Artist Info: Shlem

SHLEM (Albanian for 'Helmet') is a doom/hardcore band form Pristina, Kosovo.

They fuse together elements of punk and stoner rock to create a gloomy and fast-paced soundscape. Their vocals are in Albanian and English and cover mostly the social struggle in a country that many treat like it shouldn't exist, and is being governed by corrupt politicians which leads to an international isolation. [read more...]