Metal : a headbanger's journey / Seville Pictures presents ; a Banger Productions film ; produced by Scot McFadyen & Sam Dunn ; written and directed by Sam Dunn, Scot McFadyen & Jessica Joy Wise ; produced in association with CHUM Television.

"Sam Dunn, a 30-year-old headbanger-turned-anthropologist, sets out on a quest to explore heavy metal's origins and cultural impact. His mission? To get to the bottom of one of one burning question: Why is heavy metal music so beloved by its devoted fans and yet so controversial? ... An exhilarating...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Corporate Authors: Séville Pictures
Banger Productions
CHUM Television
Warner Home Video (Firm)
Other Authors: McFadyen, Scot (Producer, Screenwriter, Director)
Dunn, Sam (Producer, Screenwriter, Director)
Wise, Jessica Joy (Screenwriter, Director)
Munn, Mike, 1959-
Language:English
Language and/or Writing System:
In English; closed-captioned.
Published: Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, [2006]
Series:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:
Heavy metal (Music) > History and criticism.
Heavy metal (Music) > Social aspects.
Rock musicians.
Rock music fans.
Ethnographic films.
Documentary films.
Nonfiction films.
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Genre:
Ethnographic films.
Documentary films.
Nonfiction films.
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Physical Description:2 videodiscs (98 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Variant Title:
Headbanger's journey.
Format: Video DVD
Description
Summary:
"Sam Dunn, a 30-year-old headbanger-turned-anthropologist, sets out on a quest to explore heavy metal's origins and cultural impact. His mission? To get to the bottom of one of one burning question: Why is heavy metal music so beloved by its devoted fans and yet so controversial? ... An exhilarating tribute to metal's dark side, and an outsider's window into a complex spectacle and fascinating subculture" -- Container.
Note:Originally produced as a motion picture in 2005.
Special feature (disc 1): optional audio commentary by Dunn & McFadyen.
Special features (disc 2, 85 min.): "History of heavy metal" interactive chart; "Norwegian black metal" documentary (25 min.); "Lemmy at The Rainbow" interview (8 min.); 6 outtakes (17 min. total); 16 extended interviews (33 min. total); theatrical trailer (2 min.).
Videorecording.
Call Number:ML3534 .M48 2006 VideoDVD
CO7 D0066394 VideoDVD
Audience:
MPAA rating: R; for language, violent images, some nudity and sexual content.
ISBN:9781419830464
1419830465
Credits:Director of photography, Brendan Steacy ; edited by Mike Munn.
System Details:DVD, NTSC; region 1, widescreen format; enhanced for widescreen TVs; dual-layer; Dolby digital 5.1 surround or Dolby digital 2.0 stereo.
Participant or Performer:
With Sam Dunn.