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Metal: A Headbanger's Journey

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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.

movie

Status: Released

Released Date: 2005-09-14

Runtime: 91 mins

Director: Jessica Joy Wise, Scot McFadyen, Sam Dunn

Writer: Scot McFadyen, Jessica Joy Wise, Sam Dunn

Spoken language: English

Genres: Documentary, Music

Original title: Metal: A Headbanger's Journey

Production Companies: Banger Productions, Seville Pictures, 235 Films, Chum Television

Production Countries: Canada, United States of America

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