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Iranian indie modern rock band Ahoora; is going to release their third album “Awkward Diary” on 2nd of March. Classic Rock Magazine describes it:” …some very nice touches on Awkward Diary. Imagine Muse and Tool getting all cozy around Iced Earth and you’ve got the drift here. The musicianship is accomplished, the songs concise and focused, and the band are clearly battling against the Islamic odds to be heard”.
Formed late 2001 in Tehran, Iran; Ahoora has played the first and yet only metal performance ever with vocals in Iran. Since then and throughout their career they’ve been banned by the authorities. February 13th 2006, saw the release of self titled debut album as a forbidden release in Iran. Ultimate Metal called it "hard-hitting, true heavy metal “and The Metal Observer wrote “They are walking a very fine line, very fit on their instruments”.
The band was invited to play at Evergreen Music Festival in Washington D.C; but missed the lifetime opportunity because of the strict exit laws. In September 2006 the late concert in support of the first release was cancelled by the authorities, leaving no chance to perform the album for the fans and made “Ahoora” a banned act. Throughout the recording of the second album, the band missed the chance of performing at ’07 version of famous Metal Camp.
Ahoora’s 2nd album, “All in Blood with You”, came out on 30th of September 2007, which was a major step forwards in many ways. The album was received even warmer by metal & underground media. Metal Mayhem named it as “…already one of the favourites of the year"; Ultimate Metal called it “an incredible release that everyone should check out” while Progressive Rock & Metal described it as “A surprisingly quality metal masterpiece”. In early 2008 Real2Can released Ahoora’s self titled debut album digitally worldwide.
The band started recording third album “Awkward Diary” in April 2009. In 26th of October, Ahoora released its first ever single, “Crimson Baby”, dedicated to Neda & all who died innocently in Tehran streets during the conflicts of June 2009. This was followed by the 2nd single; “Closure” which was a success within internet radio stations and podcasts. Zirzamin will release Awkward Diary on 2nd of March.
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