Hier poste ich mal den Eintrag aus dem Toronto International Film Festival-Katalog:
Metal: A Headbanger's Journey
Director: Sam Dunn, Scot McFadyen, Jessica Joy Wise
Country: Canada
Year: 2005
Language: English
Time: 96 minutes
Film Types: Colour/35mm
Production Company: Banger Productions Inc.
Principal Cast: Featuring: Tony Iommi, Bruce Dickinson, Rob Zombie, Alice Cooper, Dee Snider, Geddy Lee, Ronnie James Dio, Lemmy Kilmister, Vince Neil
From high school through graduate studies, Sam Dunn has had a passion for screaming guitars, blinding pyrotechnics and blown-out eardrums. In this doc, Dunn is joined by co-directors Scot McFadyen and Jessica Joy Wise to set forth on a mission to glean the riotous rhyme and reason of metal. An often vilified genre, metal has always maintained its rabid international following, whether in or out of the mainstream spotlight.
Journeying through America and Europe, following tours and attending open-air metal fests, the filmmakers document people?s opinions about the scene. Fans weigh in, as well as metal gods including Rush?s Geddy Lee, Ronnie James Dio, Alice Cooper, Motörhead?s Lemmy, musician and horror icon Rob Zombie, Mötley Crüe?s Vince Neil and Iron Maiden?s Bruce Dickinson.
Between thunderous shows and beer-soaked bonding with diehard fans, the filmmakers manage to overturn some of the myriad pre-conceptions regarding the phenomenon. Black Sabbath?s Tommy Iommi, who obviously preserved more brain cells than former bandmate Ozzy, shares the reasoning behind the band?s use of crucifix imagery. Dee Snider of Twisted Sister talks about spandex, sexual stage theatrics and his eloquent testimony about obscenity in song lyrics in front of the U.S. Senate - a response to Tipper Gore?s mid-eighties witch hunt.
Dunn?s co-conspirators enjoy capturing his clashing priorities: as a fan thrust into the spotlight, he tries to balance investigating the phenomenon and overheating with star worship when he interviews the idols of his teenaged years. A study of teen angst and rebellion, a rockfest that teaches fans a new lick or two, this film is proof that metal is about more than just the spectacle of evil.
