Tag Iran
From the Vastland is fundamentally a Norwegian black metal band whose music and lyrics are influenced by Persian history and mythology. Its members have associations with renowned bands including Horizon Ablaze, Gaahls Wyrd and 1349. From the Vastland has been… Continue Reading →
That’s some cover up there isn’t it? I think occult obsessed Trivax have a statement to make ladies and gentlemen.. Heh. I wonder if there are any people out there who bought the debut Trivax album back in 2016 but… Continue Reading →
I have been looking forward to this it should be said. I’m a fan of the band, love their intense live performances and they are interesting people to boot. Consisting of Shayan (vocals, guitar and also a fascinating esoteric podcast… Continue Reading →
Well 2020 is getting off to a really strange start. While Dark Matter appears to be a band from Tehran, Iran, the album contains 8 tracks featuring 15 artists from 10 countries along with members Aria Moghaddam on guitar, vocals… Continue Reading →
This is black metal from Iran – not a common event, I imagine. “Forgotten Glory” is influenced by Iran’s art, literature, history, mythology and music. Akvan have been active and productive since 2015. It starts with an ostensibly calming and… Continue Reading →
I was impressed with From the Vastland’s 2013 album “Kamarikan”, since then there’s been one further release prior to this one. What impressed me was the intensity of the black metal which this one man maelstrom from Iran generated. The… Continue Reading →
Ekove Efrits along with Silent Path are projects conceived by Iranian ‘Count De Efrit,’ or Saman N. I am not entirely sure if he operates from within Iran and if he does I am sure a certain amount of ambiguity… Continue Reading →
A solo artist from Sina is the inspiration behind this black metal band from Iran. After ten years behind the scenes, he released “Darkness vs. Light, The Perpetual Battle” (2011) and has now followed it up with this one. The… Continue Reading →
Iran, not the sort of place you would expect to find a black metal band hailing from is it? Looking on Metal Archives out of interest I see that Iran has 47 bands listed. To be honest even with a… Continue Reading →