There aren’t many bands that know how to build hype better than Avenged Sevenfold. From projecting the Deathbat on to the side of major buildings, to releasing an album that they had managed to keep completely secret, they show time and again that they know how to put on a show. Seeing that they were embarking…
Two years ago, Slipknot and KoRn kicked off the big tours of 2015 with one of the great rock and metal arena tours of recent times. Almost two years to the day those bands destroyed Wembley Arena, Avenged Sevenfold arrived in the capital to bring The Stage world tour to London’s grandest stage, The O2…
In Flames have been one of heavy metal’s most iconic bands for a long time now. The Swedish outfit, heavily involved with the development of the iconic Gothenburg sound, have over a 26 year risen to one of the leading bands in the metal world. Whilst recent records have moved away from the cutting edge…
So it’s been awhile since our last video of the week contest, so we’ve decided to have a slightly bumper edition this time around, with six videos as opposed to our usual five. There is a huge eclectic collection this time around, so let’s see who can come out on top to follow Death Valley…
It wasn’t long ago that Orange County, California natives Avenged Sevenfold announced an enormous UK arena tour for January 2017 (with Disturbed and In Flames supporting them no less). Clearly the tour has been an enormous success at the box office, as Avenged Sevenfold have just announced they are adding a second London date at…
It’s an extremely busy time at In Flames HQ in Gothenburg. With one of Sweden’s favourite metal exports just weeks away from releasing a brand new live DVD – Sounds From The Heart Of Gothenburg. Now they’ve announced the details of a brand new album as well! In Flames’ next album will be called Battles…
There’s been lots of exciting news concerning one of Rock Sins’ favourite bands In Flames recently. Firstly there was the announcement of their first live DVD in over a decade, Sounds From The Heart Of Gothenburg. Then there was the news that In Flames would be returning to the UK early next year to open…
Avenged Sevenfold haven’t been seen in the UK since their critic defying, jaw droppingly good headline performance at the 2014 Download Festival. So the news of their return to the UK in January 2017 for their biggest arena tour to date will be cause for celebration for an awful lot of people. The tour hits…
Having spent a good portion of their career releasing highly successful albums like Colony and Reroute To Remain through Nuclear Blast Records, Swedish metal legends In Flames have decided the time is right to return home to Nuclear Blast. The Gothenburg natives, who helped define the legendary Gothenburg sound named after their hometown, are currently…
Words by Jamie Giberti, Sam Dignon, James Halstead, Jack Fermor-Worrell, Lisa Fox. The final part of Team Rock Sins’ Download Festival 2015 review may have been slightly longer in coming than planned, but with announcements for next years’ Download on the imminent horizon what better time for our 2015 coverage to come to an end….
