Sunday was anything but a day of rest for the people of Bristol who descended on the O2 Academy in the city centre. Sold out months in advance, it was finally time to get put through the wringer once again by the mighty Meshuggah. Dragging behind them their reputation as a one of a kind…
It’s that time of the week again – the Rock Sins Weekly Spotify Playlist has been updated with a fresh set of songs for your listening pleasure. A wide range of new tunes of all varieties is balanced out this week with one or two old (newish) favourites from the likes of Devin Townsend, Spiritbox…
How different would our present be if one event in history didn’t happen? The theory of alternate timelines is a limitless and robust equation. Take Zeal & Ardor for example. Had one person on an internet forum not made a particular request, Manuel Gagneux wouldn’t be about to release the project’s third album. The band…
The Rock Sins Weekly playlist is back! This week we are bringing you some of the best new music that has been released, with new tracks from PUP, Dark Funeral and Blood Command. We have new material from Cannibal Corpse‘s Corpsegrinder and Matt Heafy of Trivium with his black metal project Ibaraki. We have more…
Zeal & Ardor as a band has always covered themes of oppression, and the darker side of human nature. The content of their new E.P Wake Of A Nation should offer up very little in the way of surprise to those who have paid attention. This is a venomous outcry of pain, rage and sheer…
Straight from our man on the ground at ArcTangent 2019, Sam Savigny, here are the highlights of an excellent first day at the festival! Administering a different form of potent emotion were Ithaca. Where The Beft traded in the joys of life, Ithaca expel the bile inducing rage of one thousand angry punters, which pretty…
Zeal & Ardor are one of the most unique and spellbinding bands in the current metal scene. Lead by the enigmatic Manuel Gagneux, their blending of spiritual slave music and black metal is certainly something that needs to be heard to be believed. With that said the studio cannot do the band the justice they…
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 –…
It’s not often you set foot in a grade II listed building for a gig. The renovated, and simplistically named, Church, in Leeds stands as a venue as grandiose and bombastic as the Royal Albert Hall, whilst maintaining the intimacy of a scuzzy basement club. Such a verbose Arena is the perfect setting for such…
Zeal & Ardor are currently one of the most challenging, unique and brain melting prospects in heavy music. Featuring a completely original and intricate take on black metal that also pulls in many folk and blues elements that were inspired by spiritualist slave music. To say that the outcome is unlike anything you have ever…
It’s now just one week to go until the music starts at the Download Festival 2018 – so what better time than to bring our readers the final part of our in-depth 2018 preview. Jamie, Ali and Simon will once again guide you through the Rock Sins’ dozen highlighted bands of the day. For those…
