![]() Many of the subjects are now (appropriately) long forgotten, but thanks to the magic of film, you can still marvel and cringe at their delusions of grandeur. While we do have scenes with incongruously transplanted UK icons such as Ozzy Osbourne (trying vainly to cook breakfast while battling the shakes) and Motorhead’s Lemmy, the emphasis is on the Aqua Netted set: Faster Pussycat, Tuff, Vixen, et al. Having first plunged the depths of LA’s gritty, late ‘70s punk scene, director Penelope Spheeris shines a bright light on the excesses and self-absorption of Southern California’s late ‘80s metal stars (and wannabes). LA metal back in the day - the good, the bad and the super-lame The Decline Of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years (1988) Synopsis Out on DVD and old school VHS or try it on YouTube here. Or when the two are threatened with being put in an actual iron maiden and, clueless, they exclaim, "Iron Maiden? Awesome!" Available? Reeves and Winter breaking out in frenzied, air guitar silliness every time something cool happens. When the Eddie-less Stallyns combine their history presentation with a rock concert before the whole school. Enter time-traveling wizard George Carlin who literally brings the boys back through the ages to teach them history - as it happens… Best bit Only problem is, they’re flunking out in school, and their future hinges on a history presentation. Bill (Alex Winter) and Ted (Keanu Reeves) are two high school fuck-ups who dream of rock glory - if only they can get Eddie Van Halen to join their band Wyld Stallyns. This thoroughly winning comedy is hard to resist. Prev of 12 Next Prev of 12 NextĬan two proto-slackers get Eddie Van Halen in their band? Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989) Synopsis You can’t get more metal than a band with a song called Thumb Hang (about the Spanish Inquisition) - that is, unless the same band has a number called Metal On Metal. When the normally upbeat Lips goes ape and physically threatens a Czech promoter who refuses to pay Anvil after they’ve played a half-full club. Friends since age 14 and now in their 50s, Steve 'Lips' Kudlow and drummer Robb Reiner (yes, his real name) have led the Canadian metal/thrash group Anvil through various incarnations and helped inspire the likes of Anthrax, Metallica and Slayer.ĭirected by Sasha Gervasi (the band’s former roadie), it’s touching, painfully real (we see Lips and Reiner work crap jobs while refusing to give up the dream) and full of unintentional hilarity (getting lost on their way to gigs - yep, it happens). ![]() There’s always a band that should have made it but never did. ![]() (Image credit: Daniel Deme/epa/Corbis) Anvil! The Story Of Anvil (2009) Synopsis We’re sure the folks behind The Jazz Singer didn’t see that coming either. Or, if you don’t mind being sat at your laptop, you can watch many of these movies on YouTube. So sit back, read on and once you’re through, hit those websites and stock up on some DVDs. But all have one glorious common denominator: heavy metal thunder! Some will make you laugh (intentionally or otherwise), while others may shock and horrify you. ![]() To further celebrate Metal Week, MusicRadar takes a look at 11 movies that rock it metal-style in a variety of ways - that yes, turn it up to 11. Featuring 15 AC/DC rockers plus gonzo shred courtesy of Tom Morello (he’ll be talking about that later this week on MusicRadar's Metal Week), this is one film that’s metallic in more ways than one. Or to put it slightly more bluntly, a kick-ass flick is ten times better if the music kicks ass.Īnd thus heavy metal - and thus the metal armageddon that soundtracks this week's hottest movie release, Iron Man 2. While it’s doubtful the makers of that legendary talkie could have even predicted heavy metal, they could have seen the now inextricable connection between good movies and good music. So you're writing a piece about 11 great metal movies - what would you choose as an opening image?! IntroductionĮver since My Gal Sal was first sung in 1927’s The Jazz Singer, music and the movies have been inextricably and harmoniously linked. ![]()
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