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9 June 2009 4:02 PM, PDT | Cinematical | See recent Cinematical news »

It seems as though some readers are concerned that the soundtrack of Heavy Metal won't be metal enough. Well, if you're looking for heavy metal, look no further: Severed Ways: The Norse Discovery of America is probably the most death metal movie I've ever seen, other than the most excellent documentary Metal: A Headbanger's Journey. In a nutshell, Severed Ways is an alternate version of the discovery of America with Vikings.

There's very little dialogue, other than "translations" of Old Norse, a few memorable scenes of killing and dismembering animals, and one scene of the lead Viking (writer/director/star Tony Stone) literally pooping in the woods. Like, up close. This is all to the tunes of bands like Dimmu Borgir, Popol Vuh, Burzum, Brian Eno, Morbid Angel, Old Man's Child, Queens of the Stone Age and Judas Priest. As Manohla Dargis points out in her review of Severed »

- Jenni Miller

22 April 2009 10:41 AM, PDT | FilmJunk | See recent FilmJunk news »

Documentaries about bands may seem to be pretty niche films (which I suppose explains why there was a lot less participation in this poll than in previous weeks), but when you can find a story that relates to viewers outside of their fanbase, then you know you've got something special on your hands. Metallica's popularity probably helped push Metallica: Some Kind of Monster to #1 on last week's poll about rockumentaries, but the movie certainly doesn't make them out to be heroes. Similarly, the #2 and #3 movies Gimme Shelter and Dig! have great stories to them beyond the music. I'm a little disappointed that Shut Up & Sing was all the way down at #9 since it's also a great film, but I know a lot of people don't like The Dixie Chicks. Do you agree with the poll results? Will you watch a musical documentary even if you're not a fan of the band being featured? »

- Sean

2 articles from 2009