The Skale

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The Skale is an Iranian Rock band from Mashhad - newly changed into Sad Sale Akhar (The Last Hundred Years). The very beginning of the band was in 2004 when Kian Jafari and Ashkan Olfati, close friends and neighbors, realized that basketball is not all they have in common. They both shared the same love for music so they got together and started with covering old Iranian pop music by likes of Varujan, Babak Bayat, Mohhamad Heydari, Sadegh Nojuki, Anoushiravan Rohani and etc. After a while Ashkan’s brother, Kian olfati, joined them and they began to write their own music. Songs like Dobareh and Bemoon were written in that era. But later Kian Olfati had to leave to continue with his studies. The basketball courts of Mashhad were pretty much where the band was formed; there the original duo met Saeed Khanbabazadeh, a drummer, and Omid Alizadeh, guitarist. But the ultimate addition to the band from the courts was Milad Qale who would complete the lineup as the electric guitar player. The ball game was a reason for them to meet everyday and it helped them to become familiar with each other’s mindsets, attitudes and ways of lives and most importantly develop a sense of respect towards one another, and thus “The Skale” was formed. More musicians would later join them. The addition of Milad, who was more influenced by Blues and Rock than the others, brought some changes to the band. Soon after the recording sessions started they realized that there are multiple paths c

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