In an effort to further open the gateway into African metal, I had a digital beer with the guys from Last Year's Tragedy, one of Kenya's foremost metal bands. For Readers that don't know, LYT is classified as metalcore, but even this hardened viking digs their sound. Having formed in the dark ages (circa 2006 A.D) they've been on the scene a damn sight longer than many SA Bands. What makes 'em keep on keepin' on? Read on!
It's that time of year again, people are winding down, getting ready for the holiday season, and down here in Cape Town, that includes preparing for the wave of "Transvaalers" coming down. If this year has taught me anything, it's that at least 5 of you care about my musical opinion, so, for you here are my top 10 albums for
What can one do in 52 minutes? Well, you could try to plod your way through a single chapter in any “Lord of the Rings” book, OR listen to Balyios' debut album Homeward- only one of these will satisfy your fantasy needs, and it's not
So it's that time of year again! The gig circuit is heating up after the winter drought, and as is customary, several parties were vying for the fickle Capetonian's social calendar this past Saturday, and The Halloween Slaughter III won, in my case. It's an almost nostalgic event for me, as I reviewed the previous Halloween Slaughter which took place at the Purple Turtle about 364 days ago
Last seen in Cape Town in 2011, Juggernaught, are a band of men with beards, makin’ manly Southern rock. I know that this is a website dedicated to metal, but Juggernaught have bigger balls than a lot of metal bands in my opinion. Fusing bluesy riffs and lyrics with hard hittin' rock, this band ain't one to push aside. And besides, I haven't met a single metalhead that doesn't dig it like wors!
I first heard of Myrath from a close friend of mine. She had been researching African metal and its reach, and had stumbled across them. The first song she played me had me absolutely enthralled; I didn't realise that such well-written metal was coming from our "Dark Continent". I got in touch with them, and they were all too happy to answer the few questions I could muster.
The other day, I sat down for a digital beard-wag with the boys from Juggernaught,through the haze of booze and smoke and got to know a bit about their upcoming album. Titled "Bring The Meat Back", it is set for release on the 26th of October, 2012.
Yesterday Helldog gave his account of the first half of Winterfest '12 and today Brutalviking dives headfirst into the "main event" of the night - the headliners, Strident and Mind Assault
What do you get when you throw together a post-grad English student, a self-proclaimed sex god, a pirate photographer, a goth, a kid with ADHD, and some guy called Niell? Some would say "an anthropological study" others would yell "Not a deff merrul band!" The answer of course is STRIDENT!
What is best in life? Crushing your enemies, seeing them driven before you, and having a tankard of beer with your fellows, before returning to the pit of guttural blasting consumes you once more!
