How Did Death Metal Help Revive This War-Torn African Country? — mtv.com

If you live in the U.S., you’ve probably been to at least one music festival over the course of your lifetime. (There’s one every weekend, practically.) But in the war-torn country of Angola, putting on a rock concert is basically a pipe dream — one that comes true in the “Death Metal Angola,” a documentary that hits iTunes Friday. The film, directed by Jeremy Xido, follows orphanage employee Sonia Ferreira and her death metal musician boyfriend Wilker Flores as they attempt to put together Angola’s first-ever national rock concert — all in the shadow of years of warfare that shattered families and left thousands of children without homes. Metal acts as a form of release for the people of Huambo — the second biggest city in Angola — and for Ferreira and Flores, who pour their own money and resources into the event.

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