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Heavy Metal In Baghdad DVD Review

Tuesday June 17, 2008
Heavy metal is not spawned from comfort and luxury and happiness. It emerges from struggle and pain and anger. That has never been more apparent than the story of Acrassicauda. They are an Iraqi heavy metal band, and this DVD is their story.

Heavy Metal In Baghdad began as a magazine article about Acrassicauda. That drew the interest of filmmakers Eddy Moretti and Suroosh Alvi. They periodically followed the band from 2004 to 2006. The beginning of the documentary shows Acrassicauda as a complete band, and chronicles their final show in Iraq. They eventually flee the country and end up in Syria, at least temporarily. The band's story is interesting, as are the experiences of the filmmakers in trying to locate the different bands members and navigating through a war zone.

Read the complete Heavy Metal In Baghdad DVD Review

(DVD cover courtesy Vice Films)

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