The Horror Cast offer “keepsakes” gift…
Former member of The Horror Cast (R.I.P) Keenan Oakes has created an account at bandcamp where the entire ‘Cities Of Deception’ EP can be downloaded for free. “Thought it would be cool for those who...
View Article“The Soaring Underbelly”, Thoughts on the Cape Town Metal Scene
Keenan Oakes is no stranger to the Cape Town metal scene, having fronted seminal death metallers, The Horror Cast and now handling bass and vocal duties for one of the more innovative bands on the Cape...
View ArticleCelebrating the Land – From Heathens to Wildernessking
Heathens were a breakaway band in 2010, writing music very much at odds to the Cape Town (and indeed, South African) black metal scene, while still retaining the ethos behind the music. Earlier this...
View ArticleWildernessking – The Writing of Gods in the Sand Review
Living in Cape Town, I have been fortunate enough to see the evolution of Heathens growing into the creature that is Wildernessking. For those of you who have yet to be acquainted with either band,...
View ArticleFlashback Friday: The Horror Cast – Werewolves
For a lot of the twenty-something metalheads in Cape Town today, The Horror Cast was an integral part of the scene during the late 2000’s when metal was finding its feet again. Amidst the slew of punk...
View ArticleBetray The Emissary Sign to Burning Tone Records
South African headbangers who were kicking up a mosh pit in the live scene from 2006-2009 will definitely remember Betray The Emissary. Along with other acts at the time, such as The Horror Cast and...
View ArticleWildernessking To Perform ‘The Devil Within’
Wildernessking from Cape Town, who describe themselves as “rock-infused progressive black metal”, have recently released their The Devil Within EP. The band has now announced an exclusive two-set live...
View ArticleBetray The Emissary return at last
Betray The Emissary represent an iconic name in the Cape Town metal / metalcore scene of the last decade. Having emerged at around 2006 along with other bands suited to the sound, such as The Horror...
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