Sludge Underground Podcast

About Sludge Underground Podcast

Your number one portal to South Africa’s most must-see emerging bands & creatives. We host super chilled interviews with local musicians in a bid to help you discover the best of them before anyone else. We also occasionally chat to established musos for music industry insights. Join us on this riveting journey highlighting the gritty and alternative musical corners of South Africa

Publisher

Sludge Underground

Category

music

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

17 Sept 2016

Latest episode

10 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

442 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   10 Oct 2026

   He Has Been Going To Metal Shows For 50 Years

   In this episode of Sludge Underground, we sit down with Ernest (Ernie) Pretorius, a lifelong supporter of South African live music who attends shows across the country and isn't afraid to step into the mosh pit. We discuss how the South African music scene has changed over the decades, the advantages and challenges of both the old and modern eras, some of his favourite bands throughout the years, and what keeps him travelling across South Africa to support live music. Ernie also shares his ex...

2. 

   1 Oct 2026

   Has Sean Joined Too Many Bands?

   On this episode we look back on State of the Nation, Hilliker's trip to Mozambique with Your Cynical Sanity, and Walk These Skies, the Marilyn Manson tribute controversy, and ATFN's tour. We also look at recent releases, with a special focus on Internet Girl, Ill System, Daisy Arson, and ATFN. We then take a detour overseas and chat about Slipknot's latest single, Arsenal. Marcel shares his throughts on Falling In Reverse's latest single featuring Corey Taylor and Serj Tankian. We clos...

3. 

   1 Sept 2026

   What The Music Industry Doesn’t Want Bands To Know

   We sit down with Christine & Paul of All This For Nothing, South Africa's longest-running progressive punk rock band. We hone in on vultures in the music industry, the band's upcoming album Nothing Is Punk Anymore, what it actually takes to build a "no-skip" record, how to pick the perfect lead single, why they left Spotify and what it's cost them, and how album releases have changed since 1998. We also talk about the homogenisation of the alt scene. #southafrica#southafricanbands #...

Who has been a guest on Sludge Underground Podcast

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• No Closure
• NVLO
• The Non Fiction band members
• Hi Anxious
• Swoger

Reach and audience

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YouTube views

240,762

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

3 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

19 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 83 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

82

Social presence

94

YouTube

86

Engagement

77

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