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Friday, 13 July 2012
quote [ Her name is Anahita, and she is the 28-years-old voice and vitriol behind Janaza, Iraq's very first female-fronted, black-metal band. Allow that notion—Iraq's very first female-fronted, black-metal band—to sink in for a moment. ]
I never thought I'd even consider this, but Black Metal seems to be a step in the right direction. I am really pulling for this woman. She is brave to say the least.
"Her first recording, Burn the Pages of Quran, boasts five distorted, primitive tracks that altogether run just shy of an unlucky 13 minutes. She, along with a handful of other acts hailing from the Middle East, are repurposing black metal's historically anti-Christian ferocity to rail against Islam. In doing so, these bands are serving up another example of how art and dissent can intersect in a region where dissent can sometimes have deadly consequences. |
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scojam
said @ 12:23am GMT on 13th Jul
[Score:2 Insightful]
Anticipated life span. Maybe three months. |
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ENZ
said @ 12:34am GMT on 13th Jul
Though black metal isn't my thing (I'm more of a thrash and NWOBHM kind of guy) I'll throw up the horns for these people. Can't get any more brutal than risking public execution for your music. |
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zenviper
said @ 12:42am GMT on 13th Jul
I love black metal. This is impressive by metal standards. |
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ENZ
said @ 12:50am GMT on 13th Jul
Indeed. In Norway, it took some acts of arson and murder to get people properly flustered, but then eventually subsided and black metal is now a recognized part of their culture. In the Middle East, you can get killed for simply saying "I don't want to be Muslim anymore", to say nothing of screaming blasphemy at the top of your lungs. |
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Nathan Explosion
said @ 1:04am GMT on 13th Jul
[Score:2]
Blacker than the blackest black...times infinity! |
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arrowhen
said @ 2:29am GMT on 13th Jul
It's like, how much more black could this be? And the answer is none. None more black. |
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Pickles the Drummer
said @ 3:41am GMT on 13th Jul
No! You have to drink the bleach! |
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Archy
said @ 8:01am GMT on 13th Jul
Off topic, but do you play BF3? I just played a few games against a guy with the name Arrowhen and he was fucking good. |
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arrowhen
said @ 2:48pm GMT on 13th Jul
Nope, wasn't me. |
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EPT
said @ 4:10am GMT on 13th Jul
[Score:1 Insightful]
It's like the blind man looking for the black cat, in the dark room, which isn't there. |
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kingperv
said @ 4:07pm GMT on 13th Jul
The dark room isn't there? |
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SnappyNipples
said @ 6:02pm GMT on 13th Jul
He is eaten by a Grue |
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Almeister9
said @ 11:27pm GMT on 13th Jul
It's like the blind man looking for the black cat, in the dark room, which isn't there. ... and him screaming out "I found it !!" |
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donnie
said @ 4:35pm GMT on 13th Jul
you can hardly make out its shape ... light just seems to fall into it |
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damnit
said @ 1:08am GMT on 13th Jul
[Score:2]
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feldenglas
said @ 1:44am GMT on 13th Jul
[Score:2 Funny]
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swiggy
said @ 2:53am GMT on 13th Jul
[Score:1 Interesting]
the full song - rather insightful, actually. |
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Harry Colonic Jr.
said @ 6:42am GMT on 13th Jul
This is actually fucking amazing. http://youtu.be/hCnFRpt31h4 |
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Harry Colonic Jr.
said @ 6:44am GMT on 13th Jul
Oy. Amateur hour. Let's try this again: youtu.be/hCnFRpt31h4 |
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Harry Colonic Jr.
said @ 6:44am GMT on 13th Jul
HALP |
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Harry Colonic Jr.
said @ 6:46am GMT on 13th Jul
[Score:3]
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GordonGuano
said @ 2:05pm GMT on 13th Jul
My children thought it was a legend when I said there was another SE poster with a singer/poop joke handle. Good to see you around. |
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Garr123
said @ 7:59pm GMT on 13th Jul
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structured_spirits
said @ 1:12am GMT on 13th Jul
Iranians are actually pretty westernized, despite the religious extremest terrorist freedom-hater image that US the propaganda machine always portrays. Yes they have a conservative religious minority that seems to have an unequal share of power in the political process, if that sounds at all familiar. But really they're pretty similar to us 'Mericans. We're just forever pissed because some of their youthful rebellious protestors took the US embassy hostage about 9000 years ago. Really it's time to let bygones be bygones. |
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wangcan0
said @ 1:22am GMT on 13th Jul
[Score:4 Funny]
Yes, but this article is about an Iraqi. |
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structured_spirits
said @ 4:26am GMT on 13th Jul
doh! |
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strangeffect
said @ 2:04am GMT on 13th Jul
>>>Yes they have a conservative religious minority that seems to have an unequal share of power in the political process, if that sounds at all familiar. Would you say that this minority actually does have an unequal share of power in the political process or that it merely seems to? |
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panthera
said @ 4:01am GMT on 13th Jul
This is the more metal than iron. |
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panthera
said @ 4:01am GMT on 13th Jul
[Score:1 Funny]
Fukc Typso. |
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RuneLancer
said @ 4:33am GMT on 13th Jul
Hell no, this maiden doesn't trump Maiden. But this is still epicly awesome. :) |
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Seneki69
said @ 5:10am GMT on 13th Jul
+1 for the message, but -1 for the noise. |
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maryyugo
said @ 6:50am GMT on 13th Jul
Pretty stupid move considering the venue. Someone should send her the classic sign that reads:  |
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maryyugo
said @ 6:52am GMT on 13th Jul
Actually that should read, if you drink, don't compute. Here's the graphic I meant to use:  |
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edga alunpo
said @ 7:16am GMT on 13th Jul
Brave or stupid woman, is not the question I have here. I'd like to know who her EASTERN audience is. Surely people in the arabic world are only listening to this stuff with headphones on? ... otherwise they'd be off their heads! (pun intended). I understand that there must be an audience for this stuff, but how big is it in a world where blasphemy is almost amount to committing suicide? |
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ENZ
said @ 12:44pm GMT on 13th Jul
[Score:1 Insightful]
Given that blasphemy almost amounts to suicide, I'd wager that there is a pretty strong underground of pissed off people who need an outlet to rage against the system that allows such a travesty. |
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mrklipp
said @ 3:39pm GMT on 13th Jul
[Score:1 Informative]
The word you were looking for there is tantamount. |
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edga alunpo
said @ 9:38am GMT on 16th Jul
no it was n't. nothing wrong with my phrasing. |
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Lacuna
said @ 1:33pm GMT on 13th Jul
[Score:1 Informative]
Haven't you guys heard of Tahquewacore? In this case, I think black metal is revolutionary. Anyone who wants change probably listens to it, even if it is "against the law". |
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splatterthrash
said @ 12:20am GMT on 15th Jul
[Score:2]
Debunked-ish |
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structured_spirits
said @ 5:22pm GMT on 15th Jul
Great catch. I love it when the media gets caught red handed. I wonder what they're trying to sell this time |
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pleaides
said @ 1:48pm GMT on 16th Jul
Nice find. |
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