Series synopsis
Metal Evolution is a Canadian documentary television series that premiered on MuchMore on November 11, 2011. It ended on April 15, 2014. It was created by Sam Dunn. It stars Sam Dunn.
Metal Evolution is a 2011 documentary series directed by anthropologist and film-maker Sam Dunn and director, producer and music supervisor Scot McFadyen about heavy metal subgenres, with new episodes airing every Friday at 10pm EST on MuchMore and Saturday at 10pm EST on VH1 Classic. Its origins come from Dunn's first documentary Metal: A Headbanger's Journey, which included the acclaimed "Heavy Metal Family Tree."
Premise
Metal Evolution is a 2011 documentary series directed by anthropologist and film-maker Sam Dunn and director, producer and music supervisor Scot McFadyen about heavy metal subgenres, with new episodes airing every Friday at 10pm EST on MuchMore and Saturday at 10pm EST on VH1 Classic. Its origins come from Dunn's first documentary Metal: A Headbanger's Journey, which included the acclaimed "Heavy Metal Family Tree."
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Sam Dunn as Himself
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 14 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 2 | January 1, 2005 | January 1, 2005 |
| Season 1 | 12 | November 11, 2011 | April 15, 2014 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Metal: A Headbanger's Journey Sam Dunn is a 30-year old anthropologist who wrote his graduate thesis on the plight of Guatemalan refugees. Recenly he has decided to study the plight of a different culture, one he has been a part of since he was a 12-year old: the culture of heavy metal. Sam sets out on a global journey to find out why this music has been consistently stereotyped, dismissed and condemned and yet is loved so passionately by its millions of fans. Along the way, Sam explores metals' obsession with some of life's most provacative subjects - sexuality, religion, violence and death - and discovers some things about the culture that even he can't defend. Shot on location in the UK, Germany, Norway, Canada and the US, this documentary is the first of its kind. It is both a defense of a long-misunderstood art form and a window for the outsider into the spectacle that is heavy metal. |
January 1, 2005 |
| 2 | Norwegian Black Metal Documentary | January 1, 2005 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Pre-Metal The history of heavy metal is charted. The premiere chronicles the origins of the genre, from pioneering music in Memphis to the Kinks in England. |
November 11, 2011 |
| 2 |
Early Metal Part 1: US Division Episode 2 traces the development of early metal in the United States from the guitar histrionics of Dick Dale to the protopunk madness of The Stooges and MC5. |
November 19, 2011 |
| 3 |
Early Metal Part 2: UK Division Pouncing on the power of heavy metal, the UK wasn't about to cede the rock & roll dominance that nation held over America since the insanity of The Beatles and the subsequent British Invasion. |
December 2, 2011 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | MuchMore |
|---|---|
| First aired | November 11, 2011 |
| Last aired | April 15, 2014 |
| Runtime | 41 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Saturday |