Street Metal Gang, TOTAL MANIAC, Return with ‘Love Overdrive’ in March!

Street Metal Gang, TOTAL MANIAC, Return with Love Overdrive in March!
New Single “Drinkin’ Our Way to Hell” Streaming Now!

Baltimore (MD) – Street Metal gang, Total Maniac, are set to release sophomore album, Love Overdrive, on March 27!

The album’s first single, “Drinkin’ Our Way To Hell,” is streaming now at youtu.be/Ylq6yZNyOdg. The song is also available on Bandcamp.

With Love Overdrive, Total Maniac has upped the ante! The quintet’s music can veer from ripping thrash to sleazy hard rock, from d-beat menace to anthemic choruses. Capturing the wild energy and irreverent humor of their live shows and packed with their strongest, most memorable material yet, the album is sure to catch the attention of heshers and open even more doors for the band!

“Self-described ‘thrash and roll’ that brings to mind proto speed metal, a tiny bit of power metal, and rock ‘n’ roll all in one punkish package. Love it!” – Decibel

Love Overdrive will be available on 12″ vinyl LP and digital formats.
Pre-order: totalmaniac.bandcamp.com/album/love-overdrive

Track Listing:

1. Love Overdrive
2. Devil In Plain Sight
3. Drinkin’ Our Way To Hell
4. Just Another
5, Early Grave
6. Rock ‘N’ Roll
7. Set Fire To The Sun
8. Flatline

Album engineer: Kevin Bernsten at Developing Nations Studio.
Mastered by: Brad Boatright at Audiosiege.
Album art by: Jamie Rosier

Catch Total Maniac at these upcoming shows:

January 29 at Holy Frijoles in Baltimore, MD with O.I.L., and Consumer Culture
March 27 at Metro in Baltimore, MD LP Release Show with Hirax, Savage Master, Desolus, and Devil Lust
April 18 at Ottobar in Baltimore, MD Grim Reefer Fest

BIO:

Gutter dwellin’ rock n roll from Baltimore, MD!

Formed in 2018 by members of Nux Vomica, Deathammer, and Raw Filth who wanted to strike a sound somewhere between their love of 80’s metal and rock n roll swagger with punk grit. Months of gigging and developing their style led them to comparisons with classic bands straddling those same lines such as Motörhead and Venom, with their self released demo in 2019.

After some lineup changes and higher profile gigs opening for BAT, Poison Ruin, and a spot on Maryland Deathfest, they released their self-titled full length in 2022. Total Maniac sets apart from their contemporaries by authentically not giving a fuck about fitting into a narrow box.

Several more high profile gigs, festivals, and DIY tours followed. It’s not uncommon to find them on a bigger stage opening for major metal acts such as Midnight or Sodom one night, and then a sweaty packed dive bar playing alongside crust punk bands the next month. 

Their over the top performances and diverse musical backgrounds have gained them interest in a variety of different scenes.