Episode 1 of The Black Scorpion of Baghdad, a 7 part documentary that follows a heavy metal band Acrassicauda (l. black scorpion) in Baghdad after the US invasion with footage of concerts in and around war torn Baghdad.

It amazes me how simple it was for Suroosh Alvi and Eddy Moretti to enter Iraq without embassy visa approval. If you’re interested, they point out that there are chartered planes from Germany that can take you into the Kurdish airport sans problem, it’s getting from the Kurdish north to Baghdad that’s more than just a hop-skip-and a jump into the capital. And if you can afford $1500 a day, you can hire one of many private contractors to shuttle you in and out of the green zone, bullet proof vest included. (BYO bullet proof helmet) These guys are serious metal head roadies- kudos to Vice Mag.

At the time of writing, only episodes 1-4 are posted on the VBS The Black Scorpion video page. I think episode 5 is floating around on youtube is you search “Heavy Metal Baghdad”.

Vice TV (vbs.tv) is produced by Brooklyn’s own Vice Mag, the same fellows who brought you the Do’s and Don’ts book, a rude and crude toilet reader for the fashionista in all of us.

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