Report: Moroccan Heavy Metal Lives On After Satanism Trial
February 23, 2008Tom Pfeiffer of Reuters reports: Hundreds of Moroccan heavy metal fans met on Saturday for their biggest festival in the north African country since a group of hard rock enthusiasts was jailed five years ago for "Satanism".
Braving the opprobrium of Islamists and heavy rain, young men in black jeans and jackets, goatee beards and dreadlocks trudged to a cavernous concert hall in Sidi Kacem, a market town in a farming region of northern Morocco.
As the first group HAMMERHEAD began tuning up, a small Fiat drew up outside the hall and two police officers stepped out.
"It's OK," said organizer Yassine Ould Abbou, 22. "They're just here to check the security arrangements."
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