'Heavy: The Story Of Metal' to air on VH1
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Thursday, January 12, 2006 @ 3:18 PM
A Chronicle of the Devil's Mus
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Metal is rock's untamed wild child. Metal is rude, crude, irreverent and irrepressibly loud. Metal is rock and roll just as it's supposed to be, which is why everyone from Black Sabbath to Iron Maiden to Motley Crue to Slayer to Slipknot, have been hated by critics, feared by parents, attacked by politicians, and blamed for most of the world's ills. So how did a combination of the devil and decibels become
such an irresistible lure to generations of metal fans around the world?
What Ken Burns did for jazz, VH1 does for heavy metal -- only a lot
louder. "Heavy: The Story of Metal," premiering Monday -- Thursday, May 1-4
at 9PM* each night traces the evolution of heavy metal music and culture, from
its dark, grim beginnings in Birmingham, England to the worldwide force that
it remains to this day.
In a series of four themed hours, "Heavy: The Story of Metal," explores
four decades of music, each hour examining this powerful and often
misunderstood genre, from metal's pioneers to its love of glam and excess;
from the fight for metal's rebellious soul to its storied flirtation with the
devil:
Episode One 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.
Episode Two 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 Iron Maiden, Judas Priest and Def Leppard gave
birth to what became known as "The New Wave of British Heavy Metal."
Episode Three sees metal thrive in, of all places, sunny California. Van
Halen, Poison, Motley Crue -- it's the world of hair metal. And, keeping
everyone's Jacuzzi-soaked ego in check, a little film called Spinal Tap
emerges.
Episode Four takes a walk on the dark side: Guns N' Roses, Metallica,
thrash, grunge, and how the music and images of Marilyn Manson became
associated with the Columbine massacre.
Told from the perspective of the musicians, promoters, writers and fans
who have kept metal's flame alive for four decades, "Heavy: The Story of
Metal," contains revealing, hilarious and sometimes shocking conversations.
Interviews include Sebastian Bach, Jerry Cantrell, Phil Collen, Bruce
Dickinson, Fred Durst, Ace Frehley, Rob Halford, Scott Ian, Tony Iommi, Chris
Jericho, Lemmy Kilmister, Chuck Klosterman, Jani Lane, Tommy Lee, Doc McGhee,
Bret Michaels, Dave Mustaine, Vinnie Paul, Mark Putnam, Riki Rachtman, Dave
"Snake" Sabo, Nikki Sixx, Slash, Dee Snider, Geoff Tate, Eddie Trunk, Rob
Zombie and more.
linkinkornbizkt - 1/23/2006 6:33:08 AM finally this bullshit topic has fallen to the wayside.fuck vh1
Taunting_Cobra - 1/20/2006 8:32:30 PM I'll check this out.
DaSentinal - 1/19/2006 11:41:02 PM Im sure VH-1 will fuck this up badly. A waste of time. a fucken joke. Im sure they wont mention the impact that KNAC had with Heavy Metal.
linkinkornbizkt - 1/19/2006 8:07:43 AM thats your opinion,dave thing.take your own advice.this forum is ahere exclusively for users anonymous opinions,go elsewhere for lousy music info,such as vh1.com.there arent any children here either,i dont know where to tell you to go for that,im sure thats your thing though.
itsadavething - 1/19/2006 5:01:18 AM Opinions are like assholes...so shut yours...
dancypants - 1/19/2006 3:46:20 AM isn't Sebastian "Bash" Batch on the Gilmore Girls? Now that's metal.
rahan61 - 1/18/2006 8:46:25 PM deep purple, rainbow , thin lizzy , motorhead , early whitesnake with gillan ,accept , judas priest , saxon , ac/dc , ufo , early scorpions , maiden , alice cooper , frank marino , dio , sabbath , early rush , blackfoot , zeppelin , early nugent, triumph. these are the bands that had an impact on me back in europe. these guys are real metal gods , even if their style is differents. they have talents.(or had , see nugent).so if you really want to see a great show about metal forget vh1. we gonna see the same crap, talentless pop bands like kiss , poison , leading the group.
linkinkornbizkt - 1/18/2006 3:43:05 PM a chronicle of the devils music.....cmon
CygnusYYZ - 1/17/2006 7:50:44 PM I'm sure VH1 will fuck this one up real good.
linkinkornbizkt - 1/17/2006 5:24:57 PM hey paint huffing gets a bad rap,if you really want to get an inhalant buzz,you need a 30 gallon plastic bag,and a can of non-stick cooking spray.spray half of can contents into bagwith bag cinched around can.remove can.wait until fog dissipates.then place bag opening over mouth inhale once,more waiting.seal bag for future use,unless you have a buddy to share with.
Avengerkiller - 1/17/2006 5:09:51 PM Kankun, No Habla Idiot. Que?
Blobber - 1/17/2006 4:27:10 PM Brasil, Argentina...motherfucking Paraguay...he was killed by some paint-huffing Boca Juniors soccer hooligan. Now there can never be a true Skid Row reunion.
wolfsinbane - 1/17/2006 3:59:07 PM whoa what an intelligent comment kankun! Anybody out there know if that's really Zack Wylde?
kankun - 1/17/2006 3:49:46 PM THIS DOCUMENTARIES NO IS THE SAME ,WHIT ME NO ARE IN THIS PROGRAM,FORGET QUESTIONS FOR ME,ANYTHING WE NED ASK ME¡¡¡
wolfsinbane - 1/17/2006 3:37:10 PM What?!?! No anal drippings from the homo hairfag Twilighthotel? I agree that the whole interview with Poison and fellow glam fags is an insult to what is, was and is to be metal. They have their weak place in music history, for they did sell, but if you're to make a documentary about the deep, dark and forebodding life that truly is metal, leave the bullshit aside! Sorry but (as they like to call it) Monster ballads are not what it's about. Metal is anger and rebellion. Not cherry pie and some dumb flower with a little prick. Once again the mark is missed. The same old distant fools who gave the first heavy metal award to Jethro Tull while Metallica sat in the wings. I'm soo ashamed.
