Entrance was free, the line-up was impeccable and the gang was game, therefore our mission was clear, a mid-week metal adventure to Pretoria to escape from the mundane “back at work” regime the new year has brought with it. Armed with anticipation and metal thirsty ears, we piled into my little Chevy and embarked on ...
Metalheads, generally, are an interesting breed of people. We like the fact that we are outsiders. We absolutely adore the fact that most people don't get it. One of my greatest metal moments happened the other night. I was talking to my dad about if Nazi party scientists where involved in the Manhattan Project and the effect that American nuclear regulation on third world countries post-World War Two, and then the conversation shifted to Devin Townsend...
This text copied and pasted directly from RAMfest. We’ve included the relevant links for your convenience. Good luck, and happy hunting! Boys and girls, we are about to run a competition like no other. We’re about to give you something no other South African festival has ever given you before…the chance for one of you, ...
Let me just start by getting all the pig-related puns out of my system – I hambly apologize in advance. Boy, do these boys like to ham it up. The really do deliver a crackling good album. It’s quite an imporkant bit of music for the industry. I’m not going to lambast them for their ...
And we’d hate to see it dented! Too often do we see the genre of metal slipping unnoticed by the wayside when awards are categorized and even our most awesome bands are not taken seriously. Also too often, the team at M4A is defending against people accusing the metal folk of this country as being ...
Living in Cape Town, I have been fortunate enough to see the evolution of Heathens growing into the creature that is Wildernessking. For those of you who have yet to be acquainted with either band, Heathens began as a three-piece specialising in blasphemous black ‘n roll with about as much reverence as Satan in a ...
Theatre Runs Red remain one of South Africa’s most highly acclaimed pre-release death metal acts. Over the last few years since emerging out of the Kwazulu-Natal Region, they have performed multiple shows in all major cities across the country to eager audiences, resulting in being selected to appear at festivals ranging from Ramfest (Western Cape) ...
Warthane popped up on my radar in 2008. Despite them being based in Johannesburg some 1,600 kilometers away from me in Cape Town, I’ve had ample opportunities to see them perform at various clubs and festivals in a number of cities at fairly regular, but well-spaced intervals over the last 4 years or so. This ...
Gauteng metal band Fragmented Children have performed their final show inclusive of their female vocalist, Sam. M4A was there to soak in the final moments, and to enjoy seeing what else Johannesburg had on offer for the night...
In February of 2012, Axxon proudly release Bite Your Tongue, their debut EP/Maxi single. Made up of a wide variety of electronic industrial styles, drawing from diverse genres as far removed as breakbeat and 80s electronica, EBM industrial, psytrance and ambient drone, the aim of the release is for it to be an accurate depiction ...
We set out from Bellville in the heat of day on Friday. Odd, I know, but hell, the gates opened on Friday, and we had nothing keeping us home. When we arrived however, we were greeted by an insane amount of cars. The organizers had a slick running check-in / ticketing station outside the festival ...
