metal represent a headbanger journey be a great little documentary about the band and culture and and public reception of the genre of heavy metal music . it follow a heavy metal fan a he make his journey to discover more about the culture and reception of his favourite genre . the documentary see him discuss the history of metal and the culture of metal ( fan and look and drug or sex or gender and and the hows and why of metal reception by the outside world . help him be some heavy metal hero and some amazing character like ronnie james dio and alice cooper and lee snider and and several member of the 90 norweigian black metal scene . the documentary be great in that it be aim at both fan of heavy metal and but can also be enjoy by those unfamiliar with the genre . the theme of metal culture and it attitude and it audience and and the controversy surround it be the main focus of this documentary and and be something that all viewer can see and understand and and hopefully be interested or enlighten by . on a deep level and the movie be full of reward for the discerning metal fan . a a metal fan and i can recognise good taste which the main character certainly have . for example and he wisely stray away from obvious band to focus on and like metallica or lead zeppelin . he interview tommy iommi and guitarist for black sabbath and rather than the more obvious choice in frontman ozzy osbourne ( whom i believe would not have be a interest an interviewee ) . there be plenty of great song and band allude to that a metal or hard rock fan would know and love such a blue cheer ( truly the first band to make the sound ) and rush and diamond head and venom and and others . the death and black metal scene and often overlook in mainstream metal and be also give a sizeable chunk of attention in this movie and and their analysis be perhaps the best part of the movie for me . there be few complaint i would have for this movie . the more obvious complaint would mainly stem from those who have misunderstand the movie nature . for metal die hards and yes there will be band that be not cover here ( the melodic death metal scene and for example and be only noted and doom metal be not here ) and but the documentary serf a an overview rather than an encyclopedia in move picture . if there be any complaint they may be aim at the movie lack of information in some part background information be sometimes omit or merely say off handedly and and viewer with no knowledge of the genre or band may feel lose at a few occasion . in a way and this may serve to pique many viewer interest and encourage their own investigation into the subject . either way and the theme of heavy metal culture be the main point here and and a stress above and will appeal to everyone who have pay to see this film . overall and metal represent a headbanger journey be a great documentary and an accurate guide through heavy metal culture with a man who be obviously well verse in the subject . the history be great and the interview be great ( and often very funny ) and the way it present be excellent and fit a lot of material comfortably in a relatively short run time . so whether you be a metal fan or not and this be require view for anyone with even the slight interest in the genre .