Metal: A Headbanger's Journey

Metal: A Headbanger's Journey is a 2005 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 opinions 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 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 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, many of which whom support Satanism and openly discuss the burning of several Norwegian churches. (http://www.wikipedia.org/)
InterviewsThe 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
* Tom Araya and Kerry King of Slayer
* Corey Taylor and Joey Jordison of Slipknot
* Lemmy of Motörhead* Dee Snider of Twisted Sister
* Alice Cooper
* Rob Zombie* Ihsahn and Samoth of Emperor
* Necrobutcher and Blasphemer of Mayhem
* Angela Gossow of Arch Enemy
* Alex Webster and George "Corpsegrinder" Fisher of Cannibal Corpse
* Randy Blythe and Mark Morton of Lamb of God
* Jorn Tunsberg of Hades Almighty
* Gaahl of Gorgoroth
* Morgan Lander and Mercedes Lander of Kittie
* Munky of KoRn
* Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine

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