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Iranian thrash metallers 5GRS have recently announced a new line up and posted video footage online. The video can be seen below:

The band made this statement: “We are proud to announce new members to the camp. Sanam5049 – Vocal, Yashar Mojtahedzadeh – Drums, Faraz Jabbari – Bass and Arastoo Hanafi – Guitar. The change is something we had to do in order to keep 5GRS a live playing entity!”

“I started 5grs in 2004 ,and during these years I have worked with many musicians,
but most of the time it didn’t work at all,and I always looking for some stable guys to work with as a real band.
When I  was starting the third album I have met  Yashar and Faraz,and after a side project
which was a cover band named Night Crawlers,I found that our attitude is so close together and we decided to work together in 5grs.
Meanwhile we confirm the first Persian metal festival in Armenia,and Sanam who was the studio singer and the second oldest member decided to
sing for this festival for the first time upon the stage,and finally Arastoo  joined us as the lead guitarist,and I hope we can work together for a long time
and  I hope we can get what we deserve.” guitarist Pooyan Madadi commented.

“After working with some other bands,I’ve finally decided to join 5grs,and the main reason was not
necessarily their music but their perseverance and their approach to this music,  which was
totally amazing,and that was exactly what I was looking for.You can feel a great and cool atmosphere in this band
and I am sure with this attitude we can set our bar and  goal higher and higher in the near future.” the band’s new drummer Yashar Mojtahedzadeh stated.

5grs is one of the Iranian Heavy Metal/Thrash Metal Bands formed in 2004 in Tehran by Pooyan Madadi, the band’s lead guitarist & composer, with their discriminating factor being the first Metal band in Iran benefiting from female lead vocals.

5GRS are:
Sanam5049 :Vocal
Pooyan Madadi : Guitar
Yashar Mojtahedzadeh : Drums
Faraz Jabbari : Bass
Arastoo Hanafi : Guitar