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HEAVY METAL FROM BAGHDAD

The majority of contemporary metal records are the product of approximately 13-14 ounces of weed, several days' worth of accumulated masturbation, and the occasional cheating girlfriend or disorderly conduct summons. Acrassicauda's...

The majority of contemporary metal records are the product of approximately 13-14 ounces of weed, several days' worth of accumulated masturbation, and the occasional cheating girlfriend or disorderly conduct summons. Acrassicauda's first EP is the product of nearly half a century of tyranny, intermittent war, religious violence, exile, and forced poverty, which won't do much for your technical chops, but definitely helps make the music about a million times more interesting to listen to. Only the Dead See the End of the War comes out next Tuesday, but if you want to hear it right now, the whole thing is being streamed on Myspace. Go give er a listen, then click here for to a'buy.