HopePunk Records is excited to announce the release of A New World, the debut album from transcontinental hard rockers HeadFury, a 3-piece with its roots in Johannesburg, South Africa. Their sound is a mix of infectious riffs, punchy drums and emotional melodic soundscapes that will get your mind thinking and your head bouncing. Wayne and…
Black Hole Mass is the pummelling new EP from Helsinki based psychedelic blackened doom trio DÖ. The album which is the first release with the new guitarist Teröid, has a theme of dark cosmic mass that praises the almighty astral forces with three rituals performed by the astral death cult. All hymns were written together,…
Rosy Finch are incredibly happy to announce they will be re-pressing their highly acclaimed second album Scarlet in a new colour vinyl with some special gifts included with pre-orders. The Spanish trio released the album in March on Dutch label Lay Bare Recordings just before the world went into lockdown as guitarist and vocalist Mireia…
The Devil’s Cattle is the highly anticipated, full-length album release from South African rock and rollers Ruff Majik, and the first with their new label Mongrel Records. The album is a 13-song firecracker filtered through the colorfully twisted lens of lead vocalist, guitarist, and songwriter Johni Holiday and the first to feature producer, multi-instrumentalist, and…
The Ladder is albinobeach’s new single and title-track from the South African instrumental band’s upcoming album, which is set for release on the 6th November. The track was written and recorded alongside eight other compositions that make up the album. The Ladder will be the band’s second full-length release after the improvisational, ensemble-driven Cacophonic in…
Lava Suit is a new experimental solo project from musician and producer Gideon Kretschmer, based out of Frankfurt, Germany. If you like a dose of nice melodic, emo/folk inspired songs that take you back in emotional reminiscence to your happiest memories or saddest day, you will love Lava Suit. Indulging in no-boundaries creative experimentation focused…
HOKUM (previously known as Marlowe) is a three-piece progressive rock band, hailing from Johannesburg, South Africa. As Marlowe, they played all the major festivals in South Africa, and at the time were the biggest heavy rock band in the country. Under HOKUM, the band have plied countless more hours in the practice room and on…
CODE106 formed in 2018 in George, a small coastal town on the famous Garden Route in the Western Cape of South Africa. Better known for its golf courses and mountain passes than the alternative groove metal the band brings us with their new single Eradicate, a track which focuses on the negative impact that modern…
Oooth is a hard rock trio led Jason Oosthuizen, a renowned South African drummer and musician. Jason started playing drums in 1991 at the age of four, and since then has gone on to play in some of the best bands to come out of South Africa as well as done session and live work…
South African sludge n roll riff merchants Ruff Majik have announced details for their HULLABALOO Urban Sessions live stream performance taking place on the 31st October at 6pm CET. The show will be hot on the heels of the 30th October release date for their highly anticipated new album The Devil’s Cattle, the first with…