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 […]
50 Years of Lynyrd Skynyrd In 1973 Lynyrd Skynyrd released their debut album. ‘(Pronounced ‘Lĕh-‘nérd ‘Skin-‘nérd)’, featuring songs such as ‘Gimme Three Steps’, ‘Simple Man’ and ‘Free Bird’ was nothing short of a music scene revelation. Certified gold just one year after release before going double platinum some years later […]
I have seen South of Salem several times before and tonight, with a shorter set, they have reeled it in out of respect for their main headliner, so there are less death defying leaps and, they only just get going and their support slot is over. Some of the nicest […]
You Heard Right. Five of the biggest names in rock and metal got tongues wagging earlier after they all posted the same social media teaser. Pictures of various rock ‘n’ roll relics with the words ‘Power Trip’ in the mix, it was confirmed by speculators they very well might be […]
The Music World Can Shock, But This Really Has Eyebrows Raised In 2021 Dani Filth revealed that there had been rumblings of a collaboration with pop sensation Ed Sheeran. Surprisingly to the metal scene it was shared that Sheeran was actually a huge Cradle of Filth fan and had been […]
On The 20th Anniversary of ‘Meteora’ Linkin park release ‘Fighting Myself’ The track is an outtake from the bands’ 2003 hit album, following on from ‘Lost’ which was released to the world back in February. Both tracks will feature on the upcoming special edition of ‘Meteora’ available April 7th. Featuring […]
TotalRock has a pair of tickets for Takedown on April 8th to give away! The South’s favourite independent alternative-rock and metal festival makes its return, bigger, better and sponsored by TotalRock at a new venue Portsmouth Guildhall on 8th April. After an 8-year break, Takedown Festival is making a comeback […]
The Iconic Instrument Brand Teams Up With Green Day Punk Rocker Thirteen studio albums, the diamond-selling ‘Dookie’ record, a broadway musical (American Idiot) and a 2015 induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. It was starting to look as though Green Day was running out of achievements to […]
Progressive metal wizards SCARDUST, who’s sophomore album STRANGERS was released to ecstatic 10/10 reviews, have been invited to join the world’s premiere progressive power metal legends BLIND GUARDIAN on first leg their 2023 ‘The God Machine’ tour. Blind Guardian posted “We can’t wait for September and October this year! Scardust […]
With The Rock World In Shock, Rick Allen Speaks Out In an exclusive statement to ABC News, long time serving Def Leppard drummer Rick Allen responded to being violently assaulted in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, last week. “Thank you everyone for your overwhelming support. Your love and prayers are truly helping. My […]
Rock, Roll and One Heck of A Lineup The Kent based brand new festival Maid of Stone announced its absolute cracker of a lineup. With the ‘voice of rock’ legend Glenn Hughes taking Saturday’s headline slot and Airbourne the Sunday, it’s only the tip of this incredibly talented iceberg. The […]
