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Friday, November 04, 2011

Atlas of Metal: Armenia

Sorry it's been so long since I've done one of these. But life gets in the way, you know. I have not given up on this project.

Armenia is a tiny country at the crossroads of the world. Situated on the border between Europe and the Middle East, you can easily imagine their cultural heritage is rich and complex. At the same time, they've been subject to oppression, including the Armenian genocide (about the time of World War I) and diaspora, as well as Soviet rule. So, you'd think they'd be angry enough to be full of metal bands. Not so, according to Metal Archives, which lists only 11 bands from the country.

Asparez was a heavy metal band who released one full-length album in 1990. All I could find from them was this power ballad. It's a power ballad. That's pretty much all I have to say about that.