Forget bonfire night, last night in the O2 Academy, Birmingham was a night to remember. Grand Magus, Testament and Amon Amarth. Could anyone even come up with a more awesome or well rounded line-up? I must confess, I was unfortunate enough to miss Grand Magus’ set. I’ve seen them before and loved every second so…
As the mighty Amon Amarth approach the end of their UK tour, they brought all the Viking Metal you could ask for to Camden’s prestigious Roundhouse for their second to last night of tour. Alongside all the battling vikings and inflatable dragons, Amon Amarth are joined by Testament and Grand Magus tonight for one very…
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…
With the recent news that Sonisphere Knebworth won’t be happening in 2015, booking bands just got a lot easier for the Download Festival – not that they generally have problems anyway. The latest batch of rock, metal and alternative acts have just been announced by Andy Copping and his team for Download 2015, and it’s…
It’s that time of year where we start getting the first festival announcements for 2014! Since our friends down under tend to kick off festival season with Soundwave Festival, it seems only right that we’ve been given the Soundwave 2014 line-up this morning, and to say it’s impressive is something of an understatement. After having…
It’s been over four years since bay area thrash legends Testament released one of the best albums of their career so far, The Formation of Damnation. They have now returned with The Dark Roots Of Earth, released on the awesome Nuclear Blast Records, and expectations for this album were very high indeed. The opening song…
