Metal: A Headbanger’s Journey

Utilising both his scholarly technique and fan's enthusiasm, Sam travels the world interviewing and meeting some of the biggest and most notorious names in Metal, exploring the numerous genres and sub-genres. At the Hammersmith Apollo Sam interviews Bruce Dickinson, in L.A he meets Dee Snider form Twisted Sister, travelling to Norway Sam meets Blasphemer and Necrobutcher from Black Metal group Mayhem and in Germany he's joined by 30,000 other heavy metal fans at the Wacken festival, the Woodstock for Metallers.

Complementing the musician interviews Sam meets some of his fellow academics and industry insiders to further explain the Metal phenomenon; sociologist Deena Weinstein author of "Heavy Metal: The Music and Its Culture"; Gavin Baddeley Satanist and author of "Lucifer Rising: Sin, Devil Worship and Rock & Roll"; Pamela Des Barres world famous "super groupie" and Joey Severance, long-time metal tour manager. These are just a few of the places and people brought together in the most comprehensive and entertaining documentary on the phenomenon we know collectively as Heavy Metal.

Sam Dunn: What is the primary idea behind your music?
Gaah (Gorgorath): Satan

Lesson 1: Devil Horns: fold your middle, ring and thumb into your palm with the thumb holding down the two digits. Your index and pinkie will now be pointing straight into the air. Rock on.

Lesson 2: Devil Horns, Part 2, Both hands: all digits are brought to the palms excluding the pinkie; hands are brought together at the thumbs. Commonly known as "too much metal for one hand"

"I never questioned my sexuality at any point, and I was up there in lingerie."
-- Dee Snider of Twisted Sister

Release information:
Date: 7 August 2006
Price: £19.99
Tech specs: Dolby Digital 5.1 and DTS
Extras: Exclusive Podcast/ Making of/ Norwegian Black Metal: A Documentary/ Lemmy at the Rainbow/ Outtakes/ Extended Interviews/Theatrical trailer page << 1 2 >>