Saturday at Download tends to roll round faster than you think it will and 2013 was no exception. No sooner had we all enjoyed Slipknot’s excellent set the previous evening (and some partying afterwards) then it was time for round two with Iron Maiden and the many other excellent bands appearing on the middle day…
Rocksins hopes everyone enjoyed their weekend and the end to the football season! Whether you’re nursing a hangover, celebrating your teams’ success or facing a summer of football induced depression, we’ve got the ideal thing to kick start your week whatever your current disposition. Having last week previewed the first day of Download 2013 (read…
As if there wasn’t enough good bands and acts on the bill already, a certain Mr Andy Copping and his team have just pushed the boat out once again with a further twenty six additions to the Download Festival 2013 line up. The main part of this announcement is the unveiling of the lineup for…
Understandibly, mention Devin Townsend and his band, The Devin Townsend Project, in the UK right now and there’s tremendous good feeling for Devin. His Retinal Circus DVD extravaganza was filmed at The Camden Roundhouse a few months back, and he’s coming back to our shores during the May bank holiday for a huge co-headline show…
Last week, we published the first part of our exclusive interview with metal legend and all around fantastic human being, Devin Townsend! If you missed out on the first part of the interview, please check it out here. The first part of our interview with Devin focused on the build up and plans for the…
A week before the spectacular that was the Retinal Circus, Jamie had the privilege of catching up with the legend that is one Devin Townsend in Camden as the final bits of preparation were being done for Retinal. In this first part of the interview Devin talks about some of the decisions and process to…
The metal world, especially those who exist in proximity to London, have been awaiting The Retinal Circus for many months. It is promising to be the potential highlight of the career of Devin Townsend thus far, and those who know the history of Devin will agree that is quite some statement to make. A show…
Missed out on tickets for the long sold out Retinal Circus? Fan of one of the foremost genius’s of his generation in metal or any other musical genre? Then catch Devin Townsend performing two very special shows at places where Devin isn’t likely to play shows for a long time (if ever) again. The Devin…
Sylosis are undoubtedly one of the breakthrough bands of the British metal scene of the last couple of years. Having toured the UK and elsewhere extensively over the last eighteen months in support of their second album, the metal Behemoth that is The Edge Of The Earth (read a review here), we are very pleased…
After two days of enduring pretty much everything that the British climate could throw at us short of lightning striking our campsite, the arrival of Friday at Donington Park made us grateful for two reasons. One the weather had relented ever so slightly, and two it was time for some music to hopefully help make…
