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Report: Baghdad Heavy Metal Band Still On The Run

December 10, 2007

Bryan Pearson of Middle East Online reports: Members of Iraq's only heavy metal group, now struggling to survive in Turkey, will not be joining the flow of refugees returning to their war-ravaged homeland anytime soon — if they can help it.

"We dare not go back. We'll be targeted even more than before," bass guitarist Firas al-Latif said by telephone from Istanbul, where four members of ACRASSICAUDA are seeking official refugee status.

Ironically, publicity generated by a documentary on the plight of the heavy metal foursome, which was screened at the Toronto film festival earlier this year, has counted against them.

"All this publicity has occurred. Our pictures are all over the Internet. We've become a big thing mediawise," said Latif over a crackly connection.

"Most Iraqis now know about us. To be known in Iraq is not a good thing."

Read more at www.middle-east-online.com.

ACRASSICAUDA's story is the subject of a documentary "Heavy Metal in Baghdad", made by Canadians Eddy Moretti and Suroosh Alvi.

"Heavy Metal In Baghdad" theatrical trailer:

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