These are the rules every Mzansi Metal post follows. They exist so you can trust what you read here.
Sources
Facts come from official sources: labels, bands, PR agencies, festivals, venues and promoters. Other news websites and magazines are used only to discover stories; we trace each story back to the official announcement and link to it. Where an independent outlet is the only source, we say so and link to it.
The listening rule
Mzansi Metal is a news desk, not a review website. We do not rate records, and we do not describe how music sounds as if we had judged it ourselves. Descriptions of sound are always attributed: “the label describes it as…”.
AI-assisted production
The Mzansi Metal team uses AI tools to monitor sources, draft posts and check facts against the original announcement. A human editor chooses the stories and is responsible for what is published.
Images
We use official press photos and artwork supplied for media use, credited on every post. We never use other outlets’ photos, fan uploads or search-engine images. Graphic cover art is never used as a preview image.
Hate-linked bands
Before a band’s first appearance we check for documented ties to neo-Nazi or other hate movements. Bands with documented ties are not covered. News about such controversies is reported only from credible sources, without amplifying the band’s material.
Allegations and deaths
Allegations are reported only when credible outlets report them or the parties confirm them. Deaths are reported only after the family, band or label confirms, and causes are given only if officially stated.
Disclosures
Where the team has a personal or commercial connection to a band, label or event, the post says so.
Corrections
If we get something wrong, we fix it and note the correction at the end of the post. Tell us at editor@mzansimetal.co.za.