<P> The 1990s could be seen as the genesis of a vibrant alternative music scene in South Africa . The Voëlvry movement was a major influence in establishing the scene, but subject material markedly shifted from protest to the more abstract and personal . Major festivals like Oppikoppi and Woodstock were started and grew steadily, firmly cementing the niche under predominantly white university students exploring a newfound intellectual independence after the fall of apartheid . The first band to reach any major recognition was Springbok Nude Girls established in 1994 whose most recognisable song is the ballad' Blue Eyes' with their iconic singer Arno Carstens . Other notable acts established in this decade were The Outsiders (est. 1991), Fetish, Wonderboom (est. 1996), Boo! (est. 1997), The Awakening (est. 1996), Henry Ate, Just Jinger (est. 1996), Fuzigish and Battery 9 . </P> <P> In the early and mid-1980s there were bands like Black Rose, Stretch, Razor, Lynx, Pentagon, Montreaux and Osiris . Then came the new breed of South African metal with a band called Ragnärok, South Africa's first thrash metal band, formed by Dean G Smith who were labelled as South Africa's Metallica and the only metal band at that time to have a cult following . They formed in South Johannesburg in 1986 playing covers for a short while and then moving on to original music only . Through the late 1980s and into the early 1990s, South Africa grew a well supported metal scene, marked by the release of Johannesburg - based Odysseys' self - titled album in 1991 . There was a burgeoning crossover punk / metal scene in the major centres, particularly spurred on by Cape Towns' Voice Of Destruction and Johannesburg based Urban Assault in the very late 1980s . Johannesburg developed an extreme metal scene in 1992 with rising grindcore / death metal act Retribution Denied, Boksburg based macabre / death metal act Debauchery followed by Pretoria doom metal band Funeral, Christian metal act Abhorrence closely followed by Insurrection, Metalmorphosis, Sacrifist and Agro the latter two acts of whom still perform today . The Cape Town metal scene was on a high in the mid-1990s, driven largely by Pothole and Sacraphyx . Pothole would release two critically acclaimed albums on South Africa's most successful punk / metal label, Way - Cool Records--their debut "Force - Fed Hatred" is still the top selling South African metal album to date . Whilst many of the acts failed to find commercial success in terms of CD sales, there was a devout following nationally and local metal bands soon opened the national touring circuit to a higher extent than most other genres . It also attracted international artists to tour the country almost immediately after the demise of apartheid, with some of the most respected international artists having seen fit to visit the country since . </P> <P> The first South African live techno bands were the Kraftreaktor and The Kiwi Experience . Jay Sonton and Ruediger Keller from Kraftreaktor and the Kiwi Experience performed at several raves, playing mainly electronic body music . Their music was mainly influenced by European artists, but included a unique South African touch . They mainly integrated African samples to localise their sound . </P> <P> The Blues Rock scene has dramatically emerged in South Africa . Albert Frost, Dan Patlansky, The Black Cat Bones, Gerald Clark, Crimson House Blues, the Blues Broers and Boulevard Blues band are some of the most prominent blues acts in South - Africa . Figures like Piet Botha and Valiant Swart have largely contributed to the South - African Blues and Rock scene . </P>

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