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Inside Van Der Graaf Generator (2005)
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Progressive rock pioneers Van Der Graaf Generator opened doors for groups including Genesis and Pink Floyd and remains one of the most influential yet unappreciated bands of the genre. This inside look features rare archival performance footage, plus critical reviews and in-depth analysis of the band by former Van der Graaf members Judge Smith, Nic Potter and David Jackson, as well as a team of prominent music critics and rock journalists.
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Rage: The Video Link (2003)
Character: Track-by-track Audio Review
Filmed at Hamburgs Dock venue on the 1993 "Melodic Metal" Tour in support of their "The Missing Link" album, this was one of the last ever performances by this particular Rage line-up.
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Queen Under Review: 1973-1980 (2007)
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Queen Under Review 1973 - 1980 features rare live and studio performances of the band playing some of their best known hits; rare and classic Queen interview footage, and a host of other features, all interspersed with the independent review and criticism from a panel of esteemed experts.
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AC/DC: The Brian Johnson Years (2014)
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In the wake of legendary frontman Bon Scott’s death, a virtually unknown singer steps into the breach and helps AC/DC come back with a classic album.
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Aural Amphetamine: Metallica and the Dawn of Thrash (2008)
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While Heavy Metal is often accused of being static and conservative, in truth it is a radical form that regularly re-invents itself, and one which attracts generation after generation of musicians willing to learn from the past, but hungry to evolve the future. And so it was that, in the early 1980s, a young man named Lars Ulrich was so taken by the New Wave of British Heavy Metal, then creating music paper headlines in the UK, that he came to England to track down obscure records, take them home to LA and, with his buddies, listen to them - until they came up with a genre of their own, soon be termed Thrash Metal.
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Metal: A Headbanger's Journey (2005)
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The film discusses the traits and originators of some of metal's many subgenres, including the New Wave of British Heavy Metal, power metal, Nu metal, glam metal, thrash metal, black metal, and death metal. Dunn uses a family-tree-type flowchart to document some of the most popular metal subgenres. The film also explores various aspects of heavy metal culture.
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Heavy Metal Britannia (2010)
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Nigel Planer narrates a documentary which traces the origins and development of British heavy metal from its humble beginnings in the industrialised Midlands to its proud international triumph. Contributors include Lemmy, Sabbath's Tony Iommi, Ian Gillan from Deep Purple, Judas Priest singer Rob Halford, Bruce Dickinson from Iron Maiden and Saxon's Biff Byford.
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Eagles: Desperado (2007)
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A fascinating and unique look back at The Eagles’ recording of their 1973 album “Desperado” and the era of 1970s Los Angeles that it represents.
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Queen Under Review: 1980 - 1991 (2007)
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This documentary includes historical musical performances re-assessed by a panel of esteemed experts, as well as obscure footage, rare interviews and rarely seen photographs.
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AC/DC: The Bon Scott Years (2005)
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AC/DC has long reigned as a titanic force in the world of hard rock, and never more so than when they were anchored by their original singer and resident wildman, Bon Scott. AC/DC - The Bon Scott Years movie This program offers a critical review of the band's Bon Scott years--from his first appearance in the early 1970s to his death in 1980--through rare archival material, interviews with rock critics and musicologists, and previously unreleased live performances of classics like "Whole Lotta Rosie" and "Let There Be Rock."
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