Nikan «Siyanor» Khosravi is a heavy metal musician, songwriter, and founder of the band Confess, whose music explores issues around society, politics, and war. After being arrested and put on trial in 2015, the band received wide support from metal musicians from around the world. Khosravi stood trial in Iran on several charges, among them, blasphemy, political and anti-religious lyrics, illegal underground activity, and interviews with illegal foreign radio stations. He fled to Turkey and later relocated to Harstad, Norway at the end of 2018, where he was joined a few months later by his bandmate Arash Ilkhani. Since the relocation to Harstad, Confess has regrouped and added three new band members: Dennis Alexander Olsen on drums, Ole Stensgård on guitar, and Håkon Løberg on bass.