Ahoora,
was formed late 2001, in Tehran, the capital of an extreme
Islamic country called Iran. The influences were shown in
the early covers: Iced Earth, Iron Maiden, Metallica, and
Black Sabbath ...etc.The band recorded its first demo tape
back in 2004, due to gain permission from the culture ministry
of Islamic Iran: breaking the broken!
In
May 2005 Ahoora played its first official gig, the first metal
performance ever with vocals parts in Iran. The band played
two sets, First: Iced Earth songs & the 2nd set included
four Ahoora songs that later were heard on the debut album.
Ahoora was forced to cancel the second night though.
February
13th 2006, saw the self titled debut album came out as a forbidden
release in Iran. Although the release can be analyzed as a
unique event in Iranian music scene, the foreign feedbacks
have always been stronger. Ultimate Metal
called it "hard-hitting, true heavy metal “,
while The Metal Observer wrote “They
are walking a very fine line, very fit on their instruments".
The
band experienced some international critic and also was invited
to play at Evergreen Music Festival in Washington D.C; missed
because of the strict exit laws. The late concert in support
of the first release was cancelled by the authorities in September
2006, left no chance to perform the whole length album for
the fans and made “Ahoora” a completely
banned act. Throughout the recording of the second album,
the band missed the chance of performing at ’07 version
of famous Metal Camp. The idea was shut down thanks to the
Exit laws of Iran.
”All
in Blood with You” came out September 30th, 2007 which
has been a major step forwards in many ways, as The
Metal Observer believes: “they are back
with "All In Blood with You" and they have definitely
made a big step forward in many ways”. Ultimate
Metal called it “an incredible release
that everyone should check out” while Progressive
Rock&Metal described it as “A surprisingly
quality metal masterpiece”.
Within
2008, Ahoora continues its journey with new compositions and
a new hard target added: Immigration