Kenyan vocalist and producer Martin Kanja aka Lord Spikeheart, has become a figurehead of the African metal scene cultivating a distinctive blend of guttural growls pulled from the death metal tradition, screeching screams and gravelly rap verses that seep menacingly through head-banging instrumentals. His debut solo album ‘The Adept’, released on his label HAEKALU Records, Africa's premiere label dedicated to heaviest music from the Continent, has acclaimed widespread recognition from prestigious media outlets such as The Guardian, BBC Radio, Pitchfork, Arte, Dazed, The Fader, NTS, Crack, Resident Advisor and The Quietus, captivating audiences globally from East Africa to the rest of the world as a new frontier in extreme music.
