Coverage of the local rock and metal scene internationally that includes Asia, Africa and the Middle East
Technically sophisticated four-piece, Jinjer represent an incredibly catchy mix of progressive metalcore, djent, hardcore, death and groove metal. With feisty growls and soul-shattering clean vocals, front-woman extraordinaire, Tatiana Shmailyuk possesses a commanding stage presence […]
Sao Paulo’s LABIRINTO are not the spearheads of a vivid local scene, but to stay within the realms of post-rock metaphory, more of an isolated island within a vast ocean of nothingness. There is […]
On November 16th, Metal Blade Records will finally release Skull Pit, the debut album by American/Japanese collaboration Skull Pit! Skull Pit is a tale of two musicians from opposite sides of the heavy metal […]
Heavy brass, brutal riffage, pounding drums, cojones and Spanish urban lyrics that make you wonder: “Did they just say that?” …. YES, THEY BLOODY WELL DID!! …. and they go by the name of […]
Johannesburg based stoner fuzz rock trio Pollinator have released a western themed video for their new single Missing the Past, taken from their second full length album Fruit which released in September 2017. The […]
Shun the Reptile, the vicious new album from Cape Town’s Zombies Ate My Girlfriend releases on the 2nd November 2018. The band have decided to give you a taste of what’s to come and […]
Puerto Rican thrashers Calamity will release their sophomore album, Kairos, in the early 2019. As the first offering of the album, they have released the video of the first single “The Truth“. “Rooted in […]
Egypt’s Death Metal band Scarab unleash their new lyric video Circles of Verminejya. The song is taken from their third full length upcoming album titled Martyrs of the Storm. The album features a number […]
Pune, India based sludgy doom outfit DIRGE will release their debut album, Ah Puch, this October 19 on CD format. Decibel Magazine premiered the 05th track, La Malinche, as the first snippet from the […]
Johannesburg’s purveyors of sludgy-stoner-doom Mad God are set to release their second album Grotesque and Inexorable on the 2nd November. As a little taste for things to come they’ve unveiled a lyric video for […]
Dripping with sweat, and smelling of booze, Dirty Moonshine is everything your mother told you to avoid. Rumbling and thundering from the Gauteng highveld, Dirty Moonshine sets the South African music scene ablaze with their […]
South African rock giants Prime Circle have released the video for Innocence, the 3rd single taken from their latest album If You Don’t You Never Will. Filmed on location at Turbine Hall in Newtown […]
A special collaboration between the Israeli Embassy in Japan and the most popular Radio in japan (JWAVE), as a major release for the “Japan-Israel Cultural Bridge” project, Yossi Sassi and the Oriental Rock Orchestra, […]
Cape Town’s metal titans Zombies Ate My Girlfriend have revealed the artwork for their new album Shun the Reptile. Set for release on the 2nd November 2018, the album sees the band pushing the […]
Indian heavy metal band Against Evil are taking the road with their third video ‘Mean Machine‘. The song is taken from their full length album titled All Hail The King. The album features also […]
Instrumental solo artist Valentin The Mad has released “In Memory”, a melodic metal instrumental track dedicated to late Linkin Park vocalist Chester Bennington. The track is a part of his ongoing “Deadly Obsession” solo […]
Tokyo based “Samurais from Hell”, SURVIVE, have unveiled the Japanese release date of their new album “Immortal Warriors“, being September 12th! Furthermore the band has revealed the tracklisting, album artwork (created by Dedy badic […]
Invisible City is the 10th studio album from China’s leading instrumental rock band WANG WEN, whose international audience has grown tremendously since 2016’s critically acclaimed album Sweet Home Go!; a dark, bleak and melancholic […]
Chinese thrash metal band Ancestor released their new song recently. You can check out the stream for their song “Deathlike Silence” below. The song is from the band’s upcoming new album Lords of Destiny. […]
Dream Patrol, the international heavy metal/hard rock act assembled by Ronnie König and with a Nightmare on Elm Street-inspired name, has published a lyric video for the track Get Back Home. Get Back Home […]
South Africa’s finest alternative prog rock export Deity’s Muse have released an official video for ‘Walls Down’, taken from their latest album Convergence. Vocalist and guitarist Wayne Boucher explains how the band filmed the video in […]
Now entering its 7th year, South Africa’s foremost alternative, rock and metal Festival Krank’d Up 2018 takes place on the 29th September at Sundowners in Alberton, Johannesburg. This year sees UK tech-metal pioneers Sikth […]
Hate City’s Facing the Gallows have revealed their plans for the future after vocalist Bryan Binneman announced his departure at the end of June. The news came via the bands Facebook page this morning: […]
Western Australia’s progressive metalcore sensations, Icarus Lives are heading to Japan this August in support of their latest record ‘Vantablack‘, where they will be supporting Canadian metalcore legends THE AGONIST and Europe’s CELLAR DARLING […]
Johannesburg’s Alternative Rockers OTN have released the lyric video for their track Braille, premiering in Australia here at The Rockpit. The first single taken from their debut album Tabula Rasa, releasing on the 6th […]
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