So here we are today, co-existing on a planet that we have named Earth. A planet which orbits but only one out of the limitless amount of other ferociously sweltering stars, known to us as the sun… to some… the bringer of day… to others…the source of life. Our planet shares a lot in common with its neighboring brethren, but the difference is obviously the fact that this very planet contains an evident ‘substance’ known to us as life… and more personally, our being. A being that needs a recognizable image.

As you may know, our being is this reality each and every one of us find ourselves in each morning when we wake up. To many it’s simply a bane while this very commonsensical realism turns out to be quite blissful to others, especially if they’re on drugs.

We all live our own obscured timelines. Like our own track that i s being written as we go and the song will only get released after we end up in a box that’s about to get planted into the ground or when our ashes get sown across our vicinity of choice. Even then, it’s too late to realize that you could’ve done a lot more for yourself and for those that you care for the most…

And it’s been like this for centuries. Nothing has changed.

Now where does all of this fit in with an online heavy metal magazine? Why the hell is the obvious being stated? How is this relevant to rock fanatics and the dark and dangerous breed of metal heads?

NASA won’t be getting the required funding to send man to Mars. They’ve recently discovered an exotic species of shrimp and jellyfish existing beneath the deep, thick and hard chilly layers of Antarctica. A place where life was once thought impossible to exist. NASA had been eyeing Jupiter’s moon, Europa. A moon that is believed to have a frozen crust with possible liquid water beneath it…. Now we can all see where this is going.

We can see trends, changes and often sort of predict what might happen in the near future. But what exactly does the future of South African underground metal and death metal bands hold though? Just what does the future look like for the hard working and passionate?

Well, in case some of you headbangers may or may not have noticed, I’ve relentlessly been conducting interviews with a substantial amount of bands over the past couple of months. And don’t get me wrong, I’m having a high octane blast while I’m at it. There’s still a huge list of sublime South African and international bands currently waiting to get interviewed. They’re grasping at me like a horde of flesh-starving zombies and the only fence separating these beasts from me is… well… myself.

I’ve been stuck in a few business meetings lately and recruited a handful of designers and assistants for a new project. A project that aims at keeping Headbang Today alive. A project that will help bands out. A project called METAL MASONS ©!

The metal masonry team is well equipped to design wicked album artwork, event flyers, band logos, profile art and even band websites! Hell, we even do stickers, t-shirts and all kinds of merchandise if bands require that too! These services are exclusively available to the bands and the prices have been placidly adjusted to suit every band’s pot. (No, I’m not yabbing about the pot which you smoke. I’m talking about the jar/kitty where bands keep their money in. Come on now, pay attention!)

All bands automatically qualify for a promotion package with Headbang Today when they get their websites done through Metal Masons.

The bands support Metal Masons to help keep Headbang Today up and running and Metal Masons will create the desired image for the band, while Headbang Today promotes and exposes it to the world afterwards! It sounds like a pretty fair trade to me. We’re establishing a network of pure metal and creative talent that will support each other’s primary cause all within the same scene.

METAL MASONS ON FACEBOOK

TEMPORARY METAL MASONS PORTFOLIO PAGE

So come on headbangers… inform your favorite underground bands! Get them to have their image frankensteined by Metal Masons!

Maybe then we can in due course help fund NASA to ship a couple of emos off to Mars!

It’s the perfect conspiracy.

Article By: SCREAM