"Africa is the future of metal." These are the words of Rock Ahavi, the singer, founder and chief songwriter with Arka’n Asrafokor, the electrifying metal band putting their home country of Togo on ...

Geo·dissonance: the metal movement is proliferating to all corners of the globe. In its relentless display of vitriolic truths and the ugliest questions of existence, we can hear the resounding riffs ...

SIGHTLINES increases the visibility of African art, bringing metal arts from the 19th and 20th centuries together with works by contemporary African artists. Detail of Amanda Williams, "Semper ...

Foreword / Lee Anne Chesterfield -- Acknowledgments / Susan Cooksey -- Strength, majesty, and beauty / John Dintenfass -- Introduction: Peace, power, and prestige: metal arts in Africa / Susan Cooksey ...

More known for discretion, unlike its Chinese neighbour, Japan has embarked on a charm offensive on the continent to carve out a place for itself within the African Metal Club. The Japanese ...