MØNSTRØID is the love child of 4 dudes from Cape Town, born out of a deeply shared appreciation for writing, making and sharing tectonic plate-shifting music. From the rumbling depths emerges a melodic molten soundscape. From the skies a flaming fireball of fuzz. MØNSTRØID resides where these forces collide. For lovers of growling guitars, distorted…
Cape Town based stoner/desert rock band MØNSTRØID have released the video for their track Lost In the Haze, taken from their 2017 debut album Set 1. Shot in both South Africa and the Namibian desert the band comments on the video,” We love where we live, and we wanted to position the Western regions…
In a small, secluded mining town in rural South Africa, three friends heard the call of the void, and spat fuzz back at it. Thus, Ruff Majik was formed, and the boys decided it was time to move to the city to spread their gospel of riff worship and sound sorcery. Ruff Majik moved…
Astral Death Cult is the second full-length album from DÖ, a riff-praising, cosmos-worshipping trio from Helsinki, Finland. This vicious death cult lead by Big Dog (guitar), Joe E. Deliverance (drums) and Deaf Hank (vox & bass) feeds on dark astral energy and compresses it into what they call “döömer” – a unique northern mix of…
(Photo Credit – Eetu Keränen) Helsinki based, riff-praising, cosmos-worshipping trio DÖ have revealed the lyric video for the new track Cosmic Communion. Taken from their upcoming album Astral Death Cult which releases on the 20th September 2019 on Lay Bare Recordings and Mercyful Tapes. The band commented on the track, “Cosmic Communion one of the…
(Photo Credit @Stevesfilm) All We’ve Known is a 5-piece melodic metalcore band hailing from the windy city of Port Elizabeth, South Africa. Described as a blend of metalcore, hardcore, rock and electronics, the band’s sound is rooted in metal featuring electronic samples and ambience. Heavy breakdowns, hard hitting choruses, electronic elements and melodic riffs all…
(Photo Credit – Lindsey Grace Whiddon) Today sees the release of Pretty Baby, the new single and video from singer-songwriter Steve Umculo. Born and raised in the culturally rich and bustling city of Johannesburg. His music is a tasty blend between folk harmonies and afro-centric grooves. Steve maintains a seamless balance between sing-along melodies and…
Today, Johannesburg-based trio, Go the Rodeo, release their anticipated debut album, Lekker Chilled, two years after the release of their first single “Sea Dog”. The album consists of previously released singles, including “Glass Walls” ft. Matt and Trevor Wentworth (Our Last Night), and “Never C Ur Face Again” ft. Warwick Rautenbach (Hellcats), as well as…
Sacramento based post-hardcore protagonists Dance Gavin Dance have revealed dates for their first South African tour which will take place early 2020. Brought to you by JamPacked Productions, this is the fifth and final tour they promised last year to help raise R1 000 000 in aid of wildlife conservation and anti-poaching efforts in South Africa. ““We…
(Photo Credit – Mike Bell) Facing the Gallows, the Johannesburg based metalcore heroes have been added as support for Ukrainian progressive metal rising stars Jinjer for two shows in Germany, along with Italian death metal mob The Modern Age Slavery. The news comes off the back of their recent win at the Wacken Metal Battle…