MOVIE · 2005
Metal: A Headbanger's Journey
Documentary96 min
Anthropologist and lifelong metal fan Sam Dunn travels through the history and culture of heavy metal, tracing how one sound splintered into scenes like the New Wave of British Heavy Metal, glam, thrash, black, death, power, and nu metal. Using a family-tree flowchart as a guide, Dunn talks with musicians, writers, and other figures around the genre about its roots, its subgenres, and the ridicule metal fans have often faced. Alice Cooper and Bruce Dickinson are among the voices in the film, which follows Dunn’s attempt to sort through metal’s arguments, lineages, and fiercely defended identities.
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