{"id":40954,"date":"2023-12-31T20:01:15","date_gmt":"2024-01-01T01:01:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/?p=40954"},"modified":"2023-11-01T17:32:02","modified_gmt":"2023-11-01T21:32:02","slug":"the-history-of-metal-and-horror-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/2023\/12\/31\/the-history-of-metal-and-horror-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"The History of Metal and Horror (2022)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/historyofmetal-and-horror.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-40956\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/historyofmetal-and-horror.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"628\" height=\"232\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/historyofmetal-and-horror.jpg 628w, https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/historyofmetal-and-horror-300x111.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/historyofmetal-and-horror-3x1.jpg 3w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 628px) 100vw, 628px\" \/><\/a>It should serve as no surprise that heavy metal and horror go hand in hand. If there\u2019s horror there\u2019s bound to be a heavy metal fan. If there\u2019s heavy metal, you\u2019re sure to come across at least a dozen hardcore horror geeks. But why do the music and the genre work so well together? Mike Schiff\u2019s documentary \u201cThe History of Metal and Horror\u201d is a great look at the history of the genre and the roots of heavy metal that are deeply embedded in the roots of horror. Schiff leaves no stone unturned going back to medieval times and dropping us right down in to modern times.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Director Mike Schiff compiles an exhaustive and complex look at the music and the art of horror with \u201cThe History of Metal and Horror.\u201d Here he digs down deep in to the core of both fan bases and how they tend to form a symbiosis with one another. There\u2019s just a nigh endless list of examples of horror complimenting metal and vice versa, and Schiff demonstrates very well how both mediums thrive off of one another and how they speak to their individual audiences.<\/p>\n<p>Schiff speaks to a colorful array of experts, musicians, and authors, sitting down with folks like Alice Cooper, Rob Zombie, John Carpenter, Kirk Hammett, Linnea Quigley, Scottie Ian, Charlie Benante, the late, great Sid Haig, Corey Taylor, Marky Ramone, Tom Savini, Doug Bradley, Bela Lugosi Jr., and just so many others. \u201cThe History of Metal and Horror\u201d is most definitely a treat for anyone that considers themselves fluent in horror, metal, music, and general pop culture history. Surely, Schiff\u2019s history lesson is a wonderful documentary&#8211;even if Mike Schiff never actually answers the question that he poses in the beginning of the movie.<\/p>\n<p>Why do horror fans love metal and why do metal fans love horror? Why do they go hand in hand? Surely a lot of the interviews endeavor to simplify the appeal and give their own insight, but there\u2019s never a moment where it\u2019s made more concrete and abundantly clear to us. That doesn\u2019t hinder the overall movie as Schiff aspires more toward a celebration than an academic dissertation. I just wish he\u2019d given a more definitive attempt to lay it out for us. That said, Mike Schiff delivers on a great documentary suited for horror and heavy metal fanatics alike.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It should serve as no surprise that heavy metal and horror go hand in hand. If there\u2019s horror there\u2019s bound to be a heavy metal fan. If there\u2019s heavy metal, you\u2019re sure to come across at least a dozen hardcore horror geeks. But why do the music and the genre work so well together? 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