Within the haziness of Sognage’s Room 2, a spectacular night time unfolded. The venue, sometimes reserved for drum and bass occasions, grew to become the stage for Planet Karavan’s Hate Metropolis Gig. The present served as a homecoming of kinds for Ruff Majik, that includes supporting performances from movers and shakers within the punk and steel scene, proving as soon as once more that the needle in Gauteng’s gig house is shortly evolving.
Rising stars Bcom kicked the night time off with a assured set that includes signature tunes “Specials” and “Freak”.
Subsequent up was Drumfish, providing the gang a style of their newly launched reside EP, This can be a reside album. The storage rock band delivered a memorable set with tracks like “Jitters” and “This Is A Love”. For these curious, Drumfish didn’t absolutely morph into Lefokolodi.
In a refreshing transfer that broke the standard hierarchy rule at exhibits, Ruff Majik didn’t play final. The style defiant quartet placed on an electrifying set, enjoying outdated favourites like “Swine Tooth Grin” and even previewed some tracks off their upcoming album.
The band’s sheer charisma permeated the room, getting rowdy at instances and leaving the viewers clamouring for extra. For those who haven’t seen Ruff Majik in motion, that is your signal. It’s fairly a spectacle.
Closing out the night time with a loud and heavy bang was Human Nebula. The Wacken Metallic Battle finalists ripped the place to shreds with a strong set that featured a visitor spot from Center Grounds’ Brandon Render. Ending the night time off this manner actually emphasised the very again to fundamentals ethos of Hate Metropolis. There have been no gildings, simply pure, unadulterated ardour.
An attendee summed it up superbly: “The sound high quality was wonderful, and the bands and crowd have been extremely inclusive, all due to the intimate venue. As my first present, it was the proper strategy to ease into the heavy steel scene, and it left me looking forward to extra.”
Hate Metropolis has this manner of changing skeptics into believers, and never as a result of Ruff Majik are cult leaders who immediately indoctrinate anybody inside ten metres of them. The idea lay in an viewers united with a shared ardour for reside music. Hate Metropolis fostered a perception within the energy of collaboration and group.
