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Johannesburg, South Africa: Fists in the air and flying hair. Nothing – absolutely nothing – trumps the live experience at a Metal show. Whether it be at the nearest local…

Johannesburg, South Africa: One of my most favourite experiences as a Metal fan is when you discover something deliciously new on the scene. The band that makes you turn your…

Johannesburg, South Africa: it is always interesting when the different metal genre nominations come out for the SAMMAs and this year was no exception. Notably, 2017 has included an additional…

Cape Town, South Africa: one of the country’s hardest working death metal bands in recent years, The Fallen Prophets, is preparing for it’s second formal release following last year’s Slaughtered…

Johannesburg, South Africa: A trip “over the fence” to play at Botswana’s 8th Anniversary Overthrust Winter Metal Mania Festival in the 6000-strong town of Ghanzi was something of a metal…

Authored by: Doug Jenkinson From the editor: Doug Jenkinson, also guitarist for Johannesburg Prog/Metal band Raptorbaby, shares some insightful views on the development of genres and sub-genres within the African…

Johannesburg, South Africa: local metal enthusiast Orry Messer attended his third Witchfest festival on the weekend, the previous two being in 2015 at the same venue, and before that in…

All right, let’s face it: we’re greedy. When it comes to music, we’ve bypassed the corner store and gone straight to the all-you-can-eat banquet. With streaming platforms, online stores and…

Cape Town, South Africa: The weekend is upon us and we took the time to chat with one last participant in tomorrow’s all-ages-welcome concert taking place at the Claremont Civic…

Cape Town, South Africa: alternative metal band Last One Alive has left a thorough trail of evidence across the city since releasing it’s stunning ‘Kiss The Ground’ video late last…