The Collective

28/09/2026

50 minute warning!

- A little insight into what to expect from this week’s The Collective show with Alex, TOMORROW EVENING at 6pm (UK time) on TotalRock.

We again continue trying to catch up a little on the unrelenting flow of brilliant new releases; showcasing various recent and upcoming underground metal gems.

The show will feature tracks by:
- ,
- Bonjour Tristesse (official),
- 𝔠𝔥𝔞𝔫𝔱𝔰,
- ,
- KVÅRK,
- Orbita,
- Paara,
- Pantheïst,
- Rorcal,
- Sgàile,
- Velnias, and
- VLTRA LIBRA.

You can listen through your smart speaker (ask it to “play TotalRock”) or through the TotalRock website. See the QR code in the comments below.

You are also welcome to join us in the TotalRock Chatroom here - https://discord.gg/yyW2yzvjpa, where we will be sharing links to the tracks. Again, see the QR code in the comments below.

Join us for The Collective at 6pm, and EVERY Monday (UK time, with repeats at 6am on Tuesdays and 1pm on Fridays), only on TotalRock!

As always, you can listen back to any of our shows at your convenience by searching online for "The Collective on demand".

27/09/2026

- A little insight into what to expect from this week’s The Collective show with Alex, TOMORROW EVENING at 6pm (UK time) on TotalRock.

We again continue trying to catch up a little on the unrelenting flow of brilliant new releases; showcasing various recent and upcoming underground metal gems.

The show will feature tracks by:
- ,
- Bonjour Tristesse (official),
- 𝔠𝔥𝔞𝔫𝔱𝔰,
- ,
- KVÅRK,
- Orbita,
- Paara,
- Pantheïst,
- Rorcal,
- Sgàile,
- Velnias, and
- VLTRA LIBRA.

You can listen through your smart speaker (ask it to “play TotalRock”) or through the TotalRock website. See the QR code in the comments below.

You are also welcome to join us in the TotalRock Chatroom here - https://discord.gg/yyW2yzvjpa, where we will be sharing links to the tracks. Again, see the QR code in the comments below.

Join us for The Collective at 6pm, and EVERY Monday (UK time, with repeats at 6am on Tuesdays and 1pm on Fridays), only on TotalRock!

As always, you can listen back to any of our shows at your convenience by searching online for "The Collective on demand".

26/09/2026

**APOLOGIES FOR THE MASS TAGS IN THE COMMENTS. WE CANNOT CURRENTLY ADD THE TAGS TO THE MAIN POSTS**

For anyone that missed it, or wants to listen again, The Collective's show with Nard from Monday is now on Mixcloud and the On-Demand section of the TotalRock website...

The show featured:
Λύσσα Κακιά - Αγάλματα (Λύσσα Κακιά EP, 13/09/2026)

Gloktha - Porog (Gloktha EP, 17/09/2026)

Minuala - Kuu (Single release, 10/09/2026)

Flame - Spellfire (Ignis Draconis Daemonicus, 25/09/2026)

Days ov Yore - The Battle of Târgoviște (The Tale of Vlad Țepeș Part 2, 18/09/2026)

Wesen - Reis(s)ende Gedanken (Verwesen, 10/09/2026)

Urarv - Dødheimsgard (Nychta Psychis, 16/10/2026)

Serpentiis Odii - Pandæmonium Liber Excidii (Single release, 09/09/2026)

Orakle - L'imminence du terrible (Tourments & Perdition, 01/04/2008)

The Monolith Deathcult - Deus Ex Machina (Trivmvirate, 15/02/2008)

Rivers Ablaze - The Arbitrary & Ferocious God of Ants (Inexternal Dread Pt.3 (Paroxysm), 02/10/2026)

Malignant Spirit - The Inheritance of Her Ruin (A Serpent To Devour, A Servant To Abhor , 06/11/2026)

Architect of Seth - Fortress of Injuries (Solitude Solaire, 06/11/2026)

Töhil - Spells of the Great Judges (Spells of the Great Judges, 12/09/2026)

Daemogog - Seven Portals; Sixteen Aspects (Manifest Pulsing Sequelae, 30/10/2026)

م ل ك - 2 ( وسوس EP, 12/09/2026)

Våde - Monument of Winter (Single release, 18/09/2026)

Hexbane - From Hell (From Hell EP, 15/09/2026)

Ur Zirkel - Himmlischer Funke (In Silbernen Sprachen EP, 09/10/2026)

https://totalrock.com/podcast/the-collective-on-demand/

https://www.mixcloud.com/TotalRockCollective/the-collective-nard-21st-september-2026/

https://linktr.ee/thecollective_totalrock

Hear the latest version of The Collective here…

21/09/2026

45 MINUTE WARNING! (there or thereabouts)

19/09/2026

Join The Collective and Nard this coming Monday @ 6pm GMT for your weekly dose of new and upcoming releases from the world of underground extreme metal...

Your two Blasts From the Past for this week come from 2008...

Featuring tracks from:
#λύσσακακιά
Architect Of Seth


Flame

Hexbane


Orakle
Rivers Ablaze
Serpentiis Odii
The Monolith Deathcult

Urzirkel
Urarv
VÅDE

#م .ل .ك.

You can listen through your smart speaker (ask it to “play TotalRock”) or through the TotalRock website.

You are also welcome to join us in the TotalRock Chatroom here - https://discord.gg/yyW2yzvjpa, where we will be sharing links to the tracks.

As always, you can listen back to any of our shows at your convenience by searching online for "The Collective on demand".

Join us for The Collective at 6pm EVERY Monday (UK time, with repeats at 6am on Tuesdays), only on TotalRock!

18/09/2026

- For anyone that missed it, or wants to listen again, The Collective’s show with Alex from MONDAY evening, is now on Mixcloud and the On-Demand section of the TotalRock website; just search online for “The Collective on demand”.

The show features a feature, approximately 30 minutes of music from the 2026 Hordes X which is happening in Dundee this weekend!

The show featured:
- The Lovecraft Sextet - Si Quaeris (from Penance, to be released on 16/10/2026 by Debemur Morti Productions);
- Ramage Inc. - Guardian (from Earth Shaker, released on 04/09/2015 );
- Offernat - The Signal's Origin (from The Ectasy Of Death, self-released on 11/09/2026);
- De Profundis - Cease To Be (from A Bleak Reflection, released on 01/02/2010 by Kolony Records);
- De Profundis - I: Corruption (from The Gospel Of Rot, self-released on 01/10/2025);
- Cnoc An Tursa - Alba In My Heart (from A Cry For The Slain, released on 24/04/2026 by Apocalyptic Witchcraft);
- Saor - Carved in Stone MMXXVI (from Caledonia, to be released on 06/11/2026 by Season Of Mist);
- SWORN - The Starless Origin from Null Crowned The Infinite, released on 04/09/2026 by The Circle Music);
- Oakenthrone - Monolith (from Ad Silvam, to be released on 27/11/2026 by Vendetta Records;
- - Soil Of The Enslaved (from Soil Of The Enslaved, self-released on 12/09/2026);
- Underdark - Non Linear Warfare (from O Come Forth Annihilation, to be released on 06/11/2026 by Church Road Records);
- - Kríže (from Na Krídlach Morovida, to be released on 15/10/2026 by Into Endless Chaos Records);
- - Wormhole (from Wormhole, to be released on 16/10/2026 by Naturmacht Productions).

https://totalrock.com/podcast/the-collective-on-demand

https://www.mixcloud.com/TotalRockCollective/the-collective-14th-september-2026-alex/

https://linktr.ee/thecollective_totalrock

On this week’s The Collective show with Alex, we again continue trying to catch up a little on the unrelenting flow of brilliant new releases; showcasing various recent and upcoming underground metal gems. There is also a hefty feature featuring three of the bands playing Hordes X 2026 this coming...

14/09/2026

ONE HOUR WARNING!

- A little insight into what to expect from this week’s The Collective show with Alex, TOMORROW EVENING at 6pm (UK time) on TotalRock.

We again continue trying to catch up a little on the unrelenting flow of brilliant new releases; showcasing various recent and upcoming underground metal gems.

There is also a hefty feature featuring three of the bands playing Hordes X 2026 this coming weekend in Dundee. Hordes X is Scotland’s oldest metal festival, with this year being its 16th edition. You are getting four tracks between three of my top picks for the festival.

The show will feature tracks by:
- Cnoc An Tursa,
- De Profundis,
- The Lovecraft Sextet,
- ,
- ,
- Oakenthrone,
- Offernat,
- ,
- Ramage Inc.,
- Saor,
- SWORN, and
- Underdark.

You can listen through your smart speaker (ask it to “play TotalRock”) or through the website. See the QR code in the comments below.

You are also welcome to join us in the TotalRock Chatroom here - https://discord.gg/yyW2yzvjpa, where we will be sharing links to the tracks. Again, see the QR code in the comments below.

Join us for The Collective at 6pm, and EVERY Monday (UK time, with repeats at 6am on Tuesdays and 1pm on Fridays), only on TotalRock!

As always, you can listen back to any of our shows at your convenience by searching online for "The Collective on demand".

13/09/2026

- A little insight into what to expect from this week’s The Collective show with Alex, TOMORROW EVENING at 6pm (UK time) on TotalRock.

We again continue trying to catch up a little on the unrelenting flow of brilliant new releases; showcasing various recent and upcoming underground metal gems.

There is also a hefty feature featuring three of the bands playing Hordes X 2026 this coming weekend in Dundee. Hordes X is Scotland’s oldest metal festival, with this year being its 16th edition. You are getting four tracks between three of my top picks for the festival.

The show will feature tracks by:
- Cnoc An Tursa,
- De Profundis,
- The Lovecraft Sextet,
- ,
- ,
- Oakenthrone,
- Offernat,
- ,
- Ramage Inc.,
- Saor,
- SWORN, and
- Underdark.

You can listen through your smart speaker (ask it to “play TotalRock”) or through the website. See the QR code in the comments below.

You are also welcome to join us in the TotalRock Chatroom here - https://discord.gg/yyW2yzvjpa, where we will be sharing links to the tracks. Again, see the QR code in the comments below.

Join us for The Collective at 6pm, and EVERY Monday (UK time, with repeats at 6am on Tuesdays and 1pm on Fridays), only on TotalRock!

As always, you can listen back to any of our shows at your convenience by searching online for "The Collective on demand".

10/09/2026

**APOLOGIES FOR THE MASS TAGS IN THE COMMENTS. WE CANNOT CURRENTLY ADD THE TAGS TO THE MAIN POSTS**

For anyone that missed it, or wants to listen again, The Collective's show with Nard from Monday is now on Mixcloud and the On-Demand section of the TotalRock website...

The show featured:
Einvigi - Deafening Silence (Latent, 02/10/2026)

À Sa Perte - Fern (Innocent·e·s, 03/09/2026)

Aodon - À ton ombre (Khamsin, 27/11/2026)

Artefacts - Erdrosselt (Of Remorseful Tears EP, 23/08/2026)

Cursebinder - The Astronaut (Psychohazard, 23/10/2026)

Echo of Theia - Under Cydonian Skies (Forged in Chaos, 27/08/2026)

Racheschreiter - Seduced Into Tranquility (Racheschreiter EP, 15/08/2026)

Trolldom - Etter Falla (Tronen, 30/10/2026)

Proscription - Red Sacrament, Black Communion (Conduit, 24/09/2020)

Keep of Kalessin - A New Empire's Birth (Kolossus, 06/06/2008)

Hatchling - Hinshi (Spectral Contingency, 04/09/2026)

Worm Altar - Watchers of the Gate (Pillars of Eternal Dusk, 16/10/2026)

Azatoth - Veins of Rotten Blood (Carnal Lust of Blasphemy, 21/08/2026)

Srpnts - Inter Limina (Second Shape, 02/10/2026)

Lugubrious Garment - Profaned Fountain of Leaden Waters (In the Wide Vale of Uncreated Night, 16/10/2026)

Mannveira - Lygar himinsins (Vesöld, 16/10/2026)

Odious Spirit - True Non Existence (The Sourceless Scourge, 09/10/2026)

Voidswarm - Blue Bleeds its Blood (Untethered in Ice Fields, 28/08/2026)

Marea - Aurora (A Caress of Autumn for All the Lost, 09/10/2026)

https://totalrock.com/podcast/the-collective-on-demand/

https://www.mixcloud.com/TotalRockCollective/the-collective-nard-7th-september-2026/

https://linktr.ee/thecollective_totalrock

Hear the latest version of The Collective here…

07/09/2026

JUST OVER ONE HOUR WARNING!