Words: Diamond Dave How amazing it was to be seeing a band in the beautiful St George’s Hall in Bradford. They have all played here… in 1854 Charles Dickens read A Christmas Carol, in 1962 The Rolling Stones took to this stage then the 70’s saw Led Zepellin and Queen perform! And I do believe […]
Words and photos: Diamond Dave I had the pleasure of interviewing Midge Ure in November 2020. We talked about a tour that he was planning called “Voice And Visions” which was going to concentrate on material from his days in Visage and early Ultravox. These shows were repeatedly postponed because of the pandemic, yet Midge […]
After 22 Years Pantera Are Back Performing On US Soil Years of anticipation, months of preparation and finally the day came. Playing at the Thunder Beach Motorcycle Rally in Florida last night Pantera stormed the stage on home turf; the first time since July 25th 2001. Original members Philip Anselmo (vocals) and Rex Brown (bass) […]
‘Impera’ Claims The Best Hard Rock/Metal Award A very unusual sighting was seen at the Swedish Grammis last night. Ghost, the Swedish born band whose award winning album recently sold 70,000 equivalent units in the U.S. in its first week of release took to to the stage in… normal attire. The death soaked face paint […]
After 5 Years of Nominations, Rage Are In Since 1991 Rage Against The Machine have been a hard rocking symbol of everything held with a steel fist and more. Now, after being nominated in 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022 the band will rightfully claim their place in the Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame. […]
Depravation Festival sponsored by TotalRock at Level 3 in Swindon on 2nd September 2023 Coming at the tail end of Festival season, the first weekend of September is delivering Depravation Festival to delight your ears! Created by a group of passionate musicians/ music lovers, Depravation has assembled a group of 10 bands who together are […]
Judas Priest To Tour UK & Ireland Heavy metal overlords Judas Priest have announced a 6 date run around UK and Ireland with support Saxon and Uriah Heap joining them for the full excursion. To take place through March 2024 it’s yet another tour release as the group show no signs of slowing, after bringing […]
We are GOAT MONSOON – a Stoner/Doom/Sludge/Groove metal band based in Essex, that has been steadily going from strength to strength (pandemics permitting) since our formation in 2012. Our career highlights include: support slots with Slabdragger, Orange Goblin, Paradise Lost, Crowbar, Godthrymm, Nebula, and a very well received set on the Hobgoblin New Blood stage […]
TotalRock at Takedown Festival 2023 Words by Amber Brooks There’s nothing quite like a festival that feels like home. From the moment that the heavy guitars blast through Portsmouth Guildhall Square, or the heavy queues working their way around the archaic buildings, there is an undeniable sense of magic in the air. Festival Days are […]
Rockstadt Extreme Fest is the ultimate music festival in Transylvania with an incredible lineup of bands that promises to be the biggest and most exciting yet. Held between August 2nd and 6th, the festival features 70 bands across three stages and offers a unique opportunity to explore the beautiful Transylvania region. Join us for an unforgettable experience!
Amber Brooks takes you through their watches at Portsmouth’s finest Takedown Festival. Autumn Fires For the first band of the day on the TotalRock Stage, they really put on a show. Despite the technical difficulties, and being the cursed opening act, they attracted a large crowd that they won over. Easy-breezy pop punk, perfect for […]
Rain, sunshine, mud, dust – whatever the weather and ground conditions might be, thousands of fans are going to visit the Nova Rock festival 2023 at the Pannonia fields in Burgenland to headbang and party their hearts out. Between the 07th-10th of June the queen of Austrian rock festivals near the border to Hungary and […]
