry Jennings and guitarist Luke Genders at this years Slam Dunk Festival. Check out our…
As far as first festival line up announcements go, Bloodstock Open Air Festival have smashed it out of the park with their opening blast of bands for 2025. In their opening 19 band salvo, Bloodstock have revealed all three main stage headliners for next years festival and a viking boat load of other good stuff…
Welcome back to the Rock Sins Weekly Playlist! Our first instalment of 2023 is jam packed with new tracks from the first part of the new year, with everyone from Fall Out Boy to Metallica! We may as well kick off with Fall Out Boy, as their new single Love From The Other Side is…
Trivium had been waiting to get their UK and European tour off the ground for over two years. Rescheduled twice thanks to a certain global pandemic, with the start of 2023 Florida’s finest metal export were finally able to get back to their second home. Before Trivium get to lay waste to the Hammersmith Apollo,…
Due to circumstances beyond Trivium’s control, their show scheduled for the 15th of January 2023 at London’s Brixton Academy has been up in the air, owing to the fatal incident that occurred at the venue before Christmas, and the subsequent suspension of Brixton Academy’s venue license. The license was due to resume on the 16th…
It’s time once again for a new installment of the Rock Sins Weekly Playlist! Your regular source for the best new singles in the world of alternative music is back with another selection of new tunes, covering everything from post-metal to pop punk! This time out we have new singles from the likes of Jimmy…
