Let me just start by getting all the pig-related puns out of my system – I hambly apologize in advance. Boy, do these boys like to ham it up. The really do deliver a crackling good album. It’s quite an imporkant bit of music for the industry. I’m not going to lambast them for their
Living in Cape Town, I have been fortunate enough to see the evolution of Heathens growing into the creature that is Wildernessking. For those of you who have yet to be acquainted with either band, Heathens began as a three-piece specialising in blasphemous black ‘n roll with about as much reverence as Satan in a
Warthane popped up on my radar in 2008. Despite them being based in Johannesburg some 1,600 kilometers away from me in Cape Town, I’ve had ample opportunities to see them perform at various clubs and festivals in a number of cities at fairly regular, but well-spaced intervals over the last 4 years or so. This
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
When The Sonic Slaughter popped up on my radar, I was immediately intrigued. The line-up of three bands was alluring in that each one held a certain interest of mine. Beeldenstorm are a very new band on the local circuit, and I’d already missed their first two live appearances, and The Warinsane has been in
With every dark beat pulsating through my body, I morph more and more into a vampire. And not of the sparkly variety. The Anne Rice sex-on-wheels variety. Walking through the misty darkness, the venue, The Capitol Theatre in Pretoria, actually feels like a living being, encapsulating you. It was one of the first atmospheric style
NOTE: Due to personal integrity, I will attempt to write this review without using the word “brutal”. We arrived at Nameless Pub (fondly known as Shameless in the local scene) in Somerset West just after 20:00, early for most metal heads, but this was a special night. It was the return of Agro to Cape
