Gunshot Blue is a South African psychedelic blues act born amongst burning incense, black ink, prayer beads, tattooed skin and religious icons back in 2014 at SA Hardcore Social Club in Johannesburg. The band have released the video for their new single Neon Love which made its worldwide premiere on PureGrainAudio yesterday (9th May). Taken…
Africa’s metal Mecca, Krank’d Up returns with an emphatic bang at the announcement of SikTh as their first international act of 2018’s highly anticipated instalment. That’s right, South Africa, the Watford mathcore sextet that stumbled upon a sound unexplored, who devised their own Morse code of metal – one that mushroomed into labyrinthine detours and…
2017 was a massive year for Gauteng-based rock act, Deity’s Muse. They performed at Euroblast festival in Germany, supported UK proggers TesseracT on the Johannesburg leg of their South African tour, took home the SAMMA (South African Metal Music Award) for “Best Album” and cracked mentions in prominent publications such as Metal Hammer and Metal…
Johannesburg’s whiskey-swilling, cigarette-toting, blues-swinging, rock ‘n rollers Dirty Moonshine have just released the video for their track Toxic Waltz taken from their forthcoming debut album Bottom of The Barrel set for release mid-2018. Shot over an extended day at 3 different locations around the city, Director Marios Nicolettis had the following to say about…
Temples on Mars have released the video for their new single Gods & Kings Taken from their self-titled debut album which released on 6th April via Primordial Records “Gods & Kings explores the idea that there is always something bigger than us,” says frontman James Donaldson. “No matter how we see ourselves, we are all…
Today sees the release of Seasons from Pretoria’s Sludge n Rollers Ruff Majik. During the course of 2017 the band released 3 EP’s, The Hare and the Hollow, A Finch in a Cherry Tree and A Dragon and his Hoard, which along with 3 previously unreleased tracks make up Seasons. The band surfaced in 2015 with…
JamPacked Productions are very happy to announce the tour dates for American metalcore band Fit For A King. Three shows across three cities with incredible local acts. In aid of Rocking For Rhinos and other beneficiaries, JamPacked Productions gives YOU the second of five tours aimed at raising R1 000 000.00 for the conservation efforts.…
Johannesburg hardcore veterans TRUTH & ITS BURDEN kick off their 2018 touring schedule with the IRON & FIRE TOUR. The tour spans across all major South African cities in support of their recent 2017 I Labour full length release. The IRON & FIRE TOUR also features support throughout the country from the likes of; Facing…
South African Electro Alternative Rockers Release New Single And Video “Glass Walls” Featuring Our Last Night Members Johannesburg’s Go The Rodeo are happy to reveal the video for new single Glass Walls The song features brothers Matt and Trevor Wentworth from American Post-Hardcore band Our Last Night. Vocalist Corné van Niekerk comments – “Glass Walls is…
South African Instrumental Post Rock Band Set to Tour Germany Cape Town’s OHGOD are very happy to announce dates for their German tour that will see them playing Dunk! Festival and Pelagic Fest. They will also be supporting progressive metalcore giants Jinjer on the German leg of their Cloud Factories Tour 2018 along with The Dali…