Sirens (سايرنز)

Not like that.

- Shery! -

- Okay... -

Uh... Now you missed one.

- Nooooo! -

[Reverberation subsides; No audible dialogue]

[Music continues; Faint chanting]

Revolution!

Revolution!

Revolution!

Sirens?

You guys ready?

Since the day my Grandparents were born,

this country is fucked up.

War, instability, unemployment.

Sirens! Sirens!

- Sirens! Sirens! -

- Are you fucking ready?! -

[Rumbling thrash metal music; Tatyana plays drum fill]

All this pain, all this rage.

There's something we're... running away from.

But I don't wanna live in fear.

[Music intensifies, Maya screams gutturally]

[Music subsides; Ambient street noise]

Ah, behold!

- Can I see? -

Can I see?

"In a small, soundproof rehearsal room

"in the mountains just outside Beirut,

"Lebanon's first all-female metal band, Slave to Sirens"...

.."is getting ready to make some noise!"

- Keep going! - "Shery Bechara and Lilas Mayassi,

"the five-piece's lead and rhythm guitarists, respectively,

"unzip cases to reveal their V-shaped axes."

Bravo, Shery. Your reading is good.

- Oh, thank you. - 10 out of 10.

"Lebanon is a small but diverse country.

"Yet, metal fans have long struggled

"with the more conservative elements of Lebanese society."

- Make it fast. - I'm not gonna finish.

Then stop, and let's get started.

- - What the fuck?!

What is going on with the lights?

The electricity is gone.

[Clamouring, yelling; Guitar riff continues]

Our interview subject tonight,

Lilas Mayassi.

Metal bands explore heavy themes,

but for you,

this is drawn really from your everyday world.

We're living in this cycle of fear,

and our band is the only outlet for us

to be who we want to be without any limits.

[Dexterous distorted riff; Maya growls indistinctly]

Shit, look!

It's like, "Hi, I work at Earache Records,

"and we have a few Earache stages at festivals.

"Can you let me know if you have an agent or..."

The label?

- Yeah. - Oh, shit.

"Boomtown Festival, Winchester, UK. 11th August.

"Glastonbury. We have a stage,

- "27th-30th June." - Nice!

"Both in the UK. Let me know if you're interested.

- "We are running on a low budget." -

- Shit! - Okay, okay...

- Earache Records. -

"Slave to Sirens signed by Earache Records."

Okay, we send them an email.

We tell the girls...

that we're going to Glastonbury!

[Music continues; No audible dialogue]

Give me your belt.

Cover your boxers.

Uh, should he be barefoot?

- Why not take off all my clothes? -

Man, he's topless! He can't be topless.

- Why? - I don't know, man! That's not the point.

- What is this, blood? - It's wine.

- But don't drink it, it's old. - No.

- - The sun is setting.

The dark lord is rising!

Yes, praise the Lord of Darkness.

- Hail Satan. - Yeah!

Make a wish, make a wish.

I have more than one wish.

Make them all.

Okay. All of them together is a mess in my mind, but okay.

Uh, Lilas...

"A special flower grew next to me in the soil.

"I call her Lils."

- Did you write this? -

"We grew side by side, got our roots tangled,

"and it made me merrier." Aw.

"May you find serenity with every light, smoke and scent.

"Sincerely, Shery." Aw.

So, basically, all of these are incense. You burn it.

- It's like flowers and herbs and shit. -

This band started when I got introduced to Shery.

I used to go to Shery's place and sleep over.

We'd wake up in the early morning, we'd jam, we'd write songs.

Shery is more melodic.

And I always liked that about her.

We have this amazing chemistry.

Oh, my God, I don't believe it.

Sorry, I don't want to hold you up.

Meeting you and Lilas...

- You are Shery, then? - Yes.

- Okay, so awesome. - So, what's your name?

- Charbel. - Nice to meet you.

Guys, I hope you get somewhere.

Thank you so much, really.

- I really appreciate it. - Yeah.

And keep it up, you know, like, 'cause music is really, like,

something that helps you express yourself.

- Your songs, inspirational. -

Nice to meet you, Charbel.

- Here you go. - Thank you!

- No, thank you. Wow. - Thank you, thank you.

- Can we take a picture? - Yeah, definitely.

Awesome, I got a beer.

What's wrong with me?

"One mention"?

- Shut up. -

- Like, it was just one hiccup. -

You're welcome, Shery.

Article 534 of the law is vague.

It says that any sexual relation contradictory to the laws of nature

is punishable up to one year in prison.

- - The fuse box just blew.

It blew, but I have nothing connected.

- I have the heater connected. - Then unplug it.

It's not supposed to blow because of the heater.

Seriously? You've done that twice.

Go flip the switch.

- It's your turn, go. - I'm not going now.

Then stay in darkness, I don't mind.

Lilas will go.

- Oh, God. -

Today, we went to the bank and couldn't get more than $100.

So, we only got $100 and that's it.