AFRICAN NEWS
African News
Rock Riot returns to Nairobi with Juliani, Threat Band and Irony Destroyed
Rock Riot returns to Nairobi on 1 August 2026 for an all-night programme of Kenyan rock, metal, punk, alternative music and DJ sets. The event...
AFRICAN INTERVIEWS
African Interviews
Fading Gray look back on their Wacken Metal Battle Africa journey
Fading Gray began in Johannesburg in 2020, but the band spent almost three years writing before playing their first show. That period produced their...
AFRICAN FEATURES
African Features
5150 Clothing: Loud by Design
South African streetwear brand 5150 Clothing began with a bad period in AJ Snetler’s life and a call to an old friend. The first...
Caged Bastard premiere “Time Made Mass”
AFRICA.ROCKS is premiering "Time Made Mass", a new track from LIGHTHOUSE, the fourth full-length album by Caged Bastard. Founded by Muhammad Oun, Caged Bastard exists...
Winter Metal Mania takes Botswana’s metal spirit on the road
Overthrust Winter Metal Mania Fest has always been more than a metal festival. Born in Ghanzi under the banner “Ride and March Against Poverty”,...
Anas Ibn Malek Abid revisits “King of the Undying” with new recording and remaster
When Anas Ibn Malek Abid listened back to "King of the Undying" recently, he decided to start over with the guitars. The 8:47 instrumental...
Nigeria enters the Wacken Metal Battle Africa picture
"We're carrying the flag for a growing but often overlooked metal community in Nigeria." Nigeria enters this year's Wacken Metal Battle Africa story through Lagos,...
BEYOND AFRICA
Beyond Africa: Interviews
Saiseiga open a new chapter with Kurobutai
Kurobutai means "black stage". For Japan's Saiseiga, the title connects the new music to the period spent performing The Black Hole live. The release...
