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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 […]
2019 was the last time this familiar festival welcomed all corners of the globe with open arms. 2020 was met with the COVID pandemic that delayed the metal celebration. It is now 2022 and Wacken Open Air had ascended back on the quaint Wacken town, shaking the foundations with its […]
After a three year wait, TotalRock are finally back at Wacken Open Air to witness their spectators across the world embrace live metal music. Proceeds were off to a great start with the Louder Stage displaying four giants in Avantasia, Epica, Brothers of Metal & Varang Nord in formidable form. […]
A.W.A.P. launch youtube channel with new video What Would Samuel Pepys Say? this Friday 9th September at 9pm. The noisy crossover punks A.W.A.P. will pollute the internet with an angry blast calling for justice for the victims of Grenfell. Have a look yourselves and see what it is that made TotalRock’s own […]
Waking from the best ever sleep at a festival deserves some sort of accolade. After managing eight uninterrupted hours under a canvas rife with condensation, I’m raring to go for Thursday of ArcTanGent 2022. Refraining from the silent disco on the Wednesday night seemed a smart move, but there were […]
MOONSPELL announce their “Full Moon Over The UK and Ireland” Tour this Winter and release ‘Hermitage LIVE!’ Recorded 80 meters below the earth, at the heart of one of Portugal’s seven natural wonders, Hermitage Live comes out on September 30, 2022 via Napalm Records. Get into the fullmoon mood and […]
The city of Bristol has quite the legendary reputation in the history of music, giving the world not just many monumental bands and artists, but birthing entirely new genres alongside them. So in having a fourth day of ArcTanGent, a Wednesday, for the first time ever, an opportunity arose to […]
It’s the anniversary of Holloway Hell at the Lexington on Pentonville Road, but before the house band and guests start the cover song fun, the featured band playing originals is Trophies of Man fronted by Flash Sawyer formerly of King Lizard and featuring Dave Winkler of Star Circus on guitar. […]
The Electrics kick things off with their post punk guitar based rock with great saxophone playing that adds an immediate injection of hi-energy pizzazz. I loved the punky version of ‘Because The Night’ they inserted into a song called ‘Broken Hearted Lover’. ‘Dead Boy’ is like something that might have […]
TotalRock’s Aggie Anthimidou captures all the action at Hellfest 2022 Part I. Check out some of the highlights feat. Dog Eat Dog, The Offspring, Five Finger Death Punch, Judas Priest, Deez Nutz, Deep Purple, Frank Carter, Gaahls Wyrd, Mastodon and Down. Photography: Aggie Anthimidou Photography Copyright Aggie Anthimidou Photography © 2022 […]
