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Metal: A Headbanger's Journey

Metal: A Headbanger's Journey

Sep 14, 2005
91 min
DocumentaryMusic
7.6/ 10
164 votes

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.

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TMDB
7.6/10
164 votes
IMDB
8.0/10
12,692 votes
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90%
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1 win & 1 nomination total

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Banger ProductionsSeville Pictures235 FilmsChum Television

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