Acrassicauda Lyrics

Acrassicauda is an Iraqi thrash metal band formed in 2001. They are often credited as being the first heavy metal group to emerge from Iraq. They formed and played concerts under the Saddam regime, and became well known outside of the local Iraqi metal scene after Vice magazine did a profile of them. They received even greater coverage when they were profiled in a feature length documentary about the band and their troubles in Iraq called, Heavy Metal in Baghdad. Their debut, the EP called Only the Dead See the End of War, was released on March 9, 2010.The group was inspired by Western bands like Metallica, Slayer and Slipknot. Heavy Metal in Baghdad shows the band playing covers ranging from Europe's "The Final Countdown&q... read more