Rock'n'Roll
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Maybe the road crew's over tehre are wimps....Originally posted by Warthog
lol!!! I only wish that was possible here!
Moroccan heavy metal fans jailed
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Warthog
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Rock'n'Roll
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Posers, Loosers, Wimps...Originally posted by Warthog
hehe, or they don't care, because they get paid anyway
Warthog
W:O:A Metalmaster
yeah...todays roadcrews don't take their sacred duty seriously. They have to realize that they should be proud to say, "We are the roadcrew!" 
Rock'n'Roll
W:O:A Metalmaster
Not many of them nowadays...Originally posted by Warthog
yeah...todays roadcrews don't take their sacred duty seriously. They have to realize that they should be proud to say, "We are the roadcrew!"
Rosk
W:O:A Metalhead
News
News from www.blabbermouth.net
Moroccan Court Grants Bail for Heavy Metal Fans - Mar. 12, 2003
A Moroccan court has freed on bail 11 heavy metal music enthusiasts controversially jailed for offences against morality and linked by the prosecution to a "Satanist" cult, according to Reuters.
Three others were refused bail.
Defense lawyer Mahfoud Billeh said on Wednesday the 11 were freed on Tuesday night by the Casablanca court pending hearing of appeals against sentences of between one and six months.
They were convicted on March 6 under laws covering distribution of written or visual material which "undermines good morals" and "making people listen, with bad intent, to songs which contravene good morals or incite debauchery."
The three refused bail were sentenced to a year in prison for "employing seductive methods with the aim of undermining the faith of a Muslim."
A public demonstration was planned for 6:30 p.m. this evening (March 12) in Casablanca in support of the heavy metal fans, who included nine members of bands NEKROS, INFECTED BRAIN and REBORN.
Many commentators in the North African kingdom reacted with outrage to the convictions and suggested they reflected a conservative witch-hunt against young music fans.
Parents, friends and college supervisors of the 14, who are aged between 22 and 35, argued that the case arose from a misunderstanding of the heavy metal sub-culture and should never have come to court.
Since the sentencing, human rights campaigners and youth groups in Morocco have led active protests in support of the 14. So too have the liberal members of the Moroccan and French press who have written rallying editorials.
"We, the young people of Morocco, wish to declare our support for our rocker friends who have been imprisoned for their love of music and of hard rock, and whose only crime is that they've chosen to express themselves in their own way and through their music," reads one entry on a growing petition which has been set up to support those convicted.
Today's protest was set to consist of a sit-in that was to take place in Casablanca town center in front of the courtroom where the 14 were sentenced. Organizers were urging those attending to wear black and bring candles. This is in direct response to the judge's questioning of the 14's favored choice of black T-shirts and his interrogation of on of those sentenced over their predilection for lighting candles.
Thursday is likely to see the protests continue with a gig being planned at the Maarif Hall in Casablanca. This is expected to include further round table discussions concerning the freedom of expression in Morocco.
During the trial, the prosecution charged that the defendants were linked to an organized "Satanist" cult.
It showed the court items such as an ashtray in the form of a skull, heavy metal CDs and black T-shirts worn by the accused.
The decision to grant bail to the 11 was a positive development, Billeh said. "Evidently, the reaction of civil society has played a role."
The defense expected to secure bail for the remaining three after resolving questions of bail guarantees, he added.
News from www.blabbermouth.net
Moroccan Court Grants Bail for Heavy Metal Fans - Mar. 12, 2003
A Moroccan court has freed on bail 11 heavy metal music enthusiasts controversially jailed for offences against morality and linked by the prosecution to a "Satanist" cult, according to Reuters.
Three others were refused bail.
Defense lawyer Mahfoud Billeh said on Wednesday the 11 were freed on Tuesday night by the Casablanca court pending hearing of appeals against sentences of between one and six months.
They were convicted on March 6 under laws covering distribution of written or visual material which "undermines good morals" and "making people listen, with bad intent, to songs which contravene good morals or incite debauchery."
The three refused bail were sentenced to a year in prison for "employing seductive methods with the aim of undermining the faith of a Muslim."
A public demonstration was planned for 6:30 p.m. this evening (March 12) in Casablanca in support of the heavy metal fans, who included nine members of bands NEKROS, INFECTED BRAIN and REBORN.
Many commentators in the North African kingdom reacted with outrage to the convictions and suggested they reflected a conservative witch-hunt against young music fans.
Parents, friends and college supervisors of the 14, who are aged between 22 and 35, argued that the case arose from a misunderstanding of the heavy metal sub-culture and should never have come to court.
Since the sentencing, human rights campaigners and youth groups in Morocco have led active protests in support of the 14. So too have the liberal members of the Moroccan and French press who have written rallying editorials.
"We, the young people of Morocco, wish to declare our support for our rocker friends who have been imprisoned for their love of music and of hard rock, and whose only crime is that they've chosen to express themselves in their own way and through their music," reads one entry on a growing petition which has been set up to support those convicted.
Today's protest was set to consist of a sit-in that was to take place in Casablanca town center in front of the courtroom where the 14 were sentenced. Organizers were urging those attending to wear black and bring candles. This is in direct response to the judge's questioning of the 14's favored choice of black T-shirts and his interrogation of on of those sentenced over their predilection for lighting candles.
Thursday is likely to see the protests continue with a gig being planned at the Maarif Hall in Casablanca. This is expected to include further round table discussions concerning the freedom of expression in Morocco.
During the trial, the prosecution charged that the defendants were linked to an organized "Satanist" cult.
It showed the court items such as an ashtray in the form of a skull, heavy metal CDs and black T-shirts worn by the accused.
The decision to grant bail to the 11 was a positive development, Billeh said. "Evidently, the reaction of civil society has played a role."
The defense expected to secure bail for the remaining three after resolving questions of bail guarantees, he added.
AmusedToDeath
W:O:A Metalhead
yes..some countries are still very primitive when it comes to dealing with people who dig metal..sad fact
Metalsulm
W:O:A Metalmaster
Rosk
W:O:A Metalhead
Metalsulm
W:O:A Metalmaster
Re: Re: Re: News
Absolutely..
But at least we can see, that there are not only fundamentalists in Northern Africa...
Originally posted by Rosk
Yup Sulmi... this shouldn't have happened at all
Absolutely..
But at least we can see, that there are not only fundamentalists in Northern Africa...
Metalsulm
W:O:A Metalmaster
Rosk
W:O:A Metalhead
Yeah... they are everywhere.... just read my sig... i guess that quote from Mr. Zappa is really adequate for this...
Originally posted by Metalsulm
b.t.w.:
Nice to talk to you again, Rosk
it´s been a while!
How are you, buddy?
Yeah!! It's nice talking to you again Mr. Metalsulm
I'm very good, and looking forward for this years Wacken and meet all the guys from last year (you included) + a few new ones
. what about you???
Metalsulm
W:O:A Metalmaster
Originally posted by Rosk
Yeah... they are everywhere.... just read my sig... i guess that quote from Mr. Zappa is really adequate for this...
Yeah!! It's nice talking to you again Mr. Metalsulm
I'm very good, and looking forward for this years Wacken and meet all the guys from last year (you included) + a few new ones
what about you???
I´m fine, too ..Looking forward for wacken as well
And spent my day at home today...
i´m simply too lazy for working..
But i deserved a day off cos most of this weeks work is done
Rosk
W:O:A Metalhead
Originally posted by Metalsulm
I´m fine, too ..Looking forward for wacken as well
And spent my day at home today...
i´m simply too lazy for working..
But i deserved a day off cos most of this weeks work is done
That sounds really great!!! I've always wanted to work that way!!! Do the hard work the days I would feel like doing it, finish it, and then rest until feeling in the working mood again (I guess this mood would come too often)
But I work for a fucking company, I have to be here on office hours I'll be free some day
Metalsulm
W:O:A Metalmaster
Originally posted by Rosk
That sounds really great!!! I've always wanted to work that way!!! Do the hard work the days I would feel like doing it, finish it, and then rest until feeling in the working mood again (I guess this mood would come too often)
I'll be free some day
I´m working for a company, too
But i can work that way..this is one of the reasons that i´m still there
but sometimes i really work hard...for a little freedom