MUSIC FEEDS
Members Of Iranian Band Reportedly Facing Execution For Playing Heavy Metal
by Emily Mack
February 13, 2016

If accurate, then this story is more terrifying than spending a night in an abandoned insane asylum with Mayhem. Members of Iranian band Confess…have reportedly been arrested for playing heavy metal, and the penalty could be death. Not even fucking with you. According to a number of sources…two members of the band – aged 21 and 23 – were captured in November of 2015 by top Iranian military force, the Army of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution…Formally speaking, they’re facing charges of “blasphemy”, “advertising against the system”, “forming and running an illegal and underground band and recording label in a musical considered to be Satanic”, “writing lyrics that are anti-religious, atheistic, political, and anarchistic”, and “granting interviews to forbidden foreign radio stations”. These two musicians could now be imprisoned from anywhere between six months to six years, or even put to death if they’re found guilty of the blasphemy charge. READ MORE