Black Nature launch Infernal Séance EP at Rumours Lounge on Friday 20/11
Among The Absence, Walk These Skies and Ozias join the Gauteng band for an R80 night in Strydompark.
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Dismember in December: Corpse Fortress, MØRN and two more at Trenchtown on 04/12
Death metal, blackened death, hardcore and metalcore share one Observatory stage to close Cape Town’s year.
Metal Breakdown Vol. 1 brings Megalodon, TerroRaze and MØRN to Springbok Arms on 28/11
A new Cape Town underground series starts in Observatory with three local bands and R100 tickets.
Boiling Point bring Raise Your Awehness 2 to the German Club in Edenvale on 12/12
Diverted Disorder, Black Nature and Walk These Skies join the Raise Your Awehness tour’s heaviest Gauteng stop.
Doomtrigger go heavier on Circles: Part II, the middle of their Dante’s Inferno trilogy
The Stellenbosch four-piece say Part III is being finished and their next concept is already locked in.
Watch: Your Cynical Sanity release Empty, a video about mental exhaustion and despair
The South African deathcore band’s new single was written by vocalist Myke Taylor and deals with suicidal despair. If it hits close to home, call SADAG on 0800 567 567.
Last Blast returns to Sognage on 04/12 with Facing The Gallows, Sunken State and four more
Emalyth Events close their year with six bands at Sognage: their 23rd and final show of 2026.