When Metal Ruled the 80s

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2023–
45m

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Alice Cooper, Nikki Sixx, Stephen Pearcy, and Robbin Crosby in When Metal Ruled the 80s (2023)

The stories behind the rise of metal, which dominated the U.S. music scene during the 80s.The stories behind the rise of metal, which dominated the U.S. music scene during the 80s.The stories behind the rise of metal, which dominated the U.S. music scene during the 80s.

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Huey Morgan

Narrator

Dee Snider

Self - Twisted Sister Vocalist

Steve Vai

Self - Guitarist

Matt Nathanson

Self - Singer-Songwriter

Elizabeth Lzzy Mae Hale

Self - Halestorm

Eddie Trunk

Self - Music Historian, Author & Broadcaster

Tom Beaujour

Self - Music Journalist, Author & Producer

Shawn Macomber

Self - Author & Journalist

Martin Popoff

Self - Music Journalist, Author & Critic

Jon Weiderhorn

Self - Music Journalist, Author & Podcaster

Kory Grow

Self - Rolling Stone Rock Writer

Zeena Koda

Self - Music Journalist, Writer & Broadcaster

Dan Epstein

Self - Author & Pop Culture Historian…

Michael Christopher

Self - Music Historian, Author & Columnist

Shane Stanley

Self - Bret Michaels' Biographer

Nuno Bettencourt

Self - Guitarist, Extreme

Riki Rachtman

Self - Former Host 'Headbanger's Ball'…

Nigel Dick

Self - Video Director, 'Poison'…

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Complete Garbage!!!

The timelines in this "documentary" are so far off from reality. First of all they lumped Poison into the initial rise of the genre with bands like Mötley Crüe, Ratt, Quiet Riot, etc... Why would you take a band whose initial release was in 1986 and group them with bands who were the pioneers of the genre. Mötley Crüe, Ratt and Quiet Riot all had major success with albums released in 1983 or 1984. They were all household names years before poison released their first album.

Then they went as far as saying that "thanks to Spinal Tap 80's music was becoming a parody of itself". In one scene they described how Metallica's 1991 Black album killed off 80's glam metal music and Spinal Tap added more fuel to the fire. Hmmmmm?! Spinal Tap was released in 1984. Years before glam metal became mainstream, but somehow this was a contributing factor. What a joke!!!