Over the past decade, Kenyan singer and producer Martin Kanja has taken the African metal scene by storm. Kanja, who goes by the musical alias, Lord Spikeheart , guarantees a heady mix of growls and terrifying rap verses, which together make Spikeheart's gloomy sonic universe particularly headbanging-worthy when rap, metal and noise collide.

Spikeheart's debut album, The Adept (2024), is released on the musician's own label HAEKALU Records. The label is a platform for the darkest and heaviest music from the continent, and the cut has garnered great recognition from music media such as The Guardian, BBC Radio, Pitchfork, Arte, Dazed, The Fader, NTS and The Quietus.

Pitchfork writes in their positive review of The Adept:

“The Adept is a heretic metalhead's ode to all drums. Backed by producers and vocalists with roots in digital hardcore, noise, and rap, Kanja welds blast beats and club grooves into a nightmare engine of rhythm. He gleefully steers this hulking frigate, perhaps keen finally to be seen as a lead act.”

Live, Lord Spikeheart is an explosive performer who vibrates with energy and enthusiasm, and who invites the audience into an intense space where a strong, electric atmosphere can frolic and create cohesion, listener to listener in between.

Son of Seth Combines Death-Industrial with Punk Electronics and rave elements, creating an explosive live performance that grips the listener and ensnare´s the mind! Heavy beats and screeching vocals, followed by distorted sounds of apocalyptic nature set the stage for this dystopic renegade.

Son of Seth has shared the stage with artists such as, Anna Von Hausswolf, Liturgy, Offermose, Brighter Death Now, Duma, Luis Vasques (The soft Moon), and has performed and toured all over Europe.