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Metal - A Headbanger's Journey |  | Directors: Sam Dunn, Jessica Joy Wise, Scot McFadyen
Actors: Chris Adler, Tom Araya, Gavin Baddeley, Blasphemer, Randy Blythe
Studio: Warner Home Video
Category: DVD
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Rating:  62 reviews
Sales Rank: 28048
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, PAL
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Region: 1
Discs: 2
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Running Time: 96 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: WARD80575D
UPC: 012569805750
EAN: 0012569805750
ASIN: B000EGEJIY
Theatrical Release Date: June 21, 2006
Release Date: May 23, 2006
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Product Description
Explores the origins and history of heavy metal music as well as its cultural significance.
Item Type: DVD Movie
Item Rating: NR
Street Date: 01/02/07
Wide Screen: no
Director Cut: no
Special Edition: no
Language: ENGLISH
Foreign Film: noSubtitles: no
Dubbed: no
Full Frame: no
Re-Release: no
Packaging: Sleeve
Amazon.com
An anthropological study of Heavy Metal? Is this for real? Believe it man, it's true, and it's pretty darn good at that. Metal - A Headbanger's Journey is a labor of love for director/ producer Sam Dunn; anthropologist, academia, metalhead. Like a good anthropologist Dunn has often wondered about cultures, societies, and the key elements that makes them thrive. Being a life-long headbanger, Sam Dunn decided to turn his academic skills onto himself to study and attempt to explain the often misunderstood culture that shaped his existence and millions of others around the world. Structured like a traditional anthropological journal, Metal - A Headbanger's Journey is broken into sections such as "Origins," "Roots," "Environments," "Culture," "Sexuality," "Religion," and "Death." Many topics are addressed such as identifying the first heavy metal band, what in the music defines the heavy metal sound, why heavy metal unites fans from around the world, why the music has been a target for so many watchdog groups, and who really popularized the heavy metal horn salute. For non-metalheads, the structured approach keeps the documentary on track and prevents it from getting cartoonish and too fan-based and self congratulatory. Metalheads that don't care about film's structure, will thoroughly enjoy the interviews of metal's elite (including originators Tony Iommi, Alice Cooper, Dio, and Bruce Dickinson to modern day heroes Tom Morello, Rob Zombie and Lamb of God) the music, fan commentaries and the concert footage. So raise your horns up high, turn it up loud and check out the best Heavy Metal film ever made. Metal - A Headbanger's Journey will not disappoint. --Rob Bracco
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 I could have watched 10 hours of this September 19, 2006
Jordan Itkowitz (Phoenix, AZ United States)
12 out of 13 found this review helpful
Horns up to Sam Dunn and co. for not only finally putting together a definitive documentary on my favorite genre of music, but for also having the excellent taste to do it right. It covers everyone from SABBATH to SLAYER to ENSLAVED, hits on Satanism, censorship and sexuality, and does a fantastic job of showcasing just how deep and varied metal really is. Worth the viewing alone for the metal genealogy chart. Where the film falters, however, is in trying to objectively explain the music's appeal - it sometimes feels at once passionate and defensive. Still, required viewing for anyone who knows the unfortunate difference between Ride the Lightning and St. Anger. 4.5/5.
Wow! April 21, 2006
Pain with no Remorse (Wheaton, IL USA)
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
I saw this awesome documentary at the Gene Siskel Film Theater in Chicago a couple days ago, and I feel that Sam Dunn has done an incredibly accurate analysis of the evolution, misconceptions, and ideas involved in metal culture. Though lacking in extensive detail for time's sake, Mr. Dunn has still worked to debunk many of the common stereotypes and misconceptions about the brotherhood of metalheads, both past and present. My favorite interviews include those of Ronnie James Dio- the guy seems so nice, and has a great sense of humor....and my other favorite is with one of the guys from Gorgoroth. The guy is so drugged up or brainwashed by something, that he barely can answer a question. I picked up this DVD and it's definitely going to be a an awesome thing to show to my metalhead and non-metalhead friends. Incredibly entertaining, and highly recommended. Buy it now.
Intelligent look at the Metal genres April 25, 2006
S. Mosier (New York, NY United States)
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
I saw this movie in New York City April 21. I must say that I was refreshed to see a movie that didn't focus on the "meathead" stereotype that Metal as a genre has. I was pleasantly surprised to hear intelligent interviews about reasoning, history, folklore and roots of metal. It is good for fans to see their favorite Metal artists talking in an intelligent fashion, which shows that Metal isn't just a no brain, long haired world. Every Metal fan should see this, especially young kids whom think that this genre is all about violence, gore, and satanism. Metal: A Headbangers Journey is the ultimate study in a genre many misunderstand, and many partake in.
The movie also features great footage, editing, found footage, and obviously the music featured is spectacular.
Great job, I will have the dvd the day it comes out!
Great Fun Film April 23, 2006
SMF (Roswell, NM)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
We saw this at the Wisconsin Film festival and have been looking for it on dvd. Buying it today because this is a great flick. You do not have to be a metal head to enjoy this, although you will obviously appreciate it all the more if you are. This film has great humor, history, and hits you in the head with an iron fist. Sam is an anthropoligist and took his skills to his passion for metal and explored the depths for all to share in. I'm a die hard metal head and went with my wife and a few friends - one of which is not into metal at all - and we all thought it was great and talked about it for hours and still qoute it today. Rock on Sam!
Very well done. May 26, 2006
John Clements
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I'll keep my review fairly brief. This movie is very well done and is a comprehensive look at the heavy metal genre. Though it does go into a brief history of heavy metal, that is not the focus of the film. The film is meant to show people that there's more to heavy metal then the stereotypes that have been given to the genre. If you watch the mini-documentry on the Norweigian Black Metal scene featured on the second disc, you see that a lot of people complained about the length of the original film. In all honesty, if this was the history of heavy metal, then i'd agree that they could've done A LOT more since they really only scratched the surface when it came to the history (I personally wished they did a lot more with the thrash metal movement as well as make mention of more modern metal bands) BUT since the focus of the film is to debunk stereotypes and explain the genre in general, I felt that the goal was executed in the time presented.
Overall, I highly recommend this to fans of the genre as well as to those may not be fans of the genre, but wish to at least understand it a bit more.
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