American Harmony vs Metal: A Headbanger's Journey

American Harmony has the higher audience score (8.5/10 against 7.6/10 for Metal: A Headbanger's Journey). American Harmony is the shorter watch at 1h 26m compared with 1h 31m. Metal: A Headbanger's Journey is the older of the two (2005 against 2009). Both are documentary, music movies, so they suit a similar mood.

American Harmony posterAmerican Harmony2009 VS Metal: A Headbanger's Journey posterMetal: A Headbanger's Journey2005
American HarmonyMetal: A Headbanger's Journey
Audience score★ 8.5/10★ 7.6/10
Year20092005
Length1h 26m1h 31m
GenresDocumentary, MusicDocumentary, Music
CountryUSCanada
DirectorAengus JamesJessica Joy Wise, Sam Dunn
Main castGreg Clancy, Patrick Claypool, Eric Dalbey, Tony DeRosa, Sean DevineAlice Cooper, Sam Dunn, Chris Adler, Tom Araya, Gavin Baddeley

Synopsis

American Harmony

Every year thousands compete in the world's greatest singing competition - that you've never heard of. AMERICAN HARMONY journeys deep into the ultra-obsessive, zany, and heartfelt world of competitive barbershop singing, where passion is equaled only by raw talent, and the reward is not fame or fortune, but simply victory. The film focuses on four quartets vying to win the International Championships of Barbershop Singing, in what turns out to…

Metal: A Headbanger's Journey

The film discusses the traits and originators of some of metal's many subgenres, including the New Wave of British Heavy Metal, power metal, Nu metal, glam metal, thrash metal, black metal, and death metal. Dunn uses a family-tree-type flowchart to document some of the most popular metal subgenres. The film also explores various aspects of heavy metal culture.

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