Muslim Metal

Bands crank up multiculturalism in the Islamic world

By MARK LEVINE

The first time I heard the words "heavy metal" and "Islam" in the same sentence, I was confused, to say the least. It was around 5 p.m. on a hot July day in the city of Fez, Morocco. I was at the bar of a five-star hotel with a group of friends having a drink — at $25 a piece, only one —...