On the second of two sold out nights in London, The Used (6) played their classic album In Love and Death in full. This was always going to be a special night for fans and was bound to remind a lot of tonight’s audience of their teenage years. Opening with “Take It Away” things get…
Words by Sam Dignon, James Halstead, Fran Dignon. Photos by Rachael Griffiths. It was the second bank holiday weekend in May and for UK festivals that can mean only one thing – it’s Slam Dunk time! Team Rock Sins was out in force to descend upon The University of Hertfordshire in Hatfield for the final…
There are few artists in the world more synonymous with the spirit of rock n’ roll than Bruce Springsteen. Now over forty years into his career, the man known to many as simply ‘The Boss’ has returned to the UK to celebrate last year’s 35th anniversary re-release of his classic double-album The River. Somewhat in…
A sold out KOKO buzzes with anticipation at the thought of the show tonight, as rows and rows of people queue patiently to experience the solo stylings of Black Veil Brides’ frontman, Andy Biersack’s, new solo project, Andy Black. Creeper [8] hit the stage to much applause from a crowd already screaming out for the…
Army of Bones are working on their debut EP, due for release later this year, but that didn’t stop them from embarking on a short UK tour, which finished up in London’s Borderline. Muncle [7] is a band, only it’s made up of just one person, Mike Griffiths. Whilst Mike plays guitar and provides vocals,…
After postponing their intimate “Beyond The Barricade” tour last year, Motionless In White finally returned to the UK in late January. Rock Sins caught the band on their second sold out show at the Underworld, here’s what went down. Silent Screams (5) play the kind of generic Metalcore you’ve heard hundreds of times before. It’s…
After two previously excellent days, the final day of Desertfest London 2016 was upon us. Anyone who missed our coverage of the first two days can catch up here: Desertfest London 2016 Day One Review Desertfest London 2016 Day Two Review It’s a little early in the day to fully appreciate Bast’s [6] genre-bending set,…
900 fans of hardcore punk descended upon a sold out Manchester Academy 2 for one of the first heavy festivals of the year, Impericon Festival. With a brilliant lineup stretching from 2pm till evening, and the one-stage setup meaning there would be no clashes, the atmosphere was already in high spirits by the time Rock…
Something about stepping out of the mid afternoon sun of Camden Town, and into the dark, strobe-lit confines of the Electric Ballroom feels a little counter intuitive, but the venue is packed early for Desertfest day two to catch monolithic British doom-mongers Conan [7]. If slow and heavy is your thing, Conan may well be…
It’s not often that we see a band that completely rewrites the rule book when it comes to heavy music, and creates something truly unique and inimitable. The Algorithm are one of those bands. With their frankly insane blend of electronic music and extremely technical metal, their new album Brute Force has once again set…
