Sunday, September 30, 2012

"Dominican Republic: The Crime of Being a Rocker


Dominican Republic: The Crime of Being a Rocker

On the morning of September 2, 2012, one of the most spine-chilling crimes in the last few years took place in the Dominican Republic: the murder of José Carlos Hernández (Chiva), a young, 23-year-old Dominican rock musician residing in Argentina.
The homicide took place at a night club in the National District, only a few days after José Carlos arrived in the country on vacation. The suspects (who had known the victim for years) stabbed him 27 times with a weapon that police identified as a 10-inch rambo-style blade.
Despite the Public Ministry's failure to issue an official explanation of the events, many said that it was, as Public Prosecutor Yeni Berenice — one of the most respected judiciary figures assessed– a hate crime. She defined it on her Twitter account (@YeniBerenice) in the following way:
JJosé Carlos Hernández. This photo has been widely disseminated throughout the Internet.José Carlos Hernández. This photo has been widely disseminated throughout the Internet.
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Monday, September 17, 2012

"Serj Tankian - The Message of Harakiri

System Of A Down frontman and musical maverick Serj Tankian talks to Metal Hammer about the message behind his latest solo album, Harakiri.

Harakiri is out now.