Christina O'Neill
Former TeamRock news desk member Christina joined our team in late 2015, and although her time working on online rock news was fairly brief, she made a huge impact by contributing close to 1500 stories. Christina also interviewed artists including Deftones frontman Chino Moreno and worked at the UK's biggest rock and metal festival, Download, as a key reporter for the company. In late 2016, Christina left rock journalism to pursue a career in current affairs. That's proved to be a massive success and in 2021, she was named Local Weekly Feature Writer of the Year at the Scottish Press Awards.
Latest articles by Christina O'Neill

The Mute Gods issue Nightschool For Idiots video
By Christina O'Neill published
Watch promo for Nightschool For Idiots from The Mute Gods' debut album Do Nothing Till You Hear From Me

King 810 to 'break down wall' with fans using performance art
By Christina O'Neill published
King 810's David Gunn details avant-garde shows for La Petite Mort Or A Conversation With God – and he hopes it'll get fans 'off their bullshit phones'

Watch Five Finger Death Punch invite fan onstage to play
By Christina O'Neill published
Watch fan play Under And Over It on guitar with Five Finger Death Punch at Rochester's Blue Cross Arena in New York

Asking Alexandria: It's time to move forward from The Black
By Christina O'Neill published
Asking Alexandria's James Cassells says they'll lock themselves away and 'get creative' for album marking return of Danny Worsnop over the next year

Jean-Michel Jarre to release Oxygene 3
By Christina O'Neill published
Composer Jean-Michel Jarre releases Oxygene Pt 17 video from final part of Oxygene trilogy, which launches on December 2

Don Broco, Bowling For Soup, Less Than Jake added to Slam Dunk
By Christina O'Neill published
Don Broco, Bowling For Soup, Less Than Jake, Reel Big Fish, Cute Is What We Aim For and We The Kings added to Slam Dunk 2017 bill

Amon Amarth to tour Europe with Dark Tranquillity
By Christina O'Neill published
Amon Amarth announce 2017 European spring tour with Dark Tranquillity and Omnium Gatherum

Dream Theater's The Astonishing is perfect fit for stage musical
By Christina O'Neill published
Dream Theater guitarist John Petrucci says he'd love to bring their 2016 concept album The Astonishing to Broadway as "it's a whole different world"

Bon Jovi to release live House Is Not For Sale album
By Christina O'Neill published
Bon Jovi to launch live version of their This House Is Not For Sale album, which was recorded at the London Palladium

Mikael Akerfeldt: The essence of Opeth is change
By Christina O'Neill published
Guitarist and vocalist Mikael Akerfeldt explains why people would still complain about Opeth's new material whether they'd changed their sound or not

Alter Bridge's Tremonti and Kennedy still learn from each other
By Christina O'Neill published
Alter Bridge's Myles Kennedy says he and fellow guitarist Mark Tremonti are kindred spirits who are constantly evolving together as musicians

Lamb Of God's Randy Blythe to join Dakota pipeline protest
By Christina O'Neill published
Lamb Of God frontman Randy Blythe to join rally against oil pipeline project in North Dakota as 'all of our planet's water is connected'

Phil Collins honing drum skills for comeback shows
By Christina O'Neill published
Phil Collins says drum practice in his garage will help him 'pull it together' for 2017 reunion shows – after he admitted he'll never play the way he used to

Evanescence to live stream final show of 2016
By Christina O'Neill published
Evanescence will broadcast their show at Huntingdon Paramount in New York online on November 23

Star Wars-themed metal band Galactic Empire to release album
By Christina O'Neill published
Watch Star Wars-themed metal band Galactic Empire's video for their cover of The Imperial March – as they prepare for launch of debut album next February

David Crosby: Sing about politics, but make people boogie
By Christina O'Neill published
Singer-songwriter David Crosby says music should strike a balance between a political message and a catchy, good quality sound that stands the test of time

Watch Pierce The Veil's video for Dive In
By Christina O'Neill published
Watch Pierce The Veil's promo for Dive In, filmed while they were on the road this summer in support of their latest album Misadventures

Nikki Sixx fine with not being headline act
By Christina O'Neill published
Nikki Sixx says he enjoys watching Sixx AM 'grow' as a band while on tour with 5FDP and Shinedown – and he doesn't care about getting the top slot

Steel Panther to release 360-degree live concert stream
By Christina O'Neill published
Steel Panther to launch 360-degree virtual reality stream of their Los Angeles Roxy Theatre concert on November 22

Bad Company's Simon Kirke announces All Because Of You
By Christina O'Neill published
Bad Company drummer Simon Kirke also plays ukulele, guitar, and keyboard on forthcoming record All Because Of You, which launches in February 2017

Dani Filth on failed supergroup featuring Volbeat, Enslaved men
By Christina O'Neill published
Cradle Of Filth's Dani Filth says Temple Of The Black Moon album featuring Volbeat, Gorgoroth, Enslaved and The Cult men was "shelved" by label

Watch Trivium's Matt Heafy cover Soundgarden
By Christina O'Neill published
Frontman Matt Heafy performs acoustic cover of Soundgarden's Black Hole Sun – along with Trivium's 2015 song Until The World Goes Cold

Keith Richards: I'm as black as the ace of spades
By Christina O'Neill published
Rolling Stones' Keith Richards responds to cultural appropriation debate surrounding blues music
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