GET OUT YOUR DEVIL HORNS!
WARNER HOME VIDEO RELEASES “METAL: A HEADBANGER’S JOURNEY”

Awarded Official Selection at the Toronto, Atlantic and Vancouver Film
Festivals and will Screen at film festivals such as SXSW, Washington DC,
AFI Music Documentary Series and San Francisco International Festival in
Spring 2006

Featuring Interviews with Top Charting Metal Stars Rob Zombie, Iron
Maiden’s Bruce Dickison, Geddy Lee of Rush, Alice Cooper, Slayer,
Slipknot, Tom Morello of Rage Against The Machine, Vince Neil of Mötley
Crüe, Black Sabbath’s Tony Iommi,
Dee Snider of Twisted Sister, Ronnie James Dio and Many More


BURBANK, CA (March 13, 2006) – Heavy Metal has long been a stigmatized
musical genre characterized by aggressive rhythms, dark lyrics and
satanic worship. “Metal: A Headbanger’s Journey” is a ground-breaking
film that explores the history of how these stereotypes came to be and
explains the motivation and truth behind the music through candid
interviews with Metal icons including Rob Zombie, Alice Cooper, Dee
Snider, Ronnie James Dio, Tony Iommi, Bruce Dickison, Lemmy Killmeister
and many more. “Metal: A Headbanger’s Journey” 2-disc set will be
released by Warner Home Video on May 23, 2006 for $24.98 just in time
for Metal’s most popular music festivals such as Ozzfest, Gigantour and
Sounds Of Underground kick off. Order due date is April 18, 2006.

Sam Dunn, a thirty-year-old anthropologist, has been fascinated by the
culture of Heavy Metal since he was twelve years old. In an effort to
study its origin and cultural impact, he sets out on a global journey to
find out why this music has been consistently stereotyped, dismissed and
condemned and yet is loved so passionately by its millions of fans.
Along the way, Sam explores metal’s obsession with some of life's most
provocative subjects - sexuality, religion, violence and death - and
discovers some things about the culture that even he can't defend. Shot
on location in the UK, Germany, Norway, Canada and the US, this
documentary is the first of its kind. It is both a defense of a
long-misunderstood art form and a window for the outsider into the
spectacle that is heavy metal.
“Heavy metal music has an enormous worldwide following that many people
are unaware of because it has been overshadowed by images of violence
and mosh pits,” said Tehya Kopp, WHV Senior Director, Special Interest
Marketing. “This documentary digs into the stereotypes and
misconceptions about the artists’ motivations behind the lyrics and
harsh sound and explores the real side of Metal in a way that appeals to
Metal and non-Metal fans alike. It’s an eye-opening documentary that is
both informative and enjoyable to all audiences.”

“Metal: A Headbanger’s History” contains over 87 minutes of special
features including:
* 16 extended interviews with Metal Rock icons!
* 20-minute mini-documentary on Norwegian Black Metal
* Footage with Lemmy from Motörhead at the Rainbow
* Director's commentary.
* Travel Out-takes
* An awesome interactive metal history family tree, created
specifically for the DVD. All on 2 discs!

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Supported with a theatrical release in limited markets, film festival
screenings, targeted print, radio, online media, publicity and consumer
promotions.

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