Jun 17, 2008
Heavy Metal in Baghdad!
Heavy Metal in Baghdad is a feature film documentary that follows the Iraqi heavy metal band Acrassicauda from the fall of Saddam Hussein in 2003 to the present day. Playing heavy metal in a Muslim country has always been a difficult (if not impossible) proposition but after Saddam’s regime was toppled, there was a brief moment for the band in which real freedom seemed possible.
That hope was quickly dashed as their country fell into a bloody insurgency. From 2003-2006, Iraq disintegrated around them while Acrassicauda struggled to stay together and stay alive, always refusing to let their heavy metal dreams die. Their story echoes the unspoken hopes of an entire generation of young Iraqis.
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thee dr.
Yeah this band’s been around for a few years- I read that certain members fled to Jordan as well as Turkey–but I do hope Metal rises again in the Mideast–check Through Sunken Eyes from Bahrain–they’re one of the best crossover/thrash bands I’ve ever heard.
Jun 19th, 2008
moshing_machine
moshing in i-raq
Jun 19th, 2008
watai
i need to hear how thrash em all…
i’ve never heard iraq arabica’s crosscover thrash before this…
poor me….
…they started it and they’re not gonna stop ….like the WAR !!!
….so lets stop the WAR!!! stop the WAR..stop the WAR!!!
Jun 19th, 2008
drawnquartered
watched snippets of the movie at facebook. these guys are kinda funny too. talented and funny. not your macho serious looking metal band
Jun 19th, 2008
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