Heavy Metal in Baghdad: The Story of Acrassicauda

documentary Heavy Metal in Baghdad featuring the members of Iraq's only heavy metal band-Acrassicauda-and their daily struggle to survive and rock on even as their country fell into a bloody insurgency.

Acrassicauda (Latin for a deadly black scorpion) is Iraq's only heavy metal band. Inspired by groups like Metallica, Slayer, and Slipknot, the band began writing and playing metal in 2001, performing a handful of shows before the war started in 2003. With increased security precautions thro...