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Death metal, blackened death, hardcore and metalcore share one Observatory stage to close Cape Town’s year.
The story
Dismember in December takes place at Trenchtown in Observatory, Cape Town, on Friday 04/12/2026 from 19:00, with Corpse Fortress, The Dominion, MØRN and Aliens in Oceans.
The organisers describe Corpse Fortress as straight death metal with blast beats and guttural vocals, MØRN as symphonic blackened death metal, The Dominion as a hardcore band led by drummer Thomas Putter, and Aliens in Oceans as rising local metalcore. Tickets on Quicket are R100 online, R150 at the door and R80 for students with a valid card.
Image: event banner from the promoter’s Quicket listing. The banner says Saturday; the Quicket listing says Friday 04/12/2026 at 19:00.
Get it: Dismember in December
- Book on Quicket: R100 online, R150 at the door, R80 for students with a card.
- Date: Friday 04/12/2026, 19:00.
- Venue: Trenchtown, Observatory, Cape Town.
Our take
A mixed bill like this is how a small scene stays healthy: death metal and hardcore crowds overlap in Cape Town, and putting them in one room builds the audience for both. Corpse Fortress have been working steadily on the Western Cape circuit, including shows at Daisy Jones in Stellenbosch.
It lands on the same evening as Last Blast at Sognage in Johannesburg, so 04/12 is effectively the scene’s national end-of-year Friday.
Bottom line
For Cape Town fans of death metal and hardcore. Book on Quicket and pair it with Metal Breakdown at Springbok Arms a week earlier for two nights of local heavy.
Gig sheet
| Event | Dismember in December |
| Date | Friday 04/12/2026, 19:00 |
| Venue | Trenchtown, Observatory, Cape Town |
| Bands | Corpse Fortress, The Dominion, MØRN, Aliens in Oceans |
| Tickets | R100 online, R150 door, R80 students |
| Organiser | The Armchair Theater |
The original
Dismember in December
Issued by The Armchair Theater on Quicket
