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...
SAMMA Chronicles 2017: The Roundup
Johannesburg, South Africa: As the dust settles on a majestic month of Metal which saw events such as the South African Metal Music Awards,...
Emalyth: gear up for the ‘Big Day Out’
Johannesburg, South Africa: Gauteng bands and fans have been spoiled of late with some killer shows and the 29th of July 2017 brings with...
The Fallen Prophets: EP launch approaching
Cape Town, South Africa: one of the country's hardest working death metal bands in recent years, The Fallen Prophets, is preparing for it's second...
Overthrust 2017: A Mardi Gras, but for Metalheads
Johannesburg, South Africa: A trip “over the fence” to play at Botswana’s 8th Anniversary Overthrust Winter Metal Mania Festival in the 6000-strong town of...