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The moshing, masks and mania of Colombia’s metal scene

The Travel Diary

A chance encounter in a dingy Colombian bar gave photographer Daniel Motta the keys to Medellín's tight-knit metal community.

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Art & Culture

The hell bangers of Botswana’s underground metal scene

Far beyond driven

Botswana’s heavy metal culture gets hyped for all the wrong reasons: namely the desert-defying style of its leather-clad crews. But beneath the surface is a DIY subculture uncorrupted by the outside world.

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Art & Culture  >  Music

How playing heavy metal in Iran can put your life in danger

Rock in a Hard Place

In northeastern Iran, heavy metal band Master of Persia are flogged, imprisoned and exiled for writing songs with the power to give a voice to those otherwise unheard.

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Art & Culture

Subvert the stereotypes. Just do what you love.

Jobs for the boys/girls?

Whether it's making biker cupcakes or heavy metal quilts, some people are determined to find their calling in life – no matter how unlikely it seems.

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Art & Culture

Metal band Baroness on the art of not freaking out

Touring as therapy

An accident halted the rise of Savannah’s most ambitious metal band, splitting Baroness apart. But the catharsis of getting back on the road keeps them sane.

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Kirkuk’s only metal band are defying ISIS in Iraq

Death and metal in a divided state

Forged in the crucible of oil-rich and conflict-ridden Kirkuk, the story of Iraqi band Dark Phantom is pure metal. But in a city littered with Isis sleeper cells, going underground is no affectation. It’s a means of survival.

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The heavy metal bands fighting authority in the Middle East

Defiant Sounds

Iraq's Dark Phantom lead the charge of heavy metal acts taking on Islamic extremists and corrupt government officials across the region. Here we celebrate some of the loudest voices.

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