Dreamshade: SA Tour kicks off, interview
Cape Town, South Africa: tomorrow is the first performance by Swiss metallers Dreamshade on their return visit to South Africa after an initial tour...
Temples On Mars: sharing words prior to SA arrival
Cape Town, South Africa: we spoke with a South African member of UK progressive rock/metal band Temples on Mars earlier in 2018. They...
The Necrogenesis Tour: Creating The Godform & Rhakshah
Cape Town, South Africa: two fresh and lively acts are working hard to impress a national footprint on the South African extreme Metal scene....
Kill Frenzy: crossing borders on first tour
Cape Town, South Africa: 2018 circuit beast Kill Frenzy is outgrowing the city limits. The four-man thrash/punk metal onslaught is readying itself for...
Terminatryx: end off 16th anniversary tour at ALTERnative festival
Cape Town, South Africa: Industrial Metal act, Terminatryx, wraps up its 16th Anniversary Duality tour in Cape Town this weekend. Now performing as...
Emalyth: Big Day Out II
Johannesburg, South Africa: "Hate City" finds some heart as metalheads, hard and prog rockers come together for Emalyth's Big Day Out II. The...
The tough conversation about racial bias in entertainment
Just last month I returned home to Cape Town from a most amazing human experience in neighbouring Botswana; a Heavy Metal concert attended mostly...
Skinflint: Skinflint [Review]
Botswana: The Gaberone-based band Skinflint recently released its latest, self-titled album. The three piece has put together a fine musical offering in this...
DeamHorth: Spiritual Serpent [Review]
Johannesburg, South Africa: DeamHorth is about to release its anticipated new album, Spiritual Serpent, in the first week of July. It's an impressive body...
A New Dawn for African Metal in 2018
Please bear in mind that this is an opinion piece written by myself as longtime observer of and participant in local Metal. My...