by VBS.tv

Vice Magazine's online network VBS.tv recently assembled a multi-part series dubbed Heavy Metal Baghdad. They explained:

It is a story about a group of guys and what they have to go through in a war torn country to play in a band. The film documents everything from sneaking into Iraq for the story, followed by the segment about said metal band Acrassicauda, and what they have to go through living in Iraq as metal heads. In the final installment, the band has united in Damascus, Syria and play a reunion concert. We went to the show, hung out with them, and then recorded a demo with the band. Yes, a heavy metal demo in Syria! Something very rare. Even though they have fled war torn Iraq their trials and tribulations of being a rock band continue.

This is a unbiased story about war, people, and music and how they all impact each other.

You can check out the entire series here.