I remember the first time I saw Haggis and Bong live, it was on a Saturday afternoon at RAMfest 2011. It was magical, although I probably would have run away were I still hung over! They came onto the stage and blasted the crowd with the mighty wail of the great highland bagpipes. They embodied
Note: This track is actually called “Macbeth” due to an error in the tracklisting. So, as it turns out, there was metal in S.A. pre-V.O.D. (blasphemous to claim, I know!) Here is to a Song by Odyssey, who were around in the late 80s through to the Early 90s. They only recorded one album, titled
Read Part 1 of our Summerfest review here. A strange thing happened at around 20:40. Stellitius did a quick soundcheck and then… they disappeared! They didn’t actually play and were replaced last minute by the now infamous Anonymous! I can’t complain too much about the change, as they knew all of Stellitius’ material. They were
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
Yes, Rock the River SA – New Years Eve Festival is just around the corner and it seems like everyone I know may well be there. This is an outline of what you will need to survive the festival. There are a few items that need to be in your bag. Heed well; this may
I was browsing events on a certain social website (I think it has a blue logo?) Anyway, and from this I learned that Pretoria Based Juggernaught are going to be back in Cape Town on the 3rd of December. They were here previously on the Metal4Africa stage at RAMfest V. If you like whiskey guzzling,
NOTE: Due to personal integrity, I will attempt to write this review without using the word “brutal”. We arrived at Nameless Pub (fondly known as Shameless in the local scene) in Somerset West just after 20:00, early for most metal heads, but this was a special night. It was the return of Agro to Cape
As daylight dimmed on Saturday night, we set out to the Purple Turtle; nestled in the heart of Cape town’s CBD, for a night of metal! I had never been to the ‘Turtle prior to this event, and I was pleasantly surprised. I thought to myself, “Hell yeah! Metal in the city!” First up was
From the moment I heard this band, I knew they were something special. Myrath (which is Arabic for “legacy”, in case you were wondering) hail from the furthest northern reaches of our continent, Tunisia. If you suck at geography, it’s the country with lots of Mediterranean resorts, NOT the one with the dictator. Myrath are
A few words describe Contrast the Water: Groovy, brutal, “That other band from Durbs”… But you know what? They can be summed up in one word: FUCKING METAL! (okay, that’s two) Perseverance is Contrast the Water‘s second full length and it delivers on what you’d expect from this East Coast powerhouse. The album is filled
