Documentaries
Get ready to explore the gritty, no-holds-barred world of metal through the lens of some of the most captivating and badass documentaries around. From tales of legendary bands to deep dives into the origins of the genre, we've got everything you need to satisfy your hunger for metal knowledge.
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Dark Sanctuary: The Story Of The Church
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A feature-length documentary about the historic Dallas, TX Goth club - The Church, Dark Sanctuary exposes the incredible, shocking history of one of the longest running goth clubs in the U.S. as well as the world-renowned artists who performed there. Through interviews with world-famous music art...
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Anvil! The Story Of Anvil
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A documentary that follows the heavy metal band Anvil, who influenced some of the biggest names in rock only to fall into relative obscurity. The band reflects on failure and friendship as they record a new album and embark on a worldwide tour.
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The Black Dahlia Murder - Majesty (Documentary)
Feature documentary consisting of tour antics, live footage, and band interviews.
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Until The Light Takes Us
Until The Light Takes Us tells the story of black metal. Part music scene and part cultural uprising, black metal rose to worldwide notoriety in the mid-nineties when a rash of suicides, murders, and church burnings accompanied the explosive artistic growth and output of a music scene that would ...
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Metal Massacre, The Story Behind The Legendary Album
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Packed with all-star interviews, rare photos, the film tells the story of the groundbreaking 1982 Metal Massacre vinyl compilation-a sonic celebration of the burgeoning Los Angeles Metal scene, which helped launch the careers of iconic acts Metallica and Ratt, and ultimately led to the birth of t...
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MovieCasablanca
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The idea for this documentary was born out of our interaction with the French metal band PSYKUP and their team. They were set to perform in Casablanca at the L’Boulevard festival, which led us to ask: "Is there metal in Morocco?" When we consulted our circle, no one knew anything about it, yet th...
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Super Duper Alice Cooper
Super Duper Alice Cooper is the twisted tale of a teenage mad scientist whose cloning experiment ran amok. It is the story of Vincent Furnier, preacher’s son, who struck fear into the hearts of parents everywhere as Alice Cooper, the ultimate rock star of the bizarre. From the advent of Alice as ...
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Everyone Dies - Rockstars Don't Count
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World Premiere Exclusive to Thunderflix!
Think of the craziest things you’ve ever seen at a show and multiply it by 10… and that is still not as insane as the antics frontman Matt “The Lord” Zane and Society 1 were commonly known for. Their level of pushing the envelope earned this crew notorie...
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Movie + 1 extraSoaring Highs and Brutal Lows: The Voices Of Women In Metal
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Is it easy being a female vocalist in the male-dominated genre of heavy metal music? Eight front-women from the industry answer this question.
Celebrates the stories of eight female vocalists in the heavy metal genre. Through personal interviews, behind the scenes insights, and concert footage, ...
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Scream For Me Sarajevo
Scream For Me Sarajevo is the story of the most unlikely of rock concerts, performed by Bruce Dickinson and his band Skunkworks in 1994, in the midst of the Siege of Sarajevo. This is a film about extraordinary people defying the horrors of war, and the musicians who risked their lives to play a ...
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God Bless Ozzy Osbourne
Ozzy Osbournes’ four-decade track record as a culturally relevant musical artist is unprecedented, but his personal struggles have been shrouded in myth and secrecy. In some ways, Ozzy’s fame has been predicated on his prodigious drug and alcohol intake, his musical accomplishments overshadowed b...
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We Are Twisted Fucking Sister
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In the mid-1970s, Twisted Sister claimed glitter rock for their own, cross-dressing their way to headlining every club within 100 miles of New York City, from New Jersey bowling alleys to Long Island beach bars. With gigs six nights a week, they were the most successful live bar band of suburban ...
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The Pursuit Of Vikings (25 Years In The Eye Of The Storm) - Documentary
A retrospective documentary that features a wealth of live and behind-the-scenes content and extensive band interviews. This film tells the Swedish quintet’s history, through both their own eyes and those of the fans that have supported them along the way. It is a thrilling collection that pays r...
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Rendre l'enfer Accessible (Making Hell Accessible)
A documentary focused on people with disabilities experiencing the largest metal festival in France: Hellfest Open Air Festival.
The idea for this documentary stemmed from our other professional experiences in the field of disability. Access to culture for people with disabilities is a governmen...
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MovieCome On Feel The Noize
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Available Friday December 20, 9am PST.
Exclusive, long-lost live material from rock's most iconic bands & artists, as well as all-new original interviews with the living legends themselves: This film is your access-all-areas backstage pass to Heavy Metal and Hard Rock history.
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The Godfathers Of Hardcore
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The hardcore punk band Agnostic Front formed in 1982 and soon became synonymous with the New York Hardcore (NYHC) punk scene. At its core are Vinnie Stigma - the legendary guitarist, born in 1955 and raised in the same apartment building he lives in today in Little Italy, and Roger Miret - a Cuba...
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Warriors Of The Road - The Saxon Chronicles Part II
Detailed documentation of life on the road, featuring extensive coverage of Saxon 2013 appearance at the UK's Steelhouse Festival plus full-sets from the Wacken and Download festivals in 2012 and Graspop in 2013.
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2 itemsRodrigo Y Gabriela
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Rodrigo y Gabriela are a Mexican acoustic guitar duo whose music is influenced by a number of genres including nuevo flamenco, rock, and heavy metal. The duo's recordings consist largely of instrumental duets on the flamenco guitar.
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Get Thrashed: Around The World
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Get Thrashed: Around The World
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MovieWINO: The Documentary
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WINO: The Documentary is the story of doom rock legend Scott 'Wino' Weinrich, known for his many influential bands such as The Obsessed, Saint Vitus, Spirit Caravan, The Hidden Hand, Premonition 13, Wino Acoustic, Place of Skulls, Shrinebuilder, Probot, and more.
Dive into the outlaw life, epic ...
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Brian Slagel - An Exclusive interview for Thunderflix
With the excitement of adding Metal Blade Records to Thunderflix, we decided to do a bad ass interview, with great footage on top of the conversation we had with the one and only Brian Slagel.
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The Original Charvel Gang
This is the story of Wayne Charvel. Eddie Van Halen buys some seconds guitar parts from him and built his iconic black and white striped guitar that changes the course of guitar playing, manufacturing and music. In the late 70's Grover Jackson takes ownership of Charvel Mfg. and makes a custom gu...
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Not On The Heep, The Heavy Metal Saga Of Lee Kerslake
At the Dawn of Heavy Metal, the sun rose to the beat of Lee Kerslake's drums. This film follows Lee as he attempts to overcome his greatest obstacles. It celebrates his immortal music, but also his courageous confrontation with his own mortality. His tribe of rock icons from bands like Uriah Heep...
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Europe at Abbey Road Studios
Officially released as a DVD Special Edition format, the Bonus DVD included a 30+ minutes documentary featuring individual band members discussing their time and their recording experience at Abbey Road.
If Europe’s 2015 album “War Of Kings” was the album that made the rock world realise what a ...
