Born from the gutters of the Mother City, Alive At Midnight are the product of a world gone bad. Today is the release of A House Divided, their new single and first with Mongrel Records. Drawing inspiration from dive-bars, crashed cars and back ally conversations. There is no shortage of mind numbing and stomach-churning narrative…
At its core, Burning Tongue is digestible punk songs that are more concerned with simplicity and brutality than whatever wild scale that incel guitar virtuoso has learned in their mother’s basement. American blackened metallic hardcore band Burning Tongue have released the video for their new single Cult-De-Sac. The track is taken from their upcoming album…
A full throttle sonic assault in the most delicious, and devious fashion! Psycho Killer is the latest single taken from The Medicine Dolls acclaimed 2020 debut album Filth & Wisdom, which has gained widespread attention and earned the band a nomination for Best Alternative Album at this year’s SAMA’s (South African Music Awards). The single…
Fight the Feeling is the 5th video and single taken from Oooth’s 2021 SAMA (South African Music Awards) nominated album Nothing’s Gonna Change. This guitar driven rock anthem sees the band realising they’re not the young punks they used to be as vocalist and guitarist Jason Oosthuizen explains, “I think this song can resonate…
Music creates atmosphere. It solves problems, awakens our senses and has the power to change the world around us. This power, intrinsic in each one of us, makes us capable of the unimaginable. Impavid Colossus captures this strength and transforms it. With powerful striking riffs and memorable melodies creating a unique sound experience which leaves…
After the dystopian pyjama-scape that was 2020, All This For Nothing are coming back to your playlist with their first single since their release of ‘Reverence’ in late 2019. Having spent lockdown hard at work writing and creating demos, Pathology or Pantomime? is the first of the band’s new offerings. Having recently signed to Mongrel…
Johannesburg based rock unit Oooth, led by renowned South African drummer and musician Jason Oosthuizen release the video for Departures the opening track of their new album Nothing’s Gonna Change. “The song, I would think, will resonate with many people trying to escape from somewhere or something that they feel is holding them back, but…
Mongrel Records is ecstatic to announce the signing of South Africa’s most notorious rock band Springbok Nude Girls. The band is currently in studio putting finishing touches to a long anticipated new album, expected to be released in the next few months. Vocalist Arno Carstens comments on the signing, “It’s with great relief and joy…
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Today sees the release of Nothing’s Gonna Change, the new full-length album from Johannesburg based alternative rock mob Oooth. Written during lockdown by Jason Oosthuizen (vocals/guitar), the album delivers all the rock n roll swagger and punk snarl we have come to expect from the band. “We are currently in such weird times, so it’s…