16 year old Johannesburg based singer-songwriter Josh Middleton has announced dates for his European tour in conjunction with Sofar Sounds. The tour kicks off on the 16th January 2019 in the UK and will see him play shows in Germany, France and Switzerland. The news comes off the back of the release of his debut…
(Photographer Luke Daniel) Can You Hear us at the Back is the second full-length album by Cape Town based folk punk collective The Shabs, set for release on the 1st March 2019. This comes off the back of a very successful year which saw them performing in 7 different countries around Southern Africa and Europe…
Today sees the release of Georgia, the new single and video from Johannesburg’s post-hardcore heroes OneDaySky. Written during a short hiatus, the song has a special place in their journey. As a band, it matured their writing process and let them venture into an area they have barely scratched the surface of. The track carries…
If Dr. Seuss and Ozzy Osbourne spent a crazy night out on the town, then this would be their story. Don’t Fear the Dark is a colourful children’s book detailing a loose and lucid history of metal music from its inception in the 60s to now. The first book sets the pace and the scene,…
(Photo Credit Veronika Gusieva) Ukrainian Metal Machine, Jinjer Set To Tour South Africa, Joined by special guests UK-based progressive rock act, SÜMER Technically sophisticated four-piece, Jinjer represent an incredibly catchy mix of progressive metalcore, djent, hardcore, death and groove metal. With feisty growls and soul-shattering clean vocals, front-woman extraordinaire, Tatiana Shmailyuk possesses a…
After the release of the phenomenal new album Shun the Reptile on the 2nd November, an album that Angry Metal Guy called, “an exciting listen from a band that no doubt has a bright future ahead”, Zombies Ate My Girlfriend release the video for 1st single and opening track The Worst Is Yet to Come.…
DURGE was formed in Cape Town, South Africa in 2016 by Mark Ellis, Francois Taljaardt, James Lombard, and Heinrich Wesson. Over the past two years the band has been forging their unique sound that they call “Melandelic Rock”, a fusion of melancholy and psychedelic sounds. They’ve recently released their debut EP titled Dirge, a collection…
Today sees the release of Never C UR Face Again, the new single and video from Johannesburg based electro rock band Go the Rodeo. Shot by Chase Beynon of Capitol Collective and edited by guitarist and vocalist Corné Van Niekerk the track features Warwick Rautenbach from notorious rock n roll duo Hellcats. Corné comments, “Never…
Zombies Ate My Girlfriend release their highly anticipated new album Shun the Reptile. Heavy as two Hells, a cesspool of crushing drums, malicious riffs and some the most personal and brutal lyrics seen so far from the Cape Town based South Africans. Guitarist Adriano Rodrigues explains more about the overall concept and emotion behind the…
Hailing from Johannesburg, South Africa, Mad God release their new album Grotesque and Inexorable today. A swirling mass of slow-motion sludgey riffs and Lovecraftian psychedelia. The album is an exploration into new musical territory for the band. After the release of Tales of a Sightless City in 2017, Mad God have been aiming to evolve…