LOWEN

The London-based prog doomsters reconnecting with their Iranian heritage and its mythology

LIZ SCARLETT

“I THINK A lot of people in heavy metal understand what it’s like to be looking in from the other side,” says Nina Saeidi, vocalist of prog metallers Lowen. “This band is my way of exploring that.” Raised in Britain as the child of Iranian exiles, Nina’s musical journey began when she was a young child, learning how to play various instruments. But despite that, she admits she “grew up in a house where sound was not really allowed”, and the only music was traditional Iranian folk. As a teenager, she made her own discoveries, noting Akercocke’s 2007 album Antichrist and System Of A Down’s Mezmerize/Hypnotize records as formative influences. “I was fascinated by how transgressive the Akercocke album was, and how System used Middle Eastern music and metal,” she…

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Metal Hammer UK (Digital) - 1 Issue, December 2024

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