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This Week In METAL (05/24/08)
Published 5/24/2008 by brooklynvegan at brooklynvegan
... band in the war-torn region, hits theaters on a limited run in NY and LA on May 23rd (@ the Clearview on Broadway at 62nd, get your tickets here), followed by a DVD release (with requisite bonus features) on June 10th. This digitally-shot indie, about a band called Acrassicauda trying to survive in the warzone known as "liberated" Iraq, is as much about the power of music as it is survival in modern day Baghdad. Check out the trailer here, and the myspace for Acrassicauda. So now that Wolves In The Throne Room ...

Heavy Metal in Baghdad.
Published 5/28/2008 at GreenCine Daily
... Why a heavy metal band in Baghdad? "Just look outside," says Faisal, the rhythm guitarist in Acrassicauda (the latin term for "black scorpion") as he points to bombed out streets where nobody's saying "mission accomplished" these days. ...

Heavy Metal in Baghdad
Published 6/6/2008 by underdog at GreenCine
... Why a heavy metal band in Baghdad? "Just look outside," says Faisal, the rhythm guitarist in Acrassicauda (the latin term for "black scorpion") as he points to bombed out streets where nobody's saying "mission accomplished" these days. ...

Iraq and Roll Refugee: Heavy Metal in Baghdad on DVD
Published 6/12/2008 by drake leLane (noreply@blogger.com) at thus spake drake
... While it's true that most rock bands face all kinds of obstacles (venues that don't pay, bad management, the rising cost of hair product,) how many can say that their practice space was destroyed by a scud missile? Acrassicauda, Iraq's only heavy metal band can sadly make that claim, along with plenty of other grievances associated with their new democracy, which has forced them and millions others out of their homeland and into an uncertain future as refugees. ...

Review - Heavy Metal in Baghdad
Published 6/22/2008 by Jay C at The Documentary Blog
... .) about Iraq’s only heavy metal band, Acrassicauda, resulting in a film that’s a visceral, eye opening look at civilian life in an American invaded, post-Sadam Iraq. As is the case with the Vice travel guides, Heavey Metal in Baghdad is as much about the journey of the filmmaker as it is the subject itself. Danger is ever-present throughout the filming of the doc, giving all the more reason to empathize with those folks who have to live through such conditions on a daily basis. It’s interesting to note that the crew doesn’t hold back in getting involved in the story themselves, ...

DocBlog Quick Reviews: Heavy Metal in Baghdad, Law and Order, Protagonist
Published 6/22/2008 by Jay C at The Documentary Blog
... .) about Iraq’s only heavy metal band, Acrassicauda, resulting in a film that’s a visceral, eye opening look at civilian life in an American invaded, post-Sadam Iraq. As is the case with the Vice travel guides, Heavey Metal in Baghdad is as much about the journey of the filmmaker as it is the subject itself. Danger is ever-present throughout the filming of the doc, giving all the more reason to empathize with those folks who have to live through such conditions on a daily basis. It’s interesting to note that the crew doesn’t hold back in getting involved in the story themselves, ...