No, Warthane is not giving up its dark image in exchange for prayer robes, but is giving up its homeland of South Africa in exchange for testing its wings in arctic-hugging Europe. To be more specific, we bid farewell to Sean who is the founder, frontman, and main songwriter of the band which has been
About two weeks ago we were contacted by Ewa Kopyra of Radio Revolta in Poland regarding a South African metal special of the show. The show, “Demons of South Africa”, will be aired this Thursday (10 May) at 21:00 Polish time (which is approximately 20:00 here in South Africa). Click the promo poster to visit
Everybody likes free stuff, right? Long-running Pretoria death metal band, Gadabout, recently put their unreleased 2009 album, Take Another Life, up for free download from Bandcamp! Click the album cover to be taken to the group’s Bandcamp page. Contained in the seven track album is a great slice of melodic metal that draws on a
Balyios has swept across the SA scene with their brand of European folk-style metal being greedily lapped up by fans wherever they go. The band enjoyed a very receptive audience with their first appearance in Cape Town at M4A’s WinterFest ’11 and it is been only fitting to hear that Balyios is progressing well with
With not many general media outlets devoting time or space to bands and musicians of a more extreme nature, from their April issue Muse Magazine has taken the brave and much commended step to include a column devoted to Metal and other off-centre genres! They approached alternative music veteran and entertainment writer Paul Blom (Terminatryx,
Having been lurking like a creature below the surface of a fozen lake and unbeknownst to many, Messiah Complex from Cape Town are now set to pierce through the ice with the release of their debut, self-titled, EP. It features four tracks recorded by Kyle Puller of Dualine Records, and the download includes an intro
Cape Town thrash fans rejoice, for impact is imminent! Bonded by a mutual love of thrash legends Exodus, members of some of the Cape Town metal scene’s most highly regarded bands have joined forces under the guise of Sexodus to wreak some lethal whiplash-inducing havoc this Easter weekend. The band will be performing a full
With the release of their debut The Writing of Gods in the Sand only weeks behind them, Cape Town’s Wildernessking are already gearing up to release a follow up single, entitled …And the Night Swept Us Away. The single features beautiful hand drawn art by Stephen Green and contains three tracks, including two brand new
Few South Africans have been to Middelburg: situated in the heart of Mpumalanga, Middleburg is renowned for its luxury guest lodges, flourishing farming community and many industrial plants. All this considered, death metal band, Bleeding Spawn, is a large step away from the convention of their hometown. Dominic Vorster, Bleeding Spawn‘s bass guitarist, thinks that
Originally from Durban, playing gigs above the Winston Pub & Burn Night Club, this groove death metal band has been growling its way onto the local metal scene since 2006 and has performed at all the major venues and festivals in South Africa. Contrast The Water has just returned from a massively successful six month
