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Was there a scene in 80's deserving that name? I think Odyssey was one band (right, Roman?). Other kewl bands? Any thrash or speed? tnx in advance for info.

Voice Of Destruction played Thrash Metal on their demos...
Black Rose was a Hard Rock band in the early 80s...
Yep, Odyssey was from SA as well, played good Heavy Metal...

There were a few more bands in the late 80`s/ early 90s who played Thrash Metal, but I cannot remember their names anymore...

The only real CLASSIC record I know from S.A. is ODYSSEYs selftitled album, which is from 1991. I also have a very obscure 7" from BLAST called "Little Sister", good Melodic Metal, private release from 1988.

Voice of Destruction sucked in my opinion, at least on CD, I never heard the demos. For Black Rose I never really cared a lot, as they only play Hard Rock, but I never heard them.

Another band is STRIDER. But I never saw or heard that album, nor I know anyone who has it.

I once saw Voice Of Destruction in mid-90es when they toured Germany with Katatonia and In The Woods. They played perfect Power Metal at that time. Their CD (absolute killer song: "Funeral", a Iron Maiden like ballad-song in the Hallowed Be Thy Name area) and 3"-MCD (with their 2nd überbest song ever: If I Had A Soul #1). Both releases suffer from a bit weak sound and a bit strange sounding drums, but they are very good releases indeed.

I haven't heard their demo releases though but reading old fanzine reviews they played way thrashier in the past.

The hidden live track on the CD is a demo song...

So apartheid had done it well . Isolation probably too. Thought there was more underground. Hey Peter, have you perhaps heard Arcana XXII - reportedly heavy metal that was credited to one VOD member moved to Namibia?

I have the Arcana XXII - Fallen From Grace debut CD from 1999 (self-released), which I do not like very much. I remember it has a bad production, so I listened to it once or twice. It is way more "normal" Metal compared to V.O.D.
Their last CD got good reviews in some German magazines/fanzines but I didn't feel the urge getting this CD.

I was in contact with a guy from SA and he also told me of the bands Axe, Urban Assault and Stryder, but I guess these were active in the early 90s, though...they did release only demos....