Metal From Botswana in South Africa
Courtesy of a partnership between Metal4Africa and Emalyth, South African metal heads are in for a unique heavy metal experience this weekend as Overthrust make their way across the border from Botswana
Posts Tagged ‘bulletscript’
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Rocking the River into the New Year
Armed with a bar-fridge of Monster, and a desire to party, we battled against various weather conditions and unforeseen difficulties amidst the standard festival chaos. This year, the annual event that is Rock the River presented a diverse selection of music across three stages, catering towards fans of metal, alternative, and electronic music
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SummerFest’13 line-up unveiled
With 2012 racing to an end, and the awesome Whiplash safely in the rear-view mirror, SummerFest’13 now rears its beautifully hideous head above the forward horizon.
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Gig Review: The Halloween Slaughter III
So it's that time of year again! The gig circuit is heating up after the winter drought, and as is customary, several parties were vying for the fickle Capetonian's social calendar this past Saturday, and The Halloween Slaughter III won, in my case. It's an almost nostalgic event for me, as I reviewed the previous Halloween Slaughter which took place at the Purple Turtle about 364 days ago
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Strident to Collaborate with Choir for Upcoming Album
On October 27th 2012, local power metal warriors, Strident, will become the first South African metal band to collaborate with a professional choir
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Gig Review: INGquisition Album Launch
On Saturday 29 September, the time had come for the "INGfidels” to gather for the release of ING’s second full-length album, Ingquistion.
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Gig Review: The Thrash Rises
So, I ended up making the long schlepp from Somerset West to Observatory by myself. It was worth it though! Reaching the top of ROAR's well-trodden steps that bear scars from years of abuse from the local metalheads, I had arrived just in time to say a few hello's before the first of the three bands billed for the evening thrashed the stage. Throughout the night, I kept on getting a feeling that I was at this super-awesome high school reunion where I got to hang out with old friends I had forgotten even existed
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The United Underground descends on Stellenbosch
"Imagine a time when people went to shows simply because, well, there was a show to go to! A time when we all banded together towards a common goal" These are the words by metal veterans, Bulletscript. Although this name of band is still a growing force in local metal, it's composition of members span deep into the Cape Town metal scene's history
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Rock the River Retrospective
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
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Crow Black Sky poised to set Cape Town ablaze
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
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