Infanteria means "infantry" if translated from Spanish to English – though it remains unclear as to whether or not the band intended any links to the Spanish military. Regardless, their name seems apt enough considering how Infanteria's lyrical content makes many inferences
What do you get when you throw together a post-grad English student, a self-proclaimed sex god, a pirate photographer, a goth, a kid with ADHD, and some guy called Niell? Some would say "an anthropological study" others would yell "Not a deff merrul band!" The answer of course is STRIDENT!
Any self-respecting and dedicated South African metalhead would know that there is at least one band who can rightfully claim the title of the ‘godfathers of local metal’: Voice Of Destruction. Birthed in 1986, the band had highly talented musicians and ambition, and a wholly punk, ‘fuck you’, attitude! They gained international notoriety through underground
