Angola is a nation on the western coast of southern Africa.
Originally occupied by Portugal, battling for independence, which didn’t come
until 1975, and then embroiled in a violent civil war that didn’t end until
2002, it’s an embattled country and not the cheeriest of places. But it also
happens to be home to a youth underground turning to an unlikely outlet for
hope: death metal. If that sounds like a fascinating subject worth exploring,
you’re not alone, and it’s the topic of Jeremy Xido’s excellent new documentary
Death Metal Angola.
