Ill System - Rock Bottom (Official Video)

DOWNLOAD / STREAM: 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,