Claire Frays

Bad Wolves - N.A.T.I.O.N Album Cover Artwork

Bad Wolves – N.A.T.I.O.N

Since storming onto the scene with their debut release Disobey back in 2017, Bad Wolves has had an almost picture-perfect meteoric rise to dizzying heights. They’ve played almost all of the bucket-list festivals and supported countless movers and shakers on the scene. It’s the kind of trajectory that bands can surely only dream of having…

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Delain Band Promo Photo June 2019

Delain – Interview With Martijn Westerholt at Download Festival 2019: “Everyone has their role and everybody in Delain is appreciated”

After bringing the sunshine on a rainy Friday at Download Festival, we caught up with Martijn Westerholt, the man behind the keys, songwriting and orchestras of Dutch Symphonic Metal masters, Delain, to talk endings and beginnings following the end of Delain’s trilogy, how he approaches writing for orchestras and his love for the sport of…

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State Champs 2019 Promo Photo

An Interview With State Champs At Download 2019: “The fans have been asking for it and I think they’re going to get it”

Ahead of their second ever performance at Download Festival, Rock Sins caught up with frontman Derek DiScanio and lead guitarist Tyler Szalkowski from the American Pop Punk band, State Champs to talk anniversaries, adapting to the changing music industry and that one time Tyler chugged a bottle of Lucozade Sport at airport security! How are…

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The Five Hundred Promo Photo 2019

The Five Hundred Gear Up For Download Festival 2019: “We’re so excited. It will be loud, energetic and sweaty as hell”

Nottingham metalcore upstarts The Five Hundred first caught our attention a few years back when they released their Winters EP. Since then, they’ve released their debut album, Bleed Red, and have now scored the biggest gig of their careers so far, a prime slot on The Boardie Takeover on the Thursday night of Download Festival 2019….

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Children Of Bodom Hexed Album Cover Art

Children Of Bodom – Hexed

Much has been said about the modern Children of Bodom sound. You either love the direction they’ve gone or are still crying with your Flying-V and waiting for another hybrid of Hatebreeder or Follow the Reaper to come along. It’s somewhat hard to believe that it’s closing in on almost three decades since the then-young…

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