Tag Archives: metal
Compound Underground: Dustland Express, Past Haunts & Atlantic South at Mercury
Sat 27 August 2016 It was a really quiet night unfortunately but in spite of that the bands all put on great shows and the intimacy of the small crowd actually made everything feel pretty casual and relaxed and jokes … Continue reading →
Tagged atlantic south, cape town, cbd, dustland express, gigs & festivals, guitars, long hair, mercury, metal, music, past haunts, photography, rock, south africa, south african, texx and the city, weekends
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Rotting Christ (Greece) at the Assembly
Sat 2 July 2016 Greek black metal band Rotting Christ faced a fair amount of resistance to their South African tour, but for all that the Cape Town show at the Assembly went down (rather disappointingly, I must say) without any interference … Continue reading →
Tagged assembly, cape town, chains, fallen prophets, favourites, gigs & festivals, greek, headbanging, international, international act, long hair, metal, music, photography, rotting christ, south africa, south african, spikes, the assembly, witchdoctor productions
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Infanteria’s 10 year anniversary with Wargrave at ROAR
Sat 25 June 2016 This time last year I attended my first Infanteria show (which also happened to be their album launch) and it was epic. Since then I’ve become a big fan of the band and always enjoy being … Continue reading →
Tagged anniversary, favourites, gandalf's, gigs & festivals, guitars, headbanging, infanteria, long hair, metal, mosh pit, moshpit, photography, roar, rock, south africa, south african, texx and the city, wargrave, weekends
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Subject to Slaughter EP launch with Mezzanine Floor and Bulletscript at ROAR
Sat 17 June 2016 After the chilled gig I’d attended the night before, I relished the intensity and energy of Subject to Slaughter‘s EP launch at ROAR. I always get hair envy watching the band – seriously, they should have … Continue reading →
Tagged album launch, cape town, ep launch, favourites, gigs & festivals, guitars, hair envy, headbanging, long hair, metal, mezzanine floor, mosh pit, music, obs, photography, roar, rock, south africa, south african, subject to slaughter, tattoos, texx and the city, weekends, winter
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Fear Factory (US), Boargazm and Ill System at the Assembly
Sat 11 June 2016 Industrial metal legends Fear Factory performed a great show at the Assembly, in spite of the fact that guitarist Dino Cazares leg cast meant he had to sit for the whole performance. The band were supported … Continue reading →
Tagged american, assembly, boargazm, cape town, events, favourites, fear factory, gigs & festivals, guitars, ill system, industrial, international act, jumping musicians, long hair, metal, music, photography, rock, south africa, south african, texx and the city, the assembly, weekends, witchdoctor productions
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