Angband hails from Iran. Yes, you read that correctly: Angband comes from the home of modern Islamic totalitarianism, where they hold bogus democratic elections, suppress dissent and disagreement, kill homosexuals, and arrest American hikers who accidentally cross their border. But we won’t hold any of that against Angband. Heavy metal has a grander more tolerant character. Visions of the Seeker is their sophomore release available on Pure Steel Records. [read more]
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Mehran’s Angels of Persepolis is a vital and pleasing venture into world-flavored flamenco music through Mehran’s expert guitar playing. Mr. Mehran is a musician of Iranian descent living in Chicago playing Flamenco guitar. An odd combination, but Mehran is quite good at his craft. To the best of my knowledge, Angels of Persepolis is Mehran’s first full-length work.
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Accomplished Flamenco guitarist Mehran offers an entertaining work, Angels of Persepolis
July 10, 2010
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