Metal: A Headbanger's Journey

Metal: A Headbanger's Journey
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Directed by	Jessica Joy Wise Sam Dunn Scot McFadyen
Produced by	Sam Dunn Scot McFadyen Sam Feldman
Starring	Sam Dunn
Cinematography	Brendan Steacy
Edited by	Mike Munn
Production company	Banger Films
Distributed by	Seville Pictures Warner Home Video
Release date	2005 (2005)
Running time	96 minutes
Country	Canada
Language	English

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.^[1] Dunn has also elaborated upon his "Heavy Metal Family Tree" in the VH1 series Metal Evolution, which focuses on one subgenre per episode.