Next in line with catching up with each of the Wacken Metal Battle Sub-Saharan Africa Finalists Marcel has a chat with Die Gemeente's Francios Smith and Tyler Hattingh. Join in as they delve into the formation of the band, their respective histories as seasoned musicians, as well as their experiences working with Vulvodynia's Kris Xenopoulos.

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Die Gemeente: Pretoria's Newest Powerhouse

This weeks Wacken Metal Battle Finalist is Hiraeth. A modern melodic metal band from Johannesburg South Africa who are back from a hiatus and ready to take on the South African scene with a new lineup. Join in as we chat about their thoughts on the current skill level of new musicians, their plans moving forward, and delve into a bit of scene history.

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Has The South African Artist Skill Floor Gotten Higher?

This week Marcel has a chat with Lenny of Irony Destroyed. A metalcore band hailing from Nairobi Kenya. Join in as they chat about the kenyan scene, the challenges they face as an extremely niche genre, as well as being so geographically isolated from the rest of the African metal community. 

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Kenya's Irony Destroyed Take On The Wacken Metal Battle Sub-Saharan Africa Finals

Next up in our line of interviewing each of the Wacken Metal Battle Sub-Saharan Africa finalist we have Raven In Flesh. A Tswanian black metal band hailing from Botswana's legendary metal scene. Join in as Marcel dives into the origins of the band, the challenges they face and the prospect of coming to South Africa to perform at the biggest Pan-African metal event in Africa. 

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Botswana Brings Tswanian Black Metal To South Africa

Wacken Metal Battle Finalists Halvar share their thoughts on having the chance to represent South Africa at Wacken Open Air in Germany along with the bands origins to get a bar tab at the Aandklas battle of the bands.




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Can One Cape Town Band Take A Hilux To Germany?

Ep384: Dive into a chat with the winners of the Room 2 heat of the Wacken Metal Battle Sub-Saharren Africa. Find out how one conceptulizes a hillbilly slam band, How one makes a banjo guitar, and what their experiences have been within the scene. 




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What If Wrong Turn Was A Metal Band

EP383: Cape Towns Ill System is often described as Linkin Park with bongo's. Join in as they dive into their Origins, style of music, and the manyu injuries their vocalist hass sustained over the course of the bands career. 

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How This Cape Town Metal Band Is Bending The Genre

EP382: It's not often that we as South Africans get insight into our neighbours scenes. Join in as we chat with Namibia's longest standing metal band about their journey leading up to the Wacken Metal Battle Sub-Saharan Africa finals, their thoughts on the competion bands so far, and their view on the state of African metal Overall.

#Asnightfades #wackenmetalbattle  #NamibianHeat #JohannesburgFinals #SouthAfricanMetal #MetalMusic #bandinterview  #musicjourney  #wackenopenair 

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Namibia's Last Metal Band Brings The Heat To South Africans

EP381: Join us as we dive into the world of Nine Refrain, the Durban-based band that just won their Durban Heat and is headed to the Wacken Metal Battle finals in Johannesburg! 
️ In this exclusive interview, we explore what sets Nine Refrain apart as a unique Durban band, their thoughts on the dominance of Johannesburg's previous winners and how they see their provincial difference as an edge. We also get their views on tough competitors, Walk These Skies, the first thing they plan to do if they win and head to Germany, and the story behind their hilarious and bold memes about fellow competitors. Get ready for an in-depth look at the band that's shaking up the metal scene! Don't forget to like, comment, and subscribe for more exclusive content. 

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Why This South African Band Is A Force To Be Reckoned With

The 2025 Wacken Metal Battle South Africa is underway. Here Marcel catches up with the winners of the second heat Walk These Skies. They share their thoughts on their win, the show, and the prospects of potentially representing South African metal in Germany.




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Catching Up With Wacken Finalist Walk These Skies

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