Malcolm Dome

The iconic radio station TotalRock, launched in 2000 by Tommy Vance and a bunch of rock music visionaries, will be back on the air on Monday January 20th, broadcasting 24/7 from its new home at ‘The Cape Of Good Hope’ in Central London.

TotalRock pioneered the concept of a specialist rock radio station in the UK, and established an enviable reputation for launching the careers of bands and DJ’s alike.

An acclaimed feature of the original station was all day mini-festivals called TotalFest, and on Wednesday January 29th and Thursday January 30th, we celebrate the return of TotalRock with two ‘TotalFest Unplugged’ events. A 3 band bill each night will be headlined respectively by LITTLE ANGELS frontman Toby Jepson and THE TREATMENT playing acoustic sets before an invited audience. These filmed performances will be aired live by the station and streamed live on the new TotalRockTV channel from 8pm.

The new station will actively support the best new UK rock and metal bands by offering exposure to their music and interviews on its Radio and TV and social media platforms.

Programme Director Tony Wilson and Managing Editor Malcolm Dome are supported by a 25 strong team of passionate and dedicated presenters a number of whom have been with the station since it started.

To tune into the station visit this location.

Press & Media contact: Malcolm Dome: malcolm@totalrock.com

Broadcasting contact: TonyWilson tw@totalrock.com

Business Contact: Boyd Steemson bs@totalrock.com

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Source: Bravewords.com

Few genres of music have been more entwined with the imagery that the music invokes more than heavy metal. Since the late 1960s, the imagery of the heavy metal genre has been closely connected with the music itself. Classic albums evoke memories of famous cover artwork; metal bands have become forever synonymous with their iconic logos; and landmark live shows have led to instantly recognizable gig posters that embody the time, place, and passion of the events. It’s even possible to trace the genre’s evolution by examining a continuum of its art.

In The Art Of Metal: Five Decades Of Heavy Metal Album Covers, Posters, T-Shirts, And More, renowned music journalist Malcolm Dome and BraveWords’ Editor In Chief Martin Popoff offer a beautifully presented chronological collection of the colorful, outlandish, and sophisticated album covers, posters, T-shirts, and more that span decades of heavy metal music. More than 400 gorgeously reproduced works of art are complemented by in-depth features, including quotes from the graphic artists and musicians responsible for them. Dome also spotlights the metal genre’s most influential artists and photographers and delves into other topics that include metal merch, magazines, fashion, and tattoos.

In the process, The Art Of Metal illustrates and explores the close-knit relationship between those timeless riffs that thunder from Marshall stacks and the images that have come to represent the songs, anthems, and sheer nature of headbanger culture-a must for any true thrasher’s bookshelf.

The Art Of Metal: Five Decades Of Heavy Metal Album Covers, Posters, T-Shirts, And More is 224 pages and will be released on October 15th via publisher Voyageur Press.