The most isolated metal band in the world, Southeast Desert Metal, take on everything from genocide to climate changeRed earth stretches out to the horizon, occasionally broken up by scorched bushes and trees. Among the close-knit community of 500 residents are members of Southeast Desert Metal, one of the most exciting and politically potent bands to recently emerge from the country. Facebook Twitter Pinterest Southeast Desert Metal’s focus is on finding expression for the stories and hardships that stem from their community. “It’s about chains of blood, but also that we all have the same colour blood, black and white,” Wallace says. “We discuss all that, and then we fucking rock.”• Southeast Desert Metal are playing at Mona Foma, Launceston, on Saturday 19 January.

Source: The Guardian December 08, 2018 23:58 UTC