Israel

Israeli troops play with popular music in Hebron

By Keith Kahn-Harris on July 7, 2010

By Keith Kahn-Harris on 7 July 2010 in BLOG

Reflections on Metal, Popular Music and Politics in Israel and Palestine.

Posted in BLOG | Tagged Israel, Metal, Middle East, Palestine, Politics, Propaganda, Violence, War | Leave a response

Metal Hava Nagila

By Norient on July 4, 2010

By Norient on 4 July 2010 in VIDEO

Keith Khan Harris uploaded two rather disturbing versions of the track «Hava Nagila». One played by the Jewish Metal band Iron Menorah, the other by Polish Metal band Rootwater.

Posted in VIDEO | Tagged Exoticism, Hava Nagila, Israel, Jewish, Metal, Poland | Leave a response

War, Propaganda, and Bombs

By Thomas Burkhalter on August 28, 2009

By Thomas Burkhalter and Simon Grab on 28 August 2009 in AUDIO

Musicians from Beirut talk about their sonic memories from the Lebanese Civil War (1975 – 1990) and the 2006 war between Israel and Hizbullah.

Posted in AUDIO | Tagged Amal, Arab World, Charbel Haber, Cyrille Najjar, Death Metal, Dossier Arab World, Garo Gdanian, Hizbullah, Israel, Lebanese Forces, Lebanon, Mazen Kerbaj, Noise, Propaganda, Raed Yassin, Sonic Memory, The Force, Trauma, Violence, War, Weeping Willow | Leave a response

Global Ear on Jerusalem

By Eran Sachs on December 9, 2006

By Eran Sachs on 9 December 2006 in STORIES

The sound artist and peace activist Eran Sachs takes us to a journey through the nearer history of Israel’s underground music scenes: Death Metal, Doom Metal, Punk, Noise, Electro-acoustic experiments, and much more.

Posted in STORIES | Tagged Experimental, Israel, Jerusalem, Metal, Middle East, Ran Slavin, Tel Aviv | Leave a response