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Metal in Egypt

By Ralph Kronauer und Luca Tommasini on March 25, 2013

By Ralph Kronauer und Luca Tommasini on 25 March 2013 in STORIES

15 years ago Egyptian metal-heads were indicted with Satanism and accordingly controlled – since then little has been heard from Egypt’s metal scene. Insight into a scene that is stranded somewhere midst assimilation and throw-off.

Posted in STORIES | Tagged Ahl Sina, Alexandria, Bassam, Brutus, Cairo, Crescent, Dark Philosophy, Doqi, Egypt, El Sawy Culture Wheel, Enraged, Gizeh, Heavy Metal, Heliopolis, Hosni Mubarak, Kairo, Marzaban, Mascara, Massive Scar Era, Metal, Metal Blast, Morsi, Noor, Samadie, Satanismus, Scarab, Sepultura, Shafiq, Shang, Sherine, Tahrir, Tarek, Timur, Vibe, Wael, Worm, Zamalek | 1 Response

5. Norient Musikfilm Festival 2014

By Norient on January 14, 2013

By Norient on 14 January 2013 in EVENTS

The 4th Norient Music-Film-Festival offers a queer-party with sissy-bounce-queen Big Freedia, stroboscopic thunderstorms and fanfares from the imaginary republic of Kadebostan, films on “Mardi-Gras-Indians”, black metal and Satanism in Norway, chalga-pop from Bulgaria and much more.

Posted in EVENTS | Tagged 4. Norient Musikfilm Festival, bee-flat, Big Freedia, Black Metal, Bounce, Bulgaria, Bury The Hatchet, Chalga, Children of the Bible, Club Bonsoir, Desi Slava, Documentary Film, Duboka Ilegala, Gay Culture, GayBern, Jeremy Cool Habasch, Kadebostan, Kadebostany, Kino der Reitschule Bern, Liquid Land, Metal, Miz Mockingbird, Motherland Soundsystem, National Fanfare of Kadebostany, Nebojsa Despotovic, Norient Musikfilm Festival, Queer, r3s3t, Satanism, Tam Tam Motherland, Trash, Until the Light Takes Us, Wildlife, Yassen Grigorov | 16 Responses

«Little-Big» – Chalga-Pop and Metal

By Eran Livni on January 11, 2013

By Eran Livni on 11 January 2013 in VIDEO

The movie Little-Big presents the strange love story between Bulgarian metalhead Boris Red and Chalga-Pop princess Desi Slava. – Sa. 12.1.2013 at 4. Norient Musikfilm Festival.

Posted in VIDEO | Tagged 4. Norient Musikfilm Festival, Boris Red, Bulgaria, Chalga, Chalga Kuchek, Desi Slava, Documentary Film, Duet Dvorjak, Grupa X, Little-Big, Makazchievi Duet, Metal, Norient Musikfilm Festival, Sisters of Radomir, Yassen Grigorov | 2 Responses

From Metal to Twitter

By Nader Sadek on February 17, 2011

By Nader Sadek on 17 February 2011 in BLOG

Multimedia artist, horror activist and metal musician Nader Sadek looks at the conflicts between metal music, arts and politics in Egypt, past and present.

Posted in BLOG | Tagged Cairo, Censorship, Egypt, Hosni Mubarak, Metal, Middle East, Protest Music, Satanism | 1 Response

Metal in Africa

By Keith Kahn-Harris on July 29, 2010

By Keith Kahn-Harris on 29 July 2010 in STORIES

The claw of heavy rock reaches out to the most metal-hostile place on earth: Sub-Saharan Africa.

Posted in STORIES | Tagged Africa, Black Sabbath, Botswana, Groinchurch, Infertile Surrogacy, Metal, Neblina, South Africa, Wrust | 1 Response

Zeni Geva – Alive and Rising

By Norient on July 12, 2010

By Michael Spahr on 12 July 2010 in AUDIO

The mad Japanese Noise Rock Metal combo is definitely alive and rising as the title of their 2010 live release is suggesting.

Posted in AUDIO | Tagged Asia, Hardcore, Japan, Metal, Punk, Zeni Geva | Leave a response

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

Shotguns and Munaqqabes along the Arabian Sea

By Norient on June 25, 2009

By Mark LeVine on 25 June 2009 in STORIES

Pakistan’s corrupt and violent rulers did produce one good thing, albeit inadvertently: Pakistani rock. Mark Levine offers a chapter of his book «Heavy Metal Islam» to norient.

Posted in STORIES | Tagged Asia, Censorship, Islam, Islamabad, Junoon, Lahore, Mark Levine, Metal, Pakistan, Rock Music, Sufism | 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