It’s cool to see people of all colors in the metal scene. I’m a black man that is into metal, no matter what race you are, you can love heavy metal. Blessings to all us metalheads!!!!!!
Its cool meeting a metal head when you are out and about in the world. When you mention a few bands to someone you just met and they dig them, there is an instant connection. Its not about race or gender its about what gets those endorphins going. Long live the shred.
I am a white dude who grew up in a suburb of Phoenix, AZ. As a teenager, I played drums in a hardcore/street punk band. We were not very good but loved to play music and were very appreciative anytime we were granted the opportunity to play anywhere. One of the only places that welcomed us regularly to play was a DIY space on a rez near Tempe, AZ (Salt River Pima-Maricopa). This space was exclusively run by the Native youth who lived there and most of the people who ran the space also played in bands. These were hands down some of the best shows we ever played or attended and every band we played with was light years above us in musicianship and talent. Metal, punk, hardcore it didn't matter. Everyone at these shows showed great enthusiasm and support for every band that played there. They had NO REASON to let our shitty suburban punk band play their space but they did, and as a result we learned how to be better musicians by watching them, became more comfortable with our instruments and playing in front of people, and made some amazing friends that I am still in contact with today. I am forever grateful for the people on the rez that welcomed us when they didn't have to and showed us a real life example of what community and music is all about.
Great comment dude, great little story. Somehow that's exactly how I pictured the scene by watching the video and you confirmed it. Seems like true diy punk scene, without all the hot topic posers and just real street guys, kinda like in Indonesia, althou less hardcore being in the States.
Had to be in the 80's and 90's, and I remember that scene. Some amazing bands and music, and of course the people. Great post and nice to think back to then. Still in AZ, and still love it all.
@@chronic4632 I'm a black metalhead guy. I've been a metalhead for over a decade. There's tons of black people in metal. Don't fucking tell me what I can and cannot like because your opinion is as stupid as your whole existence. Be gone trash! You can't listen to metal anymore you lost that privilege you racist and metal elitist.
I come from a tiny, shit-hole town in Northern Italy. Although I cannot understand the struggle of Navajo people in the reservation, I can relate very well to what it means to live in a place with high suicide rates and no fucking future in sight. I too, then, turned to metal, formed my own band and occasionally had to build my own stage. This is just to say that, despite all the differences in geography and heritage, I really feel I'm the same as these folks. Horns up and infinite respect from Aosta Death Valley, Navajo metalheads; Ragestorm salutes you \m/
Italy has a metal sence? Much respect for Italian culture the best food in the world!!! i love italian art work and design. Shout out form abq new Mexico!!!!
Watch the documentary called "Exterminate All the Brutes". Its hard to understand the slaughter, you can't. The film's purpose is for everyone to see this has happened for a long time. Accepting it is the next step.
neuroleptika It is interesting to see and how Cultures can be returned to, expressed, and preserved anew in the face of Globalism, in Europe and Scandinavian bands are doing the same too.
As a descendant of Swedes here in the US, I hope you take Sweden back from the mess that is globalism! I have a friend that lives there that sends me pictures of what migrants do there. There's vehicles that go around transporting these people and they kick the doors in.
Not trying to "Flex" but i've shared stages with massive acts like DevilDriver and Dying Fetus on arguably the largest stages you can here in AZ, but nothing will ever beat playing to a crowd of 15 Rez kids on our regular stops in Farmington NM, Those kids Love metal more than anything and throw down for any band willing to show up.
It's the same here in Canada. Those small town crowds of natives, or any kids for that matter...really appreciate the shows. I've seen them cry when we had to leave, and I'm talking about sober, rationally speaking kids crying.
I'm an older white guy. Yet in my high school days I found myself rejecting what was "popular" in the early 90's. I found myself spending my time on a Comanche Res. All my friends were Comanche Indians. Metal was huge within that culture back then. I fit in good with my friends for being a white guy. Although their parents looked at me a bit strange. Anyway, thanks for this vid. It brought back some great memories. Apache ,Ok, Medicine Park, Ok, Elgin, Ok, and Porter Hill, Ok. To those guys that are still with us and those who have passed on. Thank You for all the memories I will carry for a lifetime!!!
Hey y’all, let’s remember why we are commenting and why we are here... We should feel proud of these guys for making a video of the kind of music that’s supposed to brings us together. We have gone through so much as Native Americans and these guys are showing that we are here, we exist, and we will rise up! They give hope and we should all remember where we come from and start standing together, and not against each other.
Very well said my friend! I was reading some of the comments & replies and it was pretty sad. Bragging who’s more brutal and calling them posers & shit! You don’t have to like all the music but support their cause since we all originate from it wether poverty, outsiders or bullied. I’m not in a band or into this music as much as I was when I was younger but would always support anyone who has the passion like these guys. I would really like to find more info on them and support them.
...So the G-men came to my people way back and said they could either move to this new rez or pay taxes. They couldn't explain to my great grandfather why moving there would be beneficial or answer his questions to his satisfaction. He said fuck that and moved the family to Texas and made a living ranching. My family might be scattered to the winds and not traditional now, but we seem to be better off than anyone on the rez.
As a native maori myself from New Zealand i got into metal at a young age. I played lead and drumkit. We love our music here and instead of joining the gangs i joined something more evily tolerable. I formed my own band called grief industry from NZ.
Being native I grew up with metal music my aunt's and uncle's played there casste tapes endlessly. My mom and dad even listened to metal music and still do. Metal music is our way of dealing with so much negative aspects of our everyday lives for me metal will always be in my blood
Man growing up in Chinle AZ, this video really hit home. Never thought i'd ever see our love for metal exposed but i'm thankful for Revolver's outlet. Much appreciated.
You'd be surprised where metal pops up despite being unheard of. Ethiopia? Metal is literally the most popular form of music in the country, it's insane and I love it
With my father being Lakota Sioux, I grew up with metal. But i grew up moving towards much more extreme metal just like these navajo kids. I'm here for all of this. I will come to shows, buy merch, and support everyone of yall as much as I can. Keep going!
@@Scottrix91 Norwegian here, and a black metal fan ofc, it is great to see Native Americans playing BM. BM for me, and for the Norwegian scene, have always been rooted in nature. As if you could feel the snow, the mountains, the storms, the darkness, the sublimness of the wild in the music. And I believe you guys understand that concept, which many non Scandinavians do not get.
Was privileged to be helping Alien Weaponry during their first tour of US and they played a gig with six Navajo Metal bands. What a great night, what great people. Thanks for the memories
These Rez metal bands are some of the best metal out there. These guys make music with the anger and frustration that is real. Their people were fucked over and their struggles and frustration resonates in their raw music which is pure emotion and cannot be duplicated by anyone that has not struggled on the reservation. Love all your bands and kick-ass music. All you Rez metal bands keep up the great music. 😍
They were conquered and subsequently granted permission to intermarry, granted land, were subsidized by whyte Europeans ( still are today ), given all kinds of handouts and special privileges. They were at war with one another and some tribes teamed up with Europeans to fight other tribes.
Every group of people has a frustrated subgroup and it interesting seeing how metal can bring us all together. Metal got me through some tough times too, it’s a great outlet.
I love metal first off. Second, i had a navajo buddy in the Marines with me and this dude was a metal fan to the core. He was taking me to shows i didnt even know existed.
Thank you for this incredible documentary, as a Japanese American, I understand all too well the feeling, and obstacles of being a minority, especially with the racial division we are experiencing in today's modern culture/society. Having born and raised in Japan, and being raised in Arizona most my entire life, I deeply enjoyed the native American culture out there! I have met so many wonderful people on native reservation's, aside from culture...I have since a child been into gothic culture, death metal music etc..the aesthetics of art is what the world needs, and it's important. If you are reading this, a reminder to everyone equally...embrace your nature, and be proud of your heritage, and who you are! :) always be an individual...
That's because the metal itself actually doesn't sell to a bigger audience. Just watch all the documentaries about black metal made over the years. It's all about the sensationalistic stuff: blood, satan worship, extremism. But not about the music. Because of this, people hardly realize (black) metal is a musical genre first and foremost.
@Wayne Tucker why are you being hostile about dine' explaining WHY they love and play metal eyyy? Isn't the fact enough and you can't click on the information about them? Chill out biligana and enjoy the love or is that not possible?
Im black too man and i love metal since my 13,14 years old to this day playing my guitar or in a concert just banging while i lusten to metal makes me feel good,keep rockung bro.
Every denomination has that, I know from my own experience that most are not. It also depends on who/what is considered racist, that can vary greatly from person to person. Most Metal genres/sub-genres have openly anti-racist bands/songs.
It absolutely unites! I see so many people walking around looking just like their favorite rapper wearing clothes they can't afford and probably should have spent that money on their rent or towards their family, and for what? Promoting gangs, drugs, shootings and banging out random girls that they dosed up!?!?.....then, I see the average joe pull up to the gas pump and step out, I hear him blasting some "drag the waters" or something, and my hope in humanity is restored! As for being racist, metal doesn't give a shit who you are, just don't be a douche! Why did all the rappers hate on Skittles? Errrr, m&m?? I don't remember, the point is he was a different color, but he proved himself.....He's still a douche, and that's the only thing you can't be if you're a metal head, is a douche! Other than that you don't have to prove shit!
Not really, it's just entertainment, you aren't rebelling or doing anything significant by being part of a music "culture", its just show business making money off of you. As far as the music being fresh and original,that died off sometime ago, it was actually frowned on to listen and play underground death metal for example, now its pop/mainstream and it seems everyone does similar music now(original intentions of this music was to keep it underground and non commercial/mainstream). Younger generations will never know what original music in general is because it isn't made anymore nor will it be made again. But at least some of these rez bands have a raw sound, I can enjoy that at least
I’ve played a number of shows in my life time...but by far I was gifted the opportunity to play a Navajo res in the fall of 2013. It was the gnarliest show I have ever played and hadn’t seen that much energy in a crowd that truly enjoyed a live touring band in some time. My love will forever be with the random dudes I met that night & the insane amount of 40oz that were shared... Hand hugs for all 🤚
Arizonan here, and I can attest to the Navajos love for metal. It's awesome, it helps me connect with navajos my age because we have in common that love of metal that nearly no one else has. Arizona metal shows are majority us caucasians, and navajos. Metal welcomes all and shuns hate, but that's the demographics I've noticed haha EDIT: autocorrect always fucking me up
Dude I've been around so many metal heads and metal bands. 90% are racists and would think natives are pieces of shit. It's part of their scene. If a Dine has only hung out with other Dine "metal heads" from the Rez they have no idea
@@AZTLANSOLDIER13 Actually I would totally disagree. I've been a part of the Metal Scene, all across the U.S. and including areas with significant native populations (Hopi, Navajo, Yavapai-Prescott, Yavapai-Apache, Tonto-Apache) for the better part of 40 years and have seen that the metal scene is one of the most accepting, non-racist groups of people there is. That has held true for all of my memory. Are there exceptions? Of course. I have also been around many other music based groups of people and have had much opportunity to make comparisons. I won't go into specifics but if you think about it, actually think about it, there are other very prominent genres of music in the U.S. that actually, even if unknowingly, represent and promote hatred and racism. In my long memory, Metal has ALWAYS been about acceptance. There are more Misfits and non-Konformists of every creed and color than you seem to realize.
@@AZTLANSOLDIER13 that's very unfortunate you've seen those kinds of pieces of garbage at metal shows. Racists of all kind are subhuman and dont belong in our community. I agree with the second individual that our culture is about acceptance of who we are and can only imagine what other genre cultures are like. There are racists everywhere, and I've even met many racist Navajo people who hate me for being my color. But that's not the majority, and the metal scene has never treated anyone like that.
Nick I want to disagree with one point - most racist (of every color) are just ignorant, deluded or suckered into it. If we could show them the great big world and how we are much better together, that'd be best. However, the willfully ignorant racist that hate just to hate....fuck 'em. We don't need their shit.
I got one suggestion for these metal dudes. Make videos of your performances and put them on UA-cam and Patreon. People will like and send you money for your music as support. You can actually earn a lot by doing what you love to do. Keep on rocking forever! Music has no barriers.
@@BlackNoiseCat Okay.. I love metal and live on a Caribbean island of Aruba and i do love the sea. I have patreons sponsoring the channels I follow who sponsors people traveling around the world, but my suggestion was noble. Cheers Maria.
It's really difficult to get internet in the real rezzy areas. The more rural areas are lucky to have electricity. People don't understand that this place is a third world country
This hits really close to home for me. My older brother was one of the best guitar players I’ve ever heard. As soon as he listened to a song the first time, he could play exactly how the song is played. With acoustic or electric. I miss him so much. Our dad passed 18 years ago and my brothers mind went crazy. But he could still play like that part of him never changed. He pass last year. We grew up in a village In Alaska. He’s the reason why I got into listening to rock and heavy metal 🤘🏾🎸 rock on cousins in the lower 48
I clicked this video because I wanted to hear a bunch of rez metal and a bit of story. I got the reverse. It's ok and I want to hear the voices of my Native brothers and sisters. I was just hoping to hear more of this art they are creating with their own brand of metal.
Albuquerque born, I love going to Gallup.... I get my metal, punk, folk, rockabilly, it's always different, worth the drive, I wish I could make it more often but I am never disappointed when I do.....
Yes, this was disappointingly short... Hopefully, the attention we're giving this piece will spark the creation of Part Two! (Longer, and showcasing more bands!)
I'm apache been listening to death metal since I found possessed and black metal since I was 13 been years now. I produce trap and make rock music now love it too.....ixehe for this video many natives like myself love metal always will
@@laurencetsosie9625 Poland here, we have some great black metal - Kataxu, Veles, Gontyna Kry, etc. I never thought id see such a different culture and place be so interested in black metal. Seeing someone across the world wearing a Graveland patch on the back of their jacket, a band from my own country, is wild. Stay kvlt~
I was up there a few years back for a metal festival featuring all local native american bands with mushroomhead as the headliner. It was awesome the native bands were original and heavy as hell! These guys need to get signed.🤘🤘🤘
They will not get the recognition or the funds if they stay independent...maybe metal will bring more hope to the Navajo Nation, they were all wonderful to me, and they were all Metal as Fuck!
@@MrGrifter123 Aren't pretty much all metal bands poor? Except perhaps Metallica or Slayer level bands. But fuck Bathory the fucking band that pioneered both Black Metal and Pagan/Viking Metal was poor af. The best he managed was not having to hold down a day job. Signed black metal artists are still poor. Honestly they would probably do better to self produce and sell their music through bandcamp at least then they get a larger percentage of their profits. Lol getting rich playing metal.....really???
These guys exemplify the original spirit of early metal scenes. Everything was DIY when I started playing metal shows. I'm 50 now and I love seeing that spirit alive in these beautiful young people. They need support! This outlet may very well save some of their lives. Native Americans have been systematically suppressed for way too long in this country. It's inexcusable and time to stop. These amazing people need to be revered and celebrated.
For me Metal has always represented struggle and rising against the established status quo which totally fits with what native people have endured since 1492. Rez metal reflects those struggles and the fact that indigenous people are still here and surviving not just some story in a history book full of lies! I was blessed to be at a pow wow in southern cali and was introduced to a navajo band called Dying Tribe (based out of Flagstaff AZ) got ahold of one of their cd's and was hooked, this was back in the mid 90's so its awesome to see that native metal is alive and well!
As a Metis and Anishinaabe (Ojibwa), that was beautiful. So many of our young people love metal and the healing it gives us to overcome the trauma and oppression. The Seventh Generation will take back what is theirs \m/
One of the reasons I love Metal so much is that it's a actually in a constant liquid state, it's constantly formless and changing. Not only is this why we have so many metal genres but it's why so many cultures have integrated into it. It's produced bands from the middle east like Melechesh, Asia with Chthonic, South America with Imperium and Inquisition, a growing scene in Africa like Overthrust fro Botswana and now these bands part from this culture. I hope the word spreads and they become known, the diversity is what makes it so amazing, as well as enjoyable since it also offers variety.
Yeah man. Metal has actually gone Maori (the native language of New Zealand)where a band called Alien Weaponry sings some of their songs in Maori. It's fucking badass. You should check it out
Yo thats my uncle and cousin, that's awesome! Much love, it's crazy how big they're getting, keep it up I'm a hip hop baby but metal always has a place in my heart
I really love this deeper meaning of metal. So many people outside of the metal scene see it as just noise and chaos. Music saved my life. Metal holds the hand of the side of us that has endured immense pain and gives us power and confidence and a place to belong in the darkness. It directs our pain into power, our weakness into strength. It’s not just sex, drugs, and rock n roll.
Commander Voca I'm glad this is happening, it's like the grime scene on the sink estates here in London . I even wonder if black metal should be the new punk, not grime. It's very DIY, has a lot of energy and really pisses people off. London has a lot of Pirate radio stations playing grime, London Drill, some rave. I actually wonder why these guys don't take a leaf out of their book and start a pirate radio station to showcase the work of the bands?
Heavy metal music is a sacred thing, it's passed down through generations , it calls to certain people even encourages one to play an instrument learn the ways Rumble documentary is a good one too
I hit 50 in October ?my first gig was the ultimate revenge tour w/Venom,Slayer,&Exodus.?seen Death,Kreator,Possessed,Carcass,Celtic Frost,Exciter,Pestilence,C.O.C,original Terrorizer,Dr.know,Sacrifice,Bolt Thrower,Dark Angel,Autopsy,Morbid Angel,VoiVod?& a lot more here in l.a.?there was & will never be a scene like back then?but its awesome to see it still going?my body is finally painfully showing me the effects from back then?
I will be 49 in a few weeks and the only good thing about growing up in the 70's, 80's, and early 90's was the awesome metal and hard rock music. Wish today it would make a mainstream comeback instead of being so underground.
So much respect to y’all! Always had respect for native Americans man! Much love to y’all, I really like black metal and it’s awesome to see the Navajo doing it right! 🤘🏻🥃🇺🇸 Hail from North Carolina
Navajo country has always captivated me and mystified me since I was a child. I live near Taos, and every time I head west past the Jemez and Tusas into Navajo country I still get this haunting feeling. Something draws me to it. The history and spirit you can feel just walking through some of the canyons, I can't explain it but it's alive. The mobility and fighting prowess of these people was unparalleled. If you see the rugged canyon country they not only survived, but thrived in.. And just how fucking vast their territory was, you'll appreciate just how resourceful and free they were. They were truly living in their own realm and were untouchable for centuries. Truly saddens me how things went down between us whites and their ancestors I've read a lot about the Navajo Wars and.. Yeah, nothing to get into here its just so fucked and wish there was a way to make reconciliation. I wish I had some Navajo homies to talk to about this. Yall cool as fuck to me. Much love from the Sangre De Cristos of Taos and thanks for the video
@Twist Reject crazy how you took my post that way homes... Just paying some respect. Hate to break it to you.. But the Long Walk of the Navajo is 150 years fresh.. Maybe this doesn't mean shit to you, but I live in Navajo/Pueblo country and the past is very much alive here. Don't rope me into your ignorance of what shit is actually like here.. I'm proud Anglo but I'm aware of history my man
Anyone else who replies to me in some whiny, condescending tone better be the type of whiteboy to approach me that way in actual life. Because I'm the type of whiteboy that will actually fuck you up. Take a fuckin Xanax and relax kids.. No ones here to trigger yall.. my post flew right over your punk ass heads
@e fred why are you spreading false information for one there is not one native in america that likes reservations and wants to be there not one and your point about modern technology is just idiotic because the modern world is exactly why natives cant thrive anymore how are you supposed to go hunt when everythings been killed off and the plains are now shopping malls and no one believes natives were peace loving hippies but they were brutal savages as you claim they were just like anyone else they had people from all walks of life all your comment did was make you look like a dumb racist so not even sure why you left it
Not Navajo, but I grew up on the rez, about a half-hour south of Shiprock. I left a long time ago but it's a place thats been burned into my subconcious. The landscape shots in this video really brought up a lot of long dormant emotions. There is something about that area that feels mystical, I'm not surprised the guys featured here were so inspired by Norwegian Black Metal. There is a definite kinship there, I think, between the sort of grave atmosphere of Black Metal and the beautifully austere, evocative landscape of the four corners region.
It makes me so sad to see my brothers die in the rez.. I am mestizo from Chile and it makes me sick to see the hardship amongs natives troughout the Americas.. In my eyes we are one. Much love and it made me happy to see music helping these guys cope with hardship
I'm from Phoenix, Az. I used to go to shows on the rez and around. The native kids were hardcore and heavy duty. They loved and lived metal. This doc doesn't capture the passion. Real bravery is going into the pit in a tiny little rez venue made for 20 people packed with 70 and letting go. Try it
These Navajos sure looked like they adopted/embraced the whole 90s Norwegian black metal cult bands with the corpse paint ala Mayhem, Immortal, Darkthrone, Emperor, Gorgoroth,etc. \m/
One of the best docs I've seen for a minute.. Love to see my native brothers getting heavily involved in the metal, hardcore and punk scene. I've been to the res and it is a baron place where people have been systematically destroyed. All the power to these guys!!
As a metalhead cherokee apache native american my respect goes to the brothers of navajo tribe keeping it real despite of the struggle and hardships they face I'm glad that generations found an escape to metal and even went as far as creating they're own metal is fascinating keep the metal out there alive brothers
Shit. I'm sitting here crying like crazy. I cannot believe how awesome these people are. And I'm not just saying that because they Rock the hell outta their lives. The truth that they speak truly moved me. I'm so glad that I got to learn about this. These people their music and the Rez. Fuck! I'm still crying. Rock on, never stop doing what you're doing. These are truly amazing,Special talented artists who are sharing their truth through Music. Hell Fucking yeah😈
Great documentary! I have visited the Navajo Rez and have family friends. Amazing place, wonderful and unique people. To the bands, organize a Native Metal Fest in the never ending gorgeous desert, advertise through social media and share your music, your culture, your food, etc. I'll make sure to go and I am sure many more will go. Lead your way!
It's so inspiring to see metal culture grow into and meld with so many other cultures in the world. Metal is a platform for pure expression and that applies across the board, no matter where you are
I love the cassette tapes, walkman, mini component system and square body GM pickups hahaha. Perfect things to go along with Metal! Goes with the whole vibe.
Oklahoma natives are in solidarity with our western brothers! This video really lifted my heart. It makes me imagine what a native metal festival would be like...
I recently discovered Blackbraid & then this popped up. Incredible to be introduced to such a vibrant scene. I truly hope more rez bands get discovered 🔥🖤
I really like how they had adopted the sounds and styles of metal, and especially Black Metal to interpret their cultures dark side of mysticism, and to use that as an outlet of the energies that have made some of the individuals on the reservations feel bleak, and through that struggle and life feeling bleak, you grab that energy by the horns & balls and give it the Tombstoner like the Undertaker while raging to the sounds of your favorite diy band! On a side note as a PSA, the most interesting thing about Metal in the wake of New Wave Of British Heavy Metal was the influence that Punk Rock and Hardcore Punk had on metal, in which the birth of Thrash, Death, and Black Metal had become to their fruition. From there Metal then in return influenced Hardcore Punk towards the late 1980s, from there Crossover Thrash, Crust Punk and Grindcore were born as well. One band I swear by that is amazing is RESISTANT CULTURE, features (or featured) members of Terrorizer, fronted by Anthony "Rez-Hawk", the sound is very raw Grindcore/Crust Punk/Extreme Metal featuring the native tribal music sounds of the indigenous flute, rattle, tribal drum, and chants that originated with Anthony Rez-Hawks ancestral tribe.
"Everybody thinks we are a bunch of crazy Indians getting Wild". Yes. Cuz you are. It's heavy metal! That's what you're supposed to do. Go crazy and get wild!!! Metal for life!!
That was a pleasure to watch and learn about! Beautiful scenery and the people seem really honest and humble! I want to visit one of these gigs one day! Greetings from Metal Brother in London UK!
Man these people have hearts, they have a wonderful soul. Their story makes sense in a way alot of us black metal fans can relate to. They keep their heads high despite the depression and anger they might go through in their hometown. My love and respects to them. 🔥🤘🤘🤘🔥
I wish I could go to any store, any park, anywhere in USA and see and meet Natives from any Tribe. You just don't see many, I'm in Orange County, Santa Ana California and im a Chicano Mexicano
I was born and raised in SD and even though I didn't go to rezes often, there are 18 of them in San Diego county - apparently the most in any county in the entire USA.That's not including the ones in LA and Orange county. I think Morongo isn't too far away from you - it's east of Riverside.
Rule #1 of any pit: TIE YA SHOES!!! "It's not too great around here" is an understatement. The shit goin on with our family that we've left to rot on these reservations (seems pretty intentional) is disgusting and most people don't even realize what's going on, the hopelessness, dispair and suffering in the most beautiful parts of the country. By design. Before the rise of rez metal I'd never really heard anybody other than a couple crust bands speak on it and I'm one of maybe a a couple thousand people in the world, tops, that's heard those songs. Shit ain't popular lol Just sad as hell. Idiots love the "why don't they leave!" Or "why don't they make the reservations better" or whatever like it's just that easy and simple and not understanding the situation AT ALL. I actually give a fuck and I still learn new stuff all the time. I know a few people that grew up on reservations, have family on reservations or still live there and it's not what most people think. Very few casino mogals and even that is a twisted thing when ya understand it. Get in tune! Always in solidarity ✊ But solidarity is nothin without action!
You only need one person who organizes shows and promotes to do an annual festival! You guys need to market your metal and make money w music, vendors, merch and more! Do ittttttt!
yup and people oh you should be greatful that you were slaves and be better, i hate that ideaology so much, christianity ruined everything, so many cultures, people and food
It's no coincidence that past civilizations came and went due to that culture straying away from the original moral intent. "What happened in the past will also come forth in the future." This was not confined to the European, Jewish and Middle eastern cultures, but to the Native one all over the world as well. You see remnants of the local Native culture here in the Southwest, as they went through trials and tribulations with little history to be told as why their demise occurred. And it will happen again as history often repeats itself, white man not particularly at fault. Defying Christianity is not the cure for anything but burying one's self deeper in the hole. Those who follow it appear to be doing better than those who lay hate upon it. This is a spiritual war at present, and most people would rather be on the good side.
Watching from New Zealand I came here from watching Alien Weaponry a kiwi thrash metal band who sing in native Te Reo... Enjoyed watching this, thank you for posting. Its important to hold on to your culture. Keep it going guys, I'm impressed.
Ya if ur from AZ and you’ve been to a metal concert here you would know Indians love metal.... shit is awesome keep up the good work keeping the good music alive!!!! I bet if the concerts on the Rez were advertised a lot of people would go... RezMetal☝️🤘
There is something shamanic Especially in black metal it allows the soul to journey into other worlds. 90s black metal got me through some mad times. Blessed be 🤘🍻
Extremely well done but whomever purposely omitted music from the video should rethink this in the next vid. Was dying to hear some snippets but got nothing. Frustrating
It’s cool to see people of all colors in the metal scene. I’m a black man that is into metal, no matter what race you are, you can love heavy metal. Blessings to all us metalheads!!!!!!
Its cool meeting a metal head when you are out and about in the world. When you mention a few bands to someone you just met and they dig them, there is an instant connection. Its not about race or gender its about what gets those endorphins going. Long live the shred.
@@obamapox8185 I hope this is sarcasm and a jab at pc culture... If not you're a dick
@@obamapox8185 terrible comment
@@obamapox8185 well "the whites" are experts on cultural apropiation
@@k.a.m_dh9959 Don't worry Black metal started in Africa not Scandinavia.
I am a white dude who grew up in a suburb of Phoenix, AZ. As a teenager, I played drums in a hardcore/street punk band. We were not very good but loved to play music and were very appreciative anytime we were granted the opportunity to play anywhere. One of the only places that welcomed us regularly to play was a DIY space on a rez near Tempe, AZ (Salt River Pima-Maricopa). This space was exclusively run by the Native youth who lived there and most of the people who ran the space also played in bands. These were hands down some of the best shows we ever played or attended and every band we played with was light years above us in musicianship and talent. Metal, punk, hardcore it didn't matter. Everyone at these shows showed great enthusiasm and support for every band that played there. They had NO REASON to let our shitty suburban punk band play their space but they did, and as a result we learned how to be better musicians by watching them, became more comfortable with our instruments and playing in front of people, and made some amazing friends that I am still in contact with today. I am forever grateful for the people on the rez that welcomed us when they didn't have to and showed us a real life example of what community and music is all about.
Great comment dude, great little story. Somehow that's exactly how I pictured the scene by watching the video and you confirmed it. Seems like true diy punk scene, without all the hot topic posers and just real street guys, kinda like in Indonesia, althou less hardcore being in the States.
Thanks for sharing that story Bro! That was a treat to read! I had some great imagery in my head there!
Greetings from a Metal Brother in London UK!
Great story. Thank you.
Awesome story thank you for sharing
Had to be in the 80's and 90's, and I remember that scene. Some amazing bands and music, and of course the people. Great post and nice to think back to then. Still in AZ, and still love it all.
That's the great thing about metal. No matter your background, culture or politics, metal has the ability to bring us together for the love of metal.
Politics is a big part of metal, though
Black and arabs cant metal tho
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Check out Wrust, a band from Batswana. They have a song called Kill or be Killed b
@@chronic4632 Yes Blacks can they do.
@@chronic4632 I'm a black metalhead guy. I've been a metalhead for over a decade. There's tons of black people in metal. Don't fucking tell me what I can and cannot like because your opinion is as stupid as your whole existence. Be gone trash! You can't listen to metal anymore you lost that privilege you racist and metal elitist.
I come from a tiny, shit-hole town in Northern Italy. Although I cannot understand the struggle of Navajo people in the reservation, I can relate very well to what it means to live in a place with high suicide rates and no fucking future in sight. I too, then, turned to metal, formed my own band and occasionally had to build my own stage. This is just to say that, despite all the differences in geography and heritage, I really feel I'm the same as these folks.
Horns up and infinite respect from Aosta Death Valley, Navajo metalheads; Ragestorm salutes you \m/
Greetings from a Metal Brother in London UK!
Italy has a metal sence? Much respect for Italian culture the best food in the world!!! i love italian art work and design. Shout out form abq new Mexico!!!!
What town? Northern Italy is awesome.
Watch the documentary called "Exterminate All the Brutes". Its hard to understand the slaughter, you can't. The film's purpose is for everyone to see this has happened for a long time. Accepting it is the next step.
@@danielblauw1323 listen to heirophant
Black metal is a tool to use to spark your heritage back from the abyss, Respect from Sweden
neuroleptika It is interesting to see and how Cultures can be returned to, expressed, and preserved anew in the face of Globalism, in Europe and Scandinavian bands are doing the same too.
As a descendant of Swedes here in the US, I hope you take Sweden back from the mess that is globalism! I have a friend that lives there that sends me pictures of what migrants do there. There's vehicles that go around transporting these people and they kick the doors in.
@@anti-antifa3656 FUCK YOU and your white flower little angry boy mentality
@@anti-antifa3656 ah get lost you piece of shit
How about no surtur... this is my comment section now. I own you.
As a metal community we need to stand and bring these guys to the mainstream
Dan ,why can't some of the Rez metal bands get signed?
@@juliereminiec4937 man I guess to meny close minded people it saddens me
Man fuck that sign Heart Museum instead these guys suck🤣
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Blackbraid is blowing up, but they're from the Adirondack Mountains.
Not trying to "Flex" but i've shared stages with massive acts like DevilDriver and Dying Fetus on arguably the largest stages you can here in AZ, but nothing will ever beat playing to a crowd of 15 Rez kids on our regular stops in Farmington NM, Those kids Love metal more than anything and throw down for any band willing to show up.
Dude played a Navajo res a number of years back and it was by far one of my favorites times ever!
Gators Bar and Grill was the shit for shows until a couple years ago.
I Think it's because they are outsiders (outside the society) . They need to blow out some steam.
It's the same here in Canada. Those small town crowds of natives, or any kids for that matter...really appreciate the shows. I've seen them cry when we had to leave, and I'm talking about sober, rationally speaking kids crying.
That’s awesome man
Why didn't we get to hear any of the actual music??... I really wanted to hear it
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Thanks, appreciate the link
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They have the naturally PERFECT hair for metal.
yeah we all metal heads are envy ot their hair..
@john roberts grow up time dude..
@john roberts no ist just an obresvation and noticind things. that all! childish and insecure is your insecurity ...
@john roberts yes really. grown up and dont answer anything , i will end here!
Hair means about shit when it comes to music
I'm an older white guy. Yet in my high school days I found myself rejecting what was "popular" in the early 90's. I found myself spending my time on a Comanche Res. All my friends were Comanche Indians. Metal was huge within that culture back then. I fit in good with my friends for being a white guy. Although their parents looked at me a bit strange. Anyway, thanks for this vid. It brought back some great memories. Apache ,Ok, Medicine Park, Ok, Elgin, Ok, and Porter Hill, Ok. To those guys that are still with us and those who have passed on. Thank You for all the memories I will carry for a lifetime!!!
Hey y’all, let’s remember why we are commenting and why we are here... We should feel proud of these guys for making a video of the kind of music that’s supposed to brings us together. We have gone through so much as Native Americans and these guys are showing that we are here, we exist, and we will rise up! They give hope and we should all remember where we come from and start standing together, and not against each other.
Right on, well said. Rise above, bro
Very well said my friend! I was reading some of the comments & replies and it was pretty sad. Bragging who’s more brutal and calling them posers & shit! You don’t have to like all the music but support their cause since we all originate from it wether poverty, outsiders or bullied. I’m not in a band or into this music as much as I was when I was younger but would always support anyone who has the passion like these guys. I would really like to find more info on them and support them.
@Brandon you are point on .. I truly wish others would understand this.. peace
...So the G-men came to my people way back and said they could either move to this new rez or pay taxes. They couldn't explain to my great grandfather why moving there would be beneficial or answer his questions to his satisfaction. He said fuck that and moved the family to Texas and made a living ranching. My family might be scattered to the winds and not traditional now, but we seem to be better off than anyone on the rez.
Fucking right brother we will rise again.
As a native maori myself from New Zealand i got into metal at a young age. I played lead and drumkit. We love our music here and instead of joining the gangs i joined something more evily tolerable. I formed my own band called grief industry from NZ.
Dope band name. Hell yeah man I'm proud as fuck of you. If you guys get anything recorded let me know.🤘
Inside of the Maori metal community is Alien Weaponry respected? They’ve gotten international acclaim so I’m curious.
Greetings from a Metal Brother in London UK!
@CC C True. Satanists are brainwashed, gullible people.
@@ectoplasmicfeedback1480 shoosh, boy.
Being native I grew up with metal music my aunt's and uncle's played there casste tapes endlessly. My mom and dad even listened to metal music and still do. Metal music is our way of dealing with so much negative aspects of our everyday lives for me metal will always be in my blood
Cheers Brother!
Yes!!!!
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Man growing up in Chinle AZ, this video really hit home. Never thought i'd ever see our love for metal exposed but i'm thankful for Revolver's outlet. Much appreciated.
My grandparents live in Chinle !
I was just in Chinle. 🤗 What an amazing place.
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You'd be surprised where metal pops up despite being unheard of.
Ethiopia? Metal is literally the most popular form of music in the country, it's insane and I love it
Yea. Try Bollywood...East Indian Metal and my fav, The Hu...Mongolian Metal. Awesome stuff.
With my father being Lakota Sioux, I grew up with metal. But i grew up moving towards much more extreme metal just like these navajo kids. I'm here for all of this. I will come to shows, buy merch, and support everyone of yall as much as I can. Keep going!
"True American Black Metal"
@@Scottrix91 Norwegian here, and a black metal fan ofc, it is great to see Native Americans playing BM. BM for me, and for the Norwegian scene, have always been rooted in nature. As if you could feel the snow, the mountains, the storms, the darkness, the sublimness of the wild in the music. And I believe you guys understand that concept, which many non Scandinavians do not get.
I love it! This is a perfect example of why METAL WILL NEVER DIE!!
The Last Word Heavy Metal is the outlet for your frustrations all Music is but especially Metal I love what these Navajo are doing too
that guy with the stye me too! I’ve seen people play metal in countries where it is forbidden, and to me, that is the epitome of metal!
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Was privileged to be helping Alien Weaponry during their first tour of US and they played a gig with six Navajo Metal bands. What a great night, what great people. Thanks for the memories
These Rez metal bands are some of the best metal out there. These guys make music with the anger and frustration that is real. Their people were fucked over and their struggles and frustration resonates in their raw music which is pure emotion and cannot be duplicated by anyone that has not struggled on the reservation.
Love all your bands and kick-ass music. All you Rez metal bands keep up the great music. 😍
They were conquered and subsequently granted permission to intermarry, granted land, were subsidized by whyte Europeans ( still are today ), given all kinds of handouts and special privileges. They were at war with one another and some tribes teamed up with Europeans to fight other tribes.
Every group of people has a frustrated subgroup and it interesting seeing how metal can bring us all together. Metal got me through some tough times too, it’s a great outlet.
I love metal first off. Second, i had a navajo buddy in the Marines with me and this dude was a metal fan to the core. He was taking me to shows i didnt even know existed.
Thank you for this incredible documentary, as a Japanese American, I understand all too well the feeling, and obstacles of being a minority, especially with the racial division we are experiencing in today's modern culture/society. Having born and raised in Japan, and being raised in Arizona most my entire life, I deeply enjoyed the native American culture out there! I have met so many wonderful people on native reservation's, aside from culture...I have since a child been into gothic culture, death metal music etc..the aesthetics of art is what the world needs, and it's important. If you are reading this, a reminder to everyone equally...embrace your nature, and be proud of your heritage, and who you are! :) always be an individual...
I Dont Konform is on Spotify. Mutilated Tyrant and Born of Winter have some stuff in UA-cam.
Allan Salas also on Apple Music
Mutilated tyrant and Born of winter have stuff on Bandcamp
Do they sing in Navaho?
you’re a hero
Awesome thank you
There was surprisingly little Rez Metal in this video about Rez Metal
Exactly what I was thinking.
Rez😀
Look in the description they have the band's titles.
Don't Konform is a badass band. If you just youtube the BANDS, YOU CAN HEAR THE METAL!!!
That's because the metal itself actually doesn't sell to a bigger audience. Just watch all the documentaries about black metal made over the years. It's all about the sensationalistic stuff: blood, satan worship, extremism. But not about the music. Because of this, people hardly realize (black) metal is a musical genre first and foremost.
@Wayne Tucker why are you being hostile about dine' explaining WHY they love and play metal eyyy?
Isn't the fact enough and you can't click on the information about them?
Chill out biligana and enjoy the love or is that not possible?
Im black too man and i love metal since my 13,14 years old to this day playing my guitar or in a concert just banging while i lusten to metal makes me feel good,keep rockung bro.
Respect Brother!
Metal is a universal culture that transcends boundaries and limitations.
One world..........united in metal.
Why are so many metal heads racist than?
Every denomination has that, I know from my own experience that most are not. It also depends on who/what is considered racist, that can vary greatly from person to person. Most Metal genres/sub-genres have openly anti-racist bands/songs.
It absolutely unites! I see so many people walking around looking just like their favorite rapper wearing clothes they can't afford and probably should have spent that money on their rent or towards their family, and for what? Promoting gangs, drugs, shootings and banging out random girls that they dosed up!?!?.....then, I see the average joe pull up to the gas pump and step out, I hear him blasting some "drag the waters" or something, and my hope in humanity is restored! As for being racist, metal doesn't give a shit who you are, just don't be a douche! Why did all the rappers hate on Skittles? Errrr, m&m?? I don't remember, the point is he was a different color, but he proved himself.....He's still a douche, and that's the only thing you can't be if you're a metal head, is a douche! Other than that you don't have to prove shit!
Not really, it's just entertainment, you aren't rebelling or doing anything significant by being part of a music "culture", its just show business making money off of you. As far as the music being fresh and original,that died off sometime ago, it was actually frowned on to listen and play underground death metal for example, now its pop/mainstream and it seems everyone does similar music now(original intentions of this music was to keep it underground and non commercial/mainstream). Younger generations will never know what original music in general is because it isn't made anymore nor will it be made again. But at least some of these rez bands have a raw sound, I can enjoy that at least
I’ve played a number of shows in my life time...but by far I was gifted the opportunity to play a Navajo res in the fall of 2013. It was the gnarliest show I have ever played and hadn’t seen that much energy in a crowd that truly enjoyed a live touring band in some time. My love will forever be with the random dudes I met that night & the insane amount of 40oz that were shared...
Hand hugs for all 🤚
elcaminocarcrsh that sounds like it was a badass time. Lol
This is shot absolutely beautifully. As a filmmaker and a metal musician, I love this.
Arizonan here, and I can attest to the Navajos love for metal. It's awesome, it helps me connect with navajos my age because we have in common that love of metal that nearly no one else has. Arizona metal shows are majority us caucasians, and navajos. Metal welcomes all and shuns hate, but that's the demographics I've noticed haha
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Dude I've been around so many metal heads and metal bands. 90% are racists and would think natives are pieces of shit. It's part of their scene. If a Dine has only hung out with other Dine "metal heads" from the Rez they have no idea
@@AZTLANSOLDIER13 Actually I would totally disagree. I've been a part of the Metal Scene, all across the U.S. and including areas with significant native populations (Hopi, Navajo, Yavapai-Prescott, Yavapai-Apache, Tonto-Apache) for the better part of 40 years and have seen that the metal scene is one of the most accepting, non-racist groups of people there is. That has held true for all of my memory. Are there exceptions? Of course.
I have also been around many other music based groups of people and have had much opportunity to make comparisons. I won't go into specifics but if you think about it, actually think about it, there are other very prominent genres of music in the U.S. that actually, even if unknowingly, represent and promote hatred and racism.
In my long memory, Metal has ALWAYS been about acceptance. There are more Misfits and non-Konformists of every creed and color than you seem to realize.
@@AZTLANSOLDIER13 that's very unfortunate you've seen those kinds of pieces of garbage at metal shows. Racists of all kind are subhuman and dont belong in our community. I agree with the second individual that our culture is about acceptance of who we are and can only imagine what other genre cultures are like. There are racists everywhere, and I've even met many racist Navajo people who hate me for being my color. But that's not the majority, and the metal scene has never treated anyone like that.
Yeah man I grew up around a lot of navajos in Arizona and we always went to shows together
Nick I want to disagree with one point - most racist (of every color) are just ignorant, deluded or suckered into it. If we could show them the great big world and how we are much better together, that'd be best. However, the willfully ignorant racist that hate just to hate....fuck 'em. We don't need their shit.
I got one suggestion for these metal dudes. Make videos of your performances and put them on UA-cam and Patreon. People will like and send you money for your music as support. You can actually earn a lot by doing what you love to do. Keep on rocking forever! Music has no barriers.
Eugene Nicolaas lol patreon fuck that
Maria Mejia nah, patreon wont censor the Navajo. they pick & choose.
@@BlackNoiseCat Okay.. I love metal and live on a Caribbean island of Aruba and i do love the sea. I have patreons sponsoring the channels I follow who sponsors people traveling around the world, but my suggestion was noble. Cheers Maria.
It's really difficult to get internet in the real rezzy areas. The more rural areas are lucky to have electricity. People don't understand that this place is a third world country
This hits really close to home for me. My older brother was one of the best guitar players I’ve ever heard. As soon as he listened to a song the first time, he could play exactly how the song is played. With acoustic or electric. I miss him so much. Our dad passed 18 years ago and my brothers mind went crazy. But he could still play like that part of him never changed. He pass last year. We grew up in a village In Alaska. He’s the reason why I got into listening to rock and heavy metal 🤘🏾🎸 rock on cousins in the lower 48
When I lived near the Navajo Rez in New Mexico there were lots of hard rock fans. The Rez folks like to rock out more than any other group I’ve seen!
I clicked this video because I wanted to hear a bunch of rez metal and a bit of story. I got the reverse. It's ok and I want to hear the voices of my Native brothers and sisters. I was just hoping to hear more of this art they are creating with their own brand of metal.
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Albuquerque born, I love going to Gallup.... I get my metal, punk, folk, rockabilly, it's always different, worth the drive, I wish I could make it more often but I am never disappointed when I do.....
Yes, this was disappointingly short... Hopefully, the attention we're giving this piece will spark the creation of Part Two! (Longer, and showcasing more bands!)
It's just metal. If you wanna be rascist about it. Rez metal is never gonna be successful if it excludes others from listening
I'm apache been listening to death metal since I found possessed and black metal since I was 13 been years now. I produce trap and make rock music now love it too.....ixehe for this video many natives like myself love metal always will
Official Vo1ze also Apache
Got into black metal first lol
Immortal and mayhem
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Cheyenne
Aho
It would be nice if you’d link some of the featured artists’ works.
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Im Laurence tsosie from Mutilated Tyrant we have some music on here
Laurence Tsosie stay metal brother
@@laurencetsosie9625 Poland here, we have some great black metal - Kataxu, Veles, Gontyna Kry, etc. I never thought id see such a different culture and place be so interested in black metal. Seeing someone across the world wearing a Graveland patch on the back of their jacket, a band from my own country, is wild. Stay kvlt~
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I was up there a few years back for a metal festival featuring all local native american bands with mushroomhead as the headliner. It was awesome the native bands were original and heavy as hell! These guys need to get signed.🤘🤘🤘
Let them stay independent so they won't sell out
@@illizcit1 so what your really saying is let them stay poor..... Smh fuckin asshole
They will not get the recognition or the funds if they stay independent...maybe metal will bring more hope to the Navajo Nation, they were all wonderful to me, and they were all Metal as Fuck!
Tony Walters
No they need to stay free; the record companies will ruin them.
@@MrGrifter123 Aren't pretty much all metal bands poor? Except perhaps Metallica or Slayer level bands. But fuck Bathory the fucking band that pioneered both Black Metal and Pagan/Viking Metal was poor af. The best he managed was not having to hold down a day job.
Signed black metal artists are still poor. Honestly they would probably do better to self produce and sell their music through bandcamp at least then they get a larger percentage of their profits.
Lol getting rich playing metal.....really???
Don’t let the flame die, sending the best of vibes from deep within, keep rocking guys!
These guys exemplify the original spirit of early metal scenes. Everything was DIY when I started playing metal shows. I'm 50 now and I love seeing that spirit alive in these beautiful young people. They need support! This outlet may very well save some of their lives. Native Americans have been systematically suppressed for way too long in this country. It's inexcusable and time to stop. These amazing people need to be revered and celebrated.
No shit! Right?
For me Metal has always represented struggle and rising against the established status quo which totally fits with what native people have endured since 1492. Rez metal reflects those struggles and the fact that indigenous people are still here and surviving not just some story in a history book full of lies! I was blessed to be at a pow wow in southern cali and was introduced to a navajo band called Dying Tribe (based out of Flagstaff AZ) got ahold of one of their cd's and was hooked, this was back in the mid 90's so its awesome to see that native metal is alive and well!
Part of me thinks that black metal is the new punk, especially when it's very DIY and quite experimental.
My band NASHOBA
As a Metis and Anishinaabe (Ojibwa), that was beautiful. So many of our young people love metal and the healing it gives us to overcome the trauma and oppression. The Seventh Generation will take back what is theirs \m/
My band NASHOBA
I'm Native and know about "The Seventh Generation", been hearing it's here for a long time now...Wish it would hurry up.
Metis is mixed with French isn’t it?
How many Gens we got left....?
One of the reasons I love Metal so much is that it's a actually in a constant liquid state, it's constantly formless and changing. Not only is this why we have so many metal genres but it's why so many cultures have integrated into it. It's produced bands from the middle east like Melechesh, Asia with Chthonic, South America with Imperium and Inquisition, a growing scene in Africa like Overthrust fro Botswana and now these bands part from this culture. I hope the word spreads and they become known, the diversity is what makes it so amazing, as well as enjoyable since it also offers variety.
Yeah man. Metal has actually gone Maori (the native language of New Zealand)where a band called Alien Weaponry sings some of their songs in Maori. It's fucking badass. You should check it out
Metal is clay and you're the artist.
Chthonic forever
Tengger Cavalry is another, they're Mongolian Metal using a mix of heavy metal and traditional Mongolian instruments and throat singing.
@@docwill5056 I know, they're one of the most known from inner mongolia
I would’ve liked to hear some of the bands.
You should Look Up "Unleashing the Catastrophe, Enemy Machine, and Meatcleaver Amputation" those are Some of the Local Native Bands from where I'm at.
They listed their band names
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Yo thats my uncle and cousin, that's awesome! Much love, it's crazy how big they're getting, keep it up I'm a hip hop baby but metal always has a place in my heart
I really love this deeper meaning of metal. So many people outside of the metal scene see it as just noise and chaos. Music saved my life. Metal holds the hand of the side of us that has endured immense pain and gives us power and confidence and a place to belong in the darkness. It directs our pain into power, our weakness into strength. It’s not just sex, drugs, and rock n roll.
Proud of these guys. I myself am Navajo and i would love to see more of these bands. I've seen Mutilated Tyrant in Flagstaff, AZ. Horns up \m/
Commander Voca I'm glad this is happening, it's like the grime scene on the sink estates here in London . I even wonder if black metal should be the new punk, not grime. It's very DIY, has a lot of energy and really pisses people off. London has a lot of Pirate radio stations playing grime, London Drill, some rave. I actually wonder why these guys don't take a leaf out of their book and start a pirate radio station to showcase the work of the bands?
What other bands would you recommend? I'd love to support these bands however I can.
The love of metal is always DIY. And the brotherhood is universal.
Heavy metal music is a sacred thing, it's passed down through generations , it calls to certain people even encourages one to play an instrument learn the ways Rumble documentary is a good one too
I'm 50 years old now and lived the 70s and 80s metal world and it does my heart good to see you keeping it going loud and proud.
I hit 50 in October ?my first gig was the ultimate revenge tour w/Venom,Slayer,&Exodus.?seen Death,Kreator,Possessed,Carcass,Celtic Frost,Exciter,Pestilence,C.O.C,original Terrorizer,Dr.know,Sacrifice,Bolt Thrower,Dark Angel,Autopsy,Morbid Angel,VoiVod?& a lot more here in l.a.?there was & will never be a scene like back then?but its awesome to see it still going?my body is finally painfully showing me the effects from back then?
I will be 49 in a few weeks and the only good thing about growing up in the 70's, 80's, and early 90's was the awesome metal and hard rock music. Wish today it would make a mainstream comeback instead of being so underground.
We are all brothers and sisters anyway, but those of us who love metal share a special bond worldwide
I love the exposure for our local artists in a way! And it's great to see the people I know enlighten others with this video and every day. 🤘
are you from Arizona?
Metal really reached out to many different cultures and people. It’s amazing, you don’t see that with anything else
What about drugs bro!
@@slimchancejw no
Jesse Hawkes Yeah you do. Punk rock is literally crazy AF in so many countries and different cultures. Columbian punks are gnarly.
Fuck yeah . .
@@IPPoop fuckin oath! Indonesian and thai punks are amazing too!
So much respect to y’all! Always had respect for native Americans man! Much love to y’all, I really like black metal and it’s awesome to see the Navajo doing it right! 🤘🏻🥃🇺🇸 Hail from North Carolina
Navajo country has always captivated me and mystified me since I was a child. I live near Taos, and every time I head west past the Jemez and Tusas into Navajo country I still get this haunting feeling. Something draws me to it. The history and spirit you can feel just walking through some of the canyons, I can't explain it but it's alive. The mobility and fighting prowess of these people was unparalleled. If you see the rugged canyon country they not only survived, but thrived in.. And just how fucking vast their territory was, you'll appreciate just how resourceful and free they were. They were truly living in their own realm and were untouchable for centuries. Truly saddens me how things went down between us whites and their ancestors I've read a lot about the Navajo Wars and.. Yeah, nothing to get into here its just so fucked and wish there was a way to make reconciliation. I wish I had some Navajo homies to talk to about this. Yall cool as fuck to me. Much love from the Sangre De Cristos of Taos and thanks for the video
@Cyaain't no one sending them no checks.. Wasn't crying neither.. I was paying respect to a people I respect.. The fuck is the matter with you.
@Twist Reject crazy how you took my post that way homes... Just paying some respect. Hate to break it to you.. But the Long Walk of the Navajo is 150 years fresh.. Maybe this doesn't mean shit to you, but I live in Navajo/Pueblo country and the past is very much alive here. Don't rope me into your ignorance of what shit is actually like here.. I'm proud Anglo but I'm aware of history my man
"Whites are oppressed". gtfo. Try living in a 3rd world country and get schooled what oppression is.
Anyone else who replies to me in some whiny, condescending tone better be the type of whiteboy to approach me that way in actual life. Because I'm the type of whiteboy that will actually fuck you up. Take a fuckin Xanax and relax kids.. No ones here to trigger yall.. my post flew right over your punk ass heads
@e fred why are you spreading false information for one there is not one native in america that likes reservations and wants to be there not one and your point about modern technology is just idiotic because the modern world is exactly why natives cant thrive anymore how are you supposed to go hunt when everythings been killed off and the plains are now shopping malls and no one believes natives were peace loving hippies but they were brutal savages as you claim they were just like anyone else they had people from all walks of life all your comment did was make you look like a dumb racist so not even sure why you left it
She won tickets to the "Master of Puppets/Ultimate Sin tour" . Very nice hit right there !
That was my uncle.
Not Navajo, but I grew up on the rez, about a half-hour south of Shiprock. I left a long time ago but it's a place thats been burned into my subconcious. The landscape shots in this video really brought up a lot of long dormant emotions. There is something about that area that feels mystical, I'm not surprised the guys featured here were so inspired by Norwegian Black Metal. There is a definite kinship there, I think, between the sort of grave atmosphere of Black Metal and the beautifully austere, evocative landscape of the four corners region.
From Gallup myself. This certainly made me miss home and all my native friends. Metal music brought us all so close together.
i was really hoping this was a trailer for a full documentary.
Same. That would be the bee's knees.
Yeah putting the title card at the end really made it feel like that, kind of disappointing..
Fuck yes, me too
Yes!
It makes me so sad to see my brothers die in the rez.. I am mestizo from Chile and it makes me sick to see the hardship amongs natives troughout the Americas.. In my eyes we are one. Much love and it made me happy to see music helping these guys cope with hardship
KEEP ON ROCK AND ROLLING NAVAHO PEOPLE.. . 100 % SUPPORTING FROM SERBIA for you GREAT NATION ! ! !
*navajo
Badass video wish these guys nothing but the absolute best !
Wish the best for you and your family have a wonderful Life!
Blessings for the Nation!
I'm from Phoenix, Az. I used to go to shows on the rez and around. The native kids were hardcore and heavy duty. They loved and lived metal. This doc doesn't capture the passion. Real bravery is going into the pit in a tiny little rez venue made for 20 people packed with 70 and letting go. Try it
This is amazing to see, I wish more crowds had that type of passion for the music and would put their phones down and just experience it
Respect for my Indigenous Brothers✊ #DinéNation
My band NASHOBA
Stfu you skank
Whatever happened to Dying Tribe? They were great!
@@jasona.p.455 The government gave them blankets laced with smallpox, theyre all dead now. music sucked ass anyway
These Navajos sure looked like they adopted/embraced the whole 90s Norwegian black metal cult bands with the corpse paint ala Mayhem, Immortal, Darkthrone, Emperor, Gorgoroth,etc. \m/
Exclude those npc losers dimmu
@@GrauFPV Dimmu Borgir is good though
Cultural appropriation, right?
demigodlike dont forget burzum!
Dimmu sucks coming from a Navajo metal head! I LOVED Watain growing up!
One of the best docs I've seen for a minute.. Love to see my native brothers getting heavily involved in the metal, hardcore and punk scene. I've been to the res and it is a baron place where people have been systematically destroyed. All the power to these guys!!
As a metalhead cherokee apache native american my respect goes to the brothers of navajo tribe keeping it real despite of the struggle and hardships they face I'm glad that generations found an escape to metal and even went as far as creating they're own metal is fascinating keep the metal out there alive brothers
People who vibe on Satan get no respect. You are a fool and you are cursed.
I saw suicidal tendencies in the 90's on a rez in New Mexico and it was the best show ever!
Love those guys!
Shit. I'm sitting here crying like crazy. I cannot believe how awesome these people are. And I'm not just saying that because they Rock the hell outta their lives. The truth that they speak truly moved me. I'm so glad that I got to learn about this. These people their music and the Rez. Fuck! I'm still crying. Rock on, never stop doing what you're doing. These are truly amazing,Special talented artists who are sharing their truth through Music. Hell Fucking yeah😈
Great documentary! I have visited the Navajo Rez and have family friends. Amazing place, wonderful and unique people. To the bands, organize a Native Metal Fest in the never ending gorgeous desert, advertise through social media and share your music, your culture, your food, etc. I'll make sure to go and I am sure many more will go. Lead your way!
It's so inspiring to see metal culture grow into and meld with so many other cultures in the world. Metal is a platform for pure expression and that applies across the board, no matter where you are
Metal has no outcasts. Love, rage and harmony all synced perfectly.
I am glad to see people reclaiming and / or re-inventing some kind of culture and rising above cultural trauma.
Big respect to the Navajo Nation Metal Scene! Come play in Los Angeles!
I love the cassette tapes, walkman, mini component system and square body GM pickups hahaha. Perfect things to go along with Metal! Goes with the whole vibe.
Oklahoma natives are in solidarity with our western brothers! This video really lifted my heart. It makes me imagine what a native metal festival would be like...
I recently discovered Blackbraid & then this popped up. Incredible to be introduced to such a vibrant scene. I truly hope more rez bands get discovered 🔥🖤
I really like how they had adopted the sounds and styles of metal, and especially Black Metal to interpret their cultures dark side of mysticism, and to use that as an outlet of the energies that have made some of the individuals on the reservations feel bleak, and through that struggle and life feeling bleak, you grab that energy by the horns & balls and give it the Tombstoner like the Undertaker while raging to the sounds of your favorite diy band! On a side note as a PSA, the most interesting thing about Metal in the wake of New Wave Of British Heavy Metal was the influence that Punk Rock and Hardcore Punk had on metal, in which the birth of Thrash, Death, and Black Metal had become to their fruition. From there Metal then in return influenced Hardcore Punk towards the late 1980s, from there Crossover Thrash, Crust Punk and Grindcore were born as well. One band I swear by that is amazing is RESISTANT CULTURE, features (or featured) members of Terrorizer, fronted by Anthony "Rez-Hawk", the sound is very raw Grindcore/Crust Punk/Extreme Metal featuring the native tribal music sounds of the indigenous flute, rattle, tribal drum, and chants that originated with Anthony Rez-Hawks ancestral tribe.
The aspect of the yee naaldlooshii (skin-walker) is very interesting and the appearance they compared to the black metal corpse paint.
"Everybody thinks we are a bunch of crazy Indians getting Wild". Yes. Cuz you are. It's heavy metal! That's what you're supposed to do. Go crazy and get wild!!! Metal for life!!
Not really what they meant, but I like your style!
I fully support crazy Indians going wild!
That was a pleasure to watch and learn about! Beautiful scenery and the people seem really honest and humble! I want to visit one of these gigs one day!
Greetings from Metal Brother in London UK!
My native brother's and sis love you guys much respect from the black foot nation.
"My fault i didn't tie my shoes"
as someone who got knocked out of his shoes in a pit, i can relate lol
That was actually funny.
woah... America is in need of some Navajo metal on our radios. this is too cool.
This was incredible. Give us more of this please.
Sweet a Metal Hogan!
I'm going to be on the look out for you eyy!
I'm outside of Gallup close to coyote canyon.
METAL FOR LIFE!
\,,,/😎\,,,/
My band NASHOBA
I wish you’ll be heard and be seen around the world 👍🏽❤️🙏🏾
Man these people have hearts, they have a wonderful soul. Their story makes sense in a way alot of us black metal fans can relate to. They keep their heads high despite the depression and anger they might go through in their hometown. My love and respects to them. 🔥🤘🤘🤘🔥
This is the most badass thing I have ever seen wish they had albums for sale
I wish I could go to any store, any park, anywhere in USA and see and meet Natives from any Tribe. You just don't see many, I'm in Orange County, Santa Ana California and im a Chicano Mexicano
Goto a reservation in cali there has to be one or two I'm sure
I was born and raised in SD and even though I didn't go to rezes often, there are 18 of them in San Diego county - apparently the most in any county in the entire USA.That's not including the ones in LA and Orange county. I think Morongo isn't too far away from you - it's east of Riverside.
Inspiring. Cheers from the Canadian north First Nations! :)
Wacheay!! Greetings from Moose Cree FN, James Bay!! Metal for Ever!!! \m/, ,\m/
My band NASHOBA
Rule #1 of any pit: TIE YA SHOES!!!
"It's not too great around here" is an understatement. The shit goin on with our family that we've left to rot on these reservations (seems pretty intentional) is disgusting and most people don't even realize what's going on, the hopelessness, dispair and suffering in the most beautiful parts of the country. By design. Before the rise of rez metal I'd never really heard anybody other than a couple crust bands speak on it and I'm one of maybe a a couple thousand people in the world, tops, that's heard those songs. Shit ain't popular lol Just sad as hell. Idiots love the "why don't they leave!" Or "why don't they make the reservations better" or whatever like it's just that easy and simple and not understanding the situation AT ALL. I actually give a fuck and I still learn new stuff all the time. I know a few people that grew up on reservations, have family on reservations or still live there and it's not what most people think. Very few casino mogals and even that is a twisted thing when ya understand it. Get in tune!
Always in solidarity ✊ But solidarity is nothin without action!
All done to the highest frequency beings on this planet by design
You only need one person who organizes shows and promotes to do an annual festival! You guys need to market your metal and make money w music, vendors, merch and more!
Do ittttttt!
Top notch Revolver. Amazing video. Keep it up!
Very interesting! I love what you guys are doing!!!!
My love and respect go out to you guys!!
You rule, keep the metal going!!🤘
Native Americans defying Christianity. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Their beliefs were forced out of them, fight it all to hell. ♥️
yup and people oh you should be greatful that you were slaves and be better, i hate that ideaology so much, christianity ruined everything, so many cultures, people and food
It's no coincidence that past civilizations came and went due to that culture straying away from the original moral intent. "What happened in the past will also come forth in the future." This was not confined to the European, Jewish and Middle eastern cultures, but to the Native one all over the world as well. You see remnants of the local Native culture here in the Southwest, as they went through trials and tribulations with little history to be told as why their demise occurred. And it will happen again as history often repeats itself, white man not particularly at fault. Defying Christianity is not the cure for anything but burying one's self deeper in the hole. Those who follow it appear to be doing better than those who lay hate upon it. This is a spiritual war at present, and most people would rather be on the good side.
@MR JAKE I think the point is to provoke Christians and the establishment of their religion.
@MR JAKE yeah okay, those poor persecuted Christians. Have a nice day
@MR JAKE 😂😂😂😂😂😂 you're right, I'm wrong, let's just move on plz
Metal is the universal language, but only the young heart can understand it.
Watching from New Zealand I came here from watching Alien Weaponry a kiwi thrash metal band who sing in native Te Reo... Enjoyed watching this, thank you for posting. Its important to hold on to your culture. Keep it going guys, I'm impressed.
why not have a concert to benefit the reservation? somebody call tool
Tampon Vampires could headline the show.
Regina Terminello My band NASHOBA
Ya if ur from AZ and you’ve been to a metal concert here you would know Indians love metal.... shit is awesome keep up the good work keeping the good music alive!!!! I bet if the concerts on the Rez were advertised a lot of people would go... RezMetal☝️🤘
this was super cool.. the spirit of this style of music really can be found everywhere
There is something shamanic Especially in black metal it allows the soul to journey into other worlds. 90s black metal got me through some mad times. Blessed be 🤘🍻
Extremely well done but whomever purposely omitted music from the video should rethink this in the next vid. Was dying to hear some snippets but got nothing. Frustrating