Midnight Energy

29/11/2024

We're excited to announce the release of official music video for "Moving Parts"🤘🏼

We had great fun collaborating with Fading Gray on this one and hope you all enjoy it!

Check it out live on YouTube, give it a like and share 📽🔥

29/11/2024

We're excited to announce the release of Fading Gray official music video for "Moving Parts"🤘🏼

We had great fun collaborating with Fading Gray on this one and hope you all enjoy it!

Check it out live on YouTube, give it a like and share 📽🔥

Fading Gray
Mattees Media
Studio 31

Fading Gray - Moving Parts (Official Music Video)Prepare to experience the debut music video of South African metal band Fading Gray! Moving Parts is a high-...

07/11/2024

Super excited for Fading Gray's upcoming release "Moving Parts" 🎤🤘🏼

Check it on YouTube on the 29th November 🔥

10/10/2024

The official WMBSSA 2024 Documentary is now live on YouTube!
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We hope you enjoy it! Please like and subscribe to our channel, leave a comment or give it a share! 🤘🏽🎬

DIRECTED BY:
Midnight Energy

PRODUCED BY:
Midnight Energy
Emalyth
Wacken Foundation

IN ASSOCIATION WITH:
Wacken Open Air
Wacken Metal Battle Sub-Saharan Africa
Wacken Metal Battle

2024 FINALISTS:
Sunken State
Desert Mother
Fading Gray
Human Nebula
As Night Fades
Your Cynical Sanity
DOOMTRIGGER
Last Year's Tragedy
Samehunduans
Banda Ressurreição
Scratch

In 2024, the Wacken Metal Battle invited 6 countries across the African continent to compete for one lucky slot to play at the Holy Grounds of heavy metal; W...

12/09/2024

11 BANDS / 6 COUNTRIES / 1 WINNER

Midnight Energy & Emalyth Presents: The Wacken Metal Battle Sub-Saharan Africa 2024 Documentary 🎬 Join us in watching Part 1 on all social platforms from Sunday 6th October 2024 at 18:00PM (SAST) 🍿

https://facebook.com/events/s/wmbssa-2024-documentary-screen/892613482718133/

This year, the Wacken Metal Battle Sub-Saharan Africa saw over 40 bands competing across the African continent for one lucky slot at the Wacken Open Air Holy Grounds.

2024 winners from South Africa Sunken State took the win at the finals and travelled to Germany to try impress the WMB jury where they placed 7th out of 30 other competing countries 🇿🇦🔥

Created & Directed By: Midnight Energy
Produced By: Midnight Energy / Emalyth / Wacken Foundation
In Collaboration With: Wacken Metal Battle Sub-Saharan Africa / Wacken Metal Battle / Wacken Open Air / Russell McCallaghan / Sludge Underground / Rock Society of Kenya / Dead Zone / METAL4AFRICA.COM

09/09/2024

Our launch trailer for the WMBSSA 2024 is now up on YouTube 🤘🏼

Please do give it a view, share or drop a comment!

📍 Part 1 drops 6th of October 2024 on all social platforms (Facebook, Instagram, YouTube)

Wacken Metal Battle Sub-Saharan Africa
Emalyth
Russell McCallaghan
Sludge Underground

In 2024, the Wacken Metal Battle invited 6 countries across Africa to compete for one lucky slot to play at the legendary Mecca of Heavy Metal; Wacken Open A...

31/07/2024

Sunken State representing Africa at the Wacken Open Air Wacken Metal Battle Sub-Saharan Africa Wacken Metal Battle

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We fu***ng did it 🇿🇦 🇩🇪

We can't believe the experience we had playing .official 🥹

We want to thank our team, and , .official , .official , our amazing host Heidi Ziegel , , , all our friends, family and partners back home, everyone who supported us along the way (we love you ) , and everyone who came to listen to us ❤️

Thank you 🙏

12/07/2024

*PLEASE EXCUSE THE REPOST*

Last weekend we welcomed tech death heavyweights from Germany Defeated Sanity at Rumours Lounge Strydom Park 🇩🇪🔥

Supporting alongside: EAT THE ELDERLY / Bleeding Spawn / Sunken State / Chaos Doctrine / Hilliker / Human Nebula /

Thank you Slam Dank Productions for gracing South Africa’s stages with such talent 🤘🏽⚔️

12/07/2024

01/07/2024

Yusis ya no lekker hey…last week Friday at The Irish was a banger ⚔️ big shout outs to NoiseFix for organising & handling a killer event 🖤

Featuring: Sunken State / Hilliker / Disarmageddon bringing the heat 🔥

25/06/2024

Snaps from Desert Mother wonderful charity show for Buskaid at Bailey's Bedfordview featuring: Lefokolodi Band/ Raptorbaby/ Zondo Commission/ Desert Mother 🌙

Unfortunately didn’t get snaps of the Buskaid Orchestra but they were spectacular! 🎼

19/06/2024

Last weekends banger at Sognage presented by Emalyth & Planet Karavan was one to truly remember ⚡️⚔️

The Uprising featuring: Sunken State Human Nebula Middle Grounds MEAN x GIRLS & Capgras Delusion

Recap reel dropping soon 🎥