Heavy Metal Identities in Post-Colonial Africa. The book examines the hard rock and metal scenes in Botswana, Kenya, Ghana, South Africa and Togo to understand why artists and fans flock to this ...

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South African heavy metal enthusiasts had a different sort of Easter sermon this weekend‚ complete with ghoulish face paint‚ mosh pits and ear-splitting renditions from some of the world’s most ...

In late July, an afternoon heatwave seared the grimy blacktop outside the downtown L.A. music venue 1720. Zulu, an ambitious 4-year-old L.A. hardcore band, wouldn’t perform for many hours. Yet dozens ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. After being hired in 2008 to ...

With our play-on-words black metal celebration in full effect, it's crucial to remember there is a more important subject at hand during the month of February. I'm referring to Black History Month, a ...

In township parlance they are known as Izintuthane, or The Ants. These are the trolley traders. Bonface Manqamana is a 20-year veteran and describes his trade as dog eats dog. He is one of thousands ...

Black Sabbath was very democratic about their songwriting credits, with all members of the band generally sharing them for the majority of their output. Yet it’s fair to argue that Tony Iommi’s ...

Africa's metalheads have a bold vision. We talk to Edward Banchs, author of a new book about Africa's metal scene, and to a heavy metal singer in... Skinflint. Vulvodyinia. Metal Orizon. Wrust.