Kobus!

Kobus!
Kobus!
Oreigin	Cape Toun, Sooth Africae
Genres	Hivy metal
Years active	2000–present
Wabsteid	http://kobusmusic.com/
Members	Theo Crous; Francois Breytenbach Blom; Werner Von Waltsleben; Pierre Tredoux
Past members	Rob Nel (2004–2007); Paul André Blom (2004 - 2007)

KOBUS! (an aa spelled K.O.B.U.S!) is an Afrikaans hivy metal baund formed in 2000 bi ex-Springbok Nude Girls guitarist Theo Crous an ex-Voice of Destruction vocalist Francois Breytenbach Blom. They performed as a duo till 2004 when they wur joined bi Rob Nel on bass an Paul André Blom on drums.

In 2007 Rob Nel wis replaced on bass bi Pierre Tredoux an in 2008 drummer Paul Andre Blom wis replaced bi Werner Von Waltsleben.

The baund haes released three albums: The sel-titled debut kobus! in 2002, 100% Skuldgevoelvry in 2004, an Swaar Metaal in 2007. The first twa releases contained an eclectic mix o styles, crossin genres frae track tae track. The album Swaar Metaal, which wan the 'Best Afrikaans Rock Album' award at the 2008 Sooth African Muisic Awards, is sonically mair uniform than its predecessors, an Afrikaans-leid hivy metal album, regardit as a first in Afrikaans muisic.^[1]

Albums

Kobus! (released 2002)

100% Skuldgevoelvry: (released 2004)

Swaar Metaal: (released 2007)

Hoenderman

Hoenderman (Chickenman) is ane o the baund's best kent sangs. The sang narrative tells aboot a nicht when "Kobus" wakes up an finds a "chickenman" at the fuit o his bed. He affers the chickenman a beer, but the chickenman scratches his floor, drinks aw o Kobus' beer an makes lood chicken noises. The chickenman then leaves, an the next nicht, brings his whole family.

References

Tromp, Peter (23 Apryle 2004). "More than just another Afrikaans rock band". Tonight. Independent News & Media. Archived frae the original on 9 October 2006. Retrieved 13 Mey 2007.
Mayne, Jane (4 Mey 2007). "Swaarmetaal-K.O.B.U.S". Tonight. Independent News & Media. Retrieved 17 Mey 2007.^{[deid airtin]}

↑ Sabrina Dean (24 Apryle 2007). "Best Afrikaans band in the universe?". The Citizen. Archived frae the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 10 November 2010. The new album puts Kobus! on the map as the first band to do heavy (I mean real heavy) metal in Afrikaans. Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

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[1] Sabrina Dean (24 Apryle 2007). "Best Afrikaans band in the universe?". The Citizen. Archived frae the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 10 November 2010. The new album puts Kobus! on the map as the first band to do heavy (I mean real heavy) metal in Afrikaans. Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

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