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Breaking a Monster (2015): Dir. Luke Meyer; Chronicle of the break–out year of the black heavy metal band "Unlocking the Truth" that follows 13–year–old members Alec Atkins,…
Deathgasm (2015): Dir. Jason Lei Howden
Feat. Milo Cawthorne, Kimberley Crossman, James Blake…; Bloody–minded Kiwi horror–comedy has two teenage metal fans stirring up trouble in small–town New Zealand when they accidentally…
I Am Thor (2015): Dir. Ryan Wise; A spiritual cousin to THE STORY OF ANVIL, this is another endearing tale from the fringes of the "heavy metal" music scene, this time charting the…
Metal Evolution (TV Series) (2012): Dir. Scot McFadyen, Sam Dunn; The makers of METAL: A HEADBANGER'S JOURNEY delve into a the history of heavy metal and hard rock, using the “Heavy Metal Family Tree” as a…
Foo Fighters: Back and Forth (2011): Dir. James Moll; Chronicles the 16 year history of the Foo Fighters, from the band's first cassette demos – recorded when Dave Grohl was still Nirvana's…
Last Days Here (2011): Dir. Demian Fenton, Don Argott; Bobby Liebling, the one–time frontman of seminal 70s hard–rock group 'Pentagram' is tracked down 30 years later by a young metalhead…
Classic Albums - Black Sabbath (Paranoid) (2010): Dir. Matthew Longfellow; Black Sabbath's "Paranoid" deconstructed track–by–track and placed in both personal and creative context by key collaborators. Generously…
Hesher (2010): Dir. Spencer Susser
Feat. Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Natalie Portman, Devin Brochu…; Cruel comedy as black as the tee–shirt of its stringy–haired, metal–loving, borderline–sociopath titular character, who…
Lemmy (2010): Dir. Greg Olliver, Wes Orshoski; Lemmy Kilmister, lead singer of classic UK metal band 'Motorhead', is here deified as the "Godfather of Metal" and quintessential rock 'n' roll icon…
Anvil: The Story of Anvil (2008): Dir. Sacha Gervasi; Not a mock–umentary as you might suspect, but just as amusing and vital as the iconic parody SPINAL TAP, this tells the…
Dark Floors (2008): Dir. Pete Riski
Feat. Skye Bennett, Philip Bretherton, William Hope…; Cult horror focused on a man and his autistic daughter trying to escape a hospital full of fiends from another world. Typical B–grade…
Global Metal (2008): Intriguing music doco, presented by metaller and anthropologist Sam Dunn, delving into the sub–culture of metal heads around the world and the…
Metal Mania (2008): Music doco that takes the microphone backstage to some of the greatest metal acts of the last fifty years, including Kiss, Angus Young, Motley Crue,…
American Hardcore (2007): Dir. Paul Rachman; Rugged, warts and all restrospective of America’s British punk spinoff looks back on the warpath of bands such as Minor Threat, Black Flag and Dead…
Kurt Cobain - About a Son (2006): Dir. AJ Schnack; Elegiac, moving documentary on Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain takes an appositely nonconformist approach to his unusual life and times. Based on…
Metalocalypse (TV Series) (2006-2013): Vicious metal–inspired satire details the exploits of Dethlok, a mega–successful heavy metal band partial to a little violence, revolt,…
Tenacious D in the Pick of Destiny (2006): Dir. Liam Lynch
Feat. Jack Black, Kyle Gass, Ben Stiller…; Comic chums Jack Black and Kyle Gass parade their mock–rock star alter–egos in a feature length adventure and prove there to be a number…
AC/DC - Family Jewels (2005): The ultimate collection of music–video and live treasures by Australian hard–rockers AC/DC, featuring their maniacal frontmen Bon Scott…
Heavy Metal: Louder Than Life (2005): Dir. Dick Carruthers; Definitely the most complete document to date on the musical phenomenon of 'heavy metal', in which dir. Carruthers marshalls an unrivalled lineup of…
Metal: A Headbanger's Journey (2005): Dir. Sam Dunn, Scot McFadyen, Jessica Joy Wise; Sharply humorous look at the world of Heavy Metal, treating the musical subject as a subculture of its own, transcending the stereotypes and clichés…
Classic Albums - Motorhead (2004): Motorhead's "Ace of Spades" album is deconstructed track–by–track and placed in both personal and creative context by key collaborators.…
Metallica - Some Kind of Monster (2004): Dir. Joe Berlinger, Bruce Sinofsky; A compulsive documentary spectacle concerning the years of crisis (2001–2003) for Heavy Metal group "Metallica" as they grappled with internal…
The History of Iron Maiden Part 1: The Early Years (2004): For Maiden fans this is a double–disc treasure trove of live material alongside a feature length documentary, all focusing on the wildly…
Thunderstruck (2004): Dir. Darren Ashton
Feat. Sam Worthington; Bittersweet comedy has a group of young heavy–metal musicians make a pact to reunite, should one of them die, so as to bury the body next to…
Blindspott - The Story So Far (2003): Alternative hardrock group Blindspott present music–videos, backstage footage, interviews and other miscellania. Tracklisting: 1. The…
Iron Maiden - Visions of the Beast (2003): The complete music–videos of the iconic English heavy metal group of the 1980s, over two discs. Includes bonus material, promos and…
Led Zeppelin (2003): A suitably mammoth compilation of live footage from Led Zepp's heyday. The following performances feature: Royal Albert Hall (1970), Madison…
My Dad The Rock Star (TV Series) (2003): Animated Nickelodeon series centred around a close replica of that living–breathing cartoon: Gene Simmons of the rock group 'Kiss'. Rock…
Classic Albums - Deep Purple (Machine Head) (2002): Dir. Matthew Longfellow; Deep Purple's 'Machine Head' deconstructed track–by–track and placed in both personal and creative context by key collaborators.…
Classic Albums - Def Leppard (Hysteria) (2002): Dir. Matthew Longfellow; Def Leppard's "Hysteria" album deconstructed track–by–track and placed in both personal and creative context by key collaborators.…
Motorhead - The Best of Motorhead (2002): Feat. Lemmy; A commendable swag of music promos from influential and hilariously OTT hard rock group, Motorhead, dating from 1979 up to more recent…
Classic Albums - Iron Maiden (2001): Dir. Tim Kirkby; Iron Maiden’s Number of the Beast deconstructed track–by–track and placed in both personal and creative context by key…
Classic Albums - Metallica (2001): Dir. Matthew Longfellow; Metallica's 'Metallica' album deconstructed track–by–track and placed in both personal and creative context by key collaborators.…
Hysteria - The Def Leppard Story (2001): Dir. Robert Mandel; Of interest to fans of the British heavy metallers who hit the big time in the 1980s, and anyone else who had ‘Pyromania’ or…
Linkin Park - Frat Party at the Pankake Festival (2001): Features the tracks: One Step Closer To You, Crawling, In The End, Papercut (European Version), Points Of Authority (European Version).
Smashing Pumpkins 1991-2000 (2001): Dir. Various; Features the following music videos: Siva, Rhinoceros, Cherub Rock, Today, Disarm, Rocket, Bullet With Butterfly Wings, 1979, Zero, Tonight, Tonight,…
Metallica - S & M (2000): Dir. Wayne Isham; Michael Kamen directs the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra in an epic accompaniment for heavy–metal gods Metallica. Songs include: The Ecstasy…
Family Values - Fall Tour '98 (1999): Dir. Joe Friday; Rock tour features the following tracks: Limp Bizkit – Jump Around, Ice Cube – F**K Dying, Orgy – Revival, Korn – Blind, Korn…
Girl (1999): Dir. Jonathan Kahn
Feat. Dominique Swain; Hybrid of the teen–flick with grunge–rock movie, starring Dominique Swain (LOLITA) as a brainy virgin who decides to fall in with some…
Hype! (1996): Dir. Doug Pray; Absorbing document of the evolution of the Seattle grunge–music 'scene' from its genesis in the early '80s. Reflected in the ambiguous light of…
Slayer - Live Intrusion (1995): Speed–metal kings are caught in action in Arizona. Includes other tour and off–the–road footage.
Gift (1993): Dir. Perry Farrell, Casy Niccoli; Bizarre love story with a porn aesthetic fleshes out what is ostensibly a lurid promotional film for grunge phenomenon 'Jane's Addiction'. Ice T and…
Black Sabbath Vol. 1 (1992): Dir. Martin Baker; Hard rock pioneers in their Ozzy Osbourne phase (1971–77).
Black Sabbath Vol. 2 (1992): Dir. Martin Baker; Hard rock pioneers in their post–Ozzy Osbourne phase (1978 – 1992).
Metallica - A Year and a Half in the Life of (1992): Dir. Adam Dubin; Mammoth two tape documentary covering 9 months of Metallica recording and 9 months on the road in 1991–92.
Return of Spinal Tap, The (A Spinal Tap Reunion: The 25th Anniversary London Sell-Out) (1992): Dir. Jim Di Bergi
Feat. Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, Harry Shearer; Follow–up mockumentary to the beloved THIS IS SPINAL TAP, following the band on a sad final tour of the USA to promote their album Smell the…
Year Punk Broke, The (1991): Music, interviews and goofing around from the 1991 European tour of Sonic Youth, Nirvana, Dinosaur Jr, Babes in Toyland. and others.
Soundgarden - Louder than Love (1990): Compilation of live footage and video clips from the seminal (though now–defunct) Seattle heavies.
Black Roses (1988): Dir. John Fasano
Feat. John Martin, Ken Swafford, Julie Adams…; Heavy metal horror riffing gleefully on the satanic panic of the era, with a high school teacher suspecting that a metal band touring to his small…
Decline of Western Civilization 2: The Metal Years (1988): Dir. Penelope Spheeris
Feat. Lemmy , Ozzy Osbourne, Megadeth; Affectionate tribute to heavy–metal music, the musicians and the culture. The seen–it–all anecdotes of Lemmy, Ozzy Osbourne and…
Trick or Treat (1986): Dir. Charles Martin Smith
Feat. Marc Price, Tony Fields, Ozzy Osbourne…; High–school bullying prompts mournful teen Marc Price to conjure his recently–deceased heavy–metal idol (Tony Fields) back to life…
Comic Strip Presents: Bad News Tour (1983) / A Fistful of Travellers' Cheques (1984): Dir. Sandy Johnson, Adrian Edmondson
Feat. Adrian Edmondson, Rik Mayall, Dawn French…; Excellent 'Comic Strip' double bill that teams up Adrian Edmonson's classic headbanger's satire with the cult repertory's memorable…
This Is Spinal Tap (1984): Dir. Rob Reiner
Feat. Michael McKean, Christopher Guest; Brilliant parody of a burnt–out British Heavy–Metal band on tour in America, filmed in the classic tradition of a rock documentary. A…
AC/DC: Let There Be Rock (1979): AC/DC's legendary 1979 Paris concert film preserved for the first time on DVD. Includes a 93–minute documentary on the band's epic performance.
Song Remains the Same, The (1976): Dir. Peter Clifton, Joe Massot; Grandiose live–in–concert movie from those titans of 70s hard–rock, Led Zeppelin. The incendiary playing is interspersed with murky…
Cult, The - Electric Love: 5 early 90s songs from these indie rock stars of the time.

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