5 Great South African Metal Bands You Need To Hear

For fans of Parkway Drive and DevilDriver, Facing the Gallows are one of the more mature bands to feature in this article, having been an active band for over 13 years. This ferocious quintet announced their arrival onto the South African metal scene in 2012 through their self-released debut EP, ‘This Is Hate City’. Powerful metalcore conventions dominate this raw, volatile release and the same engrossing elements carried into their first full-length album, ‘Chapters’, four years later.

The gradual evolution of the band is evident through the continual improvement of their precision, focus and purpose with every passing release. Facing the Gallows’ latest studio album, ‘Dead Mindset’, was unleashed in 2018 and has inspired the release of several redux and remix EP’s, highlighting its underground success.