Exactly what the title says. A history of the music scene in this genre and interviews with bands and musicians.
This is the stuff that I grew up listening to. I think that they did a good job of presenting the material in chronological order. They didn't leave much out. I would have liked to hear the Megadeth sneaker story though. Discussion of Metallica's post-Burton career would have added some depth as well as discussion of power metal, which was totally absent. Black and death metal were mentioned, but with no samples or interviews. The interviewees were chosen well and the content of the interviews was excellent. Camera angles were lacking though. It was one camera angle per interviewee and most were straight on. The shots were not composed very well either. My favorite interviewee was Blitz from Overkill because he had a sense of humor. The inclusion of stills of vintage photos, posters and ticket stubs was a good idea and I don't think this would have worked without those. Music video clips would have added a whole new dimension. The audio was impeccable. The interview dialogue was mixed well with samples of music, including fade ins and outs. I rate this good because the content was there, but production was just slightly lacking. Watch it if you like heavy metal.
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