The only rockers in Afghanistan – but Kabul Dreams take wistful approach

Afghan rock band eschew belting out Metallica covers in favour of poignant, Britpop-influenced escapism, finds Rosie SwashIn 2007, a documentary called Heavy Metal in Baghdad showed the quietly harrowing existence of the city's (self-proclaimed) only hard rock band. In between the scud missiles, roadblocks and 9pm curfews, Acrassicauda belted out Metallica covers with fury, only to have their dreams of glory disintegrate as civil war forced the band members to flee Iraq.Acrassicauda's frustratio...

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