BOARGAZM is one of South Africa’s premiere hardcore metal acts, delivering hard, aggressive & groovy slices of top shelf metal theatrics. Founded by iconic musician Heine van der Walt, the youngest brother of the prestigious “Wolmer” clan. The Wolmer brothers have been involved in countless acts since the early 90s, and includes famed South African…
Armagammon this new album from Boargazm, an alien-pig themed band from South Africa. Sporting sci-fi inspired costumes with a trilogy of albums and accompanying comic books, they tell the story of a rebel band of time-travelling freedom fighters known as “The Pig Whisperers”, who warn the world of the impending Aporkalypse, through the Baconing, all…
Today sees the release of Prologue, the debut album from Brazilian heavy rock unit Impavid Colossus on Wikimetal Music. The album has already garnered widespread critical acclaim which Rock N Load calling it “a hard rock album packed with heavy overtones that will have you rocking out big time” in their 10/10 review while Games,…
Solace In Solitude is the debut full length album from South Sunken State. Exploring themes of inhuman behaviour and cruelty to the planet the band uses groovy riffs and intense melodic phrasing to create heavy yet catchy Modern Groove Metal. Sunken State formed in 2018 in Johannesburg and have been perfecting their sound ever since.…
South African’s Sunken State will be releasing their highly anticipated new album Solace In Solitude on the 11th June 2021. Swindler is the explosive second single taken from the album after last month’s Separation Has Begun. Combining groove and powerful melodies, the band captures the ear with force and reveals the new age of…
Separation Has Begun is the new single from South African Modern Groove Metal mob Sunken State. It’s the first single taken form the bands forthcoming debut full-length album Solace In Solitude which is set to drop on the 11th June 2021. “Separation Has Begun is about human’s disconnect from nature. Mother nature is fierce, beautiful,…
Cape Town based ragga infused groove metal unit Ill System have unveiled the video for their new single Rock Bottom. The band’s music is a hard-hitting politically charged mix of Groove Metal, Rock, Reggae and more recently Hip-Hop & Electronica. They also have a unique African influence by leading many songs with Djembe and Bongo…
Swiss melodic metal masters Dreamshade have revealed a new single Shanghai Nights, taken from their forthcoming album A Pale Blue Dot which is set for release on the 5th March 2021 . It’s the second track they have shared from the new album after Lightbringers, which the band released late last year. The track which…
Over a decade ago, Johannesburg’s Truth and Its Burden immersed itself in a thriving metal scene. The idea was simple enough: delivering a message of hope and positivity out of the ashes of friction, adversity and dreams reshaped and redrawn. Those same ideals that initially bore life still resonate today, especially with the current situation…
