Cape Town trio P+A+G+E+S bring debut album »No More Can Be Done« to CD for the first time via AFRICA.ROCKS S25!
Cape Town, South Africa based atmospheric doom/sludge/post-metal trio P+A+G+E+S has released a CD edition of their debut album »No More Can Be Done« through AFRICA.ROCKS.
»No More Can Be Done« was originally available on vinyl and digital.
Tracklist:
01. The Passage
02. Ascension
03. Devastation Junkie (Bonus Track)
04. Shine On
05. Moribund
Courtesy of Metal PR Africa:
Cape Town trio P+A+G+E+S released their debut full-length album »No More Can Be Done« on October 25th, 2025.
Originally released on vinyl, the album is now receiving its first-ever CD edition through AFRICA.ROCKS S25, a collector series limited to only 25 copies per release.
AFRICA.ROCKS is a media platform and digital magazine focused on rock, metal and alternative music from Africa. Its S25 series was created to begin testing the production and distribution of African music in Europe through highly limited physical editions, with a particular emphasis on rock and metal.
Each S25 release is restricted to just 25 copies. »No More Can Be Done« is available in Europe exclusively through Vinted for just €8, plus shipping according to Vinted’s available delivery options HERE.
All proceeds from the S25 series will be reinvested into producing and releasing further African bands in Europe, helping the project gradually expand the physical distribution of African rock and metal across the continent.
The record was written, produced and performed by P+A+G+E+S and recorded between February 3rd and 7th, 2025 at Sound and Motion Studios in Cape Town, South Africa.
»No More Can Be Done« deals with existential dread, geopolitical despair, environmental decay and raw emotion, while placing perseverance at the centre of the record.
Its lyrical focus looks directly at environmental degradation and oppression, with the band using the album to voice support for BIPOC communities, women, LGBTQI+ people, human rights and animal rights.
Musically, the album begins in a burst of jolting and chaotic noise before moving into a more industrial rhythm and eventually dissolving into a gentler symphonic ending. Elsewhere, the record is built from dissonant and discordant textures, heavy drums and dense layers of noise.
The lyrics take a deliberately stripped-down approach, reducing larger ideas to simple repeated phrases and mantras, carried by a detached vocal delivery.
The artwork also reflects the album’s central idea. Its cover shows the stages of a dandelion’s life cycle, used as a symbol of resilience and perseverance through chaos. The calmer visual image deliberately contrasts with the intensity of the music.
AFRICA.ROCKS S25 edition:
• First-ever CD edition
• Limited to 25 copies
• Part of the AFRICA.ROCKS S25 collector series
• Available in Europe exclusively through Vinted
• Selected S25 editions distributed by Hyena Rocks
Credits:
Written, produced and performed by P+A+G+E+S
Album title by Caitlin Mkhasibe
Song titles and lyrics by helo samo
Recorded at Sound and Motion Studios, Cape Town, South Africa
Engineered, mixed and mastered by Simon Ratcliffe, February to March 2025
Assistant engineer: Carl Roberts
Photography and design by helo samo
Line-up:
Caitlin Mkhasibe – Drums
Frank Lunar – Bass
helo samo – Guitar, Vocals, Sampling, Textural Noise
Bojan Bidovc // music enthusiast, promoter, misanthrop and sometimes a journalist as well