South African Rock Groups - Seether, Rabbitt, Kalahari Surfers, Zebra & Giraffe, Lark, Captain Stu, Nul, Plush, the Benjamin Gate, Cutting Jade (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 25. Chapters: Seether, Rabbitt, Kalahari Surfers, Zebra & Giraffe, Lark, Captain Stu, Nul, Plush, The Benjamin Gate, Cutting Jade, Tree63, Foto na Dans, Just Jinjer, Prime Circle, Wickhead, Wonderboom, Four Jacks and a Jill, Isochronous, Rooibaardt, Starseed, Failing Forward, AKING, Watershed, Bright Blue, Clout, Scooters Union, Mikanic, The Flames, The Helicopters, December streets, Petit Cheval, The Dealians, Suck, Myepic, Duck and Cover, New Academics, Sugardrive, Cassette, Assagai, Henry Ate. Excerpt: Seether is a post-grunge/alternative metal band from Pretoria, South Africa, formed in 1999. The band is currently signed to Wind-up Records. Originally named Saron Gas and signed to Musketeer Records in South Africa, they changed their name in 2002, coinciding with the release of their second album and major label debut, Disclaimer. Saron Gas was started in Johannesburg, South Africa, and the earliest days of the group saw their public appearances at parties, nightclubs, large-scale concerts, and university venues, such as the University of Cape Town and the University of Stellenbosch, where they played for the lunch-time crowds in the Neelsie centre on the latter campus as late as the summer of 2001. As Saron Gas, the band released its first album, Fragile, on Musketeer Records, in 2000 in South Africa. Upon the band's achieving success on the South African Singles Chart, Wind-up Records took an interest in Saron Gas's melodic-yet-heavy sound and signed them to the label. The band changed their name to avoid confusion with the sarin gas, a lethal nerve gas manufactured (but never used) in World War II by the German Army Weapons Office. The band changed its name to Seether shortly after. After Disclaimer was released, the band went on a non-stop touring route in hopes of boosting sales and name recognition. Upon completing the ...