Johannesburg, South Africa: do not feed the carnies, beware of the freaks, do not look the belly dancers in the eye! Good Friday indeed, as the sun dips below the…
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Opinion based or special focus articles. Many of these may not specifically considered as “breaking news”, but of special interest nonetheless.
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Johannesburg, South Africa: we’ve been enjoying the privilege of early access to a much anticipated release. Facing The Gallows‘ debut full length album, Dead Mindset, offers a nail biting fifty…
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Ohgod: ‘Introspection’ single out today
by Patrick Davidson 4 December, 17Cape Town, South Africa: six weeks have passed since Ohgod‘s release of the first single from The Great Silence. With the first full length album only days away from launching,…
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Undivided Legion: gathered to withstand the storm
by Patrick Davidson 20 November, 17Albertinia, South Africa: this small village in the Eden District of the Western Cape, found en route from Cape Town to Mossel Bay, has served as the home of GeraasPlaas…
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“We’ve gotta get there by 8pm, guys. We’ve gotta see The Valley.” I had hustled my friends all week, knowing that when Friday afternoon rolled around, problems were bound to…
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Endless Daze 2017: Turn on, tune in and drop out
by Paul Kennedy 31 October, 17Cape Town, South Africa: this weekend, “Die Weskus” will see a psychedelic array of bands and fans from around the country descend for the second-ever Endless Daze festival, held at…
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Caedem Metal Event: Bloemfontein breaking barriers
by Patrick Davidson 26 October, 17Bloemfontein, South Africa: this city flagged our attention in 2017 for rising above it’s own sense of the ordinary. There has been a hunger here that is now being fed.…
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Palapye, Botswana: last weekend marked the seventh Rock The Nation festival hosted by local band Dust And Fire. An abundance of leather-clad, spiked, passionate and compassionate metal heads were to…
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Dustland Express: The Question, Sir, is Why?
by Patrick Davidson 5 September, 17Cape Town, South Africa: The Question, Sir, is Why? …why we’ve not spoken about Dustland Express at this website before? Well, frankly, it’s not Metal. Or is it? In deep-rooted…
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Cape Town, South Africa: Industrial Rock/Metal band Terminatryx will celebrate its 15 Year Anniversary this weekend at ROAR Live. Fellow locals With Dawn, Khemical Krypt, and this year’s SAMMA Best…