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But it's still worth 8 stars. It is a movie for heavy metal fans who will still enjoy it. For me, the highlight as with the first movie is Max Ovaska as Xytrax.

You just have to go with the flow. You see a lot of heavy metal guys and they behave in their own way. Xytrax has his principles, Oula has his anger outbursts when provoked, Turo looks for fame and Lotvonen once in a while seems not to be too smart.

It contains a bit criticism on the well-being society of the scandinavian countries and it gives a message towards the music business that wants to monetize and does not care about skills. There are some insider jokes for metal freaks.

While it doesn't quite reach the quality of the first movie, it still offers plenty of lighthearted entertainment and a few good laughs.

I mean the plot "band falling apart due to an evil greedy producer guy but gets back together in the end" has been done to death but I'll always enjoy a good, tongue in cheek metal spin on it.

Just don't expect any deep, thought-out story arks, oscar-worthy acting or character growth and you'll have a good time. The music is decent and the cast is likeable.

One smaller gripe I have: It wouldn't hurt to be a little less tropey at times. The forced image change on a band to be more mainstream generally makes for a few good laughs but even that has been overdone by now.

The first film, Heavy Trip, was delightful, fresh and quite Finnish. The characters' naivety projected innocence, making the various daft situations they found themselves in all the more hilarious. Heavier Trip, whether by luck or effort, has managed similar but this time with greater depth. The endearing characters again prevail in even more ridiculous situations. The music is also better than in the first film. Overall, a unique, quirky and sometimes surreal Finnish comedy centring around the friendship between heavy metal enthusiasts on a road-trip. Whether you are a fan of heavy metal or not, it's worth a look.

What can I say? I went to see this movie with an expectation to see a comedy movie revolving around metal music, its subcultures and oh boy, did it deliver! One of the best good mood movies I have seen in ages and a real delight for anyone who understands metal culture and how it is.

I have seen the first movie and while I liked it, it felt more like a drama movie of how it is difficult to live in a small countryside town when you don't fit in. The guys being metal heads was like a side bonus - they could have been anything else. Here, in the sequel, Turo and his band members being metalheads is the carrying force the movie relies on. As it should! I have to say, from bottom of my heart, that this movie was so, so much better than the first one. More on the comedic side and hey, there was a lot more heavy metal music, too!

Xytrax is again one of the best things this movie has to offer. The joke of Xytrax liking some other bands than the pure black metal or "real metal" ones was a delight because every single black metal guy I know has a secret band crush on something "wrong". One of the guys I know loves Madonna, while the other is a big fan of Ayumi Hamasaki, and so on. There are lots of little treats for metal fans and people understanding the subculture like these in the movie. Spot an Immortal reference, Peter Steele and Misfits!

I was super happy to see Oula getting more role in the movie. He actually makes a great addition into the team and the band feels coherent, even when Jynkky from the first movie is missing. Oula didn't just take Jynkky's spot, he became part of the band. Bravo!

I also loved that the movie touched the topic of stardom and being really famous; the audience doesn't come to listen to our music and doesn't care what we want to say with our lyrics - they only came to ogle us and wish to get into our pants. There's no privacy, no genuine care, just lust for a piece of meat on a stage. Not to mention how much money rules in the music business, metal included.

Definitely a big praise for this movie. It is a good mood movie and really made for the metal audience - a general audience might not get as much out from this movie as the target audience but it is okay. It's worth it.

This movie felt so awesome to watch. It's unapologetically itself at all times in the best of ways. Hilarious bits nonstop, badass metal music, all the characters are excellent and the villains sinister and fun, and an absolutely banger soundtrack (from the perspective of a metal guy.)

I also really appreciate the authenticity of the movie. The actors are believable metalheads, the metal culture is brought out in a way that must come from real metalheads, and I appreciate the linguistic realism as well.

This was one of the best movies of the year for me, and I imagine even a nonmetal person would enjoy this!