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{{short description|2005 film by Sam Dunn}}
{{Infobox_Film |
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name = Metal: A Headbanger's Journey |
{{Infobox film
image = METAL_POSTER.jpg|200px|Promotional poster for "Metal"]] |
imdb_id = 0478209 |
| name = Metal: A Headbanger's Journey
starring = Sam Dunn |
| image = METAL_POSTER.jpg
| caption = Original Theatrical poster
directors = Sam Dunn<br>Scot McFayden |
producers = Sam Dunn<br>Scot McFayden<br>Sam Feldman |
| starring = [[Sam Dunn]]
| director =Jessica Joy Wise<br/>[[Sam Dunn]]<br/>[[Scot McFadyen]]
distributor = Seville Pictures<br>Warner Home Video |
| producer = Sam Dunn<br/>Scot McFadyen<br/>[[Sam Feldman (music executive)|Sam Feldman]]
released = [[2005]] |
runtime = 96 min. |
| studio = [[Banger Films]]
| cinematography = [[Brendan Steacy]]
language = English |
| editing = [[Mike Munn]]

| distributor = Seville Pictures<br/>[[Warner Home Video]]
}}
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2005}}
'''''Metal: A Headbanger's Journey''''' is a [[2005]] [[documentary film|documentary]] directed by Sam Dunn, a 31 year old anthropologist who has been a heavy metal fan since the age of twelve. He sets out across the world to uncover the various facets of [[heavy metal music]], including its origins, the controversy surrounding the genre, and the reason why it is loved by so many people, as well as exploring the culture of heavy metal. The film made its debut at the [[2005 Toronto International Film Festival]], and was released as a two-disc special edition DVD in the US on September 19, 2006.
| runtime = 96 minutes

| language = English
'''Tagline''':
| country = [[Canada]]
*''The film that will take you into the heart of the beast''
}}
'''''Metal: A Headbanger's Journey''''' is a 2005 [[documentary film]] directed by [[Sam Dunn]] with [[Scot McFadyen]] and Jessica Wise. The film follows 31-year-old Dunn, a Canadian [[anthropology|anthropologist]], who has been a [[heavy metal (music)|heavy metal]] fan since the age of 12. Dunn sets out across the world to uncover the various opinions on heavy metal music, including its origins, culture, controversy, and the reasons it is loved by so many people. The film made its debut at the [[2005 Toronto International Film Festival]], and was released as a two-disc special edition DVD in the US on 19 September 2006.
A follow-up to the film titled ''[[Global Metal]]'' premiered at the Bergen International Film Festival on 17 October 2007, and saw limited release in theatres in June 2008.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.globalmetalfilm.com/03/GM_03.html |title=Global Metal - in Theatres Spring 2008 |access-date=17 December 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081217013146/http://www.globalmetalfilm.com/03/GM_03.html |archive-date=17 December 2008 }}</ref> Dunn has also elaborated upon his "Heavy Metal Family Tree" in the [[VH1]] series ''[[Metal Evolution]]'', which focuses on one subgenre per episode.


==Contents==
==Contents==
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 [[Heavy metal subgenres|metal subgenres]]. The film also explores various aspects of heavy metal culture. Notable segments include Dunn taking a trip to the [[Wacken Open Air]] festival, an interview with [[Dee Snider]] providing an analysis of the [[Parents Music Resource Center|PMRC]] attack on heavy metal music, and an interview with several [[Norway|Norwegian]] [[black metal]] bands.
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The film begins at the beginning of metal's history, and a discussion of who was truly the first metal band. It then proceeds to discuss the traits and originators of some of metal's many subgenres, including [[black metal]], [[thrash metal]] and [[glam metal]]. Dunn used a family tree type flow chart to document different [[List of heavy metal genres|metal subgenres]]. The film then splinters off to explore various aspects of heavy metal culture. Notable segments include Dunn taking a trip to the [[Wacken Open Air]] festival, an interview with [[Dee Snider]] providing an analysis of the [[PMRC]] attack on heavy metal music, and an interview with several Norwegian [[black metal]] bands who support [[Satanism]] and openly discuss the burning of several Norwegian churches.

===Interviews===
The most insightful information given in the film comes from candid interviews from popular artists of metal's past and present. Notable interviews come from:

*[[Bruce Dickinson]] of [[Iron Maiden]]
*[[Tony Iommi]] of [[Black Sabbath]]
*[[Ronnie James Dio]]
*[[Geddy Lee]] of [[Rush (band)|Rush]]
*[[Tom Araya]] and [[Kerry King]] of [[Slayer]]
*[[Corey Taylor]] and [[Joey Jordison]] of [[Slipknot (band)|Slipknot]]
*[[Lemmy Kilmister]] of [[Motörhead]]
*[[Dee Snider]] of [[Twisted Sister]]
*[[Alice Cooper]]
*[[Rob Zombie]]
*[[Necrobutcher]] and Blasphemer of [[Mayhem (band)|Mayhem]]
*[[Angela Gossow]] of [[Arch Enemy (band)|Arch Enemy]]
*[[Randy Blythe]] and [[Mark Morton]] of [[Lamb of God (band)|Lamb of God]]

===Soundtrack===
*[[Diamond Head (band)|Diamond Head]] - [[Am I Evil?]]
*[[Iron Maiden]] - [[The Number of the Beast (song)|The Number of the Beast]]
*[[Sepultura]] - Arise
*[[Lamb of God (band)|Lamb of God]] - Laid to Rest
*[[Blue Cheer]] - Summertime Blues
*[[Iron Maiden]] - [[Run to the Hills]]
*[[Richard Wagner]] - Faust Overture
*[[Motörhead]] - [[Ace of Spades (song)|Ace of Spades]]
*[[Johann Sebastian Bach]] - Prelude and Fugue in A Minor
*[[Van Halen]] - [[Eruption (song)|Eruption]]
*[[Metallica]] - [[Master of Puppets]]
*[[Enslaved (band)|Enslaved]] - [[Havenless]]
==Follow-up==
Because of the controversy generated with the focus on the anti-[[Christianity|Christian]] [[black metal]] bands in [[Norway]], particularly [[Burzum]], Sam Dunn traveled back to [[Bergen]] for the premiere of the film to address criticisms and further explore the roots black metal has in Norway and its [[Norwegian culture|culture]]. An additional 20 minute mini-documentary further exploring the black metal culture was included on the second disc of the film's DVD release.


=="Definitive Metal Family Tree"==
The chart from the film documents the various sub-genres of metal that have spawned over time, while also listing the prime examples of bands that fall under each sub-genre. Below is a typed version of that chart, which can be found on the second disc of the film's special edition DVD package.


*'''[[Classic metal|Early metal]] (1966 - 1971)'''
- [[Jimi Hendrix]]
- [[Blue Cheer]]
- [[Deep Purple]]
- [[Iron Butterfly]]
- [[Led Zeppelin]]
- [[MC5]]
- [[Mountain (band)|Mountain]]
- [[The Stooges]]
- [[Black Sabbath]]

*'''Original [[hard rock]] (1974 - 1979)'''
- [[Thin Lizzy]]
- [[Blue Öyster Cult]]
- [[Aerosmith]]
- [[AC/DC]]
- [[Ted Nugent]]

*'''[[Shock rock]] (1968 - 1983)'''
- [[Arthur Brown]]
- [[Alice Cooper]]
- [[New York Dolls]]
- [[Ozzy Osbourne]]
- [[W.A.S.P.]]
- [[KISS (band)|KISS]]

*'''Early [[Punk rock|punk]] (1976 - 1979)'''
- [[The Ramones]]
- [[The Damned]]
- [[The Sex Pistols]]
- [[The Clash]]
- [[The Dead Boys]]

*'''[[Power metal]] (1976 - Present)'''
- [[Scorpions (band)|Scorpions]]
- [[Rainbow (band)|Rainbow]]
- [[Accept]]
- [[Manowar (band)|Manowar]]
- [[Dio]]
- [[Yngwie J. Malmsteen]]
- [[Helloween]]
- [[Blind Guardian]]
- [[HammerFall]]
- [[Primal Fear]]

*'''[[New Wave of British Heavy Metal]] (1979 - 1983)'''
- [[Judas Priest]]
- [[Motörhead]]
- [[Saxon (band)|Saxon]]
- [[Iron Maiden]]
- [[Angel Witch]]
- [[Girlschool]]
- [[Tygers of Pan Tang]]
- [[Diamond Head]]

*'''[[Progressive metal]] (1970 - Present)'''
- [[Uriah Heep (band)|Uriah Heep]]
- [[Rush (band)|Rush]]
- [[Queensrÿche]]
- [[Savatage]]
- [[Fates Warning]]
- [[Voivod (band)|Voivod]]
- [[Dream Theater]]
- [[Meshuggah]]
- [[Symphony X]]
- [[Evergrey]]
- [[Tool (band)|Tool]]


==Interviews==
*'''[[Glam metal]] (1973 - 1990)'''
The most insightful information given in the film comes from candid interviews with popular artists from metal's past and present. Notable interviews come from:
- [[Slade]]
- [[Sweet (band)|Sweet]]
- [[Hanoi Rocks]]
- [[Mötley Crüe]]
- [[Twisted Sister]]
- [[Poison (band)|Poison]]
- [[Cinderella (band)|Cinderella]]
- [[Skid Row (heavy metal band)|Skid Row]]


{| class="wikitable"
*'''Pop metal (1978 - Present)'''
! Artist
- [[Quiet Riot]]
! Band
- [[Van Halen]]
! Birthplace
- [[Whitesnake]]
|-
- [[Def Leppard]]
| [[Angela Gossow]] || [[Arch Enemy (band)|Arch Enemy]] || [[Cologne]], [[Germany]]
- [[Europe (band)|Europe]]
|-
- [[Dokken]]
| [[Ann Boleyn (singer)|Ann Boleyn]] || [[Hellion (band)|Hellion]] || [[Centralia, Washington]]
- [[Lita Ford]]
|-
- [[Ratt]]
| [[Tom Morello]] || [[Rage Against the Machine]] || [[New York City, New York]]
- [[Guns N' Roses]]
|-
- [[Winger]]
| [[Ronnie James Dio]] || [[Dio (band)|Dio]], [[Black Sabbath]], [[Rainbow (English band)|Rainbow]] || [[Portsmouth, New Hampshire]]
- [[Warrant (American band)|Warrant]]
|-
- [[The Darkness|The Darkness]]
| [[Tony Iommi]] || Black Sabbath || [[Aston]], [[United Kingdom]]
|-
| [[Alice Cooper]] || [[Alice Cooper (band)|Alice Cooper]] || [[Detroit]], [[Michigan]]
|-
| [[George "Corpsegrinder" Fisher]] || [[Cannibal Corpse]] || [[Baltimore]], [[Maryland]]
|-
| [[Alex Webster]] || Cannibal Corpse || [[Akron, New York]]
|-
| [[Ihsahn]] || [[Emperor (band)|Emperor]] || [[Notodden]], [[Norway]]
|-
| [[Samoth]] || Emperor || [[Tromsø]], Norway
|-
| [[Grutle Kjellson]] || [[Enslaved (band)|Enslaved]] || [[Rogaland]], Norway
|-
| Kim McAuliffe || [[Girlschool]] || [[London]], United Kingdom
|-
| Jackie Chambers || Girlschool || [[Leeds]], United Kingdom
|-
| [[Gaahl]] || [[Gorgoroth]] || [[Espedal]], Norway
|-
| [[Jørn Inge Tunsberg]] || [[Hades Almighty]] || Norway
|-
| [[Bruce Dickinson]] || [[Iron Maiden]] || [[Worksop]], [[United Kingdom]]
|-
| [[Mercedes Lander]] || [[Kittie]] || [[London, Ontario]], [[Canada]]
|-
| [[Morgan Lander]] || Kittie || London, Ontario, Canada
|-
| [[James Shaffer|James "Munky" Shaffer]] || [[Korn]] || [[Rosedale, California]]
|-
| [[Randy Blythe]] || [[Lamb of God (band)|Lamb of God]] || [[Richmond, Virginia]]
|-
| [[Mark Morton (guitarist)|Mark Morton]] || Lamb of God || Richmond, Virginia
|-
| [[Rune Erickson|Blasphemer]] || [[Mayhem (band)|Mayhem]] || Norway
|-
| [[Necrobutcher]] || Mayhem || Norway
|-
| [[Vince Neil]] || [[Mötley Crüe]] || [[Los Angeles]], [[California]]
|-
| [[Lemmy]] || [[Motörhead]] || [[Stoke-on-Trent]], United Kingdom
|-
| [[Geddy Lee]] || [[Rush (band)|Rush]] || [[North York, Ontario]], Canada
|-
| [[Tom Araya]] || [[Slayer]] || [[Viña del Mar]], [[Chile]]
|-
| [[Kerry King]] || Slayer || Los Angeles, California
|-
| [[Joey Jordison]] || [[Slipknot (band)|Slipknot]] / [[Murderdolls]] || [[Des Moines, Iowa]]
|-
| [[Corey Taylor]] || Slipknot / [[Stone Sour]] || Des Moines, Iowa
|-
| [[John Kay (musician)|John Kay]] || [[Steppenwolf (band)|Steppenwolf]] || [[Tilsit]], [[Germany]]
|-
| [[Dee Snider]] || [[Twisted Sister]] || [[Massapequa, New York]]
|-
| [[Denis Bélanger|Snake]] || [[Voivod (band)|Voivod]] || [[Jonquière, Quebec]], Canada
|-
| [[Denis D'Amour|Piggy]] || Voivod || Jonquière, Quebec, Canada
|-
| [[Doro (musician)|Doro Pesch]] || [[Warlock (band)|Warlock]], [[Doro (musician)|Doro]] || [[Düsseldorf]], Germany
|-
| [[Rob Zombie]] || [[White Zombie (band)|White Zombie]], Rob Zombie || [[Haverhill, Massachusetts]]
|}


===Non-musicians===
*'''[[Stoner metal]] (1982 - Present)'''
* [[Bob Ezrin]], record producer ([[Alice Cooper]], [[Kiss (band)|Kiss]], [[Pink Floyd]])
- [[Witchfinder]]
* [[Deena Weinstein]], sociologist
- [[Trouble (band)|Trouble]]
* [[Robert Walser (musicologist)|Robert Walser]], musicologist
- [[Candlemass]]
* [[Malcolm Dome]], journalist, writer, DJ
- [[Kyuss]]
* Mike Guitor
- [[Today is the Day]]
* Sam Guitor, fan
- [[Cathedral (band)|Cathedral]]
* Joe Bottiglieri, fan
* [[Chuck Klosterman]], writer
* Eric Bryan, fan, bass player (Bryan currently plays bass for Los Angeles thrash metal band, Anger as Art)
* Robert Kampf, founder of [[Century Media]]
* Joey Severance, tour manager
* [[Eddie Trunk]], DJ
* Rob Jones, DJ
* [[Pamela Des Barres]], groupie, writer, author of ''[[I'm With The Band]]''
* [[Donna Gaines]], sociologist
* [[Gavin Baddeley]], writer
* [[Monte Conner]], senior VP A&R – [[Roadrunner Records]]
* Rolf Rasmussen, assistant minister of the Åsane church
* [[Brian Slagel]], owner/CEO of [[Metal Blade Records]]
* Rose Dyson, writer
* [[Keith Kahn-Harris]], writer


==Soundtrack==
*'''Original [[Hardcore punk|hardcore]](1980 - 1986)'''
*[[Accept (band)|Accept]] – "[[Balls to the Wall (song)|Balls to the Wall]]"
- [[Agnostic Front]]
*[[Arch Enemy (band)|Arch Enemy]] – "[[Live Apocalypse|Silent Wars" (live)]]
- [[D.O.A.]]
*[[Blue Cheer]] – "[[Summertime Blues]]"
- [[Exploited]]
*Burn To Black – "Winter Rancid Skies"
- [[Black Flag]]
*Burn To Black – "Into Shadow"
- [[Bad Brains]]
*Burn To Black – "Microcosmic"
- [[The Misfits]]
*Burn To Black – "Hellspell"
- [[GBH]]
*[[Cannibal Corpse]] – "[[The Wretched Spawn|Decency Defied]]"
- [[Dead Kennedys]]
*[[Children of Bodom]] – "[[Needled 24/7]]"
- [[Minor Threat]]
*David MacDonaldson – "Partita In C Minor – Chorale"
*[[Diamond Head (English band)|Diamond Head]] – "[[Am I Evil?]]"
*[[Dio (band)|Dio]] – "[[Heaven and Hell (Black Sabbath song)|Heaven and Hell]]" (live from ''[[A Special From The Spectrum]]'')
*[[Emperor (band)|Emperor]] – "[[In the Nightside Eclipse|Inno a Satana]]"
*[[Enslaved (band)|Enslaved]] – "[[Isa (Enslaved album)|Return to Yggdrasil]]"
*Enslaved – "[[Below the Lights|Havenless]]"
*[[Girlschool]] – "[[Hit and Run (Girlschool album)|C'Mon Let's Go]]"
*[[Iron Maiden]] – "[[Run to the Hills]]" (live from ''[[Rock in Rio (album)|Rock in Rio]]'')
*Iron Maiden – "[[The Number of the Beast (song)|The Number of the Beast]]"
*[[Lamb of God (band)|Lamb of God]] – "[[Laid to Rest]]"
*[[Metallica]] – "[[Master of Puppets (song)|Master of Puppets]]"
*Metallica – "[[Ride the Lightning|Fight Fire With Fire]]"
*[[Mötley Crüe]] – "[[Girls, Girls, Girls (Mötley Crüe song)|Girls, Girls, Girls]]"
*[[Motörhead]] – "[[Ace of Spades (song)|Ace of Spades]]"
*Motörhead – "[[Killed by Death (single)|Killed by Death]]"
*[[Rage Against the Machine]] – "[[Killing in the Name]]"
*[[Richard Wagner]] – "[[Faust Overture]]"
*[[Rush (band)|Rush]] – "[[Working Man]]"
*[[Sepultura]] – "[[Arise (Sepultura song)|Arise]]"
*Sepultura – "[[Beneath the Remains]]"
*[[Slayer]] – "[[God Hates Us All|Disciple]]"
*[[Slipknot (band)|Slipknot]] – "[[Slipknot (album)|(Sic)]]" (live)
*[[Tim Renwick]] and Andy Caine – "Ain't Got a Pot To..."
*[[Twisted Sister]] – "[[We're Not Gonna Take It (Twisted Sister song)|We're Not Gonna Take It]]"
*[[Van Halen]] – "[[Eruption (song)|Eruption]]" (live)
*[[Venom (band)|Venom]] – "[[Scandinavian Assault|Bloodlust]]"


=="Definitive metal family tree"==
*'''[[Thrash metal]] (1983 - Present)'''
The chart from the film documents Dunn's view on the progression of subgenres of metal that have spawned over time as well as other styles of rock (i.e. hard rock, shock rock, punk rock, and hardcore) that have influence these styles of metal, while also attempting to list the prime examples of bands that fall into each category. Below is a typed version of that chart, which can be found on the second disc of the film's special edition DVD package. A new version was presented in the related TV series [[Metal Evolution]] which included a new "Pre-Metal" field that listed non-metal bands that had an influence on heavy metal and also listed additional bands as examples of the various subgenres.
- [[Metallica]]
- [[Slayer]]
- [[Anthrax (band)|Anthrax]]
- [[Megadeth]]
- [[Exodus (band)|Exodus]]
- [[Overkill]]
- [[Kreator]]
- [[Destruction (band)|Destruction]]
- [[Testament (band)|Testament]]
- [[Sepultura]]
- [[Nuclear Assault]]
- [[Death Angel]]
- [[Pantera]]


[[File:Metal Genealogy.jpg|300px|thumb|right|The film's flow chart of metal genres.]]
*'''First wave of [[black metal]] (1981 - 1986)'''
- [[Venom (band)|Venom]]
- [[Mercyful Fate]]
- [[Bathory (band)|Bathory]]
- [[Celtic Frost]]


*'''Norwegian black metal (1990 - Present)'''
*'''[[Traditional heavy metal|Early Metal]] (1966–1971)'''
:[[Cream (band)|Cream]]; [[Jimi Hendrix]]; [[Blue Cheer]]; [[Deep Purple]]; [[Led Zeppelin]]; [[MC5]]; [[Mountain (band)|Mountain]]; [[The Stooges]]; [[Black Sabbath]]
- [[Mayhem (band)|Mayhem]]
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- [[Gorgoroth (band)|Gorgoroth]]
*'''[[Shock rock|Shock Rock]] (1968–1983)'''
- [[Darkthrone]]
:[[Arthur Brown (musician)|Arthur Brown]]; [[Alice Cooper]]; [[New York Dolls]]; [[Kiss (band)|Kiss]]; [[Ozzy Osbourne]]; [[W.A.S.P. (band)|W.A.S.P.]]
- [[Emperor (band)|Emperor]]
<!-- DO NOT ADD OR REMOVE BANDS. THIS CHART IS COMPLETE IN CONTEXT TO THE FILM. IT IS NOT BASED ON VIEWER OPINION, AND WHETHER OR NOT YOU THINK IT'S CORRECT IS IRRELEVANT. THIS IS AN ENCYCLOPEDIC ARTICLE AND MEANT TO TRANSLATE THE FILM'S CONTENT AS IS. -->
- [[Satyricon (band)|Satyricon]]
*'''[[Progressive metal|Progressive Metal]] (1970–present)'''
- [[Enslaved (band)|Enslaved]]
:[[Uriah Heep (band)|Uriah Heep]]; [[Rush (band)|Rush]]; [[Queensrÿche]]; [[Savatage]]; [[Fates Warning]]; [[Voivod (band)|Voivod]]; [[Dream Theater]]; [[Meshuggah]]; [[Symphony X]]; [[Evergrey]]
- [[Dimmu Borgir]]
<!-- DO NOT ADD OR REMOVE BANDS. THIS CHART IS COMPLETE IN CONTEXT TO THE FILM. IT IS NOT BASED ON VIEWER OPINION, AND WHETHER OR NOT YOU THINK IT'S CORRECT IS IRRELEVANT. THIS IS AN ENCYCLOPEDIC ARTICLE AND MEANT TO TRANSLATE THE FILM'S CONTENT AS IS. -->
- [[Cradle Of Filth]] (UK)
*'''[[Glam metal|Glam Metal]] (1973–1990)'''
:[[Slade]]; [[The Sweet|Sweet]]; [[Hanoi Rocks]]; [[Mötley Crüe]]; [[Twisted Sister]]; [[Poison (American band)|Poison]]; [[Cinderella (band)|Cinderella]]; [[Skid Row (American band)|Skid Row]]
<!-- DO NOT ADD OR REMOVE BANDS. THIS CHART IS COMPLETE IN CONTEXT TO THE FILM. IT IS NOT BASED ON VIEWER OPINION, AND WHETHER OR NOT YOU THINK IT'S CORRECT IS IRRELEVANT. THIS IS AN ENCYCLOPEDIC ARTICLE AND MEANT TO TRANSLATE THE FILM'S CONTENT AS IS. -->
*'''[[Hard rock|Original Hard Rock]] (1974–1979)'''
:[[Thin Lizzy]]; [[Blue Öyster Cult]]; [[Aerosmith]]; [[AC/DC]]; [[Ted Nugent]]
<!-- DO NOT ADD OR REMOVE BANDS. THIS CHART IS COMPLETE IN CONTEXT TO THE FILM. IT IS NOT BASED ON VIEWER OPINION, AND WHETHER OR NOT YOU THINK IT'S CORRECT IS IRRELEVANT. THIS IS AN ENCYCLOPEDIC ARTICLE AND MEANT TO TRANSLATE THE FILM'S CONTENT AS IS. -->
*'''[[Punk rock|Early Punk]] (1976–1979)'''
:[[Ramones|The Ramones]]; [[The Damned (band)|The Damned]]; [[Sex Pistols]]; [[The Clash]]; [[The Dead Boys]]
<!-- DO NOT ADD OR REMOVE BANDS. THIS CHART IS COMPLETE IN CONTEXT TO THE FILM. IT IS NOT BASED ON VIEWER OPINION, AND WHETHER OR NOT YOU THINK IT'S CORRECT IS IRRELEVANT. THIS IS AN ENCYCLOPEDIC ARTICLE AND MEANT TO TRANSLATE THE FILM'S CONTENT AS IS. -->
*'''[[Power metal|Power Metal]] (1976–present)'''
:[[Scorpions (band)|Scorpions]]; [[Judas Priest]]; [[Rainbow (English band)|Rainbow]]; [[Accept (band)|Accept]]; [[Manowar]]; [[Dio (band)|Dio]]; [[Yngwie Malmsteen|Yngwie J. Malmsteen]]; [[Helloween]]; [[Blind Guardian]]; [[HammerFall]]; [[Primal Fear (band)|Primal Fear]]
<!-- DO NOT ADD OR REMOVE BANDS. THIS CHART IS COMPLETE IN CONTEXT TO THE FILM. IT IS NOT BASED ON VIEWER OPINION, AND WHETHER OR NOT YOU THINK IT'S CORRECT IS IRRELEVANT. THIS IS AN ENCYCLOPEDIC ARTICLE AND MEANT TO TRANSLATE THE FILM'S CONTENT AS IS. -->
*'''[[Glam metal|Pop Metal]] (1978–present)'''
:[[Quiet Riot]]; [[Van Halen]]; [[Whitesnake]]; [[Def Leppard]]; [[Europe (band)|Europe]]; [[Dokken]]; [[Lita Ford]]; [[Ratt]]; [[Guns N' Roses]]; [[Winger (band)|Winger]]; [[Warrant (American band)|Warrant]]; [[Doro (musician)|Doro]]; [[The Darkness (band)|The Darkness]]
<!-- DO NOT ADD OR REMOVE BANDS. THIS CHART IS COMPLETE IN CONTEXT TO THE FILM. IT IS NOT BASED ON VIEWER OPINION, AND WHETHER OR NOT YOU THINK IT'S CORRECT IS IRRELEVANT. THIS IS AN ENCYCLOPEDIC ARTICLE AND MEANT TO TRANSLATE THE FILM'S CONTENT AS IS. -->
*'''[[New wave of British heavy metal]] (1979–1983)'''
:[[Motörhead]]; [[Saxon (band)|Saxon]]; [[Iron Maiden]]; [[Angel Witch]]; [[Girlschool]]; [[Tygers of Pan Tang]]; [[Diamond Head (English band)|Diamond Head]]
<!-- DO NOT ADD OR REMOVE BANDS. THIS CHART IS COMPLETE IN CONTEXT TO THE FILM. IT IS NOT BASED ON VIEWER OPINION, AND WHETHER OR NOT YOU THINK IT'S CORRECT IS IRRELEVANT. THIS IS AN ENCYCLOPEDIC ARTICLE AND MEANT TO TRANSLATE THE FILM'S CONTENT AS IS. -->
*'''[[Hardcore punk|Original Hardcore]] (1980–1986)'''
:[[Agnostic Front]]; [[D.O.A. (band)|D.O.A.]]; [[The Exploited]]; [[Bad Brains]]; [[Misfits (band)|Misfits]]; [[Charged GBH|GBH]]; [[Discharge (band)|Discharge]]; [[Dead Kennedys]]; [[Minor Threat]]; [[Black Flag (band)|Black Flag]]
<!-- DO NOT ADD OR REMOVE BANDS. THIS CHART IS COMPLETE IN CONTEXT TO THE FILM. IT IS NOT BASED ON VIEWER OPINION, AND WHETHER OR NOT YOU THINK IT'S CORRECT IS IRRELEVANT. THIS IS AN ENCYCLOPEDIC ARTICLE AND MEANT TO TRANSLATE THE FILM'S CONTENT AS IS. -->
*'''[[Black metal#First wave|First wave of black metal]] (1981–1986)'''
:[[Venom (band)|Venom]]; [[Bathory (band)|Bathory]]; [[Mercyful Fate]]; [[Celtic Frost]]
<!-- DO NOT ADD OR REMOVE BANDS. THIS CHART IS COMPLETE IN CONTEXT TO THE FILM. IT IS NOT BASED ON VIEWER OPINION, AND WHETHER OR NOT YOU THINK IT'S CORRECT IS IRRELEVANT. THIS IS AN ENCYCLOPEDIC ARTICLE AND MEANT TO TRANSLATE THE FILM'S CONTENT AS IS. -->
*'''[[Doom metal|Doom Metal]] (1982–present)'''
:[[Witchfinder General (band)|Witchfinder General]]; [[Trouble (band)|Trouble]]; [[Candlemass (band)|Candlemass]]; [[Cathedral (band)|Cathedral]]; [[Kyuss]]; [[Today Is The Day]]
<!-- DO NOT ADD OR REMOVE BANDS. THIS CHART IS COMPLETE IN CONTEXT TO THE FILM. IT IS NOT BASED ON VIEWER OPINION, AND WHETHER OR NOT YOU THINK IT'S CORRECT IS IRRELEVANT. THIS IS AN ENCYCLOPEDIC ARTICLE AND MEANT TO TRANSLATE THE FILM'S CONTENT AS IS. -->
*'''[[Thrash metal|Thrash Metal]] (1983–present)'''
:[[Metallica]]; [[Slayer]]; [[Anthrax (American band)|Anthrax]]; [[Megadeth]]; [[Exodus (band)|Exodus]]; [[Overkill (band)|Overkill]]; [[Kreator]]; [[Destruction (band)|Destruction]]; [[Sodom (band)|Sodom]]; [[Testament (band)|Testament]]; [[Nuclear Assault]]; [[Death Angel]]; [[Pantera]]; [[Sepultura]]; [[Children of Bodom]]
<!-- DO NOT ADD OR REMOVE BANDS. THIS CHART IS COMPLETE IN CONTEXT TO THE FILM. IT IS NOT BASED ON VIEWER OPINION, AND WHETHER OR NOT YOU THINK IT'S CORRECT IS IRRELEVANT. THIS IS AN ENCYCLOPEDIC ARTICLE AND MEANT TO TRANSLATE THE FILM'S CONTENT AS IS. -->
*'''[[Death metal|Death Metal]] (1985–present)'''
:[[Possessed (band)|Possessed]]; [[Death (metal band)|Death]]; [[Morbid Angel]]; [[Obituary (band)|Obituary]]; [[Deicide (band)|Deicide]]; [[Cannibal Corpse]]; [[Immolation (band)|Immolation]]; [[Autopsy (band)|Autopsy]]; [[Nile (band)|Nile]]; [[Dying Fetus]]
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*'''[[Metalcore]] (1985–present)'''
:[[Corrosion of Conformity]]; [[Suicidal Tendencies]]; [[Dirty Rotten Imbeciles]]; [[Machine Head (band)|Machine Head]]; [[Stormtroopers of Death]]; [[Hatebreed]]; [[The Dillinger Escape Plan]]
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*'''[[Alternative metal|Hard Alternative]] (1985–present)'''
:[[Faith No More]]; [[Jane's Addiction]]; [[Prong (band)|Prong]]; [[Living Colour]]; [[The Smashing Pumpkins]]; [[Rage Against the Machine]]; [[Tool (band)|Tool]]
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*'''[[Grindcore]] (1987–present)'''
:[[Napalm Death]]; [[Carcass (band)|Carcass]]; [[Repulsion (band)|Repulsion]]; [[Exhumed (band)|Exhumed]]; [[Extreme Noise Terror]]; [[Cephalic Carnage]]; [[Brutal Truth]]
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*'''[[Industrial metal|Industrial Metal]] (1988–present)'''
:[[Ministry (band)|Ministry]]; [[White Zombie (band)|White Zombie]]; [[Godflesh]]; [[Nine Inch Nails]]; [[Fear Factory]]; [[Marilyn Manson]]; [[Static-X]]
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*'''[[Grunge]] (1988–1994)'''
:[[Green River (band)|Green River]]; [[Melvins|The Melvins]]; [[Soundgarden]]; [[Mudhoney]]; [[Nirvana (band)|Nirvana]]; [[Alice in Chains]]; [[Mother Love Bone]]; [[Stone Temple Pilots]]; [[Pearl Jam]]
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*'''[[Black metal#Second wave|Norwegian black metal]] (1990–present)'''
:[[Mayhem (band)|Mayhem]]; [[Darkthrone]]; [[Immortal (band)|Immortal]]; [[Gorgoroth]]; [[Emperor (band)|Emperor]]; [[Satyricon (band)|Satyricon]]; [[Enslaved (band)|Enslaved]]; [[Dimmu Borgir]]; [[Cradle of Filth]]
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*'''[[Swedish death metal|Swedish Death Metal]] (1990–present)'''
:[[Grave (band)|Grave]]; [[Entombed (band)|Entombed]]; [[At the Gates]]; [[Unleashed (band)|Unleashed]]; [[Dismember (band)|Dismember]]; [[Arch Enemy]]; [[Soilwork]]; [[In Flames]]; [[Dark Tranquillity]]; [[The Haunted (Swedish band)|The Haunted]]
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*'''[[Gothic metal|Goth Metal]] (aka Doom Metal on the DVD) (1990–present)'''
:[[Paradise Lost (band)|Paradise Lost]]; [[Tiamat (band)|Tiamat]]; [[Therion (band)|Therion]]; [[Type O Negative]]; [[My Dying Bride]]; [[Anathema (band)|Anathema]]; [[Theatre of Tragedy]]; [[Katatonia]]; [[Opeth]]
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*'''[[Nu metal|Nu Metal]] (1994–2003)'''
:[[Biohazard (band)|Biohazard]]; [[Korn|KoЯn]]; [[Limp Bizkit]]; [[Slipknot (band)|Slipknot]]; [[Godsmack]]; [[Coal Chamber]]; [[System of a Down]]; [[Disturbed (band)|Disturbed]]; [[Kittie]]
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*'''[[New Wave of American Heavy Metal|New wave of American metal]] (2000–present)'''
:[[Shadows Fall]]; [[Lamb of God (band)|Lamb of God]]; [[Darkest Hour (band)|Darkest Hour]]; [[Chimaira]]; [[Killswitch Engage]]; [[Unearth]]; [[God Forbid]]
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==Timeline==
*'''[[Grindcore]] (1987 - Present)'''
<timeline>
- [[Napalm Death]]
ImageSize = width:1200 height:auto barincrement:20
- [[Carcass (band)|Carcass]]
PlotArea = left:130 bottom:100 top:10 right:20
- [[Repulsion (band)|Repulsion]]
Alignbars = justify
- [[Brutal Truth]]
DateFormat = mm/dd/yyyy
- [[Cephalic Carnage]]
Period = from:01/01/1966 till:12/01/2017
TimeAxis = orientation:horizontal format:yyyy
Legend = orientation:vertical position:bottom columns:1
ScaleMajor = increment:2 start:1966
ScaleMinor = increment:2 start:1967


Colors =
*'''[[Death metal]] (1985 - Present)'''
id:Past value:red legend:Past
- [[Possessed (band)|Possessed]]
id:Current value:green legend:Current
- [[Sodom (band)|Sodom]]
id:Time value:black legend:Decades
- [[Death (band)|Death]]
- [[Morbid Angel]]
- [[Obituary (band)|Obituary]]
- [[Deicide (band)|Deicide]]
- [[Cannibal Corpse]]
- [[Immolation (band)|Immolation]]
- [[Autopsy (band)|Autopsy]]
- [[Nile (band)|Nile]]


LineData =
*'''[[Scandinavian death metal|Swedish death metal]] (1990 - Present)'''
at:01/01/1970 color:black layer:back
- [[Grave (band)|Grave]]
at:01/01/1980 color:black layer:back
- [[Entombed (band)|Entombed]]
at:01/01/1990 color:black layer:back
- [[At the Gates]]
at:01/01/2000 color:black layer:back
- [[Dismember (band)|Dismember]]
at:01/01/2010 color:black layer:back
- [[Arch Enemy (band)|Arch Enemy]]
- [[Soilwork]]
- [[In Flames]]
- [[Dark Tranquility]]
- [[The Haunted]]
- [[Children of Bodom]] (Finland)


BarData =
*'''[[Metalcore]] (1985 - Present)'''
bar:Metal text:"Early Metal"
- [[Corrosion of Conformity]]
bar:Shock text:"Shock Rock"
- [[Suicidal Tendencies]]
bar:Progressive text:"Progressive Metal"
- [[Dirty Rotten Imbeciles]]
bar:Glam text:"Glam Metal"
- [[Machine Head]]
bar:Rock text:"Original Hard Rock"
- [[Stormtroopers of Death]]
bar:Punk text:"Early Punk"
- [[Hatebreed]]
bar:Power text:"Power Metal"
- [[The Dillinger Escape Plan]]
bar:Pop text:"Pop Metal"
bar:British text:"NWOBHM"
bar:Hardcore text:"Original Hardcore"
bar:Black text:"First Wave of Black Metal"
bar:Doom text:"Doom Metal"
bar:Thrash text:"Thrash Metal"
bar:Death text:"Death Metal"
bar:Core text:"Metalcore"
bar:Alternative text:"Hard Alternative"
bar:Grind text:"Grindcore"
bar:Industrial text:"Industrial Metal"
bar:G text:"Grunge"
bar:Norwegian text:"Norwegian Black Metal"
bar:Swedish text:"Swedish Death Metal"
bar:Goth text:"Goth Metal"
bar:Nu text:"Nu Metal"
bar:American text:"NWOAHM"
bar: Revival text:"Nu Metal Revival"
bar: Kawaii text:"Kawaii Metal"


PlotData=
*'''[[Grunge]] (1988 - 1993)'''
width:10 textcolor:black align:left anchor:from shift:(10,-4)
- [[Green River (band)|Green River]]
bar:Metal from:01/01/1966 till:01/01/1971 color:Past
- [[The Melvins]]
bar:Rock from:01/01/1974 till:01/01/1979 color:Past
- [[Soundgarden]]
bar:Shock from:01/01/1968 till:01/01/1983 color:Past
- [[Mudhoney]]
bar:Punk from:01/01/1976 till:05/01/1979 color:Past
- [[Nirvana (band)|Nirvana]]
bar:Power from:03/23/1976 till:end color:Current
- [[Alice In Chains]]
bar:British from:05/01/1979 till:01/01/1983 color:Past
- [[Mother Love Bone]]
bar:Progressive from:01/01/1970 till:end color:Current
- [[Pearl Jam]]
bar:Glam from:01/01/1973 till:01/01/1990 color:Past
- [[Stone Temple Pilots]]
bar:Pop from:01/01/1978 till:end color:Current
bar:Doom from:01/01/1982 till:end color:Current
bar:Hardcore from:01/01/1980 till:01/01/1986 color:Past
bar:Thrash from:07/01/1983 till:end color:Current
bar:Black from:08/01/1981 till:01/01/1986 color:Past
bar:Norwegian from:01/01/1990 till:end color:Current
bar:Grind from:01/01/1987 till:end color:Current
bar:Death from:01/01/1985 till:end color:Current
bar:Swedish from:01/01/1990 till:end color:Current
bar:Goth from:01/01/1990 till:end color:Current
bar:Core from:01/01/1985 till:end color:Current
bar:G from:06/01/1988 till:04/08/1994 color:Past
bar:Industrial from:10/11/1988 till:end color:Current
bar:Alternative from:11/01/1985 till:end color:Current
bar:Nu from:10/11/1994 till:12/31/2003 color:Past
bar:American from:01/01/2000 till:end color:Current
bar: Revival from: 07/13/2010 till:end color:Current
</timeline>


==Reception==
*'''[[Goth metal]] (1990 - Present)'''
The film received mostly positive reviews. It currently holds a 90% approval rating on [[Rotten Tomatoes]], with an average rating of 6.9/10 and the critical consensus being: "Made by a metalhead, this documentary of the musical genre both informs and entertains with its range of interviewees."<ref>[http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/metal_a_headbangers_journey/ Metal: A Headbanger's Journey on Rotten Tomatoes] Retrieved on 18 November 2010</ref>
- [[Paradise Lost (band)|Paradise Lost]]
- [[Tiamat (band)|Tiamat]]
- [[Therion (band)|Therion]]
- [[Type O Negative]]
- [[My Dying Bride]]
- [[Anathema (band)|Anathema]]
- [[Theatre Of Tragedy]]
- [[Opeth]]


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. 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.
*'''[[Industrial metal]] (1988 - Present)'''
- [[Ministry (band)|Ministry]]
- [[White Zombie (band)|White Zombie]]
- [[Godflesh]]
- [[Nine Inch Nails]]
- [[Fear Factory]]
- [[Marilyn Manson]]
- [[Static-X]]


== See also ==
*'''[[Alternative metal|Hard alternative]] (1989 - Present)'''
* ''[[Until the Light Takes Us]]'', a documentary film about [[early Norwegian black metal]].
- [[Faith No More]]
- [[Jane's Addiction]]
- [[Prong]]
- [[Living Colour]]
- [[The Smashing Pumpkins]]
- [[Rage Against The Machine]]


==References==
*'''[[Nu-metal]] (1994 - Present)'''
{{Reflist}}
- [[Biohazard (band)|Biohazard]]
- [[Korn|KoЯn]]
- [[Slipknot (band)|Slipknot]]
- [[Limp Bizkit]]
- [[Godsmack]]
- [[Coal Chamber]]
- [[Disturbed]]
- [[Kittie]]
- [[System of a Down]]


==External links==
*'''New wave of American metal (2000 - Present)'''
*{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20180807081407/http://www.metalhistory.com/ Official Website]}}
- [[Shadows Fall]]
*{{IMDb title|id=0478209}}
- [[Lamb of God (band)|Lamb of God]]
- [[Darkest Hour]]
- [[Chimaira]]
- [[Killswitch Engage]]
- [[Unearth]]
- [[God Forbid]]
- [[Dry Kill Logic]


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==External Links==
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*[http://www.metalhistory.com/ Official Website]


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Metal: A Headbanger's Journey
Original Theatrical poster
Directed byJessica Joy Wise
Sam Dunn
Scot McFadyen
Produced bySam Dunn
Scot McFadyen
Sam Feldman
StarringSam Dunn
CinematographyBrendan Steacy
Edited byMike Munn
Production
company
Distributed bySeville Pictures
Warner Home Video
Release date
  • 2005 (2005)
Running time
96 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

Metal: A Headbanger's Journey is a 2005 documentary film directed by Sam Dunn with Scot McFadyen and Jessica Wise. The film follows 31-year-old Dunn, a Canadian anthropologist, who has been a heavy metal fan since the age of 12. Dunn sets out across the world to uncover the various opinions on heavy metal music, including its origins, culture, controversy, and the reasons it is loved by so many people. The film made its debut at the 2005 Toronto International Film Festival, and was released as a two-disc special edition DVD in the US on 19 September 2006.

A follow-up to the film titled Global Metal premiered at the Bergen International Film Festival on 17 October 2007, and saw limited release in theatres in June 2008.[1] Dunn has also elaborated upon his "Heavy Metal Family Tree" in the VH1 series Metal Evolution, which focuses on one subgenre per episode.

Contents

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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. Notable segments include Dunn taking a trip to the Wacken Open Air festival, an interview with Dee Snider providing an analysis of the PMRC attack on heavy metal music, and an interview with several Norwegian black metal bands.

Interviews

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The most insightful information given in the film comes from candid interviews with popular artists from metal's past and present. Notable interviews come from:

Artist Band Birthplace
Angela Gossow Arch Enemy Cologne, Germany
Ann Boleyn Hellion Centralia, Washington
Tom Morello Rage Against the Machine New York City, New York
Ronnie James Dio Dio, Black Sabbath, Rainbow Portsmouth, New Hampshire
Tony Iommi Black Sabbath Aston, United Kingdom
Alice Cooper Alice Cooper Detroit, Michigan
George "Corpsegrinder" Fisher Cannibal Corpse Baltimore, Maryland
Alex Webster Cannibal Corpse Akron, New York
Ihsahn Emperor Notodden, Norway
Samoth Emperor Tromsø, Norway
Grutle Kjellson Enslaved Rogaland, Norway
Kim McAuliffe Girlschool London, United Kingdom
Jackie Chambers Girlschool Leeds, United Kingdom
Gaahl Gorgoroth Espedal, Norway
Jørn Inge Tunsberg Hades Almighty Norway
Bruce Dickinson Iron Maiden Worksop, United Kingdom
Mercedes Lander Kittie London, Ontario, Canada
Morgan Lander Kittie London, Ontario, Canada
James "Munky" Shaffer Korn Rosedale, California
Randy Blythe Lamb of God Richmond, Virginia
Mark Morton Lamb of God Richmond, Virginia
Blasphemer Mayhem Norway
Necrobutcher Mayhem Norway
Vince Neil Mötley Crüe Los Angeles, California
Lemmy Motörhead Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom
Geddy Lee Rush North York, Ontario, Canada
Tom Araya Slayer Viña del Mar, Chile
Kerry King Slayer Los Angeles, California
Joey Jordison Slipknot / Murderdolls Des Moines, Iowa
Corey Taylor Slipknot / Stone Sour Des Moines, Iowa
John Kay Steppenwolf Tilsit, Germany
Dee Snider Twisted Sister Massapequa, New York
Snake Voivod Jonquière, Quebec, Canada
Piggy Voivod Jonquière, Quebec, Canada
Doro Pesch Warlock, Doro Düsseldorf, Germany
Rob Zombie White Zombie, Rob Zombie Haverhill, Massachusetts

Non-musicians

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Soundtrack

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"Definitive metal family tree"

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The chart from the film documents Dunn's view on the progression of subgenres of metal that have spawned over time as well as other styles of rock (i.e. hard rock, shock rock, punk rock, and hardcore) that have influence these styles of metal, while also attempting to list the prime examples of bands that fall into each category. Below is a typed version of that chart, which can be found on the second disc of the film's special edition DVD package. A new version was presented in the related TV series Metal Evolution which included a new "Pre-Metal" field that listed non-metal bands that had an influence on heavy metal and also listed additional bands as examples of the various subgenres.

The film's flow chart of metal genres.
Cream; Jimi Hendrix; Blue Cheer; Deep Purple; Led Zeppelin; MC5; Mountain; The Stooges; Black Sabbath
Arthur Brown; Alice Cooper; New York Dolls; Kiss; Ozzy Osbourne; W.A.S.P.
Uriah Heep; Rush; Queensrÿche; Savatage; Fates Warning; Voivod; Dream Theater; Meshuggah; Symphony X; Evergrey
Slade; Sweet; Hanoi Rocks; Mötley Crüe; Twisted Sister; Poison; Cinderella; Skid Row
Thin Lizzy; Blue Öyster Cult; Aerosmith; AC/DC; Ted Nugent
The Ramones; The Damned; Sex Pistols; The Clash; The Dead Boys
Scorpions; Judas Priest; Rainbow; Accept; Manowar; Dio; Yngwie J. Malmsteen; Helloween; Blind Guardian; HammerFall; Primal Fear
Quiet Riot; Van Halen; Whitesnake; Def Leppard; Europe; Dokken; Lita Ford; Ratt; Guns N' Roses; Winger; Warrant; Doro; The Darkness
Motörhead; Saxon; Iron Maiden; Angel Witch; Girlschool; Tygers of Pan Tang; Diamond Head
Agnostic Front; D.O.A.; The Exploited; Bad Brains; Misfits; GBH; Discharge; Dead Kennedys; Minor Threat; Black Flag
Venom; Bathory; Mercyful Fate; Celtic Frost
Witchfinder General; Trouble; Candlemass; Cathedral; Kyuss; Today Is The Day
Metallica; Slayer; Anthrax; Megadeth; Exodus; Overkill; Kreator; Destruction; Sodom; Testament; Nuclear Assault; Death Angel; Pantera; Sepultura; Children of Bodom
Possessed; Death; Morbid Angel; Obituary; Deicide; Cannibal Corpse; Immolation; Autopsy; Nile; Dying Fetus
Corrosion of Conformity; Suicidal Tendencies; Dirty Rotten Imbeciles; Machine Head; Stormtroopers of Death; Hatebreed; The Dillinger Escape Plan
Faith No More; Jane's Addiction; Prong; Living Colour; The Smashing Pumpkins; Rage Against the Machine; Tool
Napalm Death; Carcass; Repulsion; Exhumed; Extreme Noise Terror; Cephalic Carnage; Brutal Truth
Ministry; White Zombie; Godflesh; Nine Inch Nails; Fear Factory; Marilyn Manson; Static-X
Green River; The Melvins; Soundgarden; Mudhoney; Nirvana; Alice in Chains; Mother Love Bone; Stone Temple Pilots; Pearl Jam
Mayhem; Darkthrone; Immortal; Gorgoroth; Emperor; Satyricon; Enslaved; Dimmu Borgir; Cradle of Filth
Grave; Entombed; At the Gates; Unleashed; Dismember; Arch Enemy; Soilwork; In Flames; Dark Tranquillity; The Haunted
  • Goth Metal (aka Doom Metal on the DVD) (1990–present)
Paradise Lost; Tiamat; Therion; Type O Negative; My Dying Bride; Anathema; Theatre of Tragedy; Katatonia; Opeth
Biohazard; KoЯn; Limp Bizkit; Slipknot; Godsmack; Coal Chamber; System of a Down; Disturbed; Kittie
Shadows Fall; Lamb of God; Darkest Hour; Chimaira; Killswitch Engage; Unearth; God Forbid

Timeline

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Reception

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The film received mostly positive reviews. It currently holds a 90% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, with an average rating of 6.9/10 and the critical consensus being: "Made by a metalhead, this documentary of the musical genre both informs and entertains with its range of interviewees."[2]

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. 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.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Global Metal - in Theatres Spring 2008". Archived from the original on 17 December 2008. Retrieved 17 December 2008.
  2. ^ Metal: A Headbanger's Journey on Rotten Tomatoes Retrieved on 18 November 2010
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