Metal: A Headbanger's Journey movie reviews & Metacritic score: Sam Dunn is a 30-year old anthropologist. An interview with a young lady in Quebec, for example where she states, “I’m 13 years old, grew up in a small town where everyone likes Shania Twain. Sam sets out on a global journey to find out why this music has been consistently stereotyped, dismissed and condemned and yet is loved so passionately by its millions of fans. Dunn goes to all the hotspots and gives us feedback that only a self-professed banger could. Ultimately, Dunn works his way back to how metal moves beyond the societal projection of evil, anger, and anti-social. I’m not going to editorialize here — watch the doc and decide for yourself. Metal: A Headbanger's Journey In the special features to the DVD of the film, Dunn attempted a restitution to the concerns of the black metal fans by including an additional featurette. Plus, see what some of your favorite '90s stars look like now. Interviews and news footage explore the rise of black metal music in Norway in the 1990s, including artists who were involved in suicide, murder and arson. Metal: A Headbanger's Journey is a 2005 documentary film directed by Sam Dunn with Scot McFadyen and Jessica Wise. As Dunn says “Warning, this interview gets a little weird.” Dunn then goes on to talk about the censorship issue in the ’80s… including the PMRC and how Dee Snider (Twisted Sister) addressed the Congressional Hearing in 1984. Dunn then moves on to the fans. The relationships between heavy metal and gender, sex, religion, Satanism and violence were all covered in a most interesting and enlightening manner.It was shot on location, including at various concerts, across North America, UK and Europe. Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Well, that’s pretty much correct, based on the interviews and what is out there in the MTV universe. The film received mostly positive reviews. Produced by Sam Dunn, Scot McFadyen and Sam Feldman The culture and its many sub-genres was analysed. Some brief controversy arose over the film's depiction of black metal, which many fans of the genre saw as being one-sided and biased during a screening documented in the film. As Sam Dunn puts it, “Since I was 12 years old, I’ve had to defend my love for heavy metal against those who say it’s a less valid form of music. A place where “Punk Rock meets Wagner, meets Alice Cooper” as he describes. Review: People say what happened to you, was it Satan? ... See full summary ». Add the first question. The point is — a massive metal fest not seen anywhere else. The film follows 31-year-old Dunn, a Canadian anthropologist, who has been a heavy metal fan since the age of 12. Written by Dunn uses a family-tree-type flowchart to document some of the most popular metal subgenres. They all speak of hardships as women trying to tour in a male environment, which is quite interesting and a bit depressing. Guys from Cannibal Corpse, Lamb of God, and Rob Zombie (all interviewed by Dunn), point to Black Sabbath. Released during the week of September 08, 2005 (Banger Films). Recenly he has decided to study the plight of a different culture, one he has been a part of since he was a 12-year old: the culture of heavy metal. The 90 minute documentary opens with Geddy Lee (Rush) discussing how Blue Cheer was one of the first real metal bands, and Jon Kay (Steppenwolf) claiming that Canadian Mars Bonfire was the first to describe heavy metal in the song “Born To Be Wild.” An interview with Lemmy quotes him as attributing the title to Deep Purple. Metal Evolution is broken down into episodes about a different piece of metal history. [1] Dunn has also elaborated upon his "Heavy Metal Family Tree" in the VH1 series Metal Evolution, which focuses on one subgenre per episode. With Tom Araya, Gavin Baddeley, Blasphemer, Randy Blythe. Recenly he has decided to study the plight of a different culture, one he has been a part of since he was a 12-year old: the culture of heavy metal. Check out some of the IMDb editors' favorites movies and shows to round out your Watchlist. Of course, it’s a festival, so he eventually gets behind the gates, and lots of craziness has been recorded. Along the way, Sam explores metals' obsession with some of life's most provacative subjects - sexuality, religion, violence and death - and discovers some things about the culture that even he can't defend. As we follow anthropologist and self proclaimed metal head, Sam Dunn on his journey through the world of metal we get an unusual insight into this widely misunderstood and intricate sub-culture. The series includes interviews with and about Alice Cooper, Slash, Lemmy, Rob Zombie, members of ... See full summary ». Lemmy’s comments about inviting Girlschool on the road are wild.

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