Sunday, October 25, 2009

METAL AT THE MOVIES: PART 16: HEAVY METAL ROADSHOW


We're back with HEAVY METAL AT THE MOVIES PART 16. "HEAVY METAL ROADSHOW"
is a VBS.TV documentary and an international scene report led by metals best roadies.
FROM BLABBERMOUTH.NET: As heavy metal reaches its 40th birthday, VBS.TV brings you a four-episode documentary titled "Heavy Metal Roadshow", a roadie-led international scene report on the state of heavy metal. It consists of an inside look at the people who make up the fabric of heavy metal in the U.K., the U.S. and Sweden from both a historical and current perspective.

For any metal fan growing up before widespread Internet access, fanzines were the bibles of underground music. Scene reports, in particular, were the vital feature that kept local scenes connected. VBS.TV correspondent Iano Dovi brings the scene report into the digital age.

Episode 1 sees Iano in the U.K., exploring the birthplace of heavy metal with key metallers such as Neil Kaye and Talita Jenman.

Episode 2 travels to one of metal's other great lands, Sweden to hang out with Jenny Walroth of independent metal giants Century Media.

Episode 3: Over in Los Angeles, Iano reminisces on METALLICA's early days, and Mike Conte from Whiplash! praises the Internet for recapturing DIY in the metal scene.

Episode 4: Iano heads to Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival, the biggest metal festival in the U.S.

Thanks-Stay Metal, Stay Brutal-\m/ -l-