Acrassicauda

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Acrassicauda is an Iraqi thrash metal band formed in 2000/2001. Born out of a basement rehearsal space in Baghdad, Acrassicauda (from A. crassicauda) consists of lead vocalist/guitarist Faisal Talal, guitarist Tony Aziz, bassist Firas Al-Lateef and drummer Marwan Reyad. It has been said that it was Baghdad's only heavy metal band but there are others of the genre in Iraq.[1][2]

The band members fled Iraq to Syria because of the violence in Baghdad, and later fled to Istanbul, Turkey[3] and ultimately to the United States.[4] They were resettled in New Jersey by a humanitarian relief and refugee resettlement agency[5] and now reside in New York.

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[edit] Documentary

The story of the band is the subject of a documentary Heavy Metal in Baghdad, made by Canadians Eddy Moretti and Suroosh Alvi.[1] It premiered in September 2007 at the 2007 Toronto International Film Festival.[6] An hour long cut down version of the film was shown in the UK in December 2008 as part of the documentary series Imagine.

After playing in local bars and clubs in Turkey, they have become well known in the Turkish metal scene and are due to release an album in the near future.[citation needed]

They were also featured briefly in the 2004 documentary Voices of Iraq.

[edit] Discography

  • 2004: Acrassicauda (Demo, 14 Minutes)
  • 2007: Heavy Metal in Baghdad OST (Film Soundtrack)
  • 2009: Only The Dead See The End Of The War EP

[edit] Band members

  • Faisal Talal (born c 1983) - lead vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Tony Aziz (born c 1978) - lead guitar
  • Firas Al-Lateef (born c 1981) - bass
  • Marwan Riyadh (or Riyak) (previously known as Marwan Hussain) (born c 1984) - drums[7]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b "Band on the run - Iraqi rockers seek new home". News Limited. October 31, 2007. http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/story/0,23663,22679131-5007184,00.html. Retrieved 2007-12-15. 
  2. ^ [1] Brutal Impact
  3. ^ Jones, Dorian (17 June 2008). "Iraqi Rock Band Afraid to Return Home". VOA News (Voice of America). http://voanews.com/english/archive/2008-06/2008-06-17-voa76.cfm. Retrieved 3 January 2009. 
  4. ^ Iraqi Heavy Metal Band Relocates to N.J. MSNBC. 5 February 2009
  5. ^ One Band Moves Its Metal Out of Iraq New York Times 2 February 2009
  6. ^ Swash, Rosie (September 28, 2007). "Baghdad band on the run". The Guardian. http://arts.guardian.co.uk/filmandmusic/story/0,,2178371,00.html. Retrieved 2007-12-15. 
  7. ^ A test of metal - SCMP, from NY Times

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