Imagine rocking out at a concert, moshing, or simply head banging to Metallica. Everything's cool right? Now imagine doing that same thing but simultaneously ducking a few grenades, suicide bombers and a potential life sentence in prison. . .just for rocking out. Are you shocked that we're talking about Iraq?
Meet Acrassicauda, which translates to Black Scorpion, the only heavy metal band in the much maligned Middle Eastern country. Follow them, as Vice chronicles a day in the life of being in a heavy metal band in Iraq, from the start of the conflict in Iraq in 2003, all the way to their last show in 2005. It's a fascinating look at how life is on that area of the globe.
It's pretty darn crazy. Actually, crazy would be an understatement.
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