Numidian Killing Machine recruit drummer Krzysztof Klingbein for next release
Arka’n Asrafokor set Lomé show for 30 May
Primordial Black part ways with Darkside Records
Battersby release new single and video “Arrows”
PLUM releases new single and video “Reach Out”
From The Mind Theatre to ‘Falling Joy’: Mark Biagio, The Fismits, and the Long Memory of South African Indie Rock
Anas Ibn Malek Abid: “The identity of my music was built the night I walked on stage alone”
Hope of a Dreamer play deathcore in a place where it barely exists
Poisoned Blood: “Metal is no longer just a Western-world thing.”
Devil Empire: “We had to create our own space”
Winter Metal Mania takes Botswana’s metal spirit on the road
Anas Ibn Malek Abid revisits “King of the Undying” with new recording and remaster
Nigeria enters the Wacken Metal Battle Africa picture
Wacken comes back to Gqeberha
KZN gets another Wacken night at Westville
Sons of Solomon “Genesis”
Mad God “An Age of Ash”
Kaldeira “Fournaise”
Primordial Black “Monas Hieroglyphica” EP
Amber Light Choices “Stitches”
LUFEH talk ‘Overwhelmed’, Sunset Sound and a new line-up
Rohan turns death metal into headbangers’ work
Rankin talk ‘Chrysalis’, Malta and groove metal
Crusher talk ‘Uprising’, thrash metal and the crowded live market
The HU announce new album ‘Hun’
Massacre set for first South African shows at Slam Dank Fest Vol. 2
Amber Light Choices launch debut album “Stitches” in Johannesburg
Myrath extend their 2026 European run with new autumn dates
LohArano win Heavy Rock award at Madagascar’s RDJ Mozika Awards
W:O:A 2026 Warm-Up Bash revealed for Cairo, featuring talent from Egypt and Lebanon
Tunisia’s JIBREEL releases debut single “Alhowa” with official video
Nawather join Motocultor Festival 2026 lineup
Dashiem pulled from Metal Station III after organisers cite “concerns/fears” – but the night goes on
Kekal “Acidity”
