Confess
From:
Iran
Last Known Status: Active
Latest Confess News
Below is our complete Confess news coverage, including columns and articles pertaining to the band. Some articles listed may be indirectly related, such as side projects of the band members, etc.
Belphegor Announce Eastern European Tour
Austrian blackened death metal outfit Belphegor have announced the dates for a third leg of their 30th anniversary touring across eastern and south-eastern Europe. Special guests on this run will be American death metal veterans Malevolent Creation, brutal death metal outfit Monument Of Misanthropy and death metal band Confess.
Comments frontman Helmuth Lehner:
“Hails to the Eastern European metal community! We are pleased to announce our return to cities we haven’t visited in years, such as those in Greece, Bulgaria, Zagreb, Macedonia and Romania. The run kicks off 5th September in Warsaw, Poland. In Musick, Helmuth"
The following shows have been booked: More...
Confess Premiere New Song "Ransom Note"
Confess - the Iranian band that fled and found their new home country in Norway - premiere a new track by the name of "Ransom Note". The song is off the goup's upcoming album, "Revenge At All Costs".
Tells vocalist Nikan Khosravi: More...
Confess Premiere New Song & Music Video
Confess - the Iranian band that fled to Norway - announce their new album "Revenge At All Costs" which is scheduled to drop on January 21 through Rexius Records. A new music video for "Megalodon" from it has premiered streaming via YouTube below:
Tells Nikan "Siyanor" Khosravi: More...
Confess Premiere New Single & Lyric Video
Tehran, Iran's Confess - the band who sought asylum in Norway after receiving a 14-year prison sentence for being in a metal band - premiere a new song and lyric Video named "Kill What You Eat", streaming via YouTube for you below.
Tells frontman/guitarist Nikan Khosravi: More...
Confess Offers First Interview Since Arrest
Last year we reported that Iranian metal duo Confess - consisting of Nikan "Siyanor" Khosravi and Arash "Chemical" Ilkhani - was arrested for blasphemy and running an illegal band and record label promoting music considered to be Satanic.
Very little was public about the case at the time, but now Metal Injection has published an interview with Nikan "Siyanor" Khosravi, offering his first public comments since the arrest. Excerpts can be read below. More...
Read the full article at Metal Injection.
Headline News
Iranian Metal Band Reportedly Jailed
We've been posting news on an Iranian outfit titled Confess for a few years, and it appears the band has now gotten into hot water with the authorities. MetalNationRadio.ca posted this message online about the situation:
"Metal Community… On behalf of the band Confess (Iran), I am making this post public in the hope that it will go viral. I have spoken many times and in depth regarding the dangers of being a metal musician from the middle east. I would often use Confess as an example when describing the perils one would face by playing music.
"They are a talented thrash band that risked it all to pursue their hopes and dreams of one day being able to leave their land and share their music/stories with the world. Because of their heavy-handed religious rule, many countries in the Middle East view rock and metal as the devil’s music. In many cases the musicians or those who just listen to the music risk being jailed and in some cases executed for it. I have always feared that one day one of the bands I promote from there would end up in such a position.
"Well… that time arrived for Nikan Siyanor Khosravi and Khosravi Arash Chemical Ilkhani of Confess. This evening I received a message from a friend of the band (who will remain unnamed to protect their identity) that I found to be alarming. According to the message, they have been jailed in their country for playing heavy metal, owning an independent record label and for communicating with foreign radio stations. More...
Read the full article at MetalNationRadio.
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The Rockstar Ramblings: Foot Fetish
Happy New Year! This week we have videos that showcase shadows, bare feet and smart phone video recordings. No, seriously, 2015 is going to be fucking awesome! More...
Confess Streams "You Will Pay Back"
After streaming the song "Unormal" online, Iranian band Confess has now released a track titled "You Will Pay Back," which can be heard below.
This is a re-recorded and re-mastered version of the song - previously released on the "Beginning of Dominion" album in 2012 - and it will appear on an upcoming EP release due out in October.
Confess Streaming "Unormal"
Iranian outfit Confess has released a new single titled "Unormal," which can now be heard online in the SoundCloud player below. You can also find more info on the Tehran-based metal band at Facebook here.