Lowen

Lowen are a London-based progressive metal band whose sound can best be described as a cross between Dead Can Dance and Bolt Thrower. The band focuses on the displaced identity of multi-instrumental vocalist Nina Saeidi, who was born into exile from Iran in the UK. In Iran playing metal is illegal and women singing unaccompanied risk execution.

The ancient world, its art and its languages, form a backdrop for an exploration of the pain and longing of the diasporically dispossessed in her mournful wails and use of traditional tahrir vocals unique to Iran.