Okay, so it’s neither queer nor punk news, but it’s never the less an amazing story that I feel people need to see. I was completely in awe of the story I was watching as Suroosh Alvi and Eddy Moretti traveled to Iraq to meet the members of Acrassicauda (The Black Scorpion), allegedly the only heavy metal band in Iraq. Seeing the difficulties the people there must face every day and their attempts at finding an identity and release of all this anger, it was heart wrenching and incredibly moving.

Heavy Metal Baghdad - 1 of 5

To watch the rest of the videos, click on this link and select the episode from the right hand menu. Totally worth watching.

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