WMC webcast 06: Global Music, Local Roots

The World Metal Congress returns Tuesday 15th December with a true legend of global metal: Max Cavalera - founding member of Sepultura and now of Soulfly and Killer Be Killed. No stranger to adversity and one of our musical world’s most influential and revered figures, we will be exploring his remarkable journey in the company of another metal musician who will be no stranger to longtime supporters of WMC, and is also no stranger to adversity.

Jake Shuker from Syria, of Maysaloon joined us for our first WMC event in 2019 and subsequently became the first metal musician to play the Imperial War Museum, and he has recently launched a crowdfunding campaign for his band’s upcoming album, 'A Lip To Earth, A Lip To Heaven And A Tongue To The Stars'. The war in Syria saw the band forced to relocate to Beirut this year, only to be affected by the city's devastating port explosion in August. And if you’d like to get behind Jake’s campaign you can support it here.

Hosted by WMC founders Alexander Milas and Lina Khatib, we’ll be exploring how both Max and Jake grew up with heavy metal and became acclaimed musicians in their own respective nations as a means of overcoming upheaval and challenges in their own personal lives.

Max is currently working with his metal 'supergroup' project, Killer Be Killed with Greg Puciato, Troy Sanders and Ben Koller. The band's second album 'Reluctant Hero' was released last month. Jake Shuker is currently working on Maysaloon's new album and composing a score for a theatrical production. 

Tune into our Youtube channel at 7pm GMT for our livestream, and we encourage you to join in the discussion: https://www.youtube.com/worldmetalcongress

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