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Thursday, February 05, 2009

IRC reunites "Heavy Metal in Baghdad" band in the U.S.

Straight out of Baghdad: Forced by extremist death threats to split up and flee Iraq, the members of "Heavy Metal in Baghdad" band Acrassicauda dreamed of "rocking out in the land of the free." The IRC brought the musicians back together to make some noise in their new home near New York City.

Acrassicauda's story -- and how you can help Iraqi refugees

The band and the IRC in the New York Times

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