Baghdad heavy metal band Acrassicauda, who were the subject of the 'Heavy Metal in Baghdad' documentary, are embarking on their first tour. The band is supporting its debut EP, 'Only the Dead See the End of the War,' which came out on March 9th...
For six years now, Vice Magazine has consistently updated the world with the whereabouts of Iraqi heavy metal sensation Acrassicauda. After being able to make the move to the States, it was just as appropriate for Vice to support the band's first live U...
For any other band, playing a show in the cramped basement of Brooklyn metal dive bar The Charleston would be just another night. For Acrassicauda, it was nothing less than revolutionary. The band's first show in two years was also their North American debut, and the circumstances that brought them there were nothing less than extraordinary...
There aren't many bands like Acrassicauda. That's because there aren't many thrash metal bands from Iraq. There also aren't many thrash metal acts who've been forced to flee their native lands for Syria, because of the explosive violence happening all around them...
Iraqi metal band Acrassicauda's difficult journey (documented in 2007's film 'Heavy Metal Baghdad') sees a triumphant light at the end of the tunnel while the New York City-residing refugees announce the completion of their debut EP, 'Only the Dead See the End of the War...
It took them nine years to release last year's comeback album, 'The Formation of Damnation,' and 16 months later, Bay Area thrash legends Testament wound down the album cycle on Aug. 10 in style, with a special performance at the Sirius/XM studios in New York, N...