CHROMIUM

It all started out as nothing more then a studio project by Jared Gunston & Matthew Engelbrecht. They decided to get together and write some material just for the fun of it in

 Studio. Jared bringing the "Modern Metalcore" into the picture and Matt bringing the "Old School Thrash" combined their influences and abilities to create the sound of "Chromium". Adrian Basson, current Bassist, was the origianal drummer for the band, but later moved onto Bass when the band moved up to Johannesburg.  Hannes Matthysen, you could say was a "lucky find" - when the band was looking for a new drummer to take Basson's origianal place, Gunston was given a list of numbers for drummers that were on another bands audition list, lucky for Chromium they found him first!

 

November 2006, CHROMIUM relocates to Johannesburg. In this time they also received an Endorsement from Hughes & Kettner (One of the best amplification brands of all time)

 

During 2007, Chromium relocate to Johannesburg, doing over 100 shows that year alone, and also getting new sponsors/endorses on board.  Such as: "Music Connection", "Dean Guitars South Africa" and "Jagermeister"

 

They’ve been all over the country including various shows in Port Elizabeth, Grahamstown, East London, Pietermaritzburg, Durban, Cape Town & Pretoria, also including their new home town Johannesburg.

Some highlights include: “Nightfall Festival, featuring Blind Guardian”, “Devil Driver tour to South Africa, November 2008”; Ramfest (Cape Town), DoorStock, various Zeplins metal fests (Pretoria), Seasons Wither Rock Festival in Johannesburg. Performing live on GoRock (On DSTV) and releasing 2 music videos.

Facebook Fan Page : 

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Chromium/22415829432?ref=s

CONSCRIPT

 

Conscript, formally known as Chokehold, was formed by drummer Logan Kelso and guitarist Darryl Parkinson, previous members of Pretoria Doom Metal outfit Funeral, reunited and teamed up with vocalist Alex Trapani and bassist Chris Watson.

 

Their debut gig took place at The Snuggery in 2005, and they performed at various venues such as London Calling, Zeplins, Tempos and more, as well as larger events, like Motherfudd, Seasons Wither, and Grimfest.

 

A change was brewing due largely to the discovery of an international band named…Chokehold! With a great opportunity for Chris to start a career in the USA, the name Chokehold was replaced by Conscript. Hugo Pelzer, previous lead guitarist for Nelspruit Metal Band C4, joined Conscript to firm up their already powerful sound adding new dual-guitar dynamics. Conscript have been fortunate to have the services of Shane Pennicott, lead guitarist for SA Metal Gods Agro assisting on bass while a suitable replacement for Chris is hunted.

 

Conscript's unique sound, created by the musical talents of members that have long been involved in the music industry, sees a different approach to SA metal and enlarges their views on cause and effect.

 

Conscript Band

Johannesburg, South Africa

Acoustic Liquid

 

BIO:

 

Westley Engelbrecht

 (Acoustic guitar & Vocals) and Charles Dubber (Acoustic, Hand & Electric Drums) formed Acoustic Liquid as a side project to their band Torment in 2005. This was a way to show the world that they could perform softer hits as well as vibey cover songs for the masses and not only their usual metal ensemble that they succeeded with in Torment.  On many occasions, Westley has performed as a solo act when Charles is not available and covers songs from the 60’s to present, encompassing softer hits from bands such as Fleetwood Mac & U2 to contemporary hits from Nirvana, Seether & Pink Floyd all the way through to foot stomping songs such as “blister in the sun” by Violent Femmes & “kryptonite“ by 3 doors down.

 

Band member’s history

Charles started playing drums in high school, and played for a couple of garage bands in his school days. After moving to varsity he joined up with a band called "Till That Time". Front man Logan left the band, and joined up with Cutting Jade. Charles moved on, and teamed up with a very successful band called "The Case". After relocating to Johannesburg to start a new job, he finally ended up with Torment. 1 Year Later he and Westley decided to form Acoustic Liquid to showcase their other talents as musicians. Charles is currently working on his 8^th Grade in music and Drums.

Westley started playing the piano at the age of 12. He then picked up the guitar and vocals 2 years later. After years of playing and composing he moved to the UK where he started a very successful band called "Cryet". They toured SA, but it was short lived due to other responsibilities. He then returned to SA where he formed Torment. He never really gave up his passion for acoustic music (after spending many years busking in pubs around the UK) and reformed Acoustic Liquid with Charles in 2005.

BREAKING NEWS

 

Wez and Dub have been hard at work on their original album ... taking influences from their previous projects from cryet through to orment and beyond. their originaltake on acoustic music ... fused with their passionate lyrics and vibrant backgrounds is set to shock everyone. Keep an eye and ear out for their first single!!!

Acoustic Liquid has been chosen to perform at STRAB fest in Mozambique 2008 on the sunday Acoustic Session.

Listen to our tracks on our page - http://www.facebook.com/pages/Acoustic-Liquid/18936140684?ref=ts

Influences

Deftones, Classical, Spanish music, Afrikaans, Rock, Pop and the Ice Cream Van tune.

Acoustic Liquid is:

Vocals and Guitar - Westley Engelbrecht
Drums - Charles Dubber
Manager - Bianca Le Cornu

Ancient Influence

Ancient Influence

 

Power Metal from Pretoria, Ancient Influence is set to bring the Power of Heavy Metal to this craving country with its Melodic yet Heavy Metal elements. Old school die hard Metal fans will be forced to bang their heads and rock to the pounding sounds of Ancient Influence.

 

Influenced by the very best of Metal bands from all over the world, we set out to start our own unique brand of Heavy Metal right here in South Africa. Metal fans who enjoy the music of bands like Iron Maiden, Blind Guardian, Rhapsody, Manowar, Gamma Ray, Sonata Arctica and Helloween will be relieved to find that there is now a band who answers the Metal call in the country and will do their very best to bring quality music to the Metal fans.

 

Forged in 2003 by members Rian, Henko & Izak… the current line-up was completed in January 2007. Rocking the crowd at numerous live shows in and around Pretoria, Johannesburg and Potchefstroom incl. the Aardklop Festival in 2006 and the

Nightfall Festival in 2007, official opening act for metal legends Blind Guardian from Germany…

looking forward to play for years to come!!!

 

Good ol old school Power Metal! High pitched vocals, fast track melodic guitars, duel guitar solo's, pounding drums, lots of double base, atmospheric keyboards and powerful bass lines!