FEBRUARY 2010

VERKRAG DOES GUEST VOCALS FOR NORWEGIAN BLACK METAL BAND WRATH PASSION !!!

I am thrilled to announce that I did guest vocals for Norwegian Black Metal band Wrath Passion on one of their tracks entitled ‘Black Hole’. Wrath Passion is one of Norway’s fastest growing new bands and currently number 5 on the ReverbNation national metal charts for Norway.

The complete version of ‘Black Hole’ was uploaded by Wrath Passion on 1 Feb and this is the 1st time ever South African and Norwegian Black Metal musicians have worked together in creating a Black Metal piece.

Listen to the track here on the Verkag myspace or go to the Wrath Passion myspace or ReverbNation pages.

http://www.myspace.com/wrathpassion

http://www.reverbnation.com/wrathpassion

Verkrag was interviewed by Fueled Magazine (Belgium)

They asked me about the music scene in South Africa, what I did before Verkrag, and about South Africa being known for its high crime & AIDS rates.

http://www.fueled-magazine.com

The All Star Battle of the Bands kicked off on February 10th 2010 and started with 24 bands battling it out. The 24 bands are all winners from the past 24 monthly contests. Verkrag was automatically entered since I won the very 1st battle as Sanguinarus.

Verkrag made it through 4 rounds of elimination and won the final round and the right to be called the best band of the past 2 years of the contest.

Success comes from hard work, but I could not have done this without the great support from all the friends & fans. An amazing feeling to see that one's work is appreciated by so many. Thanks to each and every one for the votes.

Verkrag has also been getting airplay on 'METAL-X RADIO' since the contest started - Thanks to DJ Boo and Metal-X Radio for the extra exposure. You can check out the show at www.metalxradio.com from 10 pm - 12 am Eastern time.

Verkrag has also been getting airplay on The Raven’s Eggs and Kegs Brutal Metal Show. Listen to the show and interviews @ www.eggsandkegsradio.com

Wednesday & Friday: Midnight (Eastern)
Tuesday & Thursday: 11pm (Central)
Tuesday & Thursday: 10pm (Mountain)
Tuesday & Thursday: 9pm (Pacific)

JANUARY 2010

MUTILADOR INTERVIEWS VERKRAG FOR EDITION X. (DEC 2009)

Interview online in English and Spanish. http://www.verkrag.com/interviews.html

VERKRAG GETS CANADIAN AND AMERICAN AIRPLAY:

on Calgary Alberta's CJSW 90.9FM. Tune in and catch the "RAGE CAGE", brought to you every week in the ghoulish hours of 2-6am (mountain time) on Thursday nights/Friday mornings. Bands played include Behemoth, Gorgoroth, Marduk and Dimmu Borgir.

on French Canadian Radio Propagande on episode 165 & 167. The shows are available Monday to Friday at 8am and 8PM and Sunday at 8pm.
VOTE FOR YOUR BEST BAND OF THE WEEK IN THE CURRENT PLAYLIST!!!! / VOUS POUVEZ AUSSI TELECHARGER LES 20 DERNIERES EMISSIONS ! / YOU CAN ALSO DOWNLOAD THE LAST 20 SHOWS!!! www.radiopropagande.com
Vote for your best song of the year on “People Choice” www.radiopropagande.com !

on American Radio show ‘Audio Aggression’ on Brutal Existence Radio. 7PM - 1AM (EDT – USA)

The VERKRAG Chronicles - Part 1: 'Welcome to Hell' by Canadian horror & fantasy writer Atusha Avarus now uploaded to http://www.verkrag.com/chronicles.html

Congratulations to VERKRAG & DARK FUNERAL model Elena for Winning 1st place in the DEVIAN model contest!

Thanks to everyone that voted!
http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=193015394&blogId=526564196

Check out Swedish band Devian here:
Official Devian website: http://www.devian.se/
Devian on myspace: http://www.myspace.com/truedevian
Vocals by Legion formerly from Marduk

View Elena’s Dark Funeral pics: http://www.diaboliswear.com

http://www.myspace.com/diaboliswear

Also check out Vekrag model Vanessa at Diaboliswear.

View Elena’s Verkrag pics: http://www.verkrag.com/elena.html

View Vanessa’s Verkrag pics: http://www.verkrag.com/vanessa.html

Anton van Niekerk(Verkrag) doing guest vocals for NORWEGIAN BLACK METAL BAND WRATH PASSION on the track entitled "BLACK HOLE". The final version with vocals will be up soon.
Wrath Passion on myspace:
http://www.myspace.com/wrathpassion
VOTE FOR WRATH PASSION TO WIN £100.
Sign-up at Born In Blood Forum to vote.
http://www.borninblood.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=37&t=7494

New split released by Svartgalgh records & Rotting Grave distribution: Old school Black Metal bands Funereus(US) and Helsefyr(Sweden) - Angiulonius Frigus Vorago, Svartgalgh records on CDR & Rotting Grave distribution on tape limited 100 copies. Angiulonius Frigus Vorago design by Anton van Niekerk(Verkrag). To order: www.svartgalgh.nl & http://www.rottinggrave.nl

VERKRAG’S DEBUT ALBUM ENTITLED ’13 VICTIMS’ AVAILABLE AT SUBTERANIA MUSIC. INTERNATIONAL ORDERS WELCOME! http://www.subterania.co.za/index.php?page=shop.browse&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=35