Maiden Included on "Heavy Metal: Louder Than Life" DVD
Since it arrived in the 70’s Metal has been the most enduring form of popular music culture the world has known. Rumoured to have died it is of course undead, and continues to mutate and inflitrate…This documentary is a considered look at the continuing story of Metal, in the words of the people that make it, live it, breathe it and keep it vital.
The Bands. The Fans, The Producers, The Industry and The Journalists.
What makes it tick, why nothing else can touch it for power, emotion and longevity, why it’s misunderstood, why it doesn’t care, how it continues to upset the establishment, how it manipulates the media, the positivity, and the way it has forced it’s iconography and ethos deep into an unsuspecting and unwilling mainstream.
Metal is a documentary that looks at what made Metal, how it grew and how it has transcended fashion, misunderstanding, ridicule and ignorance.
Metal is a journey into the psyche of the genre, the sounds, the sights and the smells. While not underestimating it’s cultural significance, it’s financial power or it’s pioneering creativity, it’s a film that shows the humour and intelligence as well as the excitement and the primal power.
Metal is a film that will inform and entertain the uninitiated. If you know nothing about it by the time the credits roll, love it or loath it you’ll understand how, why and what it does. For the hardcore Metal fans this will become a benchmark, it will reinforce and reaffirm their allegiance.
Metal features interviews and archive from some of the most influential and respected musicians of the genre as well as commentators and fans.
Created by award winning duo Director Dick Carruthers (Led Zeppelin, Aerosmith, The White Stipes) and Producer Jim Parsons (MTV Headbangers’ Ball. New Kings of Rock ‘n’ Roll, Re:covered) Metal is a long overdue film that unravels the music, the myths and the madness.
DVD Version
The DVD version of the film runs at just under two hours and is edited to break down into a DVD friendly chapter format. The viewer can watch the film from start to finish or chose to drop in and out via the chapter headings.
In the Beginning
From the 60’s and Psychedelia to Sabbath, Zeppelin and Purple. The pioneers and the innovators and it’s explosion onto an unsuspecting world.
The Sound of Metal
What makes Metal? The Drums, the guitar and the vocals.
The Lyrics and imagery. The Live experience, from the perspective of those onstage and in the audience.
Satan and Rebellion
From the fringes to the mainstream without ever reaching or wanting true acceptance... a look at the psyche of the music, the artists and the fans.
The misconceptions of the media and those outside the genre and analysis of who means what from inside the Metal world.
In the Studio
From the studio to the stage, How it works and why it works. The Studio as a means to an end. The performance, the staging the drama and the power from those who create the experience and those who witness it.
Metal Attitude
What makes the bands and fans tick. The mutual admiration and support. The lifestyle and society, the acceptance and the rebuttal.
Image and the Media
The balance between music and image is it important or is it irrelevant.
Commerciality
Success and sell out, the dichotomy of coming from the underground and Becoming the biggest band in the world. The bands and the fans view.
The Mayhem
The stories, the platinum debauchery card and living up to the image.
90’s and Nu
The Influence of Pantera, Metallica and Korn
The reaction to grunge and the assimilation of new influences (short hair, Hip Hop) Metal reaches new fans and new commercial heights with Linkin Park and new extremes lead by Slipknot.
Torchbearers
Where is Metal going…. The rise of a new wave spearheaded by Mastodon, Shadows Fall and Arch Enemy.
The reaffirmation of it’s timeless nature and continual rebirth, regeneration and reinvention.
Credits
Those who came saw and conquered in the name of Metal… Dedicated to Darrell ‘Dimebag’ Abbott who was murdered onstage on 8th December 2004.
Featuring testimonials on Dimebag’s contribution and influence to the genre from many of the films protagonists.
The Extras
Dee on Metal… The World of Metal explained and exploded by Twisted Sister frontman Dee Snider.
Mystery Headbanger… Myths and truths of a true Metal head exposed.
Classic Albums… A guide to the greatest and most essential albums of all time.
Metal School… The latest LA hair band that are bringing Metal back to Sunset. Strip, more Spinal Tap than Spinal Tap and fortunately more talented than Bad News.
Anecdotes… Stories from the bands, journalists and producers. Running Times Main Feature - 115' Extras: Metal Tales - 32'57" Confessions of a Headbanger - 9'21" Metal Skool - 10'39" Dee Snider - 32'06" Album Testimonials - 24'30" Timeline - 28’00” Directors Commentary (- 115’) Total Extras Duration - 137'33" (not including Dir. Commentary)
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Linkin Park, metal? Slipknot, new extremes?
i cant see no iron maiden there