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 |
By Norient on January 18, 2013
By Norient on 18 January 2013 in
BLOG
Das 4. Norient Musikfilm Festivals nahm sein Publikum mit nach New Orleans, in die Black-Metal-Abgründe nach Norwegen, nach Bulgarien und in die imaginäre Republik Kadebostany. Ein nicht ganz nostalgiefreier Rückblick.
Posted in BLOG | Tagged 4. Norient Musikfilm Festival, Aaron Aites, Audrey Ewell, bee-flat, Big Freedia, Bounce, 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, Little-Big, Metal, Miz Mockingbird, Motherland Soundsystem, National Fanfare of Kadebostany, Nebojsa Despotovic, Norient 012, Norient Musikfilm Festival, Out of the Absurdity of Life. Globale Musik., Queer, r3s3t, Renee Moncada, Satanism, Tam Tam Motherland, Trash, Until the Light Takes Us, Wildlife, Yassen Grigorov |
By Norient on January 14, 2013
By Norient on 14 January 2013 in
EVENTS
Das 4. Norient Musikfilm Festival lädt vom 10.1-13.1.2013 in Bern zur Queer-Party mit Big Freedia, zu Strobo-Gewitter aus Kadebostan, Filmen zu New Orleans, Black Metal und Satanismus, Chalga-Pop, und vielem mehr.
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 |
By Eran Livni on January 11, 2013
By Eran Livni on 11 January 2013 in
VIDEO
Sa 12.1 // The movie Little-Big presents the strange love story between Bulgarian metalhead Boris Red and Chalga-Pop princess Desi Slava. – Screened 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 |
By Louis Schornoz on January 2, 2013
By Louis Schornoz on 2 January 2013 in
BLOG
Früher stellte man sich den Heavy-Fan auf dem Lande männlich vor, weiss, zwischen 14 und 18 Jahre alt, geistig etwas minderbemittelt, sozial auffällig. … Gedanken zur Metal-Kultur.
Posted in BLOG | Tagged Heavy Metal, Iron Maiden, Manowar, Metal, Taste, Van Halen |
By Pierre Hecker on December 24, 2012
By Pierre Hecker on 24 December 2012 in
BLOG
Im portugiesischen Wallfahrtsort Fátima denkt Pierre Hecker über die Verstörungen der Öffentlichkeit gegenüber Black Metal nach – mit spannenden Literaturtipps!
Posted in BLOG | Tagged 4. Norient Musikfilm Festival, Anna-Katharina Höpflinger, Bathory, Black Metal, Caroline Lucas, Celtic Frost, Fátima, Karl Spracklen, Keith Kahn-Harris, Laura Wiebe Taylor, Metal, Mikael Sarelin, Portugal, religion, Satanism, Venom |
By Christoph Oeschger on April 6, 2012
By Christoph Oeschger and Gabi Schwegler on 6 April 2012 in
VIDEO
Jugendliche aus Casablanca und Rabat suchen nach einer eigenständigen Identität. Eine Foto- und Video-Reportage über die «Generation Nayda»
Posted in VIDEO | Tagged Arab World, Casablanca, Death Metal, Dossier Arab World, Metal, Morocco, Punk |
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 |
By Sarah Chaker on January 15, 2011
By Sarah Chaker on 15 January 2011 in
VIDEO
Samstag 15.1.2011: Ein Bauerndorf in Deutschland wird überschwemmt von «Wochenend-Metallern»! Ein Dokumentarfilm von Cho Sung-Hyung (Korea/Deutschland). Im Rahmen des 2. Norient Musikfilm Festivals.
Posted in VIDEO | Tagged 2. Norient Musikfilm Festival, Cho Sung-Hyung, Documentary Film, Full Metal Village, Metal, Wacken |
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 |
By Thomas Burkhalter on July 20, 2010
By Thomas Burkhalter on 20 July 2010 in
AUDIO
Metal, Rock und Zensur im Libanon. Eine Radiosendung von Thomas Burkhalter
Posted in AUDIO | Tagged Arab World, Dossier Arab World, Lebanon, Metal, Post-War, Satanism, The Arcane, Trauma, Violence, Weeping Willow |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
