Author: Tony Wilson
The annual ‘Night Before Uprising’ returns to the Firebug on Friday 22nd May 2026 hosted by TotalRock DJs celebrating their 25th anniversary plus surprise guest DJ slots. So… who will be bringing the party to ‘The Night Before…’? Headlining the evening is none other than Corby’s finest, Viking Skull, originally formed in 2002 with Raging […]
TotalRock is delighted to offer limited numbers of day and weekend tickets for TAKEDOWN 26 at a crazy 25% discount!! The festival returns to Portsmouth Guildhall on Friday 3rd and Saturday 4th April 2026, once again delivering a packed lineup of heavy music to the south coast. The latest confirmed acts include As It Is, whose welcomed return […]
Maid of Stone announces two huge names stepping into the Sunday spotlight for 2026: Uriah Heep and The Almighty. Both bands will take headline positions on Sunday 19 July, bringing one of the festival’s strongest final-day line-ups to date. Uriah Heep arrive as British rock pioneers, with over 50 years of touring history, a global force […]
Final Weekend Before WinterStorm Rock Festival Returns to Ayrshire Troon is gearing up for one of Scotland’s biggest indoor rock events of the year as WinterStorm storms back into Troon Concert Hall next week – and with the final countdown underway, organisers are issuing a low-ticket warning for every single day of the four-day festival. […]
Hear The Dead Daisies – Live From Stonedead First on Thursday 6th Nov at 9pm GMT – only on TotalRock Click here to listen to the album and join the listening party with Doug Aldrich in the ‘CHATROOM’ The Dead Daisies – Live at Stonedead is released on Friday, November 14th, 2025. Born […]
The award winning ARCTANGENT Festival returns 19th-22nd August 2026 and reveals a host of amazing acts. At the top of today’s announcement is the incredible French artist Igorrr (UK exclusive), who is musician Gautier Serre’s alias. The band mix together stunning black metal, breakbeats, baroque, trip hop and so much more. As unique as they are impressive, theirs will be a […]
Back for the fourth year, Maid of Stone Festival returns to Mote Park with its most ambitious announcement to date. Heavy metal icons Saxon will top the bill on Saturday 18 July. Recently reformed The Temperance Movement will headline Friday 17 July, supported by US southern rockers A Thousand Horses, FM, and Anthony Gomes—the Canadian […]
Sabaton announce the support act for The Legendary Tour 2025: “We are happy to officially unveil The Legendary Orchestra, a powerful musical entity that will be joining us for the entirety of The Legendary Tour 2025 in Europe this year as our support act.” The Legendary Orchestra’s performances will feature newly reimagined orchestral and choral […]
‘This House We Built’ interviewed by Dunk McKellar Hi. Can you tell us your name, what you do in the band? Scott Wardell and I’m the Singer & Guitarist in the band ‘This House We Built’. I also try and herd cats and make a fine pot of tea! Is there a story behind your […]
UPRISING returns to Leicester’s O2 Academy for a huge milestone event, featuring returning favourites and heavy hitters making their debut Tickets are available from GIGANTIC HERE Joining the UPRISING 9 line-up are… BREED 77, following their fantastic comeback show at Uprising 7. With a huge arsenal of hits including La Ultima Hora, The River, Bring […]
IRON MAIDEN return to the UK next year for an enormous outdoor headline performance at the legendary KNEBWORTH PARK. Following last week’s announcement of IRON MAIDEN’s European festival & stadium tour for 2026, bringing their highly acclaimed RUN FOR YOUR LIVES WORLD TOUR to even more countries in Europe, Kilimanjaro Live, in association with […]
Icon and inventor of heavy metal with the other members of Black Sabbath, Ozzy was truly unforgettable, a one-off who sold a hundred million records worldwide. He died only a couple of weeks after his farewell concert ‘Back To The Beginning’, but it is fitting that the whole Metal community either attended or watched the […]
