Rez Metal captures the creative energy of Indigenous youth culture in the twenty-first century.
He is a documentary filmmaker and producer and director of the.
Through a series of vivid images and interviews focused on the venues, bands, and fans of the Navajo Nation Metal scene, Rez Metal provides a window into this fascinating world.
Ashkan Soltani Stone is the founding director of the Film Studies Program at Weber State University.
A few months later, Rasmussen, captivated by the music, flew from Denmark to Window Rock, Arizona, to meet the band.
Heavy Metal music speaks to the frustrations, fears, trials, and hopes of living in Indian Country.
Rez Metal highlights a seminal moment in Indigenous Heavy Metal: when Kyle Felter, lead singer of the Navajo Heavy Metal band I Dont Konform, sent a demo tape to Flemming Rasmussen, the Grammy Award-winning producer of several Metallica albums, including Master of Puppets.
Many cultural leaders--including former Navajo president Russell Begaye--have begun to recognize Heavy metal\'s ability to inspire Navajo communities facing chronic challenges such as poverty, depression, and addiction.
Bridging communities from disparate corners of Indian Country and across generations, Heavy Metal has touched a collective nerve on the Navajo Reservation in Arizona in particular.
Rez Metal captures the creative energy of Indigenous youth culture in the twenty-first century.
Through a series of vivid images and interviews focused on the venues, bands, and fans of the Navajo Nation Metal scene, Rez Metal provides a window into this fascinating world.
A few months later, Rasmussen, captivated by the music, flew from Denmark to Window Rock, Arizona, to meet the band.
Rez Metal highlights a seminal moment in Indigenous Heavy Metal: when Kyle Felter, lead singer of the Navajo Heavy Metal band I Dont Konform, sent a demo tape to Flemming Rasmussen, the Grammy Award-winning producer of several Metallica albums, including Master of Puppets.
Heavy Metal music speaks to the frustrations, fears, trials, and hopes of living in Indian Country.
Many cultural leaders--including former Navajo president Russell Begaye--have begun to recognize Heavy metal\'s ability to inspire Navajo communities facing chronic challenges such as poverty, depression, and addiction.
Bridging communities from disparate corners of Indian Country and across generations, Heavy Metal has touched a collective nerve on the Navajo Reservation in Arizona in particular.
Rez Metal captures the creative energy of Indigenous youth culture in the twenty-first century
