(Photographer – Jean-Michael Kelsey) Doomy alternative rock band Them Dirty Shrikes release their new single November today. Formed in Pretoria, South Africa in 2016 the band has quickly gained a standing in the local live scene having performed at the country’s top festivals like Oppikoppi, Mistry Waters Music Festival and the Durban International Blues Festival.…
Cleveland dark rock band Frayle creates gripping, doomy music at once bleak and beautiful that is impossible to resist. The group will release its debut full-length LP, ‘1692‘, on 14th February 2020 via Aqualamb Records / Lay Bare Recordings. Frayle makes music for the night sky. The group was formed in 2017 by guitarist Sean…
ONHOU was founded in 2016 and consists of previous and current members of Killteam, Lords of Gravity, Wolvon, Grinding Halt and Ortega. Rooted in Groningen, the band embodies their northern heritage by mixing desolate sludgy doom riffs with miserable post-metal atmospheres, embracing the sinister history of the soil that made them. The four piece scrutinizes…
Ascending U.S. Group Expands the Horizons of Doom Metal and Dream Pop on Vivid New Album Cleveland dark rock band Frayle creates gripping, doomy music — at once bleak and beautiful — that is impossible to resist. The group will release its debut full-length LP, ‘1692‘, on February 14, 2020 via Aqualamb Records / Laybare Recordings.…
(Photographer – Jacques Schutte) Birds and the Bees is the new single from South African blues-infused rock storytellers The Amblers, the track is taken from their upcoming 3rd EP set for release early 2020. As always drummer Jason Hinch provides a powerful framework for Justin Swart to deliver his ideas of music and lyrics to…
ONHOU was founded in 2016 and consists of previous and current members of Killteam, Lords of Gravity, Wolvon, Grinding Halt and Ortega. Rooted in Groningen, the band embodies their northern heritage by mixing desolate sludgy doom riffs with miserable post-metal atmospheres, embracing the sinister history of the soil that made them. Today sees the release…
(Photographer – Nathan Ferreira) Today sees the release of Seer, the 3rd album from South African sludge metallers The Drift. The album follows their 2013 debut Dreams of Deluge and 2015’s The Mountain Star and forms the final piece of the Deluge trilogy. “Seer is the sound of introspection, with tracks ranging from claustrophobic and…
Confined Reality is the new EP from South African melodic death metal band Thread of Omen. Formed in 2013 and, after several initial line-up changes, began playing gigs in and around the Cape Town area. The band has released two full-length albums, Palace of the Fathers (2015) and Vindicta (2017) both of which have been…
Head in the Sand is the new track from Johannesburg’s electro alt-rock trinity Go the Rodeo. The video for the track features candid behinds the scenes footage taken from their recent Cape Town tour. The song is classic Go the Rodeo, swirling synths, electro beats and groovy bass lines but lyrically things are a little…
