Metal: A Headbanger's Journey is a somewhat insightful and highly entertaining overview of metal culture throughout history. Metalhead and anthropologist Sam Dunn shows us what heavy metal music means to him, and examines the various aspects of the culture. A range of subgenres are covered, from black metal to nu-metal, leaving the movie open to criticism or dismissal by metal purists. However, despite not being much of a fan of metal myself, yet having a fair knowledge and understanding of it, I found most of the interviews with the fans, artists and intellectuals quite interesting. The movie is neither entirely in-depth nor comprehensive, but definitely worth watching. The highlights:
- Ronny James Dio, who paid out Gene Simmons, yet actually seemed rather sweet
- Gaahl from Gorgoroth, who was truly scary and Satanic
- Necrobutcher from Mayhem, who was drunk and psycho
- Dee Snider from Twisted Sister, who was surprisingly articulate
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