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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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