Author: Nate Gough
Paysage d’Hiver is the frostbitten project of Tobias “Wintherr” Möckl which epitomises the harshness of winter. The Ritual here on TotalRock chats exclusively to Wintherr about the new upcoming album in ‘Geister’, the history of the project and what lies ahead for the master of winter wanderings. Nate: Hello and […]
Pablo Vegara was a relatively unknown name here in the UK before the Netflix documentary ‘Crime Scene: The vanishing at the Cecil Hotel’ in February this year, where Pablo Vegara aka Morbid Blackstar featured in the documentary as a metal musician who was falsely accused of the murder of Elisa […]
In the last couple of years, the UK metal underground has seen an explosion of black metal bands and releases that are not only exceptional in quality but also at expanding the horizons. Spider God are one such band who exploded onto the scene in Halloween 2020 with their debut […]
It was been 2 years since the debut release by the international death metal band ‘Heads For The Dead’ however, they now return with a new lineup and a new album that is arguably their best work to date. Nate from The Ritual here on TotalRock caught up exclusively with […]
After 2 years away Swedish death metal brutes Lik return to our ears with their latest album Misanthropic Breed. Nate, from The Ritual here on TotalRock, chatted exclusively to Chris about the new album, Covid and the band’s future. Nate – The Ritual: It’s been 2 years since your last […]
Μνήμα or ‘Tomb’ when translated into English are masters at bringing the listener uncomfortable and chaotic music that ranges from noise to black metal. 2020 has been a bumper year for this Greek entity and The Ritual has caught up with them to talk about their latest exploits… Nate: “Hello […]
Vegard are fast becoming a very well known name in the underground black metal scene, and 2020 is their busiest year to date. This atmospheric black metal band headed up by Count Vornok and Grond speak exclusively to Nate about ther recent EP which sold out in record time and […]
Capel Beulah are a mysterious and unknown entity that have emerged from within the darkest depths of the UK black metal scene. Their debut self-titled album materialised in June on the incredible UK underground label ‘Death Kvlt Productions’ and Nate from The Ritual here on TotalRock speaks exclusively to the […]
Konvent are a Danish death/doom band that were formed in 2015 and this year released their debut full length release Puritan Masochism via Napalm Records. They recently played the rammed Retribution Alive’s February event, here in London at The Dev marking their UK debut. They unleashed 40 minutes of stomach […]
Symbolic Fest Open Air is back in July for the fourth outing, with a 65 band line-up showcasing a great selection of extreme bands from around the world. It will be the first time that death metal legends BRUTALITY will be playing the Czech Republic and this will their first […]
Midnight is a solo blackened thrash metal entity from Ohio who has taken the extreme metal scene by storm in recent years, with music that the Devil himself would be proud. Lyrics that involve blasphemy, debauchery, and Satan coupled with blackened hoods and the burning and smashing of guitars on […]
Revenant Marquis is a solo black metal project from Wales that is steeped in supernatural and mysterious rituals. The creator of these has released four rituals (albums to us mere mortals) in two years, with the latest ‘Youth in Ribbons’ released digitally in the UK today via Death Kvlt Productions. […]
