Jan
27
2012

Benevolent – we grabbed some sizzling hot info off the band’s co-founder about their new album!

Lebanese extreme metal band Benevolent is getting ready to unleash its debut full-length album. Hadi Sarieddine, the band’s co-founder, guitarist and vocalist has confirmed that the band is almost at the end of writing and preproduction process for the album, which is the follow up to the well-received Divided EP, which was released in 2010.

The EP gained the band rapid and well-deserved recognition and led to them being signed by the Dubai-based record company, Spellbind Records, who also feature Middle Eastmetal icons Nervecell on their roster.

Hadi describes the new album material as “dramatic, technical, uneasy, and progressive” and says that the album is a step up from the bands’ previous work, pushing their limits and boundaries forward.

“I think the album will probably end up being 8 or 9 songs, with more than just two long(er) songs (as compared to Divided EP). The material feels melancholy but with a very dramatically “upset” set of riffs, so I guess you can say it’s a set of very heavy and drop-tuned riffs sitting on layers of melodic chords and choruses, atmospheric sounds and textures, and just a pretty hard hitting set of songs,” he added.

Hadi said that the new songs on the album are longer then the band has previously done, plus the album has a whole new tuning, with only oneortwo sharing the same tuning as on the Divided EP.

“I wanted to explore writing riffs in different tunings…it felt like uncharted territory forme and that definitely got the creative juices flowing!” he said.

The band will record the debut, as yet untitled full-length with Sajid ‘Sarj’ Masood who worked with the band on Divided EP and has been repeatedly cited as one of the main factors that allowed the band’s sound to be experienced in the manner that it did. Though the band has not set a date as to when the recording of the album will start, the album is expected to be out in stores through the spring of 2012.

“I think the best part, for me, when it comes to this album is the fact that I believe it pushes the band’s sound identity notches ahead, it involves a lot of experimentation and was truly an experience writing it up because I feel that the songs have a veryorganic, different, and deep message that many listeners can relate to. I am very excited about it and cannot wait to get on with tracking and releasing the album!” said Hadi.

One of the songs on the album was done in tribute to a close friend that was killed tragically in December 2011.

“I’ve written one song in memory of my good friend David Gold of the band Woods of Ypres who passed away in a tragic car accident on the 21st of December 2011. This one song sets itself apart from the rest of the material, it’s mainly driven by piano and a string quartet with atmospheric layers topping that,” said Hadi.

To find out more about Benevolent’s writing and recording process and keep up with updates, check out the Benevolent blog here: http://hadibenevolent.blogspot.com AND you can download the band’s EP for FREE here: http://benevolent.bandcamp.com

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Jan
26
2012

The legendary Eagles hit Dubai – 12 April 2012!

 

Yes, that is right, legendary rockers The Eagles are heading to Dubai on April 12th 2012. Done Events is organising the concert in association with the Hard Rock Cafe. The concert will be held at the 7s stadium. Tickets have not gone on sale yet, but you can preregister  here. Tickets will go on sale to the public at 9am on Wednesday February 1.

The Eagles are best know for their song Hotel California and Last Resort. If you don;t know Hotel California – here is a taste of what is to come!

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Jan
26
2012

Coat of Arms – new album announced!

Coat of Arms will be releasing their new album in the summer of 2012. The band has just agreed to work with an excellent producer from Mediaskare.

“The album may be out sooner, possibly being released in two parts as 2 separate EP’s. Weve currently written about 30 songs for this new album, and were now choosing and picking the best ones that will make the cut, and started tracking. The album will see us with a new drummer and we should be hitting the road with some shows fromApril to spread the new album and material. Depending on how the album is released we might 1 or 2 album launches too,” said Mohammed Bailouni, the bands vocalist and guitarist.

There should be about 10 songs on the release(s) which may mean that the band will make a special pack CD with bonus features and songs.

“The album so far is truly unlike anything we’ve ever written before, and with professional production and direction from some brilliant ears, were expecting this to be our biggest year after having a quiet late-2011.  Expect everything from prog, thrash, groove, black, punk and melodic metal!!!!” said Bailouni.

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Jan
25
2012

BILOCATE has signed a Management & Booking deal with “Flaming Arts Agency”

Jordanian Dark Oriental Metallers BILOCATE have signed a deal with Flaming Arts Agency as their official management and booking agency (worldwide) handling all band affairs in the music industry and to be the sole representative for all matters related to Bilocate affairs.

Flaming Arts also work with Behemoth, Novembers doom, Blood Red Throne, Hate, Hecate Enthroned…and more.

“We’ve been in touch with them over the past years, and they’ve been always professional, helpful, and supportive and as we stand in a good relationship it’s about time we take this a bit further therefore we’re very excited for this deal as it’s definitely another successful step in Bilocate’s musical career,” said As Bilocate frontman and vocalist Ramzi Essayed. 

The Flaming Arts Agency is a music management, booking and development company who represents and consults bands and musicians from the extreme Metal genre.

The agency was founded in 2002 by Vadim Khomich and began by booking in the Russian states and quickly grew to the biggest booking agency in Russia for extreme music booking bands such as Papa Roach, Behemoth, Ill Nino, Cannibal Corpse, Chimaira, Sepultura, Within Temptation, Vader, Dismember, Dying Fetus, Cradle Of Filth, The Cult, Testament, Devil Driver and many more.

Following runaway success in the Russian territories, the company quickly grew worldwide and now book in UK, Western Europe, Asia and USA. Now fully fledged into management, booking and artist development the agency is one of the most reputable in Europe offering three different services for the extreme metal scene.

http://www.theflamingarts.eu/artists/


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Jan
24
2012

Meet Scox – death metal from Iran

Metality UAE got to interview Scox, a death metal band from Iran, before they hit Dubai’s shores for a gig at Middle Eastern Metal Madness at Metal Asylum on January 27th. This will be the bands first live show, as metal gigs are banned in Iran. SO! It is time for all you metalheads to come down and show support for a band that has worked hard in tough conditions to get their music heard. Also in the line-up are Nightmare Overdose (Abu Dhabi), Billy Bobs Blood drenched Brew (Dubai), Sigma (Al Ain).

Can you tell me about Scox? Where did the band name come from and how and when did the band start?
The head of Scox band is Ramtin Tourchian, the one to start the band actually.

He composes the tracks and plays guitar and takes care of most of the band’s and band member’s issues.  He is called the father of the band by some members of it.
The Scox band started when Sina Saffarian (the vocalist) and Ramtin Tourchian met each other and got to know each other better and felt like they share the same opinions about music and how a band must be, that’s when they decided to start a band together in year 2011.

Together they put a lot of effort in starting the band, such as finding other members, finding a place to practice, etc.

Describe your music in three words.
Bloody Symphony of time

How many shows have you been able to play live?
We haven’t played any live shows till now, the first show is going to be on January 27th 2012 in Dubai, we assume you are aware of the show on that date.

Can you tell me a bit about each of the band members, where are you from and what do you do (apart from the music).
Ramtin Tourchian, the head of the band ,composer and guitarist ,born in 1991,he started playing guitar at the age of 11. He finished the school of wood industries and enrolled in one of the best universities to continue his studies but he dropped out for the sake of music. He believes that his life is music and he has no time to waste doing other things.
Sina Saffarian is not only the vocalist of the band but also the lyrcist. Born in 1991. He is studying software engineering undergraduate program at the moment in university .
Farzad A. the drummer of the band born in 1982 is working at the moment.
Has finished graduate program and holds a master’s degree .
Hamed Faraji is the bassist of the band, born in 1983 . He dedicates all his time to music that’s why he is only working as a musician.
Hamid Mobin the second guitarist of the band, born in 1983 .He dedicates all his time to music.He plays guitar and bass. He records music at his own studio.
All band members are from Iran .

You are playing your first show in Dubai on Jan 27th – what are you most looking forward to?
First of all to provide a headbanging brutal metal night for the audience in Dubai, secondly to know the feedback of the audience for our first album.

Who are the band’s influences?
Chuck Schuldiner

Tell me something about each of you that your fans don’t know.
Ramtin Tourchian : ” I am who I am. I have got absolutely nothing to hide.
Sina Saffarian : I love Derbi 250 motorcycles.
Farzad A.: I don’t like other people to know about my private life.
Hamed Faraji: I love reading history books.
Hamid Mobin :      …


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Jan
22
2012

FIST IN YOUR FACE – Release debut EP – Feb 3rd

Face-melting metallers, Fist in Your Face are getting ready to release their debut EP. The band, which began in 2004, has a strong following in on the UAE music scene and is lined up to play two gigs in the coming weeks, their EP release show , alongside Apollo’s Barcode, Up Slide and Fox Hill V, and at the Global Metal Bash at Metal Asylum alongside nu-metallers REMA from Georgia and thrash metallers Blind Image from India.

Fist In Your Face are releasing their debut 5 track EP on Friday Feb 3rd, can you tell me a bit about the EP? What can fans expect?
Its a 5 track album that consist of songs that we’ve been playing for almost 5 years now. Some of the songs came from our old band Dangwa. Its a mix of Thrash – Metal – Hardcore music. Raw and in your face kind of metal is what you should expect.

Will you be playing all the tracks of the EP at the release gig?
Yeah we will be playing all 5 tracks from our EP album and probably will do a cover or two. Depends on whether if we get a good time for practice as we are pretty much busy with our day jobs.

Tell me a bit about FIYF, how did the band start and who are the members?
FIYF are Benon vocals, Mac on bass, Marlon on guitar, David on guitar and Crom on Drums. Me and my brother David started jaming early 2004 just for fun. Since there is nothing left to do here inDubai. Then we met Marlon as he is working in a guitar shop while my brother was shopping for strings. He invited Marlon to jam with us and it went well as the two share the same passion for music and their style compliments each other when it comes to song writing. Then we formed the band called DANGWA where we played thrash metal. We played for a good three years and the band disbanded. After that we met Mac, who does vocals for a metal band KARIMLAN and we also played with him on our side project band CONCAST. We then invited him to create FIYF as a replacement for DANGWA. He used to play bass/vocals for FIYF on our first six months of playing gigs. Then we met Ben who play vocals for a metal band ATOKO and invited him to do vocals for FIYF. After that everything is just perfect for everyone.

Who are the band’s influences?
We listen to bands like Metallica, Sepultura, Pantera, Hatebreed, Slayer, Lamb of God, Madball, Killswitch Engage, and Machinehead.

You guys have been on the music scene here for quite some time, what has been the best moment for the band so far?
Every gig is the best moment. Since we don’t play that much cause of our busy day jobs. We try to play 101% everytime we hit the stage. Grabbing every moment as if its our last.

Define your music in three words.
pig – smashed – face

What do you guys do as day jobs?
Ben – Hamburger patty flipper
Mac -  Golf instructor
Marlon – Pork barbeque cook specialist
David – Pork barbeque tester specialist
Crom – Women basketball team coach

What is the weirdest thing that has ever happened to the band?
We played this Japan charity gig last year and we ended up coming from a really awkward stage back door entrance in the middle of a show.

If you could go crazy and do anything you want for a stage show (costumes, stage sets, fireworks, the whole lot!) what would your ultimate gig look like?
We just want to play all night in a house filled with good friends and family with a lot of booze, some skate ramps, bbque, pinata and a bouncing castle. and then slayer will come and tell us how awesome our set is and will probably cover one of our song and then Tom Araya will be like “fuck yeah thats song is the shizzz!” and we probably gna be like “fuck yeah of course it is the shizzz!” and then well have a sleep over and eat biryani the day after.

Which local UAE bands would FIYF play with in a perfect line up?
We would like to play with our friends from Midway, Devastatory and Nervecell. Oh! and if anyone remember The Stenchwart M.A.N. yeah, that’ll be a cherry on top.

If you had to create a video game around the band, what would it be and how would it play?
Funny thing is we were thinking on releasing the album and an online video game. Maybe a style of CONTRA or DOUBLE DRAGON? where you have 5 levels to complete and everytime you complete a stage you unlock a track. but that didn’t materialize. A good friend’s artwork is more than enough to say what we wanted to say.

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Jan
19
2012

Fatiniza spreads ‘Confusion’ in Colombia!

Dubai-based rocker Fatiniza has just got back from a very successful tour in Colombia where she introduced her debut album Confusion (available in the UAE in Virgin Megastores) to the country – to rave reviews – we caught up with her to hear all her latest news!

WOW! I hear you have just been named in the top 100 most influential Colombians (I think that is the title?), can you tell me a bit about that?
Sure, this is a listing by Gerente Magazine that list the 100 most Influential Colombians around the world and at home each year. They include politicians, artist, athletes, celebrities and of course musicians and solo artists. This is very exciting…it was such a surprise, I didn’t even realise that I was in contention. I certainly wasn’t expecting that so soon… but its such a recognition right now!

How is the tour going over there? Can you share some juicy details and all of the highlights so far?
Its been sooo  exiting! and such a hard work. from 7am interview after interview in the main TV and radio shows… its so cool to see my video on the national music channels and grabbing a taxi and hearing my song on the radio… it’s pretty cool! One juicy detail… Fatiniza the single Confusion (acoustic vr) is on the top 100 latino singles charts at number 25 and also I have been in conversations with Top Artist managers of massive artists that for obvious reasons we can’t mention now.. :)

It seems that there has been a really exceptional reception to your music in Colombia, a much bigger music market then the UAE, while here in the UAE, it appears local music stores/radio stations/TV stations/media and labels have missed the boat on Fatiniza’ music. Why do you think that is?
Well Fatiniza is a name that is recognised in UAE and supported by some media and Virgin Mega Stores, I have had a lot of coverage and exposure, even on MTV for about 6 months with my first music video – all except for the Radio!!!! These guys are tough to crack and they could really help to get my music out to the people of the UAE.

Now that you have had such a fantastic response from Colombia, are there plans to relocate over there?
Well of course I really likeDubaiand being based here has been the first step in my career.. I cant say I won’t think about it.. but so far… we are only considering to travel back and forth, so not moving for now.

What are your upcoming plans? Will we hear a new album next year?
Definitely, its already in process and cooking nicely… most of the demos are finished now and it’s sounding great! It’s gonna be equally energetic as ‘Confusion’ you are gonna love it.

What has been the highlight of your Colombia tour so far?
Confusion at #25 in the Top 100 latin single charts and the video on Play TV, being named as the one of the top 100 most successful colombians in the world…  and the CD has a face now. Media recognize me – sooo very exited.

When can we expect you to land back on the UAE’s shores and what are your plans for the UAE market?
I will be back at the end of December and in early 2012 preparing for new gigs inDubai. The first is on the 19th of Jan at The Music Room….there will be definitely more following that.

What home comforts did you take on tour with you?
My ipod to travel, I have to have music with me :) but i was going home so… I really didn’t need to take much…I miss the food from Colombia so I was so happy to be able to eat what I want for a few weeks…… :)

Happy New Year :)


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Jan
17
2012

Women who rock the UAE: Interview 4: Fatiniza

Fatiniza

Fatiniza, a feisty rocker who has just come back from an amazing tour inColombia, which saw her songs soar up the rock charts and saw her named as one of the top 100 most influential Colombians (more on that soon!), has proved that you need drive and attitude to make it in the UAE music business. We asked her a few questions about how hard it is to be a female rocker in the UAE.

You are one of only a few female rock musicians in the UAE, what has it been like for you to get accepted as a real musician? Hard Work…  I had to prove more than most that I have talent. I write my own songs, I helped to produce my own album, I perform at the same level as the big ones. You need to do this here so people can see is not just about pretty legs,ora good rackorblond hair.…there is else something worth seeing that’s much more important. I guess it’s the same everywhere, but in this male dominated society, it was tougher yes. When you look at how involved I am with every detail of what I do you can see how much hard work goes into it, before you add the woman thing!

Do you think women, particularly in the UAE, have to work harder and be better musicians than their male counterparts to get recognised?
I don’t think so… I have been in Dubai many years and only a few years ago I came out of my hidden shell and I can say confidently that I have reached where many other bands and musicians haven’t even tho’ they are male…  and they have probably been on the market longer than myself…  I’ve got recognition after 6 months of been in the market by Time Out… but still I have a lot of hard work to do…

There seems to be a lot of the ‘oh a chick vocalist, that’s hot but they can’t sing for shit’ attitude amongst men in the UAE. Do you think this will ever change?
Yeah, I know what you mean… you find them anywhere… well I don’t pay attention to this comments cos normally those  who make these comments do not have a clue about music… so… I really don’t care… all depends of the crowd…It doesn’t bother me to be honest because I can sing, so for those type of guys…I personally invite you to come and listen, I won’t disappoint :)

The Arab culture in general is about women staying in the kitchen and making babies, as an expat singing in the UAE have you been discriminated against by people who think you are just a sex symbol and give you no credit for your talent?
This not only in the Arab culture you know…  you find it in some Latinos too… but not at all… I have been recognised and admired so far forthe job I have done… I even have some Arab teens that stop me and talk to me, and have my cd in their hands and they want me to sign it… as you i am surprised!  And women, they love to see my performance… after the show they come to me and say they loved it.

From what you have seen yourself, do you think women musicians in the Middle East region are more driven to succeed in music than men?
I think whoever works hard, stays on course and persists will succeed… no matter the genre orgender.

What do you think the music scene in the UAE can do to help promote female musicians as musicians, not as sexy things that happen to stand in front of a band?
I don’t think the music scene promote female as sexy things…   I think the deal is women have to lose that shyness and step forward as front singer and stop fearing the music scene…for example la femme fatale gig last November was a night of talented female performers at the Music Room… It was successful and well reviewed by magazines such as Rolling Stone…  and everyone appreciated the diversity in the female talent they had that night…it was a great night.

What do you love about playing music?
Seeing people staring and tapping feet and nodding their head… and see my fans singing along … i fucking love that…  i love being on stage and see the face of the lead guitar when his bit is comingormy sexy drummer showing off the fact that SHE is a drummer and can play! There u gooo! A woman musician Francy Taborda one of the best drummers in the UAE and a Female :)

Can you tell us a bit about yourself and your history with music?
I have been singing since i was 2. I started writing when I was 14. I have 3 degrees in: financial administration, technology and systems, pharmaceutical dealer ….  always singing on the side. I travelled around the world with bands on music contracts… and reached Dubai and took advantage of the virgin scene to get myself recognised in the Middle East – Fatiniza with my own Music… then launched an album, here and in my country Colombia… The second album is coming – to be launched simultaneously in both countries … the rest you know…  music is my life, everything i do has a melody sewn in it.

Is there anything else you want to add?
Yes… come to the Music Room on the 19th and I will show you that is not only pretty legs … I will fill you up with an energetic discharge of the most amazing rock/pop originals in the local scene… don’t look at me as a woman, look at me as a fighter!

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Jan
12
2012

Women who rock the UAE: Interview 3: Alison Andrews

Alison Andrews, a powerful folk rock vocalist and the woman who has, with the help of her husband Jaye Lentin, created a strong and soulful sound. She has just released her debut album, ‘Love’s A Cure’, which is available on Amazon for $8.99, which we think is one of the strongest albums we have heard coming out of the UAE music scene in 2011.

As a woman performer, and an expat (who has experienced the music scenes in South Africa and Singapore), we wanted to find out whether she has experienced discrimination or support from the local music scene.

You are one of only a few female rock musicians in the UAE, what has it been like for you to get accepted as a real musician?
Generally I have felt the responses to be great.  While the music community here is small it is very supportive.

Do you think women, particularly in the UAE, have to work harder and be better musicians than their male counterparts to get recognised?
Possibly.  The music scene here is male dominated and as such, perhaps female musicians are taken less seriously, but for the most part the attitudes I’ve encountered have been positive.

There seems to be a lot of the ‘oh a chick vocalist, that’s hot but they can’t sing for shit’ attitude amongst men in the UAE. Do you think this will ever change?
Hahaha, yeah, sometimes there is a kind of a ‘this chick is just being difficult’ vibe if you even ask a question with certain sound people etc, and sometimes there is a feeling of not being taken as a ‘real’ musician, but rather just as eye candy when you get on stage.  However, this is typical of a ‘certain type of male’ around the world.

The Arab culture in general is about women staying in the kitchen and making babies, as an expat singing in the UAE have you been discriminated against by people who think you are just a sex symbol and give you no credit for your talent?
This is true of the culture and in other areas I have encountered discrimination – such as the other day someone said they wanted to speak to my husband or my father rather than me!  However, within music so far I have luckily not encountered any discrimination.  However, we only play live shows on fairly rare occasions, but hopefully I will continue to dodge it!

From what you have seen yourself, do you think women musicians in the Middle East region are more driven to succeed in music than men?
I think so.  A lot of times men will want to play in a band as it’s just an ego trip – the whole cock rocker thing – but when it comes to putting their money where their mouth is, it doesn’t really happen.  The few women in the music scene here, all seem to be very determined.  I admire Fatiniza hugely for the success she has had, she is a strong woman and is going after what she wants.

What do you think the music scene in the UAE can do to help promote female musicians as musicians, not as sexy things that happen to stand in front of a band?
Well, the support that Metality UAE gives to female musicians is awesome – so thank you for that!  I guess getting the music as far and wide as possible is really key – when someone hears a song and likes it they don’t really care what the band looks like and this is great!

 What do you love about playing music?
I  love being able to communicate the beauty of a song – I love that the story contained in the lyrics is up to me to convey and I love getting lost in it, I love harmonies and I absolutely love taking a few lines of lyrics and turning it into a SONG, something that people can relate to.

 

Can you tell us a bit about yourself and your history with music?
I grew up singing, my mother is a great singer and she had my sister and I harmonizing and singing hymns and gospel songs from toddler age.  As a teenager I sang in a gospel group but it wasn’t until my twenties that I started writing songs.  This was while I was living in London – that was where I recorded my first demo.  I feel as if there is so much more music in me, much more than I have even come close to expressing, and I am looking forward to a long career of recording.

Is there anything else you want to add?
I think in many ways we have a unique opportunity here in Dubai as the music scene is still very young – It’s exciting to be part of it.


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Jan
09
2012

Women who rock the UAE: Interview 2: Heidi Habib (HERA)

Heidi Habib and her band HERA is a new face on the UAE metal scene, she uses strong Arabic musical elements in her tracks and has made quite an impression on us, she also sings in Arabic, something that seems to be quite unusual in UAE metal.

We had a chat with her about what it is like to be a woman in metal.

What made you become a metal singer and musician?
I’ve always loved the musical elements/sounds expressed in heavy metal. There is so much  assertion & emphasis in the instruments & an abundance in ariticulating your feelings & thoughts.

Can you tell us a bit about yourself, where are you from?
I’m from Dubai, born & raised. 28 years old, I come from a mixed family ( Emirati father & half egyptian/half turkish mother) & I’m a sagitarrius, I think that sums it up:)

Do you think it is hard to be a woman in metal in the Middle East? Have you experienced and negativity?
 It’s a bit confusing because being brought up mixed I tended to suffer lots of culture-clashes. Sometimes I get great feeback & sometimes I get threats & negative anonymous responses.   At the end of the day I do what I believe in & that’s my focus.

You are putting out exciting new tracks at the moment, can you tell us a bit about them?
These songs are a mixture of a lot of very personal experiences, my daughter is a big part of my inspiration. The album uncovers different areas in my life as it goes along in the recording process. So each time I’m recording a song it’s based on what scary, happy, emotional or twisted experience happening in my life at that very moment. It’s very instantaneous & sometimes months later becomes more of a reality, making a lot more sense as if it were a premonition.

You have a lot of Arabic/Oriental influences in your music style, do you think including these more traditional elements will bring in a wider audience? Perhaps those that are not used to listening to metal?
I think it depends on the audience. There is so much talent out there it would take a lot more than including traditional influences to grab an audience’s attention now. I bring in these influences because I’m personally in love with arabic scales. I can’t help bringing them out when I compose. To me bringing in a wider audience is based on the promotional, marketing & advertising fundementals involved in helping that music come out & be heard. You can be the most talented/unique musician but if you don’t have exemplary PR someone else with very bland music &  commendable marketing strategy will be hearing the best of it.

You are soon releasing an EP, can you tell us a bit about it?
The EP consists of 4 tracks from the final album (a total of 9 songs). Each song on the EP tells a different story varying from an anarchic relationship to a messy/obscure friendship ( Jarhaiin & Abahk )to searching for faith, losing & finding it ( La Titrikni ). In the 4th song I talk about the taboos in an arab woman’s life, the clash between temptation, guilt, religion & lust (4th track – Ahwak )

What does music mean to you?
Music is my life. The only way I can express everything I socially can’t.

I believe you are a mother as well as a musician, how do you balance motherhood and the demands of music as a profession?
Balancing it is a challenge but do-able. If you really love what you’re doing you’ll push yourself that extra mile, to me any woman that can withstand child-birth can do this. I never separate my daughter from what I do & I love taking her to all my recording sessions. I want her to get influenced. I guess there’s also no exact advice to give another mother cos everyone balances it differently. But you can pretty much cancel having a social life, I don’t go out:)

What do you think of the music scene in the UAE at the moment and what would you do to change/improve it?
I think it’s great from what I see & hear, it offers a lot of opportunities for musicians/bands to grow & bring out more of their potential. I’m very excited to come back.

What would your advice be to women who want to break the mould and become part of a rock or metal band?
If they’re GCC women be prepared, believe in yourself, you have to have persistence & perseverance. Hopefully one day you’ll bring your point across & prove that you’re serious,  it’s a never ending battle & you have to be up for the responsibility:)

Listen to her music below:

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