THE INTERVIEW!!

WARTHANE, A NAME WE ALL KNOW & RESPECT, TOLD US WHO THEY ARE AND WHERE THEY’VE BEEN.

Where & how dit it all start?

The band started out of pure drive to create music that can have the imagination run wild. Gavin, Nazar and Dieter have brought so much energy to Warthane that I don’t think it can be matched, we have grown in leaps and bounds since we started you know. Trying out different styles and options has really helped us achieve what we have today.

How did the name Warthane come to be?

Warthane came about as a character, it can be anything you want it to be. Warthane is a warlord however, it is an imaginary character and can stand for many things.

Can you please list your band members and what they do?

Sean – Strings of Pleasure and voice of Erotica.
Nazar – Blasting leads of seduction.
Dieter – Low end Lustful pain.
Gavin – Pounding Evil to the divine.

Tell us about the album and where people can find it.

Well we have one album out entitled ” The gallows are calling “, this was our debut, we have had success with it all over the world you can find it on the net or through us. We are currently working on our upcoming album to be entitled ” Black Divine ” and we are super happy with the results thus far.

The European tour, can you tell us a little about that?

The tour was really hard, it was on the tour where the band grew the most, we now know what has to be done to make it into the international scene, the shows were amazing and we can’t wait to return again at the end of this year.

What does the future hold in for Warthane?

To headline every possible show locally and internationally.

Anything interesting no-one knows about the band?

Well we have a few things that come to mind but sharing them is not going to happen. XEPER-I-SET

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Thornfest the Camp will host 100 Artists over 3 stages. There has not been a music festival in Africa yet to do this. Not only will there be plenty of live acts but also loads of other entertainment will take place at the festival including beer tents, food stalls, fashion, merchandise stalls, drinking games, movie theatre, extreme sports, swimming, comedy, DJ’s, fire dancers, wet t- shirt competitions, tattoo’s, bull rides, guitar hero, arts & crafts and LOADS more… http://www.thornfest.co.za

Warthane

The event will take place on the 28th of November 2009. There will be three stages and artists across several musical genres, from hip-hop to very heavy metal bands. There are expected to be in excess of 25 artists performing. The 3rd stage will shut down at 20:00 so that we may focus on the very generous, well known South Africa artists that will grace the other stages for extended sets.

Due to the non-profit nature of the event, none of our artists will be performing for a fee. This show will expose the true nature of the artists and their intent and desire to give back to the communities that support them though the thick and thin.

The project to which the event is dedicated is called “One Golden Thread”. Previously, funds generated by this event have gone to charities such as CHOC, and needy individuals.

This particular event serves to highlight the threat that cancer poses to children, with two specific cases being brought to attention. The first is that of 11-month-old Reef who, at the age of five months, was diagnosed with leukemia and had his first bone marrow transplant on the 8th of September, 2009. The other case is that of little Michael Steyn, who has been diagnosed with Cystic Fibrosis and urgently needs a new liver. All funds generated will be going to Michael Steyn and there will be a platelet donation drive for little Reef.

Hosted by the great Gordon Laws!

Details:
http://www.scorcherfest.com

Tickets:
http://tickethombre.com/scorcher/warthane

28th – 31st January 2010

Thornrose music in association with the black dahlia alternative music venue, flag music group and cool running’s Africa are proud to present “ThornFest The Camp”.

Thornfest is a music festival that was created by thornrose music in effort to create awareness about the south african music industry. It was originally a 1 day music festival that took place in January every year. It has now been turned into a full 4 day camping festival taking place from the 28th – 31st January 2010 at route 28 resort, Jagfontein. +- 50 km from Johannesburg north.
Thornfest the camp will host 100 artists over 3 stages.

There has not been a festival in South Africa yet to do this. Not only will there be plenty of live artists but also loads of other entertainment will take place at the festival, such as, beer tents, food stalls, fashion, merchandise stalls, drinking games, movie theatre, extreme sports, swimming, comedy, dj’s, fire dancers, wet t- shirt comps, tattoos, bull rides, guitar hero, arts & crafts and loads more….

Artists performing at the festival are being booked as we speak and will be announced daily. Expect any genre from rock, metal, punk, indie, pop, alternative, and loads more. Any artists that would like to perform at the event should get their fans to vote for them under the discussion board. Artists may also submit a bio, pic and facebook/ MySpace link to info@thornrosemusic.co.za
Festival gates will open on Wednesday the 27th January 2010 at 12:00 to all campers. All entertainment including live acts will start on Thursday the 28th January 2010.
Please note this is an all ages event. Children under the age of 12 years old need to be accompanied by a parent of at least 21 years of age.

There is ample parking space at the event and you may park you cars at your camp site.
Security will be allocated all around the festival to make sure it all runs smoothly. There are clean ablution blocks at the venue with plenty hot showers and toilets.

There will be 4 bars on site and 3 stages. Please see below for details:

Thornrose music stage:
Thornrose music stage will host all your favorite rock and metal acts including the battle of the bands winner. Expect loads of giveaways such as guitars, tattoo vouchers, etc… The Thornrose music stage will also host drinking games and wet t- shirts competitions over the 4 day period. Artists will be announced shortly…

Thursday 17h00 – 23h00 – bands| 00:00 – 05:00 – dj’s
Friday 12am – 23h00 – bands| 00:00 – 05:00 – dj’s
Saturday 11am – 24h00 – bands| 00:00 – 05:00 – dj’s

Greetings All!

We are back from Europe! Firstly we had a blasting time with metal machines SacriFist! And all our new European fans and friends \m/!

Europe with thousands of dedicated bands, thousands of live shows posters, current economic events and a hundred times harder to break into the music industry! With our sweaty asses and 7,000 kilometers of driving we have managed to gain more than expected. Once again we would like to thank all our organizers in Germany, Switzerland and South Africa – Grim Music S.A for the amount of support and organization.

Wacken 2009! With really good bands and backstage passes was really mind blowing as to amount of networking we have done and metal icons we have met. We had been invited to do a interview with Wacken Radio which turned out to be very surprising when we arrived at the studio, the radio host(s) informed us they already had our album and been streaming it on air for the past three days of the festival.

We had some really great shows with Pamela Strydom(Black Dahlia) along side with Willi Dammeier (Dimmu Borgir, Ace – Skunk Anansie) mixing sound for us and SacriFist with a few photographers capturing our performance(s). It was also great to hear from the club owner at our show in Berlin we had been the first South African metal band(s) to play East Berlin \m/. Reception was great we sold all our merch and seen some female stage diving. On our days off we did some promo (5,000 flyers, promo packs etc.) and met with some of the biggest record labels in the industry. We are happy to announce we have an official booking agent in Germany so our second European tour is already in the works for next year with a few surprises.

Now back to song writing! We currently writing and recording new material for our upcoming second album “Black Devine” which should be released early 2010!