HOW METAL ARE YOU? THESE TWO DOCUMENTARIES WILL MAKE YOU LOOK LIKE THE NEW METALLICA ALBUM COVER
Monday, July 21st, 2008 at 2:15pm by Corey MitchellHow much do you love heavy metal? Are you willing to die for it?
Two new excellent documentaries will make you feel like a complete pussy when you realize what some people will do for the love of metal and punk rock.
Heavy Metal in Baghdad and Heavy Load, while very different in feel and execution, portray two groups of metalheads with wildly differing sets of challenges that make their lives’ missions to bang thy head that doesn’t bang.
Baghdad tells the story of Acrassicauda (Black Scorpion), the only heavy metal band in Iraq, who must deal with a lack of venues to play in, laws against headbanging, more laws that require musicians to perform one pro-Saddam Hussein song per set, and, oh yeah, getting their practice pad literally bombed to pieces.
