

Metal: A Headbanger's Journey
2005 · Movie · 1h 31m · R
DocumentaryMusic
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.
Ratings
IMDb
8/10
Rotten Tomatoes
90%
Metacritic
73/100
Key crew
- Jessica Joy WiseDirector
- Scot McFadyenWriter
- Jessica Joy WiseWriter
- Scot McFadyenDirector
- Sam DunnWriter
- Sam DunnDirector
Cast
- Sam DunnSelf
- Chris AdlerSelf
- Tom ArayaSelf
- Gavin BaddeleySelf
- BlasphemerSelf
- Randy BlytheSelf
- Alice CooperSelf
- Pamela Des BarresSelf
- Bruce DickinsonSelf
- Ronnie James DioSelf
- Malcolm DomeSelf
- George FisherSelf
Stills
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Themes
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