Metal: A Headbanger's Journey vs We Are The Thousand

We Are The Thousand has the higher audience score (8.4/10 against 7.6/10 for Metal: A Headbanger's Journey). We Are The Thousand is the shorter watch at 1h 20m compared with 1h 31m. Metal: A Headbanger's Journey is the older of the two (2005 against 2020). Both are documentary, music movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Metal: A Headbanger's Journey posterMetal: A Headbanger's Journey2005 VS We Are The Thousand posterWe Are The Thousand2020
Metal: A Headbanger's JourneyWe Are The Thousand
Audience score★ 7.6/10★ 8.4/10
Year20052020
Length1h 31m1h 20m
GenresDocumentary, MusicDocumentary, Music
CountryCanada–
DirectorJessica Joy Wise, Sam DunnAnita Rivaroli
Main castAlice Cooper, Sam Dunn, Chris Adler, Tom Araya, Gavin BaddeleyFabio Zaffagnini, Marco Sabiu

Synopsis

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.

We Are The Thousand

Together impossible goals can be reached. Like playing a song as a tribute to your favorite rock band, putting together 1000 musicians playing perfectly in synch. It’s what Rockin’1000 achieved, a group of Italian friends who became a global community bringing musicians from all around the world. We Are The Thousand is the story of how the largest band on the planet came to be: over nineteen thousand musicians, amateurs and pros from every age…

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