Getting the Facts Straight For Once.

How cool it was to see the documentary, "Metal: A Headbanger's Journey". Finally, someone had the original thought of producing a documentary about a subject that a good 90 percent of people all over misinterpret. Can't tell you how many times over the years some ignorant people slam something only because they don't "get it". Just like any number of subjects, you can name several I'm sure. The beauty of the Sam Dunn (A Canadian Anthropologist) feature takes you on a trip around the world to ex-lore not only the multiple sub-genres of metal, but the people, bands and all else which go along with it. As Mr. Dunn is a fan of Metal, he could have easily done a piece which showed only the positive sides which many people miss, but the darker side that make the pundits scream, "see! told you it was evil!". But the part that many people don't get is that Metal has its own sub-culture, usually made up of a lot of people who are devoted to a fault. We all remember those guys (and girls), you know,the "Stoners", the "Freaks", and all the other clever names. Mr. Dunn covers that end of it as well, dare I say, showing they (ok "we") are actually fairly coherent. Yea, lots of people go through the David Cassidy, Justin Beiber, Leif Garrett phase and move on. What makes Metal fans different, is that we never outgrow it. In fact, I know several who were saved by it when "normal" people turned their backs on them. The film is weel done and seeing it again reminded of just how good it is.