New from Mark LeVine

Music is the weapon of the future but only if you're willing to fight. The artists in these volumes are on the frontlines of the most important struggles facing the Middle East and larger Muslim world today.

Get the full story with Mark LeVine's new books. Published in 2008 and the book that started it all: Heavy Metal Islam is updated with a new preface. Its expansive sequel, We'll Play Till We Die, covers the revolutionary era that began soon after Heavy Metal Islam was published.