Metal: A Headbanger's Journey (2005)

Movie · Documentary, Music · 1h 31m · Rated 7.6/10 on TMDB · Released September 14, 2005

Overview

The film discusses the traits and originators of some of metal's many subgenres, including the New Wave of British Heavy Metal, power metal, Nu metal, glam metal, thrash metal, black metal, and death metal. Dunn uses a family-tree-type flowchart to document some of the most popular metal subgenres. The film also explores various aspects of heavy metal culture.

Directed by Sam Dunn, Jessica Joy Wise, Scot McFadyen

Cast

• Sam Dunn as Self
• Chris Adler as Self
• Tom Araya as Self
• Gavin Baddeley as Self
• Blasphemer as Self
• Randy Blythe as Self
• Alice Cooper as Self
• Pamela Des Barres as Self
• Bruce Dickinson as Self
• Ronnie James Dio as Self
• Malcolm Dome as Self
• George Fisher as Self

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