On Friday, US label Antithetic Records initiated a fundraiser for the Wildernessking double vinyl release of The Writing of Gods in the Sand. Let’s face it, times are tough. Especially when it comes to running a small record label. We’ve had some really great releases so far, but when sales start to slow, so does
The announcement carrying the biggest amount of clout since SummerFest’12 is that from Cape Town’s Sindulgence. Although it has yet some ways to go before we get to the date, the band is setting up to ensure a killer album launch for themselves in June 2012. Already, the event boasts a mean and interesting line-up and despite only
This just in from THE CASTING STUDIO in Cape Town… 4 Heavy Metal guys are needed for an advert to be made by a big brand in the automotive industry. If you are aged between 17 and 30 years, and can make yourselves available for casting tomorrow (Friday 3 Feb), then you might stand to
This text copied and pasted directly from RAMfest. We’ve included the relevant links for your convenience. Good luck, and happy hunting! Boys and girls, we are about to run a competition like no other. We’re about to give you something no other South African festival has ever given you before…the chance for one of you,
And we’d hate to see it dented! Too often do we see the genre of metal slipping unnoticed by the wayside when awards are categorized and even our most awesome bands are not taken seriously. Also too often, the team at M4A is defending against people accusing the metal folk of this country as being
Theatre Runs Red remain one of South Africa’s most highly acclaimed pre-release death metal acts. Over the last few years since emerging out of the Kwazulu-Natal Region, they have performed multiple shows in all major cities across the country to eager audiences, resulting in being selected to appear at festivals ranging from Ramfest (Western Cape)
In February of 2012, Axxon proudly release Bite Your Tongue, their debut EP/Maxi single. Made up of a wide variety of electronic industrial styles, drawing from diverse genres as far removed as breakbeat and 80s electronica, EBM industrial, psytrance and ambient drone, the aim of the release is for it to be an accurate depiction
Cape Town: Mind Assault finds itself on the receiving end of attack because of the open stance they have taken agaisnt the recently proclaimed Protection of Information Bill by the South African ruling party - the band fights back!
Crow Black Sky surfaced in the Cape Town live metal circuit in 2010, and released their acclaimed debut album Pantheion in 2011. Although the band has not been known to appear live since the release of this album, they are now making a much anticipated return to the stage to launch their newly remastered Pantheion
RAMfest weekend is all-systems-go, and a limited number of 1000 early-bird Cape Town punters can enjoy 2 nights camping, as well as open access to the M4A Hard Rock & Metal Bar which will be operating at the festival grounds. Camping grounds will open from 10:00am on Saturday 10 March, and remain open until 10:00am
