Just Music, South Africa’s leading independent music company, is proud to announce Mongrel Records, a new label imprint that will focus on pushing heavier rock and metal artists from around Africa to the international market. This new venture will benefit from the full spectrum of Just Music’s successful artist and label services, whilst retaining an…
From low ‘n slow to hard ‘n heavy! Lay Bare Recordings is focused on VINYL and supports bands that I think have an added value in the underground and unconventional music scene. I am very devoted to bring those sounds to a wider audience. The music styles that Lay Bare Recordings will be promoting, are…
Battle City, the Cape Town based instrumental desert rock newcomers release their debut album Press Start today. Founded on the principles of video games and metal, the band started as a project between guitarist Stian Maritz and drummer Wayne Hendrikz to prioritise creative playing over precision. Songs are written haphazardly, spontaneously and often. Press Start…
Nobody Knows What We’re Doing Neither Do We, the new album from South African experimental psychedelic funk rock band No Requests releases today. Formed by Chris van der Walt (Vulvodynia), Clint Falconer (Dan Patlansky) and Gareth Bunge (The Black Cat Bones) who have been all been a constant force in the SA music scene for…
(Photo Credit – Eetu Keränen) Today sees the release of Astral Death Cult, 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…
South African experimental psychedelic funk rock band No Requests have unveiled the video for the new single Choir on Fire. The track is taken from their new album Nobody Knows What We’re Doing Neither Do We which is set for release on the 27th September. Formed by Chris van der Walt (Vulvodynia), Clint Falconer (Dan…
(Photo Credit – Eetu Keränen) DÖ, the Helsinki based döömers are set to release their new album Astral Death Cult at the end of September. Esteemed UK site Outlaws of the Sun have already called it “contender for record of the year. It is that good” in their recent review which you can read here…
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…
(Photographer – Christelle Duvenage) Today sees the release of Tårn the new album from South African psychedelic stoner sludge trio Ruff Majik. Already making a name for themselves after the release of Seasons in early 2018, the band have their red eyes set for the hazy horizon with this release. Recorded, produced and mixed by…