KOBUS!
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| KOBUS! | |
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 Copyright Frank Marshall
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| Background information | |
| Origin |  Cape Town, South Africa |
| Genre(s) | Heavy metal Black metal, Extreme metal |
| Years active | 2000–present |
| Website | http://kobusmusic.com/ |
| Members | |
| Theo Crous Francois Breytenbach Blom Paul André Blom Pierre Tredoux |
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| Former members | |
| Rob Nel (2004–2007) | |
KOBUS! (or K.O.B.U.S!) is an Afrikaans extreme metal band formed in 2000 by ex-Springbok Nude Girls guitarist Theo Crous and ex-Voice of Destruction vocalist Francois Breytenbach Blom. They performed as a duo until 2004 when they were joined by Rob Nel on bass and Paul André Blom on drums.
In 2007 Nel was replaced on bass by Pierre Tredoux.
The band has released three albums: The self-titled debut kobus! in 2002, 100% Skuldgevoelvry in 2004, and Swaar Metaal in 2007. The first two releases comprised of an eclectic mix of styles, crossing genres from track to track. The album Swaar Metaal is sonically more uniform than its predecessors, an Afrikaans-language Heavy Metal album, regarded as a first in Afrikaans music.[1]
Albums:
Kobus! (released 2002)
100% Skuldgevoelvry: (released 2004)
Swaar Metaal: (released 2007)
[edit] References
- Tromp, Peter. "More than just another Afrikaans rock band", Tonight, Independent News & Media, April 23, 2004. Retrieved on 2007-05-13.
- Mayne, Jane. "Swaarmetaal-K.O.B.U.S", Tonight, Independent News & Media, May 04, 2007. Retrieved on 2007-05-17.
- ^ Sabrina Dean. "Best Afrikaans band in the universe?", The Citizen, 2007-04-24. "The new album puts Kobus! on the map as the first band to do heavy (I mean real heavy) metal in Afrikaans."
