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
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
Cape Town: Mind Assault finds itself on the receiving end of attack because of the open stance they have taken agaisnt the recently proclaimed Protection of Information Bill by the South African ruling party - the band fights back!
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
Yes, Rock the River SA – New Years Eve Festival is just around the corner and it seems like everyone I know may well be there. This is an outline of what you will need to survive the festival. There are a few items that need to be in your bag. Heed well; this may
Earlier today, black metal blog Lurker’s Path posted the cover art for Wildernessking‘s upcoming full-length, The Writing of Gods in the Sand. The 7 track, 50 minute album will come out on CD (mid-December 2011) and vinyl (February 2012) on the US label, Antithetic Records. The CD cover art below was done by Reuben Sawyer,
Metalminded Darkfiend at M4A headquarters in Cape Town offers some reflection on the state of Cape Town metal as we fast approach 2012. He offers an insiders perspective on various events, happenings and timelines, and where he expects it will leave our general state of “health” as a metal community as we find ourselves in
The 2011/2012 festival season is creeping upon us and while some have already rocked the daisies, that doesn’t sound very metal. Fortunately there is plenty of metal headed our way, with our own Metal4Africa Summerfest in the first quarter of the year. In the mean time, Rock the River SA is just around the corner
