Myanmar to Export Heavy Metal to U.S.

July 15, 2003

Dominic Whiting of Reuters reports that five long-haired Burmese men, calling themselves IRON CROSS, are looking to conquer the United States after taking military-ruled Myanmar by storm.

The heavy-metal musicians, who have packed open-air stadiums across the insular Southeast Asian country for a decade, plan to head off this month for a tour taking in New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco.

While international attention hones in on the detention of pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi by Myanmar's ruling generals, lead singer Lay Phyu wants the world to hear his Burmese-language stories of love, which have been influenced by counterfeit METALLICA cassettes censored by the military.

"You can't talk about ... politics to me. It's just music," Lay Phyu told Reuters in a telephone interview from Myanmar's capital Yangon. "Our songs are about love and life, experiences, this and that." Read more.

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