Lowen - 'Waging War Against God' (official music video)

Heavy is the head that bears the veil
How free the hand that wields the sword
So sweet the blood of innocents
On the tongues of the serpent crowned

They make one law for man
And yet as beasts they walk the Earth
Proclaiming god-sent verse
And slaying all who question

Why do we grasp at eternity, when we know it will leave us behind?
Time is the butcher of memory, and memory the grave of time

We dream to walk where we cannot walk
We wish to dwell where we cannot dwell
We yearn to divine with gods
And ask what they would never tell

There is an echo all through the land, like a mother mourning
Weeping the paths that we have walked
They have made the battlefield a temple
Where gods lie silent like distant stars

Οι Lowen μας έρχονται από την πρωτεύουσα της Αγγλίας. Δημιουργήθηκαν προ επταετίας και μας παρουσιάζονται κάπως έτσι: «Crushing progressive doom steeped in the history of the ancient middle-east and the empty vistas of space.»

Έχουν κυκλοφορήσει δύο "ολοκληρωμένους" δίσκους ("A Crypt in the Stars" 2018, "Do Not Go to War with the Demons of Mazandaran" 2024) και ένα ep ("Unceasing Lamentations" 2021). Εστιάζουμε στο πλέον πρόσφατο δισκογράφημά τους, το οποίο κυκλοφόρησε στις αρχές Οκτωβρίου και σας παρουσιάζουμε το μουσικό βίντεο του τραγουδιού "Waging War Against God", για το οποίο μας λένε σχετικά:

«This is a video about freedom and tolerance. It is meant to warn against the misuse of religion and power in the hands of tyrants, and is not intended to be interpreted as intolerance for any religion in its true, peaceful form.

Waging War Against God is one of the legal terms used by the Iranian government to persecute and execute individuals who stand up to the regime. This song explores the folly of tyranny. It asks: “why do we grasp at eternity when we know it will leave us behind?”.

It also highlights that time and history are so vast that attempts of ownership and control will ultimately be consigned to the grave of memory, and memory is soon butchered by time.

The recent race riots in the UK punctuate the difficulty that women of colour face inside and outside of their homelands. The head that bears the veil is heavy - be it due to the force of religious power in the hands of tyrants, or the enmity of cultural division that does not permit tolerance of visible differences.

As someone who has grown up between two cultures struggling with oppression and racism, this song is a stand against the intolerance that has been ever present. It champions the strength of women, especially those who despite the threat of death have been carrying forward the Woman Life Freedom movement inside and outside of Iran.

This song embodies the longing for safety and the fight for freedom. The pomegranate is an ancient symbol that embodies fertility and abundance, but it is also the basis for the invention of the grenade. In the video it is shown as a synecdoche for the way that the bodies of women have been abused and dissected throughout history.

There are also several alchemical Easter eggs for those who enjoy such symbolism. At the midpoint of the video, the narrative turns and the regenerative, divine strength of women and the power they command ultimately wins out against tyranny.»

Band: Lowen
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Location: London, England
Formed in: 2017
Genre: Progressive Doom Metal
Themes: Mesopotamia, Space, Fantasy
Years active: 2017-present

Video: "Corruption On Earth"
Video by: Topher OMeagher, Dan Cayzer
Album: "Do Not Go to War with the Demons of Mazandaran"
Type: Full length
Release date: October 4th, 2024
Label: Church Road Records, Lay Bare Recordings
Format: CD, 12" vinyl, Cassette, Digital

Band members:
Shem Lucas - Guitars
Nina Saeidi - Vocals

Guest/Session
Cal Constantine - Drums

Miscellaneous staff
Lewis Johns - Producer, Mixing
Kel Pinchin - Producer, Recording
Grant Berry - Mastering