The Most Famous Islamic Metal Bands

Metal music and the teachings of Islam may be one of the most contradictory things in the world. Many argue that this genre of music contains the hidden doctrine of the westerners, to weaken the faith of the Muslim youths that exist throughout the world. This is caused because in the flow of Metal music there is a Liberal ideology that in the fear of making a Muslim's faith fall. But this thinking is not entirely true because there are some Metal Bands that also speak Islamic teachings. And according to an article quoted from the page rasionalist.org.uk (2009), metal bands that speak their Islam is much more acceptable to people in Europe and America, because it contains a message of love and peace. This is one proof that even a metal child has the same heart and belief as those who claim to be religious. And here are some of the most famous Islamic Metal Bands

Islamic Metal Band Tarantist

Tarantis T may be one of the most vivid images of the form of a minority music that grew up in one of the world's most conservative Islamic countries, Iran. In the country in the head by Mahmud Ahmad Dinejad, has long been the music that smells of westernized in forbidden, let alone metal music that serin is identical with the ritual worship of devils. Tarantis T which consists of 4 people Arash, Arsy, Aidin, and Shahab was formed 16 years ago in the city of Tehran. Since then all four members of Tarantis T, all of whom claim to love the flow of metal music and some other loud music began to play their music through the Underground line, they also make record albums and distribute them independently. Although the name Tarantis T may sound familiar to the ears of people in general, the band has a name that is quite famous in the world of rock metal to be coupled with famous bands such as Metallica, MotorHead, Stone Temple Pilots and many others. Currently Tarantis T itself has moved to America to get more freedom of their music.

The Islamic Metal Band The Kordz

The kordz is a metal skirt band originally from Lebanon and states Moe Hamzah on vocals, Mazen Siblini on keyboards, Nadim Siufi and Alan Azar on guitar, Souhail Mukadem on drums, (guitar), and Nadim Abu Cakra as a bass player. All members of this band were born in wiyalah south Lebanon which is controlled by Hezbollah. Just after the move to the Beriut Capital, The Kordz began to gain space and opportunities to expand their wings. and proven their works enough in the world. The Kordz fame also made them touring Europe and Canada. The lyrics are sung The band has a lot to say about, Love, family and Peace.

ArthimoTh Band Metal Islami

Ali Azheri, a member of ArtimoTh who is a young Iraqi scholar said that he initially did not like metal music and believed that this music is something unlawful for him. But after deepening and studying the history of metal music and the branches of other rock music such as Punk, and harcore ali azheri began to fall in love with this music until finally joining ArthimoTh. According to Azheri actually the Qur'an does not prohibit the type of metal music and that one of the Hadith which refers to one of the sayings of the Prophet Muhammad SAW which mentions that the music was close to the devil, since long been interpreted by mistaken by many people. Still according to Azheri, the young generation of Islam in the Middle East is already embarrassed by the war and the constant power struggle. And he with his metals band opted for another way to fight and the path was through music and peace. The avid youth of Prayer has his own net to call for the equality He finds in metal music. He also believes as time goes by there will be times in safe people no longer like war.

Purgatory

Purgatory is a death metal band that is formed by lutfi the guitarist and his brother Al who plays guitar in Jakarta. But despite the death metal wings, the lyrics of songs that brought by this band almost all about the teachings of Islam, especially war uhud, death and other things that are still breathing Islami. the meaning of the name of Purgatory itself in the dictionary means "Place of testing of sins". Which in Islamic pemahanman equal to "WAIL", ie hell place for the sinners to account for their sin and redeem it (before it can enter heaven), But only for those who still have faith in Allah SWT in his heart. As written in the letter of Al-Ma'uun, the verse "Fa wailul lil musholliin" Although often considered to carry the flow of Black Metal, but according to the vocalist Madmor, true their band megusung genre "Metal Syair". This is in the show Purgatory through their logo that has elements of da'wah in it. Purgatory early logo is very much different from other death metal bands that usually use the symbol of the star upside down with a vicious circle symbolizing element of the goat's head or Baphomet, Purgatory Logo is exactly the opposite of the moon and the star denag a unique style. But now the symbol of the beginning of this Purgatory has been replaced with a picture with ambigram is a calligraphy art where the text and letters are produced not only can be read from one direction, but from the opposite direction as well. The band, which often appears to be wearing a doomed mask and has increased its personnel with a DJ, mentions that their unique appearance is an allusion to, people who often look like angels but actually like devils, while those who look creepy and like devil Insha God contains goodness. One of the loving metal movements of Islam promoted by Purgatory is the One Finger Metal Movement movement which has the slogan Approach Deen Avoid Sin which is an invitation to to stay away from sin and get closer to religion. The band also showed their love for the last Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) in the song entitled "MOG.SAW" while for his fans, purgatory also has a pet call "MOGERS" which stands for 'Messenger of God-erz' which means their fans should always follow the teachings of the Prophet Muhammad SAW.

Tengkorak (Skull)

The skull was the first Indonesian grindcore band in form in 1993 by Ombat, Danang and Yoyok. The band's initial formation, which was heavily influenced by one of the British pioneers of the band Grincore Napalm Death, was M. Hariadi "Ombat" Nasution (vocals), Danang Bhudiarto (Bass), Yoyok Radianto (Guitars), and Denny Julianto (Drums) , then, In 1994 Mustofa joined and became the last gitari and others up that still survive to this day. The turning point of the skull band began to appear in 2000 when the Ombat vocalist who was a magister in law became part of a member of the Muslim defense team. Since then also the ideology of the band Tengkorak can be said to turn 180 degrees and begin to declare music tauhid. This they show by changing all the old Symbols and start promoting to replace the identical rock symbol with three fingers, becoming the index finger which is the symbol of tauhid. Since then the band has always been consistent in voicing Israeli anti-Zionists in Palestinian lands as they voiced in the song titled Boycott Israel, Zionist Exaggration, Hizbullah, and Dajal Dunia. The band also showed attention to the younger generation who are increasingly carried by the western currents and terjerusmus in the wrong association. Western metallic flow is judged by the Skull, so easy to influence young people in promiscuity and drugs. This is what the skull is trying to erode with their Islamic-breathy poetry and their bravery, which always invokes the takbir in every performing performances and not to forget the movement of the index finger which is the symbol of tauhid that they continue to promote in order to be heard by more stout people.