The South African metal scene is often criticised for being too samey and lacking the innovation that has characterised the (admittedly, much larger) European and American scenes. Trends come and go, with bandwagons often full to overflowing with groups hoping to become the "next big thing" on everyones lips and it takes a certain amount of vision to fly in the face of this to make the music that you want to hear
In March this year, death metal fans in South Africa were treated with the second Detonation Tour hosted by Valgar Entertainment, featuring the Italian band Fleshgod Apocalypse alongside a slew of local extreme acts. At M4A, and at our WinterFest’12 event, we aim to keep the 2012 death metal momentum rolling by treating Cape Town
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!
In the spirit of bringing you new and exciting music here on Metal4Africa.com, we are pleased to announce the release of the first ever Metal4Africa Sampler Showcase! Tailored to the imminent arrival of Winterfest '12, this seven track sampler contains music from almost all of the bands performing at the festival!
Metal is the genre of youth. Not to be discourteous to those metalheads among us who have been around since before most younger bands were even born, but it has a certain chutzpah that is designed to capture "youth" in a nice, neat package. It is rebellious, loud, aggressive and as crazy as most hormone-secreting teens and it is in those formative years that most are drawn into the fold. What happens, then, when Real Life starts creeping up on you
Sindulgence is a rising star in the local metal scene, which probably has to do with the fact that they are one of the hardest working bands around. They play a unique style of metal that encompasses progressive elements as well as death metal and even some 'core thrown in. In light of their debut Metal4Africa performance at Winterfest in July and their upcoming album launch this weekend, Stentorian got a hold of the sinners and fired off some questions
