"Africa is the future of metal." These are the words of Rock Ahavi, the singer, founder and chief songwriter with Arka’n Asrafokor, the electrifying metal band putting their home country of Togo on ...

Africa's metalheads have a bold vision. We talk to Edward Banchs, author of a new book about Africa's metal scene, and to a heavy metal singer in... Skinflint. Vulvodyinia. Metal Orizon. Wrust.

One of the most pernicious lies told by slaveholders and nations built on slavery to relieve them of their guilt contends that enslaved people, on occasion, benefitted from skills acquired while ...

Detail of Amanda Williams, "Semper Augustus Chicagous" (2022), cement cast from tulip bulbs, with imitation gold paint (all photos Da Ping Lou, courtesy Bard Graduate Center unless otherwise noted) ...

Foreword / Lee Anne Chesterfield -- Acknowledgments / Susan Cooksey -- Strength, majesty, and beauty / John Dintenfass -- Introduction: Peace, power, and prestige: metal arts in Africa / Susan Cooksey ...

Africa’s metal scene has been quiet compared to its counterparts on other continents. Duma rectify that, and loudly. Vocalist Martin Khanja (aka Lord Spike Heart) and guitarist and producer Sam Karugu ...

As South Africa transitions to sustainable metals production, it has tried to seize global opportunities as well as address local challenges. Through government policies, corporate innovation and ...

Skinflint. Vulvodyinia. Metal Orizon. Wrust. Demorogoth Satanum. You probably haven't heard of these names, but they're just some of the many African heavy metal bands featured in Edward Banchs' new ...

SIGHTLINES increases the visibility of African art, bringing metal arts from the 19th and 20th centuries together with works by contemporary African artists. Detail of Amanda Williams, "Semper ...