Author: Sabrina Ramdoyal
British grindcore legends Napalm Death returned to British shores on their Campaign For Musical Destruction tour with a thrilling extreme tag-teams consisting of Dropdead, Siberian Meat Grinder and Escuela Grind. The TotalRock assemble couldn’t sleep on the heavy line-up caught this much anticipated tour at a sold-out Manchester Academy to witness a lesson in […]
It’s always a privilege when you bear witness to an event that could potentially be looked back on as a moment for a band in years to come. For the Aussie metal starlets Parkway Drive it was a page waiting to be written into the history books. Alongside their brilliant […]
Swedish progressive metallers Evergrey embraced their two new releases along with their recognisable classics, while French tantalisers Fractal Universe formulated jazz and metal that happily wander into the unexplored avantgarde pastures and Swiss-Italian Virtual Symmetry in succession morphed into a progressive endeavour, setting the course of the night just right. […]
Soen and their impressive undercards of Oceanhorse and LizZard managed to attract a more than respectable horde for a Monday. All three acts seem intent on pushing the boundaries of what our music entails, with their attention to detail with class. Photography by Sabrina Ramdoyal All Works © Sabrina Ramdoyal 2022
Battle Beast made their return to the UK as part of their Circus of Doom tour with the Finns enthralling a packed house at Manchester Club Academy. The group last ventured onto British soil pre-pandemic and it was a delight. This time around, the dynamic troupe brought along one of […]
Who doesn’t like over the top fun with fake blood, tongue-in-cheek humour and overall merrymaking for all the family to enjoy! Take a look at the photographic coverage of legends GWAR and their Scottish deathcore support Party Cannon. Enjoy the mur- er, fun! Photography by Sabrina Ramdoyal All Works © Sabrina […]
As TotalRock was walking through embracing the warm weather on holy ground, it was a little hard to believe that in 24 hours, it’ll be over for another year. While that was the case, it did not stop the celebrations. So, let’s continue, shall we? Keeping the party going on […]
It’s the final day of the mighty Wacken Open Air and the TotalRock team couldn’t be more honoured to be part of the action after three years of waiting. Take a trip down through memory lane with Powerwolf, Infected Rain, Arch Enemy, As I Lay Dying, Life of Agony, Striker, […]
Friday was jam-packed with a collection of bands that every fan would like to sink their teeth into. Take a look at the liveliness taken of likes such as Slipknot, The Halo Effect, The Rise Of Mictlan, Tribulation, Behemoth, Wind Rose, Hypocrisy, Lucifer, Stratovarius, Me And That Man, Lacuna Coil, […]
A typical Friday of any week is where you get the chance to recharge. Here at Wacken Open Air it’s not unusual for this particular to embrace a jam-packed experience of bands and capturing many more memories from holy ground. Taking the charge for the team of bands on the […]
OPEN THE GATES!! Wacken Open is now truly on a roll unleashing iconic metal memories from bands such as Judas Priest, Rotting Christ, Mercyful Fate, Pestilence, Dirkschneider, Gaerea, Mork and Dead Label. Take a look at what was captured through the photo gallery! Photography by Sabrina Ramdoyal All Works © Sabrina […]
The skies cooled the hot air. The atmosphere was in a thrilling mood. All of a sudden, “OPEN THE GATES!!” was exclaimed the Wacken Open Air organisers after an exchange of thanks was given to the excitable spectators for the Faster and Harder stages greeting them. There was a genuine […]
