Following Friday night’s jubilation and partying into the early hours after Sum 41 and System Of A Down, team Rock Sins returned fresh, and not sporting too many hangovers, to tackle the second day of Download 2017, Middle Saturday. If you haven’t yet checked out our Friday coverage from Download 2017 and would like to…
Hollowstar are the latest in a long, long line of bands that are attempting to get their name in lights on the coattails of the classic/Southern infusion style of rock. Their third release, Some Things Matter, come with influence from bands like The Cult, though there’s a lot on offer here for even the most…
The average person could count on one hand the amount of bands from the nu-metal era that are not only still going, but still relevant and Papa Roach would definitely make that list. Popping over on a quick jaunt to London to make up for a missed show whilst promoting new opus Crooked Teeth, the…
With their second album Self Supremacy finally released. Malevolence set off on a headline tour of the UK so remind everyone exactly why they were one of the most talked about hardcore bands when they first emerged. As the tour made it’s way to London, Rock Sins caught the action. No Zodiac (6) fill the main support slot…
Team Rock Sins was out in force at Download 2017, so in order to make our festival coverage from this year’s Download the most enjoyable and readable it can be, we’ve decided to break things up a bit. Here’s our view of what happened on The Avalanche Stage and The Dogtooth Stage on the first…
With Rock Sins having a substantial team on the ground at the 2017 Download Festival this year, we thought it might be a bit much to include all the bands from each day in one single mammoth post. So we’ve decided to split things up by stages, and here you can find all the events…
The revival of more classic rock tones within our scene in recent years has yielded a great number of interesting and successful acts. Aussie rockers Airbourne have brought a fresh twist to the kinds of riffing AC/DC made their name in, whilst acts like Rival Sons resurrect some of the more Led Zeppelin-esque bluesy stylings…
In terms of British music careers, it’s difficult to think of a performer from the last few decades with quite as much crossover appeal as Adam Ant. Whether it be as leader of Adam and the Ants in the late 70s and early 80s, or as a solo artist in his own right, the man…
Blood Command are such an exciting band that they are the kind of band you’d be forgiven for getting annoyed with yourself for not discovering them sooner. Hailing from Bergen, Norway, a place notorious for its Black Metal scene, it’s safe to say Blood Command aren’t what you expect. Cult Drugs is their third album following…
It’s been 6 years since Iron Maiden have done a full UK tour. Yes, we can argue they do the festival circuit so there has been no shortage of chances to see them, but this tour is all about bringing The Book of Souls to the masses. Along for the ride on this Journey are Shinedown…
