“I think a lot of people in heavy metal understand what it’s like to be looking in from the other side,” says Nina Saeidi, vocalist of prog metallers Lowen. “This band is my way of exploring that.”
The daughter of Iranian exiles and raised in Britain, Nina’s musical journey began when she was a young child, learning how to play various instruments. But despite that, she admits she “grew up in a house where sound was not really allowed”, and the only music was traditional Iranian folk. As a teenager, she made her own discoveries, noting Akercocke’s 2007 album Antichrist and System Of A Down’s Mezmerize/Hypnotize records as formative influences.
