Peter Saffy was the vocalist of the Bloemfontein-based band Ichor. He will always be remembered as a kind, fun-loving person, and a friend to just about everyone who ever met him. Geologist by day, work had him moving around a lot, and he couldn’t stay in Bloem. However, this did not keep him from doing what he loved, travelling 600 to 1 100 km over a weekend for band practice
For a band who thinks “Humanity is a disease that deserves to be wiped out,” and whose opinion is that “Human nature can be an asshole,” Pretoria based death metallers, Bile of Man, have become an inspirational local band. The inspiration lies not in their steadfast opinions of humanity, but in their deep understanding of
“Comus, the Greek God of Revelry and Festive Mirth, son of Bacchus, lord of Chaos and Anarchy, join us on this carousel of carnivalesque debauchery. An occasion of over indulgence and excess awaits…” These are the words by which Emalyth’s first big event of 2012 was presented to us metal heads, necks itching for a
Read Part 1 of our Summerfest review here. A strange thing happened at around 20:40. Stellitius did a quick soundcheck and then… they disappeared! They didn’t actually play and were replaced last minute by the now infamous Anonymous! I can’t complain too much about the change, as they knew all of Stellitius’ material. They were
Theatre Runs Red remain one of South Africa’s most highly acclaimed pre-release death metal acts. Over the last few years since emerging out of the Kwazulu-Natal Region, they have performed multiple shows in all major cities across the country to eager audiences, resulting in being selected to appear at festivals ranging from Ramfest (Western Cape)
The new year and 28th of January is fast approaching, and with it comes SummerFest ’12. This will be our 11th event at the Klein Libertas Theatre in Stellenbosch, marking the fifth year of www.metal4africa.com activities in local metal. Not only are we celebrating this accomplishment along with 9 worthy bands at SummerFest ’12, but
If anybody in Johannesburg has shown a dedicated commitment to hard work in bolstering their local underground scene, it’s the slave elves at Emalyth. Over the last year or so we have witnessed shows hosted by Emalyth begin to swell in importance within the local metalscape. This is not only because of growing support from
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
The 26th of March 2011, Wolmer Events Arena was the setting for a night of beer fuelled madness and skull crushing metal as some of the most prominent local death metal acts shared the stage in an effort made possible by Maggot Entertainment. Most of the local fans would not have expected such an onslaught
RAMfest has been and gone, but certainly is not forgotten in the minds of everyone who attended. The Metal4Africa stage was an absolute riot with a stellar sound and lighting rig, as well as a great and varied selection of bands. Two stalwarts of the Cape Town metal community, George van der Riet and Pieter
