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...
Woltemade: Siele vir die See, album launch at SummerFest’19
Cape Town, South Africa: we wrote our first item on Woltemade when the band announced its Fragments of Lore coastal tour late last year;...
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...
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...
Secrets: tells all in advance of SA tour [interview]
Cape Town, South Africa: so far, 2018 is delivering a mother load of touring bands to our humble shoreline. Another on that list is...
Jengo: where SA music, art and global gaming culture collides
Johannesburg, South Africa: we can't help but notice the high ratio of metalheads doubling up as gamers in South Africa. It's possible that...
36 Crazyfists: can relate to South Africans [interview]
Cape Town, South Africa: anticipation builds here for the scheduled visit by USA heavyweights 36 Crazyfists. As many will recall, 36 Crazyfists performed...
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...
League Of Doom: 2017 unfolding towards climax
Cape Town, South Africa: some eighteen months ago, South Africa's League Of Doom presented itself to the public with a something of a 'manifesto'...
Fear Factory: robots, humans, systems…
“This is is gonna blow your mind,” says the gruff yet gentle voice emanating from my laptop, “but we are all robots and until...