Heavy Metal knows no borders, well that’s what I’m trying to prove, any way. I wanted to see if I could find metal bands from every single country in the world. So I scoured the internet for images of metal bands from each country on earth.
I’ve already failed, there are plenty of blanks in earlier episodes of this list. But hey ho, I’m still enjoying it so they’re going to keep on coming.
Not much metal going on in Laos. However, Sapanakith are smashing it up the death pipe for the kids in the capital city, Vientiane:
No mucking about here:
Here’s Deodium from Riga:
Thrash Storm from Beirut:
Unsurprising FAIL #1
Unsurprising FAIL #2
There’s not much of a metallic tint over in Libya, but Rex Mortifier (pictured) and Magma are giving it a bash:
From Vaduz, we have Elis. Tragically, their singer – Sabine Dünser – collapsed at a rehearsal in 2012 and consequently died of a brain haemorrhage. The surviving members went on to form the band Zirkonium.
From Kaunas, Lithuania, I bring you the sinister Nahash. Named after the snake that tempted Eve in the Bible…
Fetuxion:
From Delcevo, the Industrial metal act Verka:
From Anatananarivo, it’s Samsamaso:
Here’s Beyond Your Ritual from Madagascar:
Nope… FAIL. But, if you want to hear some bona fide Malawi tunes, go here: Malawi Mouse Boys
Black metal from the wild, wild jungles of Sarawak. Real life wild men of Borneo – Shajkul Akrak:
I couldn’t find a video of their music, but here’s a link to their MySpace… yeah, MySpace. Here’s another pic to help you get over that shocker:
There’s not a load of metal in the Maldives it seems, but there are a few stalwarts keeping it real. Here’s one – Tormenta:
FAIL
Thy Legion from Birkirkara who play Satanic black and death metal:
There’s only about 70,000 people spread across 24 tiny nodules of earth. Cool flag, though:
FAIL. Apparently there’s only one record shop in the whole country, and that’s in the town of Nouakchott. Watch a video about it here. Here’s the interior:
Amakartus:
And, here they are doing a live AC/DC cover:
Meet Mexican grindcore fellas – Ahorkado:
This is a Mexican doom band called El Ahorcado (The Hangman), it’s their debut album and you know what, it’s pretty ace.
The clue’s in the name – FAIL
Tamnus:
This is a band called DOLL, also from Moldova:
MindDust:
This is GodKiller from Monaco:
Not a lot going on metal wise on the steppes of Mongolia, but here’s Аясын Салхи from capital city Ulaanbaatar:
Below is a picture of KK Street Bangers from the city of Podgorica in Montenegro. I want to be mates with these guys:
Here’s Nocturnal Kingdom from Meknès:
I expected a FAIL and I didn’t get one. Good show. Here’s Darkest Place from Maputo in Mozambique. They play “extreme Gothic metal”:
… and we’re done… for now. If you can fill any of the FAIL blanks please get in touch.
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