It’s that time again with a fresh batch of tunes for you all to enjoy on our Spotify playlist. This time, we’ve got brand new tracks from recent releases from the likes of the maestro Devin Townsend, High Rise, Zebrahead, Wheel and Children Of Bodom. There’s brand new singles from Sertraline, Dream Theater virtuoso Jordan…
It’s time for another update to our Spotify playlist! This week we’ve enlisted the help of longtime Rock Sins contributor Matt Hill to help us pick some metal gems and he’s done us (and all of you) proud with some choice older offerings (including Machine Head, Hypocrisy, Scorpions and Testament). He’s also picked out some…
With the sun beating down on eager, head-banging ready necks hours before doors open, it would be apparent to any passer-by that something special is to grace the Roundhouse for six hours over the course of the next two nights. The number of black t-shirts adorned with variations of Machine Head’s iconic diamantine logo and…
Ah Machine Head. Robb Flynn and co have been on quite the journey over the last ten years, ever since releasing their magnum opus of The Blackening. Their most recent album Bloodstone & Diamonds contained some great songs but couldn’t quite escape the feeling that what was a good album should have been a great…
As they gear up for the release of their new album Catharsis in just under a month, Machine Head have got a couple of bits of news for us. Firstly, as part of their huge “Evening With” UK tour that is taking place in May 2018, Manchester’s long love affair with Machine Head has been…
Attention Headcases! Machine Head are coming back to the UK! Machine F***ing Head, as they are so affectionately known by their fans, will be heading back to UK shores for ten shows across the country in May, including two nights at London’s Camden Town Roundhouse where they played back-to-back amazing shows back in December 2014….
The next entrant in Rock Sins traditional end of year awards is longtime contributor and senior writer James Halstead. Never one to shy away from a strong opinion or two, here is what James made of 2016’s musical output… Album of the Year – Architects – All Our Gods Have Abandoned Us Taking the blueprint…
Whenever Machine Head reach UK shores, Rock Sins will generally seek them out. We went along to the opening night of their “An Evening With” tour at a new venue for our team, the rather impressive “Open” in Norwich to see how things would unfold. In true Machine Head style, things kicked off with what…
We’ve waited months and now, the time is upon us! The mighty Machine Head return to the UK for eight dates over the next ten days in their first ever UK “An Evening With” tour. No support bands, just an extended set of Machine Head classics old and new alike. Funnily enough, their frontman Robb…
In the latest instalment of Rock Sins end of year awards for 2014, we’ll hand you over to the very capable hands of Lisa to run you through what made her musical year in 2014. All yours Lisa…. 2014 was a phenomenal year for me, not just as a journalist but also musically. I attended…
