After a successful national tour including three appraised appearances at RAMfest and Seasons Wither, they have returned to work on their new album due to be released at Oppikoppi in August.
The Pretoria based outfit ruled the country’s rock stages for almost a decade with their progressive nu-metal and tight live performances.
It started in the late Nineties when the core of the band met at Pretoria Technikon’s jazz school where they started jamming. Their mutual love for hardcore music took them in a new direction and NMD was formed.
It led to a string of CD releases: Disco Very (EP, 1999), Jack Brown (1999), Dogumentary (2000), Braai Vibes (2003) and False Dog (2005).
Braai Vibes in 2003 earned the SAMA for best rock album with its solid rock foundation and collaborations with, amongst others, world musicians and hip hop artists. It was around this time that their jazz training reared its progressive head. Timing changes and intricate rhythms crept into the music which evolved into a truly unique hard rock sound. Mid-song changes elevated it above mere metal – something that would eventually make System of a Down (vocally) famous. With Oppikoppi almost being their home turf, Not My Dog was arguably the tightest and best hard rock band in the land. Their albums and gigs became an inspiration for a host of current top rock acts.
It is this same line-up that will rock the country in 2011 once more:
Hanu de Jong (vocals)
Juan le Roux (guitar)
Hugo de Waal (guitar)
Lanie van der Walt (bass)
Jorik Pienaar (drums)
And in August the next, self-titled Not My Dog album will be released at Oppikoppi, Northam. Just like the old days. With the guys in front of stacks of Marshall amplifiers and sounding more aggressive than ever.
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