Barad (
Persian
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: باراد) were an
Iran
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ian rock band from
Tehran
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. The main language for their lyrics is Persian, although English has appeared in their lyrics as well.
History
In 2002, bass player Kasra Saboktakin, singer and guitar player Pouya Mahmoodi, drummer Arash Moghadam and guitar player Aydin Naeeni began to jam together at Naeeni's house.
In early 2003 the
record label
"Big Three" music labels
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''Hermes Records'' was introduced to Kasra through a friend, and the label showed interest in the band's Ideas. After they heard their first couple of demos for "Leyva“ and " Dar Har Rag E Man", they signed the band. Later In 2003, their debut album, "Barad“, was released, which had very good reviews and successful sales in Iran and was selected as one of the top 10 albums of the year.
In January 2004, they played at a charity event for the victims of
2003 Bam earthquake
An earthquake struck the Kerman province of southeastern Iran at 01:56 Coordinated Universal Time, UTC (5:26 am Iran Standard Time) on December 26, 2003. The shock had a moment magnitude scale, moment magnitude of 6.6 and a maximum Mer ...
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Their song „Dar Har Rage Man (Within Each of My Veins)“ in 2006 appeared on the „Rough Guide to the Music of Iran“ compilation. Barad has disbanded around 2005.
Discography
* ''Barad'' (2003, Hermes Records)
References
External links
Kasra Saboktakin's official Website*
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Iranian rock music groups
Musical groups from Tehran