Arkan

The coming together of seemingly disparate styles and cultures is the backbone of what rock & roll is all about, and nowhere is this more true than in the vast, ever-expanding world of metal. Sometimes it is merely a mash-up of styles within the larger metal world -- thrash and death, for example -- while other bands are more than willing to go outside of the genre -- and in the case of Arkan, outside the cultural homeland (Europe and America) altogether. Formed with the intent to meld Eastern musics and sounds with the Western traditions of metal, Arkan's inception took place...