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Singer, songwriter and guitarist Col Harkness of NWOBHM boogie mettalers SPIDER passed away on Thursday 21st July. His death was announced on the band website with this simple message. “It is with great sadness that we inform you of the passing of Spider band member COL HARKNESS. Our thoughts and […]
South Coast indie surf rockers Dutch Criminal Record have today announced that they will be embarking on a 3-date UK tour supporting Brighton pop-rock band FUR. They’ll be heading to Edinburgh, Manchester and London this September. To celebrate the news, the band have released an acoustic B-side version of ‘Light […]
Counterparts have today shared new single ‘Whispers of Your Death’. It’s the second single released from their upcoming seventh album A Eulogy for Those Still Here, set to be released on October 7th 2022 via New Damage Records. It follows on from ‘Unwavering Vow’, and showcases and darker and more […]
Canadian noise-makers Captain WildChild have released another straight-up banger in the form of ‘Fantasy’. The band have said: “Our new song Fantasy focuses on the distractions we’re constantly surrounded with and how we need to overcome them. With the verses, we wanted the lyrics to drop the listener into a […]
Following the moving fan stories the band heard in the aftermath of recent single ‘Fuck the Haters’, Massive Wagons decided to launch the campaign to help stamp out bullying of all kinds, in collaboration with The Sophie Lancaster Foundation. The band today shared the first in a short series of […]
GLAM! When Superstars ROCKed the World, 1970-1974 by Mark Paytress published by Omnibus Press. As someone who remembers the UK glam era, although a small child, it was a fantastic era when the music took off in an all persuasive way. My memories are mostly of watching all the glam […]
20 years deep into their history, Irish rockers Skypilot have announced details of their upcoming third album, Simple Beasts. The eight-track album, recorded at Start Together Studios in late 2021 with engineer and producer Rock O’Reilly, is set to be released on August 19th 2022 via The Distortion Project and […]
UK post-hardcore newcomers Nouvelle have shared their debut single ‘Canvas’. Hailing from South-West England with a sound reminiscent of mid-00’s Funeral For A Friend and Fightstar, Nouvelle are nostalgia mixed with something new and exciting, and have the recipe for something truly special. Speaking on the single, guitarist Daniel Shannon […]
SOULFLY have released THE SOUL REMAINS INSANE VINYL AND CD BOX SETS – the studio albums 1998 to 2004 AND TotalRock is giving away a copy of the Vinyl version! ‘The Soul Remains Insane’ is a deluxe collection of the first four studio albums by Soulfly and also contains a […]
LA-based Starcrawler have unveiled their new single and accompanying music video for ‘Stranded’, the third from their upcoming major label debut She Said, due to be released on September 16th 2022 via Big Machine. ‘Stranded’ is a laid-back but catchy track with hints of a 90’s throwback to the likes […]
Megadeth have unleashed ‘Night Stalkers: Chapter II’, the second instalment of a music video trilogy which put together, makes a short film that chronicles the origins of of the band’s iconic mascot, Vic Rattlehead. ‘Night Stalkers: Chapter II’ is the official music video for the band’s new single ‘Night Stalkers’, […]
London-based First Signs Of Frost have today released their new single ‘Relics’ from their upcoming album Anthropocene, set for release in September 2022 via Alaskan Records. The song centres around the topic of narcissism, and guitarist Owen Hughes-Hollan says, “The theme for ‘Relics’ is one that approaches the subject of those […]
