If you’ve spent much time on the internet looking at pictures of badass motherfuckers, an activity we surely all do, you’ve probably come across snaps of “The Heavy Metal Cowboys of Botswana” looking like the kings of that particular category. Highlighted in the 2018 documentary Freedom in the Dark, Botswana is home to a tight metal scene that nonetheless forms one of the most dedicated and prominent on the African continent. Right at the fore of that are Overthrust, local legends active since 2008 and one of their few bands to tour in Europe.
Infected by Myth is only their second full-length, and at 23 minutes it’s still a very in-and-out affair. That title though is married to a cover with a robed priest channeling that infection straight into the heads of a zombielike congregation, vultures lurking nearby; in a country with a nearly 80% Christian population, you can see the genuine social rebellion of metal in full force here.
