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The Darkest Hour at Assembly

Sun 20 December 2015 Many an international metal act has graced our shores this year courtesy of Witchdoctor Productions, and the last of them for 2015 was Washington’s The Darkest Hour. Originally scheduled to play Cape Town first, an incident … Continue reading

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Eluveitie at the Assembly

Fri 23 October 2015 Swiss folk metal legends Eluveitie performed their Cape Town show at the Assembly last week. The 8 band members looked exactly how you’d imagine an Alpine folk metal band would: all long hair, viking accessories and celtic … Continue reading

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Hog Hoggidy Hog’s 20th birthday in honour of George Bacon at the Assembly

Saturday 15 August 2015 George Bacon‘s untimely death was made even more tragic by the fact that it came just a few months shy of the band’s 20th anniversary. On Saturday August 15th the Hogs got together with a long … Continue reading

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Desmond & The Tutus, Grassy Spark, Early Hours & Make-Overs at the Assembly

Saturday 6 June 2015 I don’t remember the last time I was at the Assembly…but I had a great time there last Saturday watching Grassy Spark, Early Hours and Pretoria favourites of mine Desmond & The Tutus and Make-Overs.   

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Red Huxley ‘Nothing More’ album launch with the Dollfins and Goodnight Wembley at the Assembly

Friday 15 November 2013 A few months ago, I joined over 100 others in backing Red Huxley on Kickstarter to help them record their debut album with Dave Catching of Eagles of Death Metal in the USA. Their crowdfunding effort … Continue reading

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