From their upcoming EP ‘Primordial Instinct’ due to be released on November the 1st and previously reviewed by yours truly on both Burgstudio and The Metalist, Cape Town based Death Metal coven The Fallen Prophets have unveiled their latest single ‘Beneath The Veil Of Flesh’. Be ready to be torn asunder by the smoldering single … Read more
Hailing from Johannesburg and featuring Justin on guitar, Matt on bass, Nate on drums and Sam on vocals, Fading Gray are a quartet that conjure forth Metal that is both memorable and melodious. Their latest single ‘Lunatic’ is a gritty Metal gem that makes up for its somewhat clunky execution with a wealth of passion and … Read more
Hailing from Durban, Thorns Of Ivory specialise in the type of gargantuan, groove infused Metal which exists within a firey framework that incorporates Thrash, Metalcore and Deathcore into a volcanic inferno that simmers with menace. Their latest track ‘Dogs Of War’ is a crushing clarion call to arms that propels itself forward upon a backbone … Read more
On their latest album ‘Bellum’ South African sonic cabal Chaos Doctrine invoke a firey inferno of enigmatic, blazing Thrash infused Industrial Metal that is as catchy as an airborne contagion and as crushing as a steamroller. Opening track ‘Lifting The Veil’ is a chrome plated battleship that forges ahead with bruising rhythms, skin-shredding leads, percussive, … Read more
The time is nigh for on April 27th Industrial-Thrash machine Chaos Doctrine are set to unleash their latest album ‘Bellum’ on the unsuspecting masses. To whet your appetite for the pummelling that will occur Chaos Doctrine have unveiled their latest single from said full length entitled ‘Heretic’. This prime piece of sonic real estate hinges … Read more
The upcoming EP courtesy of Doomtrigger, ‘Circles Part One’ is a devastating display of fierce Metalcore that is merciless in its intent to set your synapses ablaze in a conflagration of crushing rhythms, cumbersome riffs, furious vocals and bug-eyed drum battery. Prepare to be pummeled as opening track ‘Limbo’ lays siege to your being with … Read more
Sunken State continue to forge ahead with tenacity and vigour, their latest single ‘I Am Divinity’ being testament to this band’s stellar work ethic and musicianship. Although I may not resonate with this track on a holistic level, I am still able to recognize and applaud its execution. On ‘I Am Divinity’ Sunken State unleash … Read more
Punishing and propulsive, the latest track by DOOMTRIGGER entitled ‘Limbo’ is a merciless slab of prime Metalcore that relentlessly pummels all into submission with its deadly confluence of crushing riffs, corrosive vocals and ferocious rhythms. ‘Limbo’ is the first single from this Stellenbosch based sonic collectives upcoming EP ‘Circles: Part One’, an EP in a … Read more
Ghast who are undoubtedly one of the most ferocious contingents of the current wave of South African Hardcore have returned with yet another smoldering slab of skull shattering Metalcore in the form of the utterly furious ‘Dysania’. Following on from the bludgeon evidenced in the maelstrom witnessed on ‘The Purse Of Bloody Eyes’ released in … Read more
Crushing, corrosive and combustible; these are the words that come to mind when describing the devastating Metallic Hardcore plied by Cape Town based cabal Peasant. Their latest single, the combative ‘Pendulum Soul’ is testament to the above descriptor. Traversing similar sonic waters to All Out War, Sworn Enemy and Integrity, Peasant lay siege to one’s … Read more