double the metal strength from Botswana: Stane; Wrust

Stane (Botswana): "Human Error”

Stane is a band to like right away on the first listen. Their death metal has the priority of making a song work, and not overkilling it with unnecessary elements. The songs stay within three and five minutes, more or less. This type of death metal has thrash and heavy metal sensibilities in it, so that, in a way, it is not too complex because headbanging metal is a main objective, while also making the songs relatively easy to get into and remember, and follow. Stane is mostly interested in stomping metal, with a bit of melody mixed in. The truth is that Stane is not only easily enjoyable, it sounds like fun, like daring the listener to stay still. In short, for good-time riffing death metal, a bit of heavy metal, call on Stane.

www.stane.yolasite.com www.soundcloud.com/stane-2 www.facebook.com/pages/Stane/115712401813002

Wrust (Botswana): "Intellectual Metamorphosis”

Wrust shares some similarities with the previous band Stane because Wrust plays a hybrid of death metal with heavy metal. Clearly, Wrust is concerned with songwriting and not with categories. Sometimes it’s heavier, sometimes more melodic, but it’s just done with attention to detail. Wrust has a particular way of maximizing the efficiency of a song, that gets riffs and melodies working very well, and have room to breathe and for headbanging; a rocking, uptempo quality.

In short, I highly recommend checking out these two bands from Botswana. Their sense for songwriting is something that explorers in metal will find pleasing. Or, to be more specific, I definitely find Wrust and Stane to be fun, memorable and with an awesome vibe.

Remember to get in contact with these bands, too. They will get a kick out of knowing that you are listening from your own particular location on this blue planet.

www.wrust.bandcamp.com www.facebook.com/wrustmetal

a Wrust devotee responds to the music