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Ill System‘s story on the South African circuit dates all the way back to 2001, when the band originally formed. The band’s music is a hard-hitting politically charged mix of Groove Metal, Rock, Reggae and more recently Hip-Hop & Electronica. They also have a very unique African influence by leading many songs with Djembe and Bongo percussion. In 2006, Ill System were residing in Wales and participated in the international ‘Emergenza’ battle of unsigned bands; finishing in first place out of nearly 1,000 acts from the UK alone, and in 18th position globally. When they returned to South Africa, they supported Protest The Hero & Fear Factory, and in 2017 released their praised single ‘Holy War’. The band also supported acclaimed metal act ‘Attila’ on their 2018 South African tour, and featured on the same bill as heavyweights ‘Black Dahlia Murder’ at Ramfest 2019. Since then Ill System have released three singles, namely ‘King For A Day’, ‘Sleeping Giant’ & ‘Ego Check’. The band are currently working on new material.
“We wanted to focus on our roots as a band, and groove and Hip Hop has always heavily influenced our writing. “Rock Bottom” is groovy, hard-hitting and to the point. It’s reminiscent of the material we were writing in the early 2000’s, but with a focus on our new sound and direction…” – Ramone Pickover (Ill System)
“We shot the “Rock Bottom” video during the Covid19 lockdown and employed the editing and animation talents of Laura McCullagh to produce the video. We were going for a raw look with some street art elements, due to the nature of the track…” – Ramone Pickover (Ill System)
ILL SYSTEM LINE UP:
Sean Olsen – Vocals, Samples & Percussion
Gareth Howard – Guitar
Mike Cubic – Bass Guitar
Ramone Pickover – Drums
“Rock Bottom” Mixed & Mastered by Andrew O’Leary
“Rock Bottom” Video Edited & Animated by Laura McCullagh
ILL SYSTEM ONLINE:
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https://www.instagram.com/ill_system
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