Subgenre Sampler
Grunge & Metal: 57 Films to Buy & Rent
Hype! (1996)
- Dir. Doug Pray
- Absorbing document of the evolution of the Seattle grunge–music 'scene' from its genesis in the early '80s. Reflected in the ambiguous light of…
Slayer - Live Intrusion (1995)
- Speed–metal kings are caught in action in Arizona. Includes other tour and off–the–road footage.
Gift (1993)
- Dir. Perry Farrell, Casy Niccoli
- Bizarre love story with a porn aesthetic fleshes out what is ostensibly a lurid promotional film for grunge phenomenon 'Jane's Addiction'. Ice T and…
Black Sabbath Vol. 1 (1992)
- Dir. Martin Baker
- Hard rock pioneers in their Ozzy Osbourne phase (1971–77).
Black Sabbath Vol. 2 (1992)
- Dir. Martin Baker
- Hard rock pioneers in their post–Ozzy Osbourne phase (1978 – 1992).
Metallica - A Year and a Half in the Life of (1992)
- Dir. Adam Dubin
- Mammoth two tape documentary covering 9 months of Metallica recording and 9 months on the road in 1991–92.
Return of Spinal Tap, The (A Spinal Tap Reunion: The 25th Anniversary London Sell-Out) (1992)
- Dir. Jim Di Bergi
Feat. Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, Harry Shearer
- Follow–up mockumentary to the beloved THIS IS SPINAL TAP, following the band on a sad final tour of the USA to promote their album Smell the…
Year Punk Broke, The (1991)
- Music, interviews and goofing around from the 1991 European tour of Sonic Youth, Nirvana, Dinosaur Jr, Babes in Toyland. and others.
Soundgarden - Louder than Love (1990)
- Compilation of live footage and video clips from the seminal (though now–defunct) Seattle heavies.
Black Roses (1988)
- Dir. John Fasano
Feat. John Martin, Ken Swafford, Julie Adams…
- Heavy metal horror riffing gleefully on the satanic panic of the era, with a high school teacher suspecting that a metal band touring to his small…