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.
Directed by Jessica Joy Wise and Scot McFadyen and Sam Dunn
interview
heavy metal
music festival
anthropology
woman director
music documentary
metal music
testimony
Trailer
IMDB
N/A
Letterboxd
3.8 / 5
Cast
Sam Dunn
Self
Chris Adler
Self
Tom Araya
Self
Randy Blythe
Self
Alice Cooper
Self
Pamela Des Barres
Self
Bruce Dickinson
Self
Ronnie James Dio
Self
Malcolm Dome
Self
George Fisher
Self
Tony Iommi
Self
Joey Jordison
Self
Crew
Scot McFadyen
Director
Sam Dunn
Director
Scot McFadyen
Writer
Sam Dunn
Writer
Scot McFadyen
Producer
Sam Dunn
Producer
Rob Zombie
Additional Music
Popular Reviews
8 reviews
mw
6.0★ · 02/10/26
Well done, I don’t really care for metal though. Interesting
Well done, I don’t really care for metal though. Interesting
