It’s no secret that being in a medium-sized rock band isn’t particularly lucrative. It’s also easy to forget just how long lots of the “new wave” of English alternative rock groups have been kicking it for: Lower Than Atlantis and the recently retired We Are The Ocean celebrate their tenth birthdays this year, whilst Don…
After over a decade of thrashing out metalcore albums ranging from incredible to downright flat, Bullet For My Valentine returned to their roots to perform their first LP “The Poison” in full in between regular “best of” sets. They brought along fellow metal stalwarts from across the pond, Killswitch Engage (8). Killswitch’s setlist is an…
Ray Toro has been flying under the radar for over three years. Since his band, My Chemical Romance split in 2013, Toro has been almost completely away from the public eye. The upcoming release of Remember The Laughter marks Toro’s first solo release, and a departure from the hard rock riffs he was known for…
Three albums deep into their career and Singaporean grindcore band Wormrot are no longer hopeful outsiders but fully fledged veterans of the scene, but that doesn’t mean they’re about to slow down. If anything, “Voices” is the bands most blistering, intense and angry work so far. From the opening strains of the sledgehammer-titled “Blowhead Fuck…
Steel Panther visited Manchester’s famous M.E.N. Arena last night (18) October, bringing a throwback, glam rock spectacle of the very highest orders to town. Before the Californian band took to the stage though, it was time for another spectacular comedy-rock band: Bowling For Soup (7). The Texans emerge to their traditional intro music: Here Comes Bowling For Soup…
Carcer City are a five piece metalcore band from Liverpool. Infinite // Unknown is their fourth album and their best to date. The band keep things fairly straightforward on this album, focusing on burying catchy melodies in heavy, drop tuned songs. Thankfully, Carcer City are one of the more unusual metalcore bands of this generation;…
RockSins writer Will Stevenson tackles the latest album from grindcore band NAILS.
It’s been six years since Good Charlotte’s last album, Cardiology. After the release and touring cycle of that album, the band announced a hiatus that would stretch from September, 2011 to November of last year. In the time since announcing their return they’ve been putting together Youth Authority, their brand new album that eschews the…
Bristol’s AshestoAngels have been skirting around the fringes of mainstream success for over six years now. “How to Bleed” is the band’s fifth release, following the deluxe re-release of their Horror Cult album last Summer. On their fourth full length album, the self-styled ‘horror punks’ touch upon several styles but the highlights undeniably come when…
900 fans of hardcore punk descended upon a sold out Manchester Academy 2 for one of the first heavy festivals of the year, Impericon Festival. With a brilliant lineup stretching from 2pm till evening, and the one-stage setup meaning there would be no clashes, the atmosphere was already in high spirits by the time Rock…
Earlier this year, Rock Sins reporter Will Stevenson sat down with the frontwoman of US “Haunted Mansion-Core” band, New Year’s Day, Ashley Costello, for a quick fire chat about various subjects including touring, the UK and Netflix! Over to you Will! Rock Sins: New Year’s Day’s latest album Malevolence came out last October. is it…
Fleshgod Apocalypse’s fourth full length album King is a stunning example of how to do symphonic death metal right. It’s an often beleaguered sub-genre, full of faux-classical pretentiousness yet Fleshgod have always managed to use their strings, choirs and other grandiose elements to great, chilling effect. King manages to take these theatrical aspirations to even…
