It’s always great to see a local band pack out a venue for their hometown show, or in As Sirens Fall’s case, their just a wee bit down the road from hometown show. It’s even better to see four local bands pack out a venue as we see an eclectic bill of Yorkshire bands play…
Continuing the rundown of all the action from Donington, we’ve got the highlights of what the Rock Sins team managed to see on the Avalanche and Dogtooth Stages on the first day of Download Festival 2018. If you’ve missed our reviews from the main stage, and from the Zippo Encore stage, you can check out…
Following on from our coverage of the action at Download 2018’s Main Stage on the first day of the festival, we’re now moving over to the Zippo Encore stage. Read on for reviews of bands all across the day on the Zippo Stage from openers Culture Abuse to headliners You Me At Six! Culture Abuse…
Once again, it was time for the annual pilgrimage to the hallowed turf of Donington Park for the Download Festival’s 2018 instalment. Team Rock Sins was once again out in force across the festival, meaning we were able to cover a huge amount of the 100+ bands on display over the weekend. As a result, we’ve…
Slam Dunk Festival once again returned to Hatfield bringing along all the pop-punk, metalcore and ska fans have come to expect. The 2018 edition marks the first time the festival has moved to a new site at Hatfield House. Moving to a larger outdoor setting was already an improvement as it meant all the chokepoints and…
A Perfect Circle are one of the most revered bands in alternative music. They consistently release emotionally resonant music that challenges its audience to dig a little deeper. Tonight’s show at Brixton Academy, the first of two signals the first time the band has been back on UK soil in 14 years and follows on…
It’s fair to say Holy Roar Records are having a pretty good year. After a seemingly never-ending slew of universally acclaimed releases, attending Svalbard’s album release show is simply the precursor to what will undoubtedly be another stellar piece of artistry. It might be their evening, but before the Bristolian four-piece graced the stage, the…
With the sun beating down on eager, head-banging ready necks hours before doors open, it would be apparent to any passer-by that something special is to grace the Roundhouse for six hours over the course of the next two nights. The number of black t-shirts adorned with variations of Machine Head’s iconic diamantine logo and…
A glorious sunny afternoon in South West London and the arrival of several thousand of the metal hordes from the UK and beyond can mean only one thing today – time for one of the most eagerly anticipated tours of the year. What started as an exchange on social media between Trivium frontman Matt Heafy…
Making their way to the UK for their very first time this month were Californian four-piece Movements. Joining them tonight was Pærish and Muskets as they stopped off at The Key Club in Leeds. Opening up proceedings tonight are Brighton’s Muskets (7). Being the first band on stage every night is certainly no easy task,…
