Here we've displayed a list of the best Heavy Metal films : Anvil! The Story of Anvil(2008), Metallica: Some Kind of Monster(2004), Tribute(2001), The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years(1988), The Devil's Candy(2015), Burning Men(2019), Who the F... Is That Guy? The Fabulous Journey of Michael Alago(2017), Wacken: Louder Than Hell(2013) ... ...
Documentary
Canada
2008
85 Minutes
Steve "Lips" Kudlow Robb Reiner Slash Lars Ulrich Lemmy
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Since 1978, Anvil has become one of heavy metal's most influential yet commercially unsuccessful acts. In 2006, after a fledging European tour Anvil sets out to record their thirteenth album and continue to follow their dreams.
Documentary
USA
2004
140 Minutes
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The iconic metal band struggles for two years to create their album St. Anger, dealing with alcoholism, the loss of their bass player, and the challenge of working with a psychotherapist.
Documentary
USA
2001
85 Minutes
Kris Curry
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Tribute is a feature rockumentary about music's strangest subculture: tribute bands. Tribute bands go to extraordinary lengths to re-create the experience of rock supergroups like Kiss, ... See full summary »
Documentary
USA
1988
93 Minutes
Steven Tyler Joe Perry Alice Cooper Gene Simmons Paul Stanley Ozzy Osbourne Bobby Dall Bret Michaels Rikki Rockett
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Documentary showcase, what life was like for the music artists living during the Los Angeles Heavy Metal scene in the mid and late 1980s.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
USA
2015
80 Minutes
Ethan Embry Shiri Appleby Pruitt Taylor Vince Kiara Glasco J. Alan Nelson Mylinda Royer Jamie Tisdale Tony Amendola Arthur Dale
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School's out for summer... but not at the Bannister house! When their beloved dog Zeus (voiced by Mario Lopez) destroys a party planned by Belinda (Elisa Donovan), Grandma (Mindy Sterling) ... See full summary »
Drama
UK
2019
95 Minutes
Edward Hayter Aki Omoshaybi Elinor Crawley Katie Collins Joseph Millson Sarah Jane Potts Andrew Tiernan Simone Lahbib Christopher Fulford Denise Welch Raffaello Degruttola
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When young musicians Ray (Ed Hayter) and Don (Aki Omoshaybi) are evicted from their South London squat, they decide to sell their precious vinyl collection and fly to Memphis in search of ... See full summary »
Gay & Lesbian, Documentary, Music
2017
82 Minutes
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Filmmaker Drew Stone examines the life and career of Michael Alago, a music executive who worked with Metallica, White Zombie, Nina Simone, John Lydon and Cyndi Lauper.
Documentary, Music
2013
96 Minutes
Rammstein Deep Purple Motorhead
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Artists and attendees of the 24th annual Wacken Open Air Festival discuss the impact that heavy metal music has had on their lives.