Metal Evolution Season 1

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Pre-Metal
3.7
6 votes
1x01 Pre-Metal aired Nov 11, 2011

Tracing the origins of metal is a phantasmagoric odyssey that traverses cities and countries, oceans and continents. For Sam Dunn, stop #1 on this heavy meta... read more

Early Metal Part 1: US Division
4
5 votes
1x02 Early Metal Part 1: US Division aired Nov 19, 2011

Tracing the emergence and prominence of metal in America, with emphasis on Kiss, Aerosmith and Van Halen.

Early Metal Part 2: UK Division
4
5 votes
1x03 Early Metal Part 2: UK Division aired Dec 03, 2011

The power of heavy metal; bands include Black Sabbath, Judas Priest, Trapeze and Slade; the bleak industrial environment of Britain's midlands inspires music... read more

New Wave of British Heavy Metal
4.2
5 votes
1x04 New Wave of British Heavy Metal aired Dec 10, 2011

The New Wave Of British Heavy Metal marks no less than the establishment of hard rock’s very first heavymetal army.

Glam Metal
3.8
5 votes
1x05 Glam Metal aired Dec 17, 2011

Tawney Kitaen, Rikki Rockett of Poison, Bobby Blotzer of Ratt, and Jerry Dixon and Erik Turner of Warrant speak on the early days of Glam Metal.

Thrash
3.8
6 votes
1x06 Thrash aired Dec 31, 2011

"Seek and Destroy". takes a walk on the dark side: Guns N' Roses, Metallica, thrash, Nu metal (Korn, Limp Bizkit), and how the music and images of Marilyn Ma... read more

Grunge
3.4
5 votes
1x07 Grunge aired Jan 07, 2012

An exploration of the grunge genre and how its rise precipitated the downfall of telegenic glam metal.

Nu Metal
3.8
6 votes
1x08 Nu Metal aired Jan 14, 2012

A sonic essay on nu metal (a hard-rock subgenre that fuses with such elements as grunge and rap) puts the focus on Rage Against the Machine, Faith No More, T... read more

Shock Rock
3.8
5 votes
1x09 Shock Rock aired Jan 21, 2012

The subject is shock-n-roll, keyed by portraits of Alice Cooper and KISS.

Power Metal
4.4
5 votes
1x10 Power Metal aired Jan 28, 2012

Power metal is discussed.

Progressive Metal
4.2
5 votes
1x11 Progressive Metal aired Feb 04, 2012

The focus is drawn to Rush, Queensryche, Fates Warning and Dream Theater in this exploration of progressive hard rock.

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