OATH TO VANQUISH Featured In Middle East TV Documentary
April 22, 2009, 15 years ago
Al Jazeera English TV has posted a new documentary program featuring interviews with the members of Lebanese death metal band OATH TO VANQUISH. Posted as part of the channel's Playlist series, host Richard Gizbert explores “the story of metal in the Middle East”.
According to a press release, it is “a tale of the longevity and strength of a metal movement that has defied official bans, and survived authoritarian crackdowns and oppression, and is now bigger than ever.” The program features artists from across the Middle Eastern region including NERVECELL (UAE), BILOCATE (Jordan), BETZEFER (Israel), ORPHANED LAND (Israel), OATH TO VANQUISH (Lebanon) and TARANTIST (Iran) as well as acclaimed writer/historian Mark LeVine.
Watch the episode in two parts below.
In related news, Oath To Vanquish have previewed the crushing new track 'Apothecary Of Abhorrence' taken from their forthcoming release The Ruinous Fate of the Blind. It can be heard at this location.
Oath To Vanquish released their debut album, Applied Schizophrenic Science in 2006 via UK-label Grindethic Records.
