Acrassicauda from Heavy Metal in Baghdad - Live

[JNathanK2011]

Metalheads of the world, unite!

[MoshingJosh]

What is the name of the first song they are playing???

[themetallist]

great fucking music! They're true thrash, and the greatest inspiration to me as a metalhead! It's the attitude to keep going on despite adversity. \m/

[BNSFFREAK747]

Metal doesn't care about race or skin color! Only good music!

[MrNivax]

They do what they want with all they have!! Cheers metal bros, do not give-up!

[TeramKontru]

These guys are living prove that islam destroying every aspect of human life. If you get your life to god religious fanatics wanna kill you. Watch out of islam, it's the cancer who eating people

[rencrow]

@TeramKontru

Really? You mean its not the US invasion of Iraq thats destroying every aspect of life in Iraq? Get your facts straight.

[TeramKontru]

@rencrow Islamic dictatorship is cancer. Yes I agree that USA is biggest cancer of humanity.

[rencrow]

@TeramKontru

Correction: Any dictatorship is heinous.

[JNathanK2011]

@TeramKontru Well, USA imperialism is a cancer. USA, itself, isn't bad.

[falseprophecy666]

@rencrow Really? I think TeramKontru was right. Obviously you're a misinformed liberal. You're a waste of air. People like you should fall of the face of the earth. FYI We're not fighting in Iraq anymore. We have soldiers there still but we're not fighting anymore.

[rencrow]

@falseprophecy666

Pasting labels on people is not only stupid but highly immature. If you can't face the fact that the illegal US invasion of Iraq threw the whole country into chaos, then theres really nothing that can be done for you.

[LeoDaFreek]

Arab style metal? GENIUS!

[jher8865]

freakin 2:40. SHREDDDD!

[MetallicAbeatLP]

this is going to be the MetallicA (Arabic virsion )

[kohlerjo]

i love u guys ,i love metal, rock the fuck on Black Scorpion!!!!!

[turtle951ie]

I bought the DVD yesterday... Best damn thing I've ever bought

[And181377]

Acrassicuada is really good because they're a whole lot heavier than Metallica. Metallica is aggressive because that's part of their type of music. Acrassicuada is heavy because it helps them through some more difficult times. Testament in my opinion would be a lot better comparison between the two.

[aOx666]

i have masive respect for these guys there heavy metal in there pureset form all the luck in the world to them \m/

[vicrattlehead07]

just watched the documentary metal in Baghdad these guys are hardcore! I'm glad to see the guys safe in Turkey further proof music is universal in this case metal! I think they are onto something important it gaps the void between peoples and I think its pretty clear these four guys are universal in thier drive to do something they are passionate about! kudos for grinding through under rough circumstances! they give new meaning to channel anger to productive! Metal heads Unite \m/\m/ thrash on

[Callofdutyfan1]

can we not give a shit? i mean ok its METALLICA. theyve been playing music for oh say...30 years? give or take? and acrassicauda has been living in iraq for a long period and had to face death every day just to do what they loved. instead of saying who is better, lets commend this band for risking their lives to play heavy metal.

[codemaster57]

@Callofdutyfan1 DAMN STRAIGHT... Performing in a combat zone IS metal!

[infamouslulu]

@Callofdutyfan1

Oui!! C'est bon!!!

[worldssmallestfan]

@Callofdutyfan1 I like it. They are fast, simple, angry and unpolished. They are raw, they do not rely on over producing, they play the sounds that come out of their amps and that's what you get.

[numbchucking]

Their album is TIGHT!! its fucking raw, well produced, and real.

[marcatkstrike]

I love how their sounds

[rgubry]

The clowns and losers have busted thier asses more than you ever have.

[TheLifah]

@rgubry Well, l was telling the truth and speaking my mind, and you can not talk to me that way fucker, l don´t give a shit what you think, so go and kiss their ass´s and leave the stage for the real masters of real metal..not for clowns and fags like you asshole.

[TheLifah]

These are bunch of clowns losers...

[167omar]

@ TheLifah ur mom and ur whole family r bunch of mother fuckers and losers

[Stevemcsteve]

So glad they can afford proper gear now.

Truly inspiring!!

[rockerkiddevin]

Heavy metal in Baghdad was an epic documentary...these guys are amazing...they stuck it out in a country that was so messed up...now there in a good place with a solid studio to jam in!!!!

[DragonFly829]

These guys are fucking awesome, so do they have a CD out yet?

[Slayerkid16]

No but they have singles out but only one of them is on Itunes.

[missbutter81]

march 9th!

[167omar]

i think they do

[Pepefromthebario]

that yellow guitar is soooooooooo sick!!!!!! is it a jackson????

[Shockheadd45]

No way, it looks like an Ibanez, and I hate it when people say dumb shit, comparisons like, "this band sounds like so and so" No this band HAS THEIR OWN SOUND, AND FOR THE FIRST TIME, IT'S DRIVEN WITH A DEEP PASSION, FROM THE MOST BRUTAL OF CIRCUMSTANCES. A fucking war fuels their lyrics? Damn, that's insane, of what they had to go through.

[ebonics4everyone]

I love this band. Fuck all these Norse and Swede poseurs and the whining Anglo Americans. These motherfuckers are actually oppressed, and they make fantastic metal. Fuck gay metal bands in the butt. Acrassicauda forever.

[devinmillermedia]

Um, Jimi Hendrix, Sabbath, Motorhead, Metallica are all Americans/Anglos/Swedes, etc. Check yourself asshole.

[terrorizerr1]

dont forget the mexican in metallica ! lol

[167omar]

yeam man u r right but they r not better than MetallicA

[slayerrogue]

sure metallica is best band forever

[167omar]

MetallicA is the best heavy metal in the world history

[turtle951ie]

@167omar I agree about that, but this isn't about them. Give respect to these guys, give them their own recognition. In my opinion, this is as real as music gets.

[sam85fisher]

@167omar y do you hate on Acrassicauda? if you don't like them don't listen to their music. m7ad mjbarak w galak t3al hna w asma4 lil muse8a malthum. Al 3rab da2man ekrhon a5wanhum al3rab.

[MetallicAbeatLP]

@sam85fisher

dude who said i hate this fuckin band

i love these guys alot

i have their orginal movie dude

anyways idk y u said that

and im 167omar 

[MetallFistGuitar]

good work !

[AYLA334]

i love u guys ... without beying metallica fan i adore u cause u have such a love and will for all you do..!!

hope the situation in baghdad will be good soon insallah... Acrassicauda 4EveR

[RenardWarrior]

They kinda sound like Sepultura. keep fighting the good fight bros! HEAVY METAL REIGNS SUPREME!!!

[Shredderific]

I was thinking the same thing.

[MAVERICKALP]

Please try to understand not terrorize things people... Segregration is proabaly one of the most evil forces of our century not our all centuries problem...

[rubybirthstone]

Their story is so inspiring. I love these guys! btw I'm a 65 yr old granny LOL

[DrCOMPUT3R]

Guys your amazing... ur story is so inspiring ... maybe I'll run away from my home to start ... or let me say check if I have talent :P

You rock \m/

[MAVERICKALP]

I am sick and tired from oriental fetish I was born and grown up in Istanbul every time some American tv come here the first thing they do recording the mosques, azan and poor people ..Man this is just the 5 percent of the city this is not a Arabian or some desert country just look like a normal western city except having Muslim population !

[Liquedwamp]

come on man of course they do recording the mosques, azan. cuz these r the most different things from istanbul, what is ur expectation the skyscrapers or the other stuff that every country already has...

n the poor people, yeah we do have poor people in our city, may be you should open ur eyes a bit wider to see them...

everyone know what kind a country or city or whatever we r n u know what if they do not know its no one's problem, n it means that they are just being ignorant, isnt it?!

[MAVERICKALP]

you did not get my point......

[MAVERICKALP]

and the part of opening eyes wider is so cliche that is not what I am saying, our country has enough poor people nowadays, when you are talking from australia a far away land you should be aware of your knowledge limits you do not have any idea what I was talking about~

[MAVERICKALP]

Yeah and most of the western people does not know it is all, (labelling) and observation is different yes! it is muslim country,if western nations come with a same approach for centuries it will goes like this...this not colorful culture detection approach this is seperation !  we are not that different.. I wish ,this world's nation once stand up in one body one soul...

[yzetta]

I can't speak for the entire West, being American, but I wish media outlets would emphasize how countries are alike instead of going "ooh, exotic" all the time. It aids in the (incorrect) perception that other countries are weird and primitive. This makes it easier for people to buy politicians' bullshit that they need to be attacked. However, the controllers of our media are always looking for an angle that sells well, so they go for the sterotypical "exotic" approach - so the cycle goes...

[MAVERICKALP]

@yzetta Thank you ,someone got my point finally..

[myamerica100]

they sounds great and they are real metal knights

[167omar]

yeah man

[iamthelivingdead]

keep it up gyes. it sounds great...

[mrantek59]

i love this for 2 reasons there musik and they are real musiciens who play for the music and not the money you have my respect keep playing

[vantage131]

pritty good

[Anubiss86]

Loved these dudes since I watched a documentary on them. Support their cause!

[Elytm]

the bassist looks like jason newstead

[167omar]

i said that too

i have the whole movie about them

[420hatebreed666]

not bad i guess

[SouthernTrendkill69]

why minus me for saying that number one and number to , you think they sound like a fucking power metal band.. this does'nt sound anything like hellhammer or dio pal

[thatmetalsoldier]

!!!!!!!METAL MILITIA!!!!!!

[thatmetalsoldier]

THEY ARE THE SHIT! THIS IS AMAZING!... rock n roll has been the largest music group since the 60's and is still entering new lands. like what nathan explosion said lets make the world blacker than black! metal rules!

[metal999addict]

Theyre just using their surroundings, or, rather their origin as publicity. And some of us are not impressed. They sound terrible, on top of that.

[aboomen]

so true!

[SouthernTrendkill69]

They Sound alot like Sepultura.

[tedward10101]

I Disagree, I Think Their More Of A Power Metal Band.

[sebasboner]

Daler Mehndi should do metal !!!

CHUG CHUG TUNAK CHUG CHUG TUNAK CHUG CHUGCHUGCHUG TUN DA DA DA! LMFAO XD

[yortuz]

I saw this today on IFC. Good documentary. I was an ignorant, religious, war-mongering Bush supporter back in 2003 and I feel a lot of guilt for the lives my votes helped destroy. It would be easy to pass total blame on to Bush and co. because they lied, etc, but fuck it-- none of us who voted for him have clean hands.

It must have been bitter-sweet for these guys emigrating to the country that fucked up their lives to begin with. At least they can live quietly and are safe to pursue their art.

[atheistlord666]

The song playing at 0:50 sounds remarkably like Megadeth to me.  Hope these guys go on tour, Id love to see them

[thewireheadarmy]

they will trust me :P there are rumours that ozzy wants to take them on ozzfest next year

[WazzoWisto]

That yellow Jackson is so cool :P hope these guys have an awesome future as a band

[Heathermetalchick]

OMG, finally a REAL heavy metal band!!!!!

[denver13gore]

what does acrassicauda mean?

[ChildofConflict]

It is the Latin name for a species of black scorpion that lives in the Iraqi desert , its venom is supposed to cause pain like that of a branding iron.

[magna378]

scorpian

[jtr10411]

black scorpian in latin

[PansyFace]

They're attractive.

And great music!

[KJBPj]

Wow,arab metal! Just shows how metal can bring all together,despite our different beleifs.

[hoang1428]

faisal, the singer was given and esp explorer by james hetfield himself at this metallca concert

[mgmartin]

not the best singer in the history of music, but hell yeh! It's impressive what they've achived. I'm really impressed by these guys.

[AllThatRemains15]

Not bad but keep the fucking vox

[NovaStraCe]

music can do anything! ;) specially METALLLLL XD Long life Metal

[Erykadaemons]

These guys prove that if you want something bad enough, you can achieve it. Never give up.

[dvkjbvhfkbn]

ya allah 3alaikom ya Acrassicauda

this a truly heavy arab metal !

[tgem7]

This is a classic example of how the U.S. HAS already dominated the world. ROCK AND ROLL and ALL of its genres WILL BRING WORLD PEACE and nations together. As a former Marine myself once stationed in Israel. The ONLY time I saw the Palestinians and Israelis get along was ROCK CONCERTS. I'd rather JAM and get Baked with a foreigner than kill him/her cause differences IS what makes the world interesting and worth living. I mean how boring would life be if everything was the same.

[gosensgo666]

Cheers :D!

[yzetta]

I wish I could give you 1000 thumbs up and buy you a beer.

Thank you for your service.

[167omar]

lol

[ChaosScourge777]

You do realize that people like you are the reason people would listen to what Osama bin Laden says, right? I don't care that they're from Iraq, so long as the music is good and they don't advocate death and destruction. The "muslim mother fuckers," to use your words, are very talented musicians.

Hatred breeds hatred. Break the chain and enjoy the music.

[timples]

these guys are the fucking shit!!!!

[flunderpan123]

man this proves that anything is possible, these guys came from a war torn country who did even like Metal, would recive death threats, fled 2 times and now they are living their dream, and the dude got James guitar....... \,,/ \,,/

[danblaze83]

if you dont have mad respect for this band you are fucking shit. If you think they are good or bad (i think they are pretty good) doesnt matter...they fucking struggled in hell on earth for metal. thats fucking devotion right there. i wish them nothing but the best of luck. I will definitely buy the album if it comes out.

[topraman517]

Nice! They're not bad at all. Not particularly original, but not bad.

[Gearmon90]

All you shit talkers on here can suck my DICK...Their music is SICK as hell and for them to go against their own religion based on the restricted music they can listen is freakin insanne and awesome at the same time since now they have a chance here to prove to everyone that anything can be achieved if you put your mind to it...ROCKKK ONNN ACRASSICAUDA!!! WISH YOU THE BEST!!

[magna378]

LOL they got long hair now thiz is new soad but not soad lol

[mickster2525]

they sound pretty good to me i dont got a problem with them

[grgkush]

is he playing the guitar james gave him

[woolguy]

No, they moved from Turkey to the States. One of them had been in America for five months when they met Metallica.

[Hyenashowl]

Their fluent English amazes me! To think metal started as a British blues/psychedelic rock thing and has spread to nearly all the far-flung countries of the world.

[pyromanic920]

Slayer, Megadeth and Iron Maiden? What the fuck? How about Slayer, Anthrax, Exodus, Testament, Sepultura, Old Metallica, Destruction. Stuff like that, more their style.

[Activethrasher00]

i hear the slayer and sepultura.. little bit o' kill 'em all in the mix.

[schecterplayer786]

Sir, it seems to me that you have completely missed the point.

[charlesandhisworld]

This is good shit!

[thaatxboss]

They're not bad at all, actually really nice for a live performance lol. I think what they need to work on the most is the grammar in some of their lyrics, but they speak fluent English...

[comcastblows567]

and im talkin abt thememoryremains100 [fuckin prick]

[a7x1337]

Not the greatest band, but definitely an awesome story

[chair5432]

fuck yeah!

[alemx415]

THEYRE FUKN SIK!

[thememoryremains100]

crap

[shanecarsjens]

Fuck you ignorant asshole. If you knew what they had to go through just to get to America, you'd be a little less harsh. Dumb fucking cocksucker.

[comcastblows567]

yeah dude ur a piece of shit fuckin asswipe!!

dude this band rocks =)

[shanecarsjens]

You replied to my comment saying I am a piece of shit fucking asswipe. Haha. I was saying the same man! The other guy was talking shit. Haha.

[PhilistineTheArtLuvr]

Does Acrassicauda do cover songs? If so, I'd like to hear their version of "Feeling Groovy" by Simon and Garfunkel.......

[shanecarsjens]

They do a lot of over songs, but also have a lot of their own.

[lblack1961]

I'm so glad to get an update on the band beyond 2007...Peter Murphy (ex Bauhaus member) lives in Turkey, doesn't he? Although they are widely different types of music, maybe they could kinda help each other out?

[bluessgirl90]

WOw, finally heavey metal iraqi band so im not only the freaky one in my country who loves this kinda music ,GO GUYS ^^

[ps3totalownage]

AWESOME IM IRaqi too!!!!!!!

[devildog199920]

the documentry is on the sundance channel march 19 2009 fab and wecome to the us.fucking a

[shamsaldinhama]

Welcome in US .

[gamer025]

it's great that music can bring people together man. fuck war.

[MirkoDaeva]

I want to see this movie!!!

[tomthumbtoo]

The lead guitarist is superb & what will be interesting is to see them tour here. Because, if you watch the movie made of them, their whole audience was all men, because of the muslim culture: I mean, heavy metal without women? It made no sense. And they were really in danger, more and more, so it is good they got to U

SA finally. I would love to see them set up a tour, man. Something good that actually came of this fucking viscious war, finally. Think of it.

[RAMSStrujilloV]

aaaaaah im proud to be iraqian those are my people and yeah james hettfield gave the guitarist"faisal" his guitar and signed it that was a magical moment

hope you the best guys

[atheistlord666]

maybe metal will help iraq heal its wounds. If these guys ever come on tour, Il go to see them!

[ermonski]

papa het gave one of his guitars to them right? lucky dudes!

[dillemabass]

2:40

this part is so sick!!

i loved this movie

[acerb45666555]

when this band left Iraq, Baghdad lost its greatest self generating Gold Mine!!

[SirRamboi]

wow thats actually pretty good

[Stisy1992]

Looking foward to listen to Acrassicauda:)

Sounds good!!

[darknessofmadness]

its amazing james hetfield gave them his explorer

[headbanger00013]

yeh

[Swazi4]

James Hetfield just suprised them with a visit and listened to their music. That's a pretty fucking cool gestre by one of the pioneers of thrash metal.

[TempleOfSin]

If a band can coalesce in Iraq then metal truly is overtaking the world, and that's awesome.

[McBinary]

nice lick from marwan at 54

[xTrick24South]

These guys are awesome.

[IronMaidenfan6]

amazing that they made it, great music, i dont really like the singer thoa...

[numptynoggin]

hats off to you boys

[tahawafa]

you are amazing I like your music, i hope one day will come

to see you in london, I am a metal guitar player from iraq

we need that kind of music that is what about iraqi people

life

Aram69

[petegroover]

keep on doin it guys,even tho i aint really into metal i dig what your doing, fuck the system free thought + expression for all,oppression never works

[coalchamber13]

they are iraqi and i knew faisal back in collige i practiced with him several times and we are muslims yes we are and we aint aSHAMED TO SAY IT because not all muslims are bin ladin or qaedaa and yes there is metal heads in iraq

[0NoLifeTilLeather666]

cool

[orionsun7]

You gotta give these guys props for formely playing in such a violent and wartorn country. Much peace Acrassicauda.

[DannyMcAnus]

cozziwong = Dickhead

[cozziwong]

their pretty cool though the vocalists accent gets in the way of the scream and makes it sound muffled but the fact hes that coordinated is pretty impressive

[dom88ro]

respect!!!!!!!!

[burraburiash666]

boys I support you!!!!! Stand and Fight!!!!!!

[darkenLife88]

wish u all the best

[twiztidtwiggy69]

0:20 LOL @ 10 year olds smoking

[tarzan3734443]

amazing lol keep going guys

[ooohelll]

Good job guys..i like your music

long life Iraq<3

long life Heavy Metal<3

[nerat]

Kill them, good Islam, those bastards!!!!!!

[imfromtambunan]

why do you think that just because theyre iraqi, theyre muslim? saddam wasnt even a muslim

[bobthebuzztard]

hey! nerat ( or i should say - (ne)RAT? )kill your-fucking-self you fucking maggot!

[HaroldHasCash]

damn these dudes are sic! they fuckin rock! and theyre muslims!

[GULMORK]

why does it matter that they are muslim's......... because of their religious points of view....ive seen muslim MMA fighters come to the ring listening to heavy metal

[oneilt177]

Dubai desert rock.. check it out. AND THEYRE MUSLIMS U FAGGOT

[boldbassmaggot]

so am i, you got a point?

[skylerdiotte]

these guys are really good they remind me of old sepultura mixed with slayer. i must find the dvd!

[funkyhz]

I Respect they had balls, metal rules, peace to Bagdad! no more doom! metal up your ass fucker!

[BaphometStudios]

singer needs to work on his vocals abit lol

[belia1313]

Wow I have these guy's on myspace friends list unbelievable fucking music they have HAILS-!-

[salhhh666]

yeah yeah keep sayin that ur the one and only iraqi metal band lool , what a cheap way to get fame!! or shall we call u wannabes'??!!

well lets start namin the iraqi metal bands i know: scary crew ,passage,striker,semi death,amargi,lunar gravity and some others.. the first 3 bands started when acrass. guys were just kids!!..O'BTW..all of those bands r way better than acrass. and anyone can ask any iraqi metaler about those infos!! ah btw..u can find a jamming session by amargi on youtube!

[ratkicker]

shut the hell up fag. these are the only ones who had the balls to do this shit. leave them the fuck alone