The SAMMA Scripts 2018: The Audio and the Visual
Johannesburg, South Africa: As South African Metal fans, we live for the live shows, regardless of the size. There are not very many...
The SAMMA Scripts: some more of the best
Johannesburg, South Africa: We continue our genre journey for the South African Metal Music Awards by looking at the remaining three categories. This...
The SAMMA Scripts: some of the best
Johannesburg, South Africa: Following on from an introduction to the Top Newcomers to the SA Metal Scene, let’s take the opportunity to get to...
The SAMMA Scripts 2018: The Newbies
Johannesburg, South Africa: It's that time of the year again when we celebrate names and achievements which have floated high in the South African...
The Freakquency Transmission: celebrate freak culture
Johannesburg, South Africa: do not feed the carnies, beware of the freaks, do not look the belly dancers in the eye!
Good Friday indeed, as...
Endless Daze 2017: review by a metalhead
"We’ve gotta get there by 8pm, guys. We’ve gotta see The Valley."
I had hustled my friends all week, knowing that when Friday afternoon rolled...
Endless Daze 2017: Turn on, tune in and drop out
Cape Town, South Africa: this weekend, "Die Weskus" will see a psychedelic array of bands and fans from around the country descend for the...
Caedem Metal Event: Bloemfontein breaking barriers
Bloemfontein, South Africa: this city flagged our attention in 2017 for rising above it's own sense of the ordinary. There has been a hunger...
Rock The Nation 7: event review
Palapye, Botswana: last weekend marked the seventh Rock The Nation festival hosted by local band Dust And Fire. An abundance of leather-clad, spiked,...
Release the Kitties: Keeping winter from the doorstep of CO-SANC
Johannesburg, South Africa: During these times of political disillusionment, it’s important to focus on the small acts of kindness and the people who do...