Reborn (band) explained
| Reborn |
| Genre: | Death metal[1] |
| Years Active: | –present |
| Associated Acts: | Nekros, Infected Brain |
Reborn is a death metal band from Morocco. The band was founded in 2002, and after some initial local success became known more for political than musical reasons, when in April 2003 a Moroccan judge sentenced nine heavy metal musicians from Reborn and two other bands as well as five fans to jail time (between three months and one year) after they were found "in possession of skeletons, skulls, cobras, vipers and 'a collection of diabolical CDs.'"[2] [3] In April, a Casablanca court cut those sentences for three of the nine musicians to 45 days, and acquitted the eleven others.[4] [5]
According to Reda Zine, one of the founders of the Moroccan heavy metal scene,[6] "We play heavy metal because our lives are heavy metal."[7] The band performed at the 2003 Boulevard des Jeunes Musiciens music festival in Casablanca.[8]
Line-up
Founding members
- Nabil Andaloussi - drums
- Abdelsamad Bourhim - guitar
- Nabyl Guennouni - vocals
Notes and References
- Heavy Metal Islam: Rock, Rebellion and the Struggle for the Soul of Islam, Mark LeVine, Three Rivers Press
- News: Tremlett. Giles. Moroccan judge jails metalheads. 7 April 2011. The Guardian. 11 March 2011.
- News: Moroccan heavy metal fans jailed. 7 April 2011. BBC News. 7 March 2003.
- News: World Briefing; Africa: Morocco: Sentences Cut For Metal Rockers. 7 April 2011. The New York Times. 5 April 2003.
- News: Whitaker. Brian. Highway to hell. 7 April 2011. The Guardian. 2 June 2003.
- News: Hari. Johann. Contra los prejuicios musicales. 7 April 2011. La Jornada. 25 September 2008.
- Book: Levine, Mark. Heavy Metal Islam. 2008. Three Rivers Press. New York. 978-0-307-35339-9. 1. registration.
- Hegasy. Sonja. Young Authority: Quantitative and Qualitative Insights into Youth, Youth Culture, and State Power in Contemporary Morocco. The Journal of North African Studies. 2007. 12. 1. 19–36. 7 April 2011.
