Death Metal
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 […]
Beyond Extinction ‘The Fatal Flaws of Humankind’ EP 29 January 2021 – Dead Species Records Words: Mark Green Death metal teen terrors Beyond Extinction are too young to be sounding like they’ve been doing this for years. These Essex blighters are here to kick some serious arse with their 2nd […]
Anna Pest – ‘Dark Arms Reach Skyward With Bone White Fingers’ 1 January 2021 – Self released Words: Mark Green One person heavy metal acts don’t get the recognition they deserve sometimes. Sometimes the masterminds behind these acts can’t verbally explain to others what their vision is. So, if you […]
CaveKiller – ‘Filth’ Exclusive and premiered with TotalRock, CaveKiller sound dirty!!!
Asphyx – ‘Necroceros’ 22 January 2021 – Century Media Words: Mark Green I’ve always considered Dutch deathsters Asphyx to create the kind of music to accompany some kind of evil ritual with regular frenzied beatings in between. Now more than 30 years in the game with numerous death metal releases […]
This Is Turin – ‘T.U.R.I.N’ EP Friday 12 February 2021 Words: Mark Green There’s nothing like hearing an underground UK death metal band for the first time and knowing in that first instance they have ‘it’. That is what This Is Turin have. They have ‘it’ and then some. These […]
Gatecreeper – ‘An Unexpected Reality’ 13 January 2021 Words: Mark Green Hailing from Arizona, these chaps have already released numerous EP’s and albums since their inception in 2013. Previous album ‘Deserted‘ showcases their slow-death credentials, with an overwhelming nod to Obituary (and I love Obituary). Latest album ‘An Unexpected Reality‘ […]
Fractal Generator – ‘Macrocosmos’ Everlasting Spew Records – 15 January 2021 Words: Mark Green I had never heard of Canadian crushers Fractal Generator until now. Now, they are etched into the depths of my music riddled brain. Following up from 2015’s stellar, but somewhat unknown, debut album ‘Apotheosythesis‘, the band have upped the ante and […]
It was been 2 years since the debut release by the international death metal band ‘Heads For The Dead’ however, they now return with a new lineup and a new album that is arguably their best work to date. Nate from The Ritual here on TotalRock caught up exclusively with […]
UK Death Metallers, This Is Turin, tomorrow unleash their second single from the ‘T.U.R.I.N.’ EP, available here: https://thisisturin.ffm.to/absolution The bands next EP comes out in January 2021, three tracks of brutality – just what we need when coming out of a dreadful year of lockdowns, kicking off the new year […]
TotalRock to premier new single from This Is Turin – ‘Absolution’ Jim will broadcast the worldwide exclusive this Tuesday 1st December on the Beerman Show from 8pm! Whilst the video will have it’s worldwide premier right here on Friday 4th December! Hailing from the North West of England, This Is […]
After 2 years away Swedish death metal brutes Lik return to our ears with their latest album Misanthropic Breed. Nate, from The Ritual here on TotalRock, chatted exclusively to Chris about the new album, Covid and the band’s future. Nate – The Ritual: It’s been 2 years since your last […]
