Monday, February 16, 2009

Heavy Metal in Baghdad


I had the pleasure of viewing this movie this morning on my day off. The son and I woke up early and I watched this while holding him. The doc follows the only metal band in Baghdad and how they try to "make it big" despite living in a war zone. It has some amazing, interesting, and depressing stories to tell about the war torn Iraq through the lens of a heavy metal act. Its an honest look into the real lives of those affected by this war that the mainstream, Western media overlooks. Throughout this story of headbanging and mosh pits lies the depressing truth about the war our country is waging.

Once you watch the moive, read this article.

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