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Chinese metal bands turn up the volume as live venues reopen

COVID-19 restrictions kept the lights off in Beijing's underground music venues

Published: August 27, 2020 12:43 Reuters and Compiled by Christian Borbon, Senior Web Editor

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Copy of 2020-08-26T094523Z_1622126893_RC2LLI9CR5NK_RTRMADP_3_HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS-CHINA-BANDS-1598503783251 — The moment the metal singer Shui Shu spread his arms, Buddhist prayer beads in hand and incense wafting from the stage, his band unleashed a wall of sound on the crowd. Image Credit: Reuters

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Copy of 2020-08-26T094737Z_1989598732_RC2LLI9UMJCE_RTRMADP_3_HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS-CHINA-BANDS-1598503791533 — Live venues in Beijing were recently allowed to reopen at 50 percent capacity, as life in China increasingly returns to normal. Image Credit: Reuters

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Copy of 2020-08-26T094437Z_499349761_RC2LLI9HGNWX_RTRMADP_3_HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS-CHINA-BANDS-1598503817460 — Black metal is a sub-genre that creates a dark, moody atmosphere layering heavily distorted guitars and high-pitched vocals. Image Credit: Reuters

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Copy of 2020-08-26T095335Z_232944867_RC2LLI9V9LGH_RTRMADP_3_HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS-CHINA-BANDS-1598503801284 — Bassist Liu Zheng of the Chinese folk-metal band Dream Spirit performs at the Wukesong Mao livehouse in Beijing, China Image Credit: Reuters

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Copy of 2020-08-26T095924Z_1343222200_RC2LLI9V91YD_RTRMADP_3_HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS-CHINA-BANDS-1598503804821 — Li Shun, Shun Zi and Wang Bao of the Chinese folk-metal band Dream Spirit perform at the Wukesong Mao livehouse in Beijing, China. Image Credit: Reuters

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Copy of 2020-08-26T100013Z_991235709_RC2MLI969MPK_RTRMADP_3_HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS-CHINA-BANDS-1598503808836 — Members of the Chinese folk-metal band Dream Spirit Zhang Yao, Peng Lian Jing, Wang Bao, Shun Zi, Liu Zheng and Li Shun pose for a picture before their performance at the Wukesong Mao livehouse in Beijing. Image Credit: Reuters

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Copy of 2020-08-26T095025Z_1368571590_RC2LLI9F1R3O_RTRMADP_3_HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS-CHINA-BANDS-1598503797965 — Shui Shu, Li Que and Wang Xiao of the black metal band Bliss-Illusion rehearse at their studio following an outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Beijing. Image Credit: Reuters

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Copy of 2020-08-26T094747Z_1316454087_RC2LLI9YU4C7_RTRMADP_3_HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS-CHINA-BANDS-1598503793939 — Shui Shu of the black metal band Bliss-Illusion applies his make-up before playing a concert at Omni Space following an outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Beijing, China. Image Credit: Reuters

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Copy of 2020-08-26T094549Z_1739414241_RC2LLI913980_RTRMADP_3_HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS-CHINA-BANDS-1598503787595 — Shui Shu's band Bliss-Illusion is part of the country's small but buoyant heavy metal scene, where bands mix genre standards with Chinese elements. Image Credit: Reuters

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Copy of 2020-08-26T100136Z_647920847_RC2MLI9STWXA_RTRMADP_3_HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS-CHINA-BANDS-1598503812830 — Keyboard player Zhang Yao of the Chinese folk-metal band Dream Spirit. Members of the band perform in traditional Chinese hanfu garments, used the downtime to write songs, including one about the workers who built two emergency hospitals in Wuhan, the city where the coronavirus was first detected. Image Credit: Reuters

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