In the Wikimetal poll, the film "Metal – A Headbanger's Journey" won as the best film made about Heavy Metal, with 35% of the votes. In second and third place were "Iron Maiden: Flight 666" with 28% and "Metallica: Some Kind of Monster" with 13%.
Headbanger's Journey was released in 2005 and directed by Canadian anthropologist Sam Dunn. The documentary portrays the filmmaker's search for answers about the origin and reason for the love of Heavy Metal around the world.
Featuring testimonials from various metal musicians such as Ronnie James Dio, Alice Cooper, Doro Pesch, Lemmy, Tony Iommi, Bruce Dickinson, and many more, Dunn explains the development of metal and its branching out into various styles over time.
Check out the trailer for “Metal – A Headbanger's Journey”:
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