Rock in a Hard Place Crowcroft Orlando
Rock in a Hard Place Crowcroft Orlando A muggy night in Abu Dhabi, 2011. Alongside them are Saudis, Iranians and Israelis. Under the stadium lights a 30,000-strong sea of Libyans, Palestinians,…
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Rock in a Hard Place Crowcroft Orlando
A muggy night in Abu Dhabi, 2011. Alongside them are Saudis, Iranians and Israelis. Under the stadium lights a 30,000-strong sea of Libyans, Palestinians, Syrians and Egyptians wait in anticipation.
Standing together, they are waiting for Metallica's first ever show in the Middle East. Defiance and excitement course through the crowd like electricity. Many have faced untold violence, but for tonight, nothing else matters...This is the untold story of that crowd.
Of the young men and women and the music they make in the backrooms of shabby houses in al-Zarqa and al-Qatif, Nazareth and Cairo. Of illegal shows in Tehran and Riyadh. Of songs that ousted a dictator in Cairo.
Of exiles that have ended in glory, in isolation, and in blood.Journalist and lifelong heavy metal fan, Orlando Crowcroft, spent six years penetrating the rock and metal scene in the Middle East. Rock in