Heavy: The Story of Metal

Season 1

2006 · 4 episodes · 4h 0m in all

Episodes

1. 1

   1. Welcome to my Nightmare

   22 May 2006 · 60 min

   "Welcome To My Nightmare" traces metal's roots in the late-60's in the bombed-out industrial town of Birmingham England to the spectacular rise of Kiss and "glam metal" in the early 70's.

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   2. British Steel

   23 May 2006 · 60 min

   "British Steel" examines metal's growing pains during the 70's when both high-brow rock critics and punk rock threatened its very existence. By decade's end, bands such as Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, and Def Leppard gave birth to what became known as "The New Wave of British Heavy Metal."

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   3. Looks that Kill

   24 May 2006 · 60 min

   "Looks That Kill" sees metal thrive in, of all places, sunny California. Quiet Riot, Motley Crue - it's the world of metal on the sunset strip. And, keeping everyone's Jacuzzi-soaked ego in check, a little film called Spinal Tap emerges.

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   4. Seek and Destroy

   25 May 2006 · 60 min

   "Seek and Destroy". takes a walk on the dark side: Guns N' Roses, Metallica, thrash, Nu metal (Korn, Limp Bizkit), and how the music and images of Marilyn Manson became associated with the Columbine massacre.