Still going strong, the 2018 Rock Sins End Of Year Awards welcome our second special guest – Metal Hammer scribe and Stereoboard’s resident metal expert, Alec Chillingworth. With his awards coming all the way from Sweden, we wonder if his choices might have a slightly Scandinavian flavour or not. Read on to find out! Album…
Norway’s Shining have released the title track of their upcoming album, ‘Animal’, alongside a marathon run of European tour dates. The follow up 2015’s ‘International Blackjazz Society’ was once again co-produced by the band alongside their long time associate Sean Beavan, who has previously worked with Marilyn Manson, Nine Inch Nails and A Perfect Circle,…
The second day of Bloodstock dawned bright, and blearily for some punters following the festivities of Twisted Sister the night before. Another fantastic day of the best heavy music can offer awaited though, from Cambion and their Ronnie James Dio stage début, through to Mastodon’s first ever UK festival headline slot through to a triumphant return…
Words by Jack Fermor-Worrell, photos by Katie Needham. It’s a cold, rainy Tuesday evening, so what could be better than spending the evening with the happiest man in metal, Devin Townsend? The Canadian has been in the UK for the last few days promoting last year’s double-album ‘Z2’ and is finishing up with a night…
Not to be confused with the Swedish band, Norway’s Shining have slowly been building a reputation in the metal world. Notable for the fusion of metal, jazz and a whole heap of other influences, the Norwegian Avant-Garde act have been touring Europe alongside Periphery and Devin Townsend. We at Rocksins spoke to frontman and musical…
The Devin Townsend Project will visit Bournemouth for a warm-up show ahead of the highly-anticipated “The Return of Ziltoid” spectacular at Royal Albert Hall in April. The gig will take place on Saturday 11th April at O2 Academy. The metal maestro made a solo acoustic appearance in the town in summer 2012 and it will…
Words by James Halstead & Nicholas Holmes, photos by Tess Donohoe. After some tremendous performances from the likes of Prong, Hatebreed and headliners Down on day one of the 2014 edition of Bloodstock, it was time to head back into the arena at Catton Hall for more metal mayhem on day two of the festival…
