Metal Jew: Hassidic Metal

July 04, 2005

Hassidic Metal - the real deal

Not sure how I've missed David Lazzar before. A Lubavitcher Metaller with 3 albums to his credit. Anyway, some kindly soul e-mailed me a video of his.

The musical backing isn't too bad (in the video it appears his musicians are not lubavitchers) but his vocals are pretty lousy. I've just ordered his album and I can't wait to revel in songs like 'I want my Rebbe'. Nice...

I've always felt though that religious fundamentalists like Lubavitch are well suited to Metal. It is after all, the music of extremes.

Here is the video:

Download A_David_LAZZAR_HARD_ROCK_Tour_2005.wmv

4 Jul 2005 12:55:22 | Metal

The comments to this entry are closed.

Dave Mustaine is Jewish I received the following via an unsolicited e-mail. I never knew Dave Mustaine was Jewish. I did however know that at heart he is a bit of a conservative: Megadeth Play Israel by Ben Bresky June 22, 2005 The third...

There's too much to say about Live 8 so I'm not even going to try and do it justice. Suffice it to say that the aesthetic and political issues raised are so manifold and so juicy that I've been daydreaming...