Death to Metal

Stumbling upon this 2019 horror comedy, seeing the title, reading the synopsis and instantly deciding to sit down and watch what writers Tim Connery and Kevin Koppes had to offer. Now, something like "Death to Metal" had a special appeal to me, since I've been listening to metal for about 36 years, give or take.

The storyline in "Death to Metal" turned out to be rather nice. It was an enjoyable story, and it was well written by Tim Connery and Kevin Koppes. I was genuinely entertained from start to end of this movie, making the 80 minutes run by rather quick. If you enjoy metal music and horror movies, then "Death to Metal" is a movie you should find the time to sit down and watch.

I wasn't familiar with the cast ensemble in "Death to Metal", but I have to admit that I was genuinely impressed with the performances. Lots of nice performances from the actors and actresses playing some interesting characters on the screen.

Now, "Death to Metal" being a horror comedy and a slasher flick at the same time, of course there will be blood. And "Death to Metal" does have a fair share of blood and gore, and it was actually rather nicely made. So thumbs up to the special effects crew for their accomplishment in making the mayhem come to life.

"Death to Metal" is a movie that I will recommend, because I was positively surprised and entertained by what director Tim Connery brought to the screen.

My rating of "Death to Metal" lands on a six (six, six) out of ten stars.

Is the kind of film that tries to scream with guttural rage but barely manages a whisper outside of its loud, leather-clad aesthetics. Marketed as a brutal dive into the underworld of heavy metal, the movie ends up being a shallow, melodramatic slog-unless you're a die-hard metalhead with encyclopedic knowledge of the genre's subcultures. Then, and only then, does the film offer its single shred of depth: a steady stream of subgenre references embedded in the dialogue like Easter eggs. If a movie's all about the music, the mix better hit harder than the plot twists. If your movie's built on metal, the mix better crush-because no one's feeling the fury if the guitars sound like a lawnmower and the drums hit like wet cardboard. It's def saved by drum equipment based murders.

No pun intended - and I assume there is a lot to discover for real Metal Heads in this movie. While the title says Death to Metal it is more of a love letter to it. Blood, gore and violence included (with the music that is).

Depending on your own sensibility, you will either like what you get served here or not like it at all. It seems able to go places because of its almost non existent budget. Cut it some slack and go with the flow - well if you think there is flow with (Death) Metal of course. No pun intended ... watch on your own risk. Quite flawed, but endearingly so. Again, especially if you are a fan of the Metal-rial (one last pun, had to do it)

This thrash slasher dark comedy about "American Black Metal" (not NSBM) band's show gone awry is as enjoyable for a rock fan, as the Green Room or "Bill & Ted" series, despite its lower budget. Haters can find many reasons starting with blasphemy, but I recommend it to you Metal brotherhood for many reasons starting with the protagonist's background, which I can relate to, and to Sisterhood as well, if you'd like to hang out with us ;)

So the flick is lacking 5 000 000 budget to make sound as realistic and captivating as "Green Room": most action happens during a Metal gig, but this is not used to the full. However, the original music is versatile and "true", and the Lyrics+Animation comic grindcore track during the credits is hilariously NON politically-correct in a very 90s way.

The mood is very metal instead, though I've deliberately not reviewed "Bill & Ted Face the Music" of respect to 80s hair metal and coming of age movies. And though there are some great vibes in this Bill & Ted sequel, but I'd rather see them watching or participating in this gig, instead of "Grandma's Incinerator", or the protagonists being their children ;)

Speaking of which, lead actors have played their roles OK: lady has appropriate character development (for a teenage flick), and the lad could be less placid in dialogue and overall more like "Hasher" movie, though he unleashes his passion "on stage" so this looks like deliberate behaviour.

Death'91 fans would appreciate the Nemesis' appearance and there are numerous homages and references to Metalhead culture.

Once it gets going, it takes a while, you'll get some cool deaths despite the tiny budget and honestly, this movie had a really original story. It could have been fun. The director knows what he's doing but most of the acting is really bad. Really really bad. The kind of bad that takes you right out of it anytime you start to care.