DUMA

From Kenya comes one of the most exciting grindcore bands of 2020

TOM O’ BOYLE

WARGASM: PRESS/HARIS NUKEM. DUMA: CHRISMAN/PRESS. “WE’VE GOT A question for you, Metal Hammer: where the fuck have you been, man?!” laughs Duma vocalist Martin Khanja (AKA Lord Spikeheart), passionate about the depth and diversity of the Kenyan metal scene and frustrated that it’s all too often overlooked. “The scene in Kenya is fucking serious, all kinds of genres - metalcore, death metal, grindcore, but no one knows about it, bro!” Martin spits, his words a machine-gun hail of enthusiasm, as fast as the hellacious breakcore of Duma’s self-titled debut, over which his screams herald a new era of evolution for Kenyan metal. It sees the band combining traditional percussive influences with black/death/grind/industrial/you-name-it to create one of the most uniquely intense records you’ll hear this year. Producer Sam Karugu, a much…

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Metal Hammer UK (Digital) - 1 Issue, October 2020

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