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Akvan's latest EP Two Centuries of Silence / دو قرن سکوت (November 2020) was today (19 March), via Subsound Records, finally worldwide released on vinyl. For the first time in strictly limited red vinyl (100 copies) and black vinyl editions (200 copies). Akvan, a one-man black metal act from Iran, who mixes raw black metal guitars and blasting drums with traditional Persian instruments like the tar and setar, has released nine EPs since 2015, deeply considered meditations on his own culture and how it is misinterpreted - not only by outsiders but by his own country’s leadership. The EP title is taken from Abdolhossein Zarrinkoub's eponymous book, which provides a historical account of the Iranian people's bold resistance against the Islamic Conquest of Persia. Akvan brings Zoroastrian poetry and Iranian mythology and history to black metal. While he has always been a fan of traditional Iranian music and had plenty of exposure due to his background, he realized that perhaps one of the reasons he loves metal is because it shares similar characteristics with Sonati (traditional Iranian) music, especially black metal. An overall dark and melancholy sound, drones, treble picking, emphasis on atmosphere, and unconventional song structures. By including riffs and melodies containing the Koron/Sori (a note in Iranian music that is defined as a half flat or a half sharp), it would help Akvan to create a more sinister sound. Link If haven't already, listen to EP Two Centuries of Silence in a player below.
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