Plot: VICE Magazine co-founder Suroosh Alvi and VICE Films head Eddy Moretti embark on a gonzo journey to meet Iraq's only heavy metal band in a freewheeling documentary focusing on youth culture in war-torn Iraq. Read More
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There's nothing like a little heavy metal music to rip up a beautiful spring day. For many people, though, 'heavy metal' represents much more than a genre of music, it's an enjoyable way of life. But if you lived in Iraq in recent years and were a member...
Heavy Metal in Baghdad, which had its US premiere at SXSW, follows Acrassicauda, Iraq's only (yes, only) heavy metal band, as they try to stay alive and keep making music through the fall of Saddam Hussein and the growing insurgency in the aftermath of...
Like their English-speaking metalhead counterparts, the members of the Iraqi heavy metal band 'Acrassicauda' proudly have an affinity for the likes of 'Metallica,' 'Slayer' and 'Mayhem,' and they fully embrace the anti-establishment ethos of the metal...

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