They should leave Iraq. We do not like heavy metall

I thought that this was a very sincere documentary about that the media distorts everything about Iraq and I believe that we should not be there in the first place.

Anybody, anywhere who is being oppressed deserve our recognition and support - regardless of whether they have suffered more or less than others, and whatever class they have been born into. Human suffering is universal, and rather than judge, by acknowledging one person/band’s struggle, we are acknowledge the general struggle of all oppressed people and raising our own awareness.

We can rightly or wrongly criticise and pick holes in people’s backgrounds and credentials, but it is not so easy to step back from this, empathise and take responsibility for channeling our sense of injustice into more productive actions (making music seems to be a positive way to raise awareness).

The world would be a better place if more people could simply empathise with one another.

Good on Acrassicauda for being determined to continue playing the music they love, despite the madness of the world around them.

I would hope to see an end to all war and oppression, if it were only possible for people to stop shutting off and start take responsibility. Sadly, this doesn’t appear to be on the near horizon, and as a human race we continue to judge and attack others.

I donated because at least they play better music than that crap on X factor or Pop Idol

I donated because at least they play better music than that crap on X factor or Pop Idol

I donated because at least they play better music than that crap on X factor or Pop Idol

I donated because at least they play better music than that crap on X factor or Pop Idol

Wake Up

This is a PR Stunt. Read wwwDOTboingboingDOTnet/2004/08 /18/iraqi-heavy-metal-ba.html.

“…Scions of prominent families, they were drawn together by their love of Western heavy-metal bands like Slayer and Judas Priest, which appealed to their feelings of isolation and disillusionment.”

You are being duped into siphoning your concern and donations from people who need it (Darfur … Iran) to a RICH BOY band with Baathist connections. Even their families are tired of supporting their disgraceful mewling about oppression while at a safe distance.

These guys came together, practiced and played under Saddam. Brave, daring, truth to power? Yeah right…

How do you think Scions of prominent families survive under Saddam? Hmm let’s see….

Could it be that their family “prominence” came from connections to an oppressive, murderous regime? Face it, without connections these guys would have been at the bottom of a mass grave along with the 500 fans who attended their Saddam-era concerts.

Poor little black scorpions…

Feelings of isolation? Isolated from what? Death under Saddam, the invasion, the insurgency, the civil war?

Why was it safer for them under Saddam? They had his protection.

Acrassicauda’s first experience with isolation came as aristocratic bloodsuckers behind villa walls that shielded them and their blood money from terror inflicted on ordinary Iraqis.

Their second experience with isolation came when they chose to run away from a chance to make good… with regard to Iraq and Iraqis.

Disillusionment… by what- their loss of privilege as hereditary beneficiaries of a Baathist police state enforced by murder, rape and informants?

These guys are taking you for a ride.

Direct your concern to people who need it.

damn iraq must suck..they’re such closed minded people

metal isn’t always satanic

They Can kill the musicians. but Metal will Never DIE!

Iranian Trance is cool shit. But everytime there’s a rave, thirty or fourty people get their fuckin’ heads shot off!

sweet. arab metal.

ever listen to Muslimgauze — Arab industrial/experimental.

great shit.

are bigots too?

Slayer fans are welcome at my house.

Nah, why don’t we just nuke you, hatemonger!

They both suck! Nuke ‘em all!

Jewrabs rule!

Jews and Arabs rule!

vice magazine anyone?

Jews Rule

Arabs rule!