Metal: A Headbanger's Journey is a 2005 documentary film directed by Sam Dunn with Scot McFadyen and Jessica Wise. The film follows 31-year-old Dunn, a Canadian anthropologist, who has been a heavy metal fan since the age of 12. Dunn sets out across the world to uncover the various opinions on heavy metal music, including its origins, culture, controversy, and the reasons it is loved by so many people. The film made its debut at the 2005 Toronto International Film Festival, and was released as a two-disc special edition DVD in the US on 19 September 2006. A follow-up to the film titled Global Metal premiered at the Bergen International Film Festival on 17 October 2007, and saw limited release in theatres in June 2008. Dunn has also elaborated upon his "Heavy Metal Family Tree" in the VH1 series Metal Evolution, which focuses on one subgenre per episode. Contents The film discusses the traits and originators of some of metal's many subgenres, including the new wave of British heavy metal, power metal, nu metal, glam metal, thrash metal, black metal, and death metal. Dunn uses a family-tree-type flowchart to document some of the most popular metal subgenres. The film also explores various aspects of heavy metal culture. Notable segments include Dunn taking a trip to the Wacken Open Air festival, an interview with Dee Snider providing an analysis of the PMRC attack on heavy metal music, and an interview with several Norwegian black metal bands. Interviews The most insightful information given in the film comes from candid interviews with popular artists from metal's past and present. Notable interviews come from: Non-musicians Bob Ezrin, record producer (Alice Cooper, Kiss, Pink Floyd) Deena Weinstein, sociologist Robert Walser, musicologist Malcolm Dome, journalist, writer, DJ Mike Guitor Sam Guitor, fan Joe Bottiglieri, fan Chuck Klosterman, writer Eric Bryan, fan, bass player (Bryan currently plays bass for Los Angeles thrash metal band, Anger as Art) Robert Kampf, founder of Century Media Joey Severance, tour manager Eddie Trunk, DJ Rob Jones, DJ Pamela Des Barres, groupie, writer, author of I'm With The Band Donna Gaines, sociologist Gavin Baddeley, writer Monte Conner, senior VP A&R – Roadrunner Records Rolf Rasmussen, assistant minister of the Åsane church Brian Slagel, owner/CEO of Metal Blade Records Rose Dyson, writer Keith Kahn-Harris, writer Soundtrack Accept – "Balls to the Wall" Arch Enemy – "Silent Wars" (live) Blue Cheer – "Summertime Blues"