What’s the best way to remind the world you exist? Well, if artistic expression is your tool then there are few statements clearer than Between The Buried And Me’s (BTBAM) Colors II; despite the band being beyond the need for any introduction. However, despite this being a continuation of one of progressive metal’s greatest triumphs…
We caught Yungblud at the third sold out date of the Kentish Town Forum run of shows, on the rescheduled Occupy the UK!!! tour. Photographer Matt Higgs captured the night in these epic photos which you can view in the gallery below!
Our friends in Trivium have certainly been putting their time in the pandemic to good use. Not content with building a new headquarters for the band at “The Hangar”, or frontman Matt Heafy helping musicians all over the place get to the next level of Twitch streaming (including bandmates Paolo Gregoletto and Alex Bent), we…
The countdown for a much anticipated return for Slam Dunk Festival is ON! With less than 4 weeks to go until we’ll be returning to the UK’s biggest independent rock festival. Like many others, the festival has been hit with complications surrounding international travel; leaving some acts unable to appear at events. Due to this,…
With their first new release since 2015, Chunk! No, Captain Chunk! have returned from their hiatus with an album six years in the making. Choosing to not force the record out of themselves, ‘Gone Are The Good Days’ is a project that the band had high expectations for so they remained patient with it. When…
Ahead of a sell out show at Gloucester Guildhall Rock Sins was lucky enough to catch up with the legend that is Jamie Lenman. After three attempts at rescheduling dates through various restrictions and lockdowns, to finally attend the show was incredible. From holding tickets from October 2020 to sitting down in a room full…
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,…
It is as close to unmitigated brilliance as one could hope for on a debut solo effort.
A couple of days before the Download Pilot, I wrote a feature about the importance of the Download Festival family to so many of us. The response to the piece was far beyond anything I ever hoped for or expected; It was great to talk to loads of people who read it about their Download…
To celebrate 20 years of Bloodstock Open Air festival, this year’s event will see fans gaining an extra day of live music for FREE! That’s right, four days of live music, Wednesday 11th – Sunday 15th August, to bring us the metal party of the year, and after the lack of music the last 18…
