For those of you who are currently unenlightened, this gig was not hosted by one of those strange ‘end of days’ cult groups or anything else untoward, as the title might suggest. “But what is this ‘doom’ business all about?” I hear people asking. Well, the main objective of the show was to present doom
Upon hearing about a new venue opening its doors to the metal hordes in the Cape Town area, M4A’s Darkfiend did the rounds to suss it out, and to see some new bands as yet unknown to M4A’s collective ears. After seeing that our writer for this event would not make it, I wolfed down
“Comus, the Greek God of Revelry and Festive Mirth, son of Bacchus, lord of Chaos and Anarchy, join us on this carousel of carnivalesque debauchery. An occasion of over indulgence and excess awaits…” These are the words by which Emalyth’s first big event of 2012 was presented to us metal heads, necks itching for a
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
Metal, beer and good times. All this and more is what was expected as the 28th of January 2012 dawned. Metal4africa.com had promised to impale our lust for live metal on the bloodied pike of patience and so they did, Summerfest was back and I was heading there fast. Destination: Stellenbosch. (I make it around
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
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
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
Corpse paint, necks breaking, moshing, screaming, pushing, drinking and brutal music can only mean one thing: you’re at the Warthane album launch. When arriving at a venue an hour and a half early for a gig, one usually does not expect to see many people waiting to go in, however, on Saturday 10 December 2011,
With a lineup saturated with the finest talent that our local music scene has to offer, Emalyth’s Last Blast was undoubtedly the place to be this past Saturday to satisfy the appetite of those with a taste for unconventional live music. Last Blast was held in Vereeniging at the local watering-hole, Milano’s. A colourful array
