November 11, 2011 • 41m
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 19, 2011 • 41m
Episode 2 traces the development of early metal in the United States from the guitar histrionics of Dick Dale to the protopunk mad...Read more
December 2, 2011 • 41m
Pouncing on the power of heavy metal, the UK wasn't about to cede the rock & roll dominance that nation held over America since th...Read more
December 9, 2011 • 41m
The New Wave Of British Heavy Metal marks no less than the establishment of hard rock’s very first heavy metal army. Loud ‘n’ prou...Read more
December 16, 2011 • 41m
Purveyors of glam such as Mötley Crüe’s Vince Neil and Michael Anthony of Van Halen, will divulge their side of the story, reveali...Read more
December 31, 2011 • 41m
Next in the evolution of Metal comes a virulent strain called thrash, with the likes of Metallica, Slayer and Anthrax wreaking ven...Read more
January 7, 2012 • 41m
An exploration of the grunge genre and how its rise precipitated the downfall of telegenic glam metal.
January 14, 2012 • 41m
In Episode 8, Sam Dunn chronicles the rise and fall of nu-metal; starting with its ancestry: pivotal artists like Rage Against The...Read more
January 21, 2012 • 41m
Two central questions are raised: "Historically, where did the urge to shock an audience come from?" and "What are the antecedents...Read more
January 28, 2012 • 41m
Sam investigates Heavy Metal's most enduring sub-genre, power metal, and dissects its musical foundations, from the unmistakable i...Read more
February 4, 2012 • 41m
Many rock academics have proclaimed that the truly progressive musicianship of the last 20 years has been found right here in the ...Read more
April 15, 2014 • 41m
Produced after the original series aired, this episode covers Florida Death Metal, Norwegian Black Metal, Grindcore, and other ext...Read more