Rolling Stone met up with vocalist Jesse Leach and guitarist Adam Dutkiewicz of the metal core band Killswitch Engage at RAMfest, Cape Town. We riffed about metal’s place within pop- and celebrity culture, how they experienced the Grammy’s, Adam’s funny onstage antics, what they’re currently reading and why they got into metal in the first place.
READ MOREIn an interview with Yannis Philippakis of Foals, the vocalist/guitarist (who hails from Oxford by way of Cape Town) spoke about African sonic influence, voodoo and his favourite film scores before performing a powerful Saturday night set at RAMfest. “We did actually end up boiling and collecting a load of bones in London and using
READ MOREWatch the singer reveal why in this new interview Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremonies make strange bedfellows, with band members (and their significant others) putting aside their differences (or not) for one night to celebrate a group’s achievement and legacy. When Access Hollywood asked Courtney Love about her long-standing feud with former Nirvana drummer
READ MOREWhen Metallica’s monolithic statue of Lady Justice detonates and collapses around the band midway through their feature film, Metallica: Through the Never, its pieces thud and crash in ways that moviegoers could hear and feel. It’s the sort of sensory overload the metal group was going for with the whole film, which follows a roadie on
READ MORE“I’ll Do What You Want Me To” is the first single and title-track off The Dollfins’ upcoming album – to be released on the 10th of February and launched on Friday the 14th at The Pit, Cape Town. The trippy slow motion, merry-go-round-pan-action video was shot and edited by Beach Party drummer, Xander Van Der.
READ MOREBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band opened their historic first show in South Africa at the Bellville Velodrome with a rousing performance of The Special A.K.A.’s “Free Nelson Mandela.” Read our full report on the gig here and check out the sound check and pre-show interview we did here.
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