Source: The Associated Press

After Saddam & bombs, Iraqi band rockin' in USA

Members of the Iraqi heavy metal rock band, Acrassicauda, named after a species of black scorpion, pose at an apartment in Elizabeth, N.J., Thursday, Feb. 12, 2009. The band members, from left, bass player Firas al-Lateef; drummer Marwan Riyadh and guitarist/lead singer Faisal Talal, fled Iraq three years ago, wound up in New Jersey and are now pursuing their rock 'n' roll dreams. (AP Photo/Mike Derer)
Published 3/6/09.