Sep 14, 2005
91 min
Full-HD

Metal: A Headbanger's Journey (2005)

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.

Category

Documentary Music

Country

Canada United States of America

Companies

Banger Productions Seville Pictures 235 Films Chum Television

Sam Dunn

Self

Chris Adler

Self

Tom Araya

Self

Gavin Baddeley

Self

Blasphemer

Self

Randy Blythe

Self

Alice Cooper

Self

Pamela Des Barres

Self

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