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Heavy Metal

Ever since its noisy birth out of the primitive fuzzboxes of the 1960s, heavy metal music has been maligned and misunderstood by public and critics alike. But, to its millions of fans worldwide, heavy metal is the only form of popular music with any integrity, the true keeper of the eternal flame of rock'n'roll. This is an exploration of the music in all its aspects, from its origins in the blues to the Black Country and beyond. Profiled are Jimmy Page, Ozzy Osbourne, Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, Motorhead, Guns 'n' Roses, Iron Maiden, Deep Purple, Metallica, Megadeth, Slayer, Jimi Hendrix, Kiss, David Lee Roth and Napalm Death - and the heavy metal event of the year at Castle Donington.

English
  • Originally Aired April 7, 1989
  • Runtime 90 minutes
  • Network BBC Two
  • Created November 10, 2016 by
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Name Type Role
Helen Gallacher Director