Well well well, this is a night that has been a long time coming. I’ve been a self confessed maggot since 1999 but have somehow never managed to see my favourite band play ‘indoors’. Well, tonight that 16 year streak of misfortune ended, when I witnessed, no, I experienced, Slipknot Prepare For Hell in Glasgow. First though,…
Slipknot & KoRn anyone? This is probably completely unnecessary, but just in case anyone needs a reminder, what will almost certainly be the biggest metal tour of 2015 in the UK is set to begin tonight in the confines of Sheffield’s Motorpoint Arena. Having already wowed their Irish fans in their first visit to the…
Welcome back to Rock Sins End Of Year Awards for 2014. With over half the staff having contributed their selections now, it’s the turn of Laura Herbert to pick out her highlights and lowlights from the past twelve months. Over to you Laura…. 1) Album of the Year – Intervals – A Voice Within Over…
With the build up to their brand new album Sex In The Seventh Circle well and truly underway, London doom metal riffing superstars Hang The Bastard have a double dose of tour announcements to keep their fans happy. During the release week of Sex In The Seventh Circle in late September Joe, Tomas, Sam and…
Less than a fortnight after granting us fifteen new bands including Bowling For Soup, Opeth and Black Label Society, Andy Copping and the team at Download HQ have done it again. This latest announcement contains no less than twenty three acts ranging right across the broad spectrum of rock and metal, so without any further…
