With only weeks to go and tickets selling fast, do you feel the buzz yet? For those who are still confused about what is going on: RAMfest is hitting multiple cities this year, but offering only a single-days entertainment at each stop. Fear not! If you’re in Jo’burg or Cape Town, there is still the
South African alternative culture has seen the rise and fall of many companies and projects over the years. Time has also proven that many are not worth their weight in metal, if you know what I mean. Nonetheless, we always welcome new initiatives with open arms because we know that amoungst all of those rough
SuiderbeeS, the symphonic death metal force from Cape Town, have begun work on their upcoming album, The Segregation, due out near the end of the 2012. The recording is being handled by Ruan Jordaan (Megalodon) and is already underway. Vocalist, Molok explains, “The theme behind the album is the separation created between mankind by organizations
For those of you who recall from a few weeks ago, THE CASTING STUDIO did a round where they called for 80s-styled metalheads. With that part of the project complete, they have a new search on… 4 Heavy Metal guys are needed for an advert to be made by a big brand in the automotive
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)
