Rock ‘N’ Load spotlights Vaughn Prangley’s Monsters Den as a “from silence to song” return — a track and video that captures the moment an artist reclaims both sound and self after a life-shifting setback. It’s framed as cinematic and emotionally anchored: introspective, resilient, and the start of a bold new chapter.

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In a rare, deeply personal review, Veronika van der Walt connects Monsters Den to her own grief, saying she’s taking “the first steps to leave the Monster’s Den” through this piece. The review sums it up perfectly: “This is music that doesn’t rush toward triumph; it earns it.”

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SA Music News reviewer Summer-Raine Thesner calls Monsters Den the kind of track that “doesn’t just play through your speakers, it also hits you right in the chest,” praising its vulnerability and emotional weight — made even deeper by Vaughn’s return after hearing loss from a diving accident. She describes it as “a reclamation of identity” and says it proves he’s “not broken… he’s simply re-imagined, and that’s a superpower.”

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In YOU / News24, Vhulenda Neo Nthangeni spotlights Vaughn Prangley’s return to music after a diving accident left him with  hearing loss in his left earand how that disruption became the catalyst to reclaim his sound through Monsters Den. It’s framed as a hard-won comeback: deeply personal, purpose-driven, and rooted in resilience rather than hype.

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