Matricide [Most Metal?]

Matricide ceased existence until life was drummed back into this grunge metal serpent, all thanks to their new drummer Marco! Now back from the dead, each band member is programmed to slaughter any gig or event that crosses their path (in a good way). All hail Matricide, Capetonian metallers on a mission to seek and destroy as they are equipped with pure South African metal talent!” – Scream (HeadbangToday.com)

By not having much material to write Matricide’s review on, it swiftly dawned upon us that this is a band that don’t need to have  a bucket load of material to convince us that they’re worthy of being in this competition. There are 3 contending bands from each country. Two of them were pure melodic metal groups that have the potential to reign supreme in the battle for the continent’s “Most Metal” throne… but then Matricide came along and entered themselves. They showed balls. They showed courage and best of all they showed Headbang Today that you don’t have to have crazy melodic guitar work and dark sounding riffs to be metal.

Matricide’s musical style is grungy, rapid, energetic and most importantly, reasonably heavy! Byron’s vocal performance brings an opulent variety to the table while talks with Marco (Matricide’s drummer), revealed that Armin (The guitarist) does a great deal of singing as well. Something we obviously don’t see in the attached video.

For those that regularly attend Capetonian gigs will definitely know who Matricide is. They’ve put up a number of shows in and around Cape Town and even made a tour to Port Elizabeth where they proudly displayed their talent and reaped appreciation from the headbangers up there.

Anyway, back to the review! Matricide rocks! They need to expose themselves a little bit more online though as they turn out to be one of those subliminal bands. Well, if they succeed towards the throne for Headbang Today’s Underground Kings… then the latter will be no problem for these dudes at all!

HEADBANG TODAY’S RATING: 7/10

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