#trivax — Public Fediverse posts

With everything else going on these past weeks, it’s quite possible some may have missed the BBC World Service’s “In the Studio” report on Tehran-formed Black Metal infidels TRIVAX. Reporter Sahar Zand deftly places the band’s emergence on the international stage in context with the Iranian “Woman, Life, Freedom” movement. A people tyrannised by decades of religious subjugation, protesting against the death in custody of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini and many others.

Recalling authoritarian adversity faced in both Iran and Syria before relocating to the UK, members Shayan and Sully intersperse the usual interview answers with troubling tales of personal oppression. A reminder that freedoms taken for granted are anything but universal, and empowerment is a duty of all artists who can speak.

Zand follows the band to Helgi’s in London, where elements of their incendiary ‘Against all Opposition’ video were filmed. We are also taken to the Cart and Horses gig where the band expressed their visceral Eastern Death Magick in support of DIOCLETIAN. It was a great honour to enable that tour, despite the setbacks, and I absolutely stand by the band’s right to express their truth in word and deed. Freedom is the highest of ideals and will always win, but the fight is seldom straightforward.

It is rare that our little subculture is treated fairly by mainstream media. Although the BBC Sounds site requires registration, it’s well worth logging in to listen.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w3ct5tlj

https://heathenstorm.com/2024/11/13/infidels-to-the-world/

#bbc #blackmetal #diocletian #freedom #helgis #inthestudio #iran #mahsaamini #metal #music #protest #saharzand #syria #trivax #womanlifefreedom #worldservice

The dust has settled on the English leg of the DIOCLETIAN tour. Five dates of utter devastation across the country. Filling venues to capacity almost every night, with those who missed out eager for more. Ending the tour with the debut UK performance of ABRAXXUM was an inspired conclusion, but each and every show delivered an uncompromising assault.

There were a handful who did not want this tour to proceed. Fabricating “concerns” with the aid of AI and anonymous remailers. “Facts” that fell apart upon the slightest scrutiny. Clandestine collusion and censorious reporting of social media posts.

None of these allegations were ever made directly, where dialogue could have demonstrated credibility on their part. No will to communicate beyond copy-paste. Just pitiful, and ultimately futile, attempts to silence.

For this I am grateful for the venues and promoters who stood their ground when faced with such hearsay. Those who raised their business-bound concerns and listened to our counterpoint, making informed decisions once all arguments were aired. The audience also made themselves heard, sick of such slacktivism and collectively stating their case. This succession of sold-out shows offers far more substance than the shallow spite of the saboteur.

Thanks also to TRIVAX, whose members have faced genuine oppression in their homelands, and in turn deliver the greatest exultation of Freedom with every performance. It was a privilege to perceive their Persian perspective, and begin to comprehend the geopolitics that empower their incendiary stance.

War Metal has a reputation for expressing the “supreme authority” of violence, yet these shows occurred against a backdrop of actual conflict. Increased tensions across the global stage threaten to drag all into armageddon, and such music must present cathartic soundtrack to these uncertain times.

Without doubt, the tour was a tremendous success, despite totalitarian efforts to shut it down. Future shows are planned, if not announced already, and HeathenStorm Productions thrive in tireless tenacity. Without backing down. Without compromise. Without surrender.

If anyone took video footage or photos from the tour, please let us know.

https://heathenstorm.com/2024/05/07/battles-on-the-brink-of-war/

#blackmetal #diocletian #freedom #livemusic #metal #music #tour #trivax #warmetal

With both DIOCLETIAN and TRIVAX in the country, the campaign is very much underway.

Tonight the iron fist lays siege to Newcastle, with the bands set up and ready to destroy.

We are well on our way to a full house tonight. An auspicious start to the tour and one well earned.

https://heathenstorm.com/2024/04/27/storming-the-castle/

#blackmetal #diocletian #livemusic #metal #music #newcastle #tour #trivax #warmetal

With both Madrid and Berlin cleaved asunder tonight, DIOCLETIAN and TRIVAX are soon airbourne to England to bring the destruction home. All dates are locked and loaded, and we are all raring to get on the road.

The first assault converges in Newcastle, for a Saturday sortie to remember. There’ll be updates along the way, so keep checking in.

The Exclusive Tour Vinyl is selling fast, but we still have a few copies available on the merch desk each night. Turn up early to avoid disappointment.

CASH ONLY!

https://heathenstorm.com/2024/04/26/destruction-imminent/

#blackmetal #diocletian #livemusic #metal #music #tour #trivax #warmetal

A retrospective of the best new albums of the past year, based on my cumulative listening since October 2022. To make the comparison fairer for newer releases I've grouped everything by quarters of the year

most of these are #blackmetal but there's some #doommetal and #deathmetal in between

how many and which do you know?

#aoty2022 #aoty2023 #bestof2023 #bestofmetal

#urfaust #solanvarma #häxanu #vihameditaatio #trivax #blutausnord #voidhaven #fjoergyn #anarkhon #arnautpavle #ziegenhorn #kres

A retrospective of the best new albums of the past year, based on my cumulative listening since October 2022. To make the comparison fairer for newer releases I've grouped everything by quarters of the year

most of these are #blackmetal but there's some #doommetal and #deathmetal in between

how many and which do you know?

#aoty2022 #aoty2023 #bestof2023 #bestofmetal

#urfaust #solanvarma #häxanu #vihameditaatio #trivax #blutausnord #voidhaven #fjoergyn #anarkhon #arnautpavle #ziegenhorn #kres

A retrospective of the best new albums of the past year, based on my cumulative listening since October 2022. To make the comparison fairer for newer releases I've grouped everything by quarters of the year

most of these are #blackmetal but there's some #doommetal and #deathmetal in between

how many and which do you know?

#aoty2022 #aoty2023 #bestof2023 #bestofmetal

#urfaust #solanvarma #häxanu #vihameditaatio #trivax #blutausnord #voidhaven #fjoergyn #anarkhon #arnautpavle #ziegenhorn #kres

A retrospective of the best new albums of the past year, based on my cumulative listening since October 2022. To make the comparison fairer for newer releases I've grouped everything by quarters of the year

most of these are #blackmetal but there's some #doommetal and #deathmetal in between

how many and which do you know?

#aoty2022 #aoty2023 #bestof2023 #bestofmetal

#urfaust #solanvarma #häxanu #vihameditaatio #trivax #blutausnord #voidhaven #fjoergyn #anarkhon #arnautpavle #ziegenhorn #kres