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South Africas most eagerly awaited alternative, rock, and metal festival RAMFEST is gearing up for an explosive return, and fans are in for a treat with the announcement of not one but two exceptional international headline acts. This year's festival … Continued

South Africa's Premier Alternative, Rock, and Metal Festival RAMFEST Returns with a Bang! After a prolonged hiatus that left fans craving the adrenaline rush of live music, we are thrilled to announce the grand comeback of South Africa's most anticipated … Continued

Artist: DOOMTRIGGER Title: Dark Continuum Release Date: 5 May 2023 I have to be honest right up front of this review - I've been on the DOOMTRIGGER hype train since I first reviewed their first EP "Enter the Cosmis" last year … Continued

Artist: Deadline Title: Vitriol Inc Release Date: 5 May 2023 Deadline, the pioneers of the ‘New Wave of South African Heavy Metal’, are back with their 3rd heart-pumping, tights-stretching, crotch-bulging 3rd album entitled 'Vitriol Inc'. Bowing even further down to … Continued

ARTIST: Doomtrigger EP NAME: Dark Continuum RELEASE DATE: 5 May 2023 Doomtrigger is a 4-piece metal phenomenon hailing from Stellenbosch, South Africa. Seemingly out of nowhere, the band came tearing out the gates with their debut offering, Enter the Cosmic, in April 2022. … Continued

ARTIST: Boargazm ALBUM NAME: Armagammon RELEASE DATE: 5 May 2023 BOARGAZM is one of South Africa’s premiere hardcore metal acts, delivering hard, aggressive & groovy slices of top shelf metal theatrics. Today sees the release of  Armagammon via Mongrel Records. Influenced … Continued

ARTIST: Jackson Colt SINGLE: Strangers RELEASED: Friday 24 March Picture it! The Los Angeles Strip! 1982! The smell of hair spray, cigarettes and cheap whiskey is in the air. All around you the sound of leather on leather squeeks rhythmically … Continued

Pretoria based South African experimental rock band Acid Magus have been making waves in the music scene since their 2021 debut release Wyrd Syster. The album was well received by international media, with the likes of tastemakers The Sleeping Shaman … Continued

ARTIST: SUNKEN STATE SINGLE NAME: ABYSS COUNTRY: SOUTH AFRICA RELEASE DATE: 17 MARCH 2023 Prepare to have your mind blown by one of the most electrifying reviews you'll ever read! South African metal powerhouse Sunken State has been dominating the scene since … Continued