Mar 16, 2015
Baptize by ARTHIMOTH
This music video was directed by Ali Azhari, the band’s visionary and lead guitarist. The video metaphorically demonstrates how the Iranian government attempts to brainwash people using Islamic ideology.
According to Mark LeVine, “Ali uses the word ‘baptize’ to indicatehow Iranians are forcibly submerged, body and soul, in a system in which there is no room for independent thought”(Levine, Heavy Metal Islam, p.197).
In the same vein, here’s a picture of Ali Azhari and Mark LeVine, which must have been taken during the time LeVine was in Iran to write his book.