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Cape Town, South Africa: Thundering onto the live scene in 2015, The Alpha Sequence are taking no prisoners with their metal onslaught. We...

We recently took the time to track down one of Southern Africa's more unique offerings.

Cape Town, South Africa: local band Atlantic South is well known for it's compelling blend between Metal and Metalcore, and now has it's collective...

Cape Town, South Africa: more than fifteen years and Mind Assault still has a few tricks up...

Johannesburg, South Africa: we've been enjoying the privilege of early access to a much anticipated release. Facing The Gallows' debut full length album,...

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 M4A

I was ambling around as the afternoon bands had started, not really expecting much, as it seemed that most people had opted for an early evening nap before the debauchery launched into night two - Surely these are just the warm up acts? Wrong. Totally. Wrong.

What is best in life? Crushing your enemies, seeing them driven before you, and having a tankard of beer with your fellows, before returning to the pit of guttural blasting consumes you once more!

What does it mean if it is called 'African Metal'? To most, this means only that a band originates from within the geography of continental...

If you were present at one of V.O.D's 10 Year Re-union shows, then you most certainly were at the best place possible at that time. Simply because, if you were not yet born in the year of 1982, then it is highly unlikey that you were old enough to witness a chapter in the forging of a South African metal scene - and this tour was your only opportuninty to travel through time and visit that special place in our metal history and legacy!