*OATH TO VANQUISH: BBC RADIO 4 Interview By Tim Samuels, Audio Available*


Vocalist *Elias van Quish* of Lebanese death metal band *OATH TO
VANQUISH*was interviewed on
*BBC Radio 4* as part of a documentary by *Tim Samuels*, titled "*Guerrillas
of Pop*". The show was broadcast on Saturday June 9 between 10:30 and 11:00
GMT.

To listen to the show where they discuss some of the interesting challenges
faced with playing an extreme metal genre of music in a country like
Lebanon, click here (*OATH TO VANQUISH* feature about 2minutes into the
show):
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/aod/radio4_aod.shtml?radio4/guerrillasofpop

In "*Guerrillas of Pop*", *Tim Samuels* explores the many guises of the
censorship of popular music in European democracies. He considers the worlds
of dancehall, French rap and even Arabian death metal music, where
homophobia, sexism and violence are grist to the entertainment mill. And he
asks a simple question: is this music really something we need to be
protected from? Can't we decide for ourselves whether it's likely to deprave
and corrupt, or just a load of shouty rubbish?

An interesting profile of documentary-maker *Tim Samuels* including some of
his work into north-south racism within the UK, miscarriages of justice and
shortcomings in hygiene at hospitals, can be found here:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/powe...to_the_people/presenter/6596011.stm


For more information, please visit:
http://www.oath-to-vanquish.com