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...
Dividing the Element [Review]
I went into listening to this self-titled debut album by Zimbabwe's Dividing The Element with very few preconceptions - I mean, how many other...
Patrick Davidson: friends in need, friends indeed
Cape Town, South Africa: five bands from this city are gathering under the banner of the Metal United World Wide this weekend and will...
Cartagena: Roma Delenda Est [review]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdiTfUvC0qk
This five-piece band from Tunisia, Africa recently released its second album Roma Delenda Est; the story of a warrior completing quests during the ancient...
Ruff Majik: Seasons premiere and review
Pretoria, South Africa: anthropologists may look back on this chapter in history, fingering it as a most interesting juncture. What is going on,...
Ruff Majik: Seasons album to release this Friday
Pretoria, South Africa: check out the album artwork as Ruff Majik prepares to launch Seasons on Friday 20 April. Illustrated by Anni Buchner...
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...