There are many things that we take for granted and one of those things is making music. However, for Nina Saeidi vocalist with London-based Middle Eastern progressive doom band, Lowen, simply being creative in her homeland of Iran comes with the risk of execution. Mainly focusing on the displaced identity of their vocalist and multi-instrumentalist, Lowen released their beautifully crushing new album, Do Not Go To War With The Demons Of Mazandaran through Church Records earlier this Autumn. In our latest Cover Story, V13 sat down with Lowen vocalist Nina to discuss her experiences, Middle Eastern culture and attitudes, and her hopes for the future. Let’s dive straight into your excellent new record. Can you summarize the main concept running through the album? “The main concept of the albu...