Go The Rodeo is a progressive electro rock band from the western outskirts of Johannesburg. Their current lineup consists of Robert Mitchley (bass guitar), Corne van Niekerk (vocals, guitar) and Craig Atkinson (drums). Their sound is a blend of indie rock, pop, and blues influences, with electronic elements inspired by the likes of The Kills,…
(Photographer – Paige Fiddes) Today sees the release of Bounceology, the new album from Cape Town based gypsy jungle rock collective Crimson House. Crimson House wrote their latest album Bounceology while on permanent tour around South Africa, inspired directly from South African musical acts surrounding the ever-burgeoning music festival scene. The band recorded the album…
Johannesburg’s positive hardcore champions Truth & Its Burden have released the lyric video for their new single Surfacing which premiered exclusively via popular YouTube channel Hardcore Worldwide. This is the first new track from the band since the release of their critically acclaimed album I Labour in 2017. The inspiration behind the track is very…
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…
