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.
Metal: A Headbanger's Journey has generally received very positive reviews.
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Metal: A Headbanger's Journey was released in 2005 and has generally received very positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 498 reviews, giving Metal: A Headbanger's Journey (2005) an average rating of 80%.
Overall, cinema-goers prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 87%, compared to film critics, who gave it a lower average score of 69%. Amateur reviewers were more impressed with Metal: A Headbanger's Journey than critics were.
With a score of 80%, Metal: A Headbanger's Journey is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 2005, which stands at 58%.
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