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…
Words: Olde Nick 666 @oldenick666 Photos: Tess Donohoe Last year Trivium headlined a UK festival for the first time at Bloodstock before unleashing latest album “Silence In The Snow” back in October. As always the band split opinions with the new work. Almost six months later how would British crowds react to the new songs…
With the season of festival announcements well and truly underway, Slam Dunk Festival 2016 have announced another eleven bands to join the fun for the May Bank Holiday triple header event in Leeds, Birmingham and Hatfield. This announcement focuses heavily on home grown talent – in fact, only one of the bands isn’t from the…
The festival announcements keep coming thick and fast and the always punishing Impericon Festival are the latest to reveal some new bands for their 2016 installment. After making a brief return to the UK in 2014, the news that Despised Icon will once again take to the stage at Impericon Fest in 2016 will please…
Words by Jamie Giberti, Lisa Fox, James Halstead, Sam Dignon, Jessica Howkins, James Weaver and Katie Needham. Photos by Jamie Giberti except where credited. Headline Muse photo by Richard Johnson. Following the torrential rain that started during Friday afternoon and carried right on through to the early hours of Saturday many of the occupants of…
Ah, Download middle Saturday. Often the best day of the festival for many, this year sees a wealth of great bands of all different types and sub-genres with even greater variety than usual. Once again Rock Sins has picked our ten must see bands for the day (although if you physically had the time there’s…
It may only be March, but the birds are singing, the sun is shining and it is officially the start of festival season. This weekend sees us heading to Southampton for Takedown Festival 2015. One of the best of the younger festivals, Takedown Festival was launched in 2012 and is now in its fourth year. It…
In the latest line up announcement for 2015, Southampton’s Takedown Festival have added Milton Keynes metal heads Heart of a Coward, London rock mob Arcane Roots, Brighton’s post hardcore posse Black Peaks, hardcore boys Creeper, and Southampton alt rockers Circle of Reason. They join ex Busted/ Fightstar vocalist Charlie Simpson, post-hardcore favourites Devil Sold His Soul, Leeds rockers AllUsOnDrugs, electro rock…
When Machine Head come to town, it’s always a reason to celebrate. Their first full UK tour in three years saw them return to London for the first time since The Eighth Plague Tour saw them play their biggest UK gig to date at Wembley Arena alongside Bring Me The Horizon and Devildriver. This time…
With days three days to go until Machine Head’s massive UK tour kicks off in force with a double header of shows at London’s Camden Town Roundhouse, we thought we’d give everyone a reminder of the tour and also confirm some news regarding the bands joining Machine Head on the trek across the UK. Several…
