I was scouring the internet and realised that one of South Africa’s most famous metal exports is very much under represented locally. From humble beginnings he rose to prominence in the international music scene, to ride with dragons and beyond! I am of course speaking of ZP Theart who you might remember as the vocalist
Heathens were a breakaway band in 2010, writing music very much at odds to the Cape Town (and indeed, South African) black metal scene, while still retaining the ethos behind the music. Earlier this year the band changed their name to Wildernessking to tie in to their distribution deal with Antithetic Records. We spoke to
Balyios is a relatively young and unknown band on the South African metal scene, having only formed in 2010. Nonetheless, they are making waves and gaining cred with their melodic folk metal that sounds like it fell straight from the skies of Finland (and not the flats of Pretoria, Balyios’ home). André Venter of Tyrannic
METAL4AFRICA brings an account of the recent Ensiferum tour to South Africa as a conversation piece between two locals: Tyranic Assault (official tour photographer) and Steven (Keyboardist for Riddare Av Koden). Words by Andre Venter of Tyranic Assault, on behalf of
