16 May 2024
Iran’s اکوان (Akvan) is the solo project of an individual known as Vizaresa. The band plays a type of Iranian folk + death metal, and is inspired by Iranian and Persian history. This particular EP
…takes its title from the eponymous book written by Dr. Simin Daneshvar. Widely regarded as the first novel published by an Iranian woman, سووشون (Savushun)* tells the story of an Iranian family in Shiraz living under the Anglo-Soviet occupation of Iran during WWII.
the white drew carey (aka – Jeff Sorley) is the founder and head editor of TGEFM. He’s lived (outside of) Chicago, Madison WI, (ugh) Penn State, Lyon FR, Oxford UK, central New Jersey, and now within earshot of SFO in the Bay Area. When not scouring the web for more great bands and labels to post about, he also spends time drawing (mostly) silly sci-fi and anime stuff under the name Asplenia Studios.
