Al Jazeera (English) Touting Heavy Metal in Middle East

Tired of MTV and FUSE? Well, now Al Jazeera will deliver you something not really covered enough in the American media: Heavy Metal in the Middle East. On a program called PLAYLIST.

Personally, I would never watch Al Jazeera out of spite, but at least they are giving time to something mainly overlooked til now.

Here’s their pitch:

The story of metal in the Middle East. PLAYLIST explores the massive appeal of heavy rock and metal across the Middle East, bringing you some of the biggest bands and the loudest sounds coming out of the region today. A tale of the longevity and strength of a metal movement that has defied official bans, and survived authoritarian crackdowns and oppression, and is now bigger than ever. Featuring Nervecell, Bilocate, Betzefer, Orphaned Land, Oath to Vanquish and TarantisT.