TRUE BLACK METAL from Botswana

TRUE BLACK METAL from Botswana

Categories: Africa | Culture

South African photographer Frank Marshall visited Botswana and photographed by local fans of heavy music.

TRUE BLACK METAL from Botswana

In 2008, South African photographer Frank Marshall, along with heavy metal band from Johannesburg went on tour in Gaborone, capital of Botswana. Heavy metal, which has always been predominantly white genre gaining popularity in South Africa and Kenya, but in Botswana, was born a love of Africans to heavy music.

TRUE BLACK METAL from Botswana

1. "The Time To Kill Is Now (Trooper)"

The first "metal", according to Marshall, appeared there in the early 70s, when the territory of the former British colony leaked the first recording of "heavy music freely" from Metropolitan France and other European countries.

TRUE BLACK METAL from Botswana

2. "Cannibal"

TRUE BLACK METAL from Botswana

3. "Dead Demon Rider"

For anyone familiar with popular culture, the local hangout it looks very strange and unusual. They come up with a fanciful names, such as "Dead Demon Rider" or "@ Ishmael Phantom Lord". Their manner of dress is different from how you dress now metallers in Europe or the United States, and is a mix of the biker and cowboy styles.

TRUE BLACK METAL from Botswana

4. "Coffinfeeder"

As local Metalworkers no access to shops rock paraphernalia, they create their own.

TRUE BLACK METAL from Botswana

5. "Shoot You In The Back"

Unlike their counterparts in the more civilized of the Old and the New world, local metalheads are not associated with the criminals – drug dealers or arms. On the contrary, they are more like classic Soviet pioneers, that if the old lady across the road and transferred bullies disturb the good botswanian, will be punished.

TRUE BLACK METAL from Botswana

6. "Steel Panther"

TRUE BLACK METAL from Botswana

7. "Dethguard"

TRUE BLACK METAL from Botswana

8. "Apothecary Dethrok"

TRUE BLACK METAL from Botswana

9. "Maximum"

Giuseppe Sbrana, vocalist of the band Skinflint, and one of the few white musicians in Botswana considers the local dress code a few "old school".

TRUE BLACK METAL from Botswana

10. Skinflint

TRUE BLACK METAL from Botswana

11. "Venerated Villian (Kenosi)"

TRUE BLACK METAL from Botswana

12. Tshomarelo "Vulture" Mosaka from the band Overthrust

TRUE BLACK METAL from Botswana

13. "Bound By The Moon"

TRUE BLACK METAL from Botswana

14. "By Bonemachine (Deeplow)"

The roots of this scene laid Botswana rock band from Nosey Road in the distant seventies. At this moment, the scene is divided between the two cities — the capital Gaborone and tourist center Mon. And although it's small, only about 1,500 fans, this is more than kompensiruet their enthusiasm and unity.

TRUE BLACK METAL from Botswana

15. "Medicine Man"

TRUE BLACK METAL from Botswana

16. "White Devil"

TRUE BLACK METAL from Botswana

17. "Morgue Boss"

TRUE BLACK METAL from Botswana

18. "Hardcore Hellrider"

Keywords: Culture | Africa | Music | Style | Metal | Botswana

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