Janis Ian: Breaking Silence vs Not On the Heep: The Heavy Metal Saga of Lee Kerslake
Not On the Heep: The Heavy Metal Saga of Lee Kerslake has the higher audience score (10/10 against 5.3/10 for Janis Ian: Breaking Silence). Not On the Heep: The Heavy Metal Saga of Lee Kerslake is the older of the two (2023 against 2025). Both are documentary, music movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Janis Ian: Breaking Silence
Not On the Heep: The Heavy Metal Saga of Lee Kerslake| Janis Ian: Breaking Silence | Not On the Heep: The Heavy Metal Saga of Lee Kerslake | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 5.3/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2023 |
| Length | – | 1h 34m |
| Genres | Documentary, History, Music | Documentary, Music |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Varda Bar-Kar | Tayla Tracey Goodman |
| Main cast | Jean Smart, Lily Tomlin, Laurie Metcalf, Joan Baez, Janis Ian | Eric Singer, Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley, Lee Kerslake, Mick Box |
Synopsis
Janis Ian: Breaking Silence
In 1965, Janis Ian, a 14-year-old singer-songwriter from New Jersey, wrote “Society’s Child” about an interracial relationship. Recorded and released a year later, the song launched Ian's career, but its subject matter ignited controversy, even resulting in death threats. The fallout plunged Ian into an emotional tailspin–and yet a few years later she emerged from the ashes with an even bigger hit, “At Seventeen.” Over six decades, Janis Ian…
Not On the Heep: The Heavy Metal Saga of Lee Kerslake
At Heavy Metal’s dawn, the sun rose to the beat of Lee Kerslake’s powerhouse drumming. Through a career of 50 years and 60 million albums sold, he became a legend. Now he must face the end of his days. He reconnects with lifelong pals from Kiss, Ozzy Osbourne, Def Leppard, Deep Purple and Iron Maiden, and performs one last time with the band he created, Uriah Heep.
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