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Boargazm is a metal band from Wolmer, Pretoria North, South Africa.
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History
Boargazm was founded in Pretoria, South Africa by guitarist and front man Heine van der Walt in 2012 after the disbanding of his previous band Rhutz (1999-2011). The band has made an impact locally and abroad owing to their sci-fi theme of an intelligent species of pigs from outer space visiting Earth.

The band has released two full length albums with The Aporkalypse in 2012 and The Baconing in 2014, both of which follow along the band's sci-fi theme, with a third in the making to be titled Armagammon. Boargazm has toured their home country extensively, and also visited other African countries such as Mozambique, Botswana, and Kenya. Further abroad, Boargazm traveled to Ecuador in 2013 and toured with Enthroned through North-Eastern Europe (Latvia, Estonia and Russia) in 2015.

Locally, Boargazm have also left their mark by supporting international visitors such as Fear Factory, Sepultura, and Fleshgod Apocalypse when those bands visited South Africa, and have taken top honours at the South African Metal Music Awards for the 'Best Live Act' category in 2016.

Musical style
The band's music is broadly rooted in the genre of metal music, yet draws from a diverse range of traditional and modern influences.

Current members

 * Heine van der Walt (vocals)
 * Chris van der Walt (guitar and vocals)
 * Jason Hinch (drums)

The Aporkalypse
The Aporkalypse was Boargazm's debut album released on 12 January 2012.

The Baconing
The Baconing was Boargazm's second album release on 06 August 2014.