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Metal: A Headbanger's Journey

Metal: A Headbanger's Journey

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Status

Released

Release Date

Sep 14, 2005

Runtime

1h 31m

Genres

Documentary, Music

User Score

76%

Original Title

Metal: A Headbanger's Journey

Production Companies

Banger Productions, Seville Pictures, 235 Films, Chum Television

Director

Sam Dunn

Description

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.