The Free Keys

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The Free Keys are a Progressive Metal Quintet originally from Tehran, Iran. As of 2010, Free Keys consists of Pooya (Singer/Guitarist), Arya (Guitarist/Keyboardist), AK (Bassist), Arash (Drummer/Synth), and Anthony (Sound Manipulator/singer). The band was founded by Pooya and Arash, both ex-members of the now defunct Zartosht, a well-known Metal band in the newly-born Iranian Rock/Metal movement of the early 00s. Their energetic style and the use of Khayyam's Poetry soon earned them a cult following, but farsi lyrics also meant they couldn't get much success elsewhere. The demise of Zartosht, however, was mainly caused by the ever-increasing government laws against western music, which lead to the end of many bands of that Era. Iran was clearly no longer a place for music. Pooya and Arash decided to form a band that can achieve not only domestic, but international praise so they can leave the country and do what they want to do the most. They recruited Arya (ex-barcode) to play the bass and Thus the Free Keys was Born. The name Free Keys was suggested to Arash in one of his dreams. In Summer '07, after several rejections to play in public venues by the government, Free Keys teamed up with Indie Quartet "The Yellow Dogs" and decided to organize a couple of strictly forbidden underground gigs in Tehran. They sound-proofed then transformed a parking lot in west Tehran to a venue of roughly 150 people, complete with a stage and pyrotechnics, and named it the O.T. O.T sta

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No One Knows About Persian Cats

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Dream Basics

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No One Knows About Persian Cats [Soundtrack]

The EP

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Tribute to Bill Hicks: An American Hero

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Dream Mechanics

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No One Knows About Persian Cats (Music from the Motion Picture)

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No One Knows About Persian Cat

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No One Knoiws About Persian Cats Soundtrack

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No One Knows About Persian Cats (The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

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No one knows about Persian cats soundtrack

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No One Knows About Persian Cats OST

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