Rating: R
Genre:
Music [nf]
Release Date: 05/23/2006
Dubbed: English
Sound: DDS2.0/DD5.1
Run Time: 96 Minutes
Distributor/Studio: Warner Home Video
Heavy metal might be regarded as the High School Shop Class of
rock & roll -- there's a lot going on there, but most folks don't credit the participants with being either very smart or terribly ambitious. Not everyone feels that way, though, and filmmaker, anthropologist, and
heavy metal enthusiast
Sam Dunn offers an insider's look at the music and subculture of
metal with this
documentary, created in collaboration with filmmakers
Scot McFadyen and
Jessica Joy Wise.
Metal: A Headbanger's Journey examines the history of
hard rock's extreme wing, offers a look at the various subsections within the
heavy metal pantheon (from innocuous
hair metal bands such as
Poison and
Warrant to the homicidal lunatic fringe of Norwegian
black metal); examines the sociology of
metal in terms of class, race, gender and economics; celebrates the music with a nod toward its underestimated intelligence as well as its physical power; and allows members of such landmark bands as
Black Sabbath,
Slayer,
Motörhead,
Iron Maiden,
White Zombie to speak for themselves about their work.
Metal: A Headbanger's Journey received a fist-pumpingly enthusiastic reception for its premiere screenings at the
2005 Toronto Film Festival.
~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
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