An update on persecuted iranian metal band confess. Apr 01, 2015 stars of heavy metal in baghdad acrassicauda have moved to new jersey and are ready to release their debut album, gilgamesh. Its members were branded satan worshipers and received death. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. Has a huge collection of porno tubegalore, its a vortex. Acrassicauda latin for a deadly black scorpion is iraqs only heavy metal band. They have since gained some fame as was perhaps expected. If you are in a metal band from iraq, please see our f. Musicians lounge general musician topics that dont deal with a specific instrument. Music, interviews, live and some of the heavy metal, stoner, doom and drone.
Acrassicauda acrassicauda free listening on soundcloud. Their music was the voice of justice and freedom even in the darkest times. Heavy metal in iran watching the media in the west, youd think that iran is nothing but scimitarswinging, foaming at the mouth, islamic fundamentalists jihadis. Hatim al iraqi listen to music streams, download songs, mp3, check out photos, watch videos and find news.
Iraqi metal band, acrassicauda, premiere new video. The band formed and played concerts under the regime of saddam hussein. Mar 27, 2015 fourteen years after forming in baghdad, the metal band acrassicauda will release its first fulllength album, gilgamesh, on april 4. Iraqi thrash metal band, and star of the documentary heavy metal in baghdad, acrassicauda has announced that the group will be embarking on a tour of the united states this may. A nod to iraqi heritage gilgamesh shows the influence of acrassicauda s thrash metal heroes such as metallica, slayer and testament, whose. They relocated to the united states in 2009 after being granted refugee status. Acrassicauda is raising funds for acrassicaudas official first full length album on kickstarter. Desde entao outras bandas surgiram da cena heavy metal da cidade. Apart from the traditional music of these peoples, iraqi music includes contemporary music styles such as pop, rock.
Stream tracks and playlists from acrassicauda on your desktop or mobile device. Acrassicaudas kickstarter campaign to rally support for recording, mixing and mastering of their of their first full length album. Iraqi mix radio is one of the popular iraq online radio station. Acrassicauda, the iraqi heavy metal act famously profiled in s heavy metal baghdad, has been receiving death threats, merely for playing the music they play in sectarian iraq. Weve covered 2 iraqi metal bands, which you can browse below. Acrassicauda the black scorpion encyclopaedia metallum. Yet, like so much in iraq, the path forward was painfully slow.
Jul 08, 2015 acrassicauda, the name given to the black scorpion found in iraqs desert. Cyaxares oriental death metal project created in iraq in 2009 by mir shamal hamafaraj. Forged in the crucible of oilrich and conflictridden kirkuk, the. Acrassicauda is an iraqi heavy metal metal band who played live shows during the iraq war, and under the brutal rule of saddam hussein. Jun 04, 2008 the documentary film heavy metal in baghdad on dvd this month deftly illustrates the semihopeless plight of a metallicainfluenced iraqi band called acrassicauda the name comes from the latin. Eddy moretti and suroosh alvis powerful yet softcentred documentary about the iraqi metal band acrassicauda creates a fascinating portrait of life in iraq as seen. See actions taken by the people who manage and post content. Acrassicauda is an iraqi heavy metal band formed in 2001. Heavy metal in baghdad is a 2007 rockumentary film following filmmakers eddy moretti and suroosh alvi as they track.
Acrassicauda is an americanbased iraqi thrash metal band formed in 2001. That band iswas acrassicauda latin for the black scorpion,a band that wants nothing more than to rock out. Founded in 2001, they performed concerts in their native land under the saddam hussein regime, and were featured in the 2007 documentary film heavy metal in baghdad. Acrassicauda has its roots in saddam husseins iraq, and band members hope to go back home one day. Help get the iraqi heavy metal band out of baghdad. The story of the iranian metal band confess starts in november of 2015, when they were arrested for charges of blasphemy, advertising against the system, forming and running an illegal and underground band and recording label in a musical considered to be satanic, writing lyrics that are antireligious, atheistic, political, and anarchistic, and granting interviews to forbidden foreign radio. Find iraqi albums, artists and songs, and handpicked top iraqi music on allmusic. It is often credited as being the first heavy metal group to emerge from iraq. Were always expanding our database so check back often.
Acrassicauda, the band from the vice heavy metal in baghdad documentary, have moved to new york and recorded their songs. It became well known outside of the local iraqi metal scene after vice magazine did a profile of the. Acrassicauda arabic is the latin name of a black scorpion species androctonus crassicauda. Iraqikurdistan metal band cyaxares release full length. It is also the name of a heavy metal band that began in bagdad and is now in newyork. Weve covered 23 iranian metal bands, which you can browse below. Hatim al iraqi listen to music streams download mp3 songs check out photos watch videos discover similar artists and find news.
The original band consisted of three arab members and one assyrian tony aziz yaqoo. Acrassicauda rise from the first official album titled gilgamesh. The band has also revealed that writing for new material will begin shortly. Nice music iraq wooden texture iraqi flag ultra thin 0. It is often credited as the first heavy metal group to emerge from iraq. Iraqi metal band acrassicaudas new music video for the track, garden of stones, has hit the internet today via the scion av video channel. The band, who have been documented in the film heavy metal in baghdad, are releasing the ep, only the dead see the end of the war, on march 9th. They became well known outside of the local iraqi metal scene after a vice magazine profile, and received even greater coverage with a featurelength documentary about the band and its troubles in iraq called heavy metal in baghdad. Acrassicauda iraqi heavy metal band in turkey 2008. Plucked from wartorn iraq, heavy metal band gets first ep. Nov 17, 2009 heavy metal in baghdad follows acrassicauda, a heavy metal band in its formative stages, through both pre and postwar iraq. May 17, 2010 acrassicauda cool iraqi metal band thread starter got one.
Forged in the crucible of oilrich and conflictridden kirkuk, the story of iraqi band dark phantom is pure metal. This is a story of acrassicauda, the group that is credited to be the first iraqi heavy metal band. Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page. The iraqi heavy metal band acrassicauda formed in a basement in baghdad under the saddam hussein regime not exactly the easiest. A book accompanying the film was released in 2009, titled heavy metal in baghdad the story of acrassicauda.
Heavy metal in baghdad band acrassicauda releases first. Iraqi heavy metal band dark phantom takes its fight for freedom to syria. Featured in the documentary heavy metal in baghdad by vice. Film shows iraqi metal fans writhing in a makeshift mosh pit in a genteel hotel. True norwegian black metal 2007 5 part documentary covers some aspects of the life of black metal vocalist gaahl renowned for his work with gorgoroth and trelldom. Ethnically, it includes arabic music, assyrian, kurdish and the music of turkmen, among others. But saddam did spend the iraqi oil revenues on a world class medical and education system before the u. On october 10th, 2007, the visas of the members of iraqi metal band acrassica.
Dark phantoms murad jaymz talks to the national about the groups ferocious spirit of defiance. Acrassicauda official website for baghdad metal band. By the end of 2005, tony went to syria in order to work. True norwegian black metal 2007 5 part documentary covers some aspects of the life of black metal vocalist gaahl renowned for. Arab america, author at arab america page 320 of 472.
Iraqi heavy metal band dark phantom takes its fight for. Acrassicauda had been through hell as a rock band in wartime baghdad. They became well known outside of the local iraqi metal scene after a vice magazine profile, and received even greater coverage with a featurelength. If you are in a metal band from iran, please see our f. Acrassicauda was at the forefront of baghdads fledgling metal scene as social restrictions loosened following the us invasion in 2003, appealing to youth whose causes of angst were considerably more intense than those facing middleclass fans in the west. Chat about your experiences as a musician, share your work with us, or discuss elements of music that relate to all instruments. In this novel, the drummer for a famous hair metal band stopped playing music. They were the subject of the film heavy metal in baghdad, and faced daily. The book offers an oral history of the band s journey, made up of extended interviews with key members. But in a city littered with isis sleeper cells, going underground is no affectation. Iraqi mix radio is broadcasting 24hours various kinds of latest music genres. From the new york times may 22, 2008 headbangers from iraq, thrashing and waiting by melena ryzik it was already an unlikely story. Iraqi metal band acrassicauda on moving to brooklyn and. Pages in category iraqi heavy metal musical groups this category contains only the following page.
Heavy metal in baghdad is a feature film documentary that follows the iraqi heavy metal band acrassicauda from the fall of saddam hussein in. Around 2000, a group of iraqi school friends weaned on bootleg metallica and slayer tapes formed their own metal band with an imposing name, acrassicauda derived from the name of a species of black scorpion, and an appropriately doordie. Moretti and alvi literally risked life and limb in pursuit of the film as americans, reports, and heavy metal are all looked upon more than unfavorably to say the least by iraqi societypolitics. Metal tracker mt is a russian torrent tracker featuring many metal genres death metal, black metal, doom metal, thrash metal, folk metal, rock and heavy music. Playing heavy metal in a muslim country has always been a difficult if not impossible proposition but after saddams regime was toppled, there was a brief moment for the band in. Iraqi heavy metal band acrassicauda released their first fulllength album in the us getty. Iraqi heavy metal band releases first full album youtube.
Jan 04, 2018 iraqikurdistan metal band cyaxares release full length. Heavy metal in baghdad is a feature film documentary that follows the iraqi heavy metal band acrassicauda from the fall of saddam hussein in 2003 to the present day. Plucked from wartorn iraq, heavy metal band gets first ep military. Acrassicauda are a thrash metal band originally hailing from baghdad, iraq. If they existed in america,europe,asia,or even parts of africa,no problem. Iraqi metal band cyaxares release full length unite asia. Acrassicauda, an iraqi metal band, moves to america the new.
The original band consisted of four members and played concerts during the rule of saddam hussein. Acrassicaud iraqi heavy metal band these guys were first interviewed by australian reporter george gittes in late 2003. Few american bands face the same struggles as acrassicauda an iraqi metal band that recently moved to brooklyn. Join facebook to connect with iraka metalband and others you may know. Heavy metal in bagdad 2007 the filmmakers eddy moretti and suroosh alvi, track down the iraqi heavy metal band acrassicauda amidst the iraq war.
Rather than relying on an author to provide their own spin on the story, heavy metal in baghdad relies on the dialogue of the band members themselves to paint a clear picture of their journey. Browse bands by country iraq encyclopaedia metallum. The directors track down acrassicauda the band is named. The delay is understandable, as the band members risked their. Iraqi metal band uses music to cope with war al bawaba. Americans are good, honest, hardworking christian folk, who always want to do the right thing. An iraqi heavy metal band based in the us is releasing its first full length album. Heavy metal hardship in baghdad the iraqi heavymetal band acrassicauda had problems playing their music under saddam hussein, but they didnt get death threats until after.
Acrassicauda, an iraqi metal band, moves to america the. After the overthrow of saddam hussein during the iraq war, acrassicauda. Acrassicauda the iraqi heavy metal band acrassicauda formed in a basement in baghdad under the saddam hussein regime not exactly the easiest place to play. Acrassicaudas young memberstony, marwan, faisal and firasare. The debut album released cyaxaresprez 2014 and named whores of babylon, and now it is the turn of the second house of the cosmic waters. The metal music tracker is available in an english and russian version. Heavy metal in baghdad the progressive torrents community. Perhaps they are in the perfect place to play their brand of death metal. Breaking away from the old adage of politics, exile, war, death and destruction, acrassicauda s new take on things brings a breath of fresh air into the lives of the band members and allows them to break away from the past traumas and uncertainties of war torn iraq.
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