Metal Evolution New Wave of British Heavy Metal (Season 1, Episode 4)
TV-PG
TV Episode | 41 min | Documentary, Music

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Metal Evolution

New Wave of British Heavy Metal (Season 1, Episode 4)

TV-PG

TV Episode | 41 min | Documentary, Music

Heavy metal was now boldly out of the closet, Iron Maiden, Motorhead, Saxon, Raven and Def Leppard seethed out of the gates with fast, technical, uncompromising metal music, building a fanatical, energized movement.

Directors

Sam Dunn | Scot McFadyen

Writers

Ralph Chapman | Sam Dunn | Scot McFadyen

Producers

Sam Dunn | Scot McFadyen

Cinematographer

Martin Hawkes

Editor

Reg Harkema (as Reginald Harkema)

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Edit Released

Updated Dec 10, 2011

Release date

Dec 10, 2011 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

1 nomination

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Cast	+ Add Cast
22 cast members

Name	Known for
Geoff Barton Self Self See fewer	The History of Iron Maiden: Part 1, the Early Days (2004)
Biff Byford Self Self See fewer	Demons (1985)
Phil Collen Self Self See fewer	Last Action Hero (1993)
Jess Cox Self Self See fewer	Metal Evolution (2011)
Bruce Dickinson Self Self See fewer	A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Child (1989)
Sam Dunn Self Self See fewer	Metal: A Headbanger's Journey (2005)
Joe Elliott Self Self See fewer	Last Action Hero (1993)
John Gallagher Self Self See fewer	The Mentors: Kings of Sleaze Rockumentary (2017)
Ashley Goodall Self Self See fewer	Metal Evolution (2011)
Mark Gregory Self Self See fewer	Metal Evolution (2011)
Rob Halford Self Self See fewer	Spun (2002)
Steve Harris Self Self See fewer	Murder by Numbers (2002)
Gary Holt Self Self See fewer	From Dusk Till Bong (2022)
Scott Ian Self Self See fewer	Thunder Force (2021)
Neal Kay Self Self See fewer	The History of Iron Maiden: Part 1, the Early Days (2004)
Kim McAuliffe Self Self See fewer	Life of the Party (I) (2018)
Rat Scabies Self Self See fewer	It's Kind of a Funny Story (2010)
Rod Smallwood Self Self See fewer	Iron Maiden: Flight 666 (2009)
Dennis Stratton Self Self See fewer	Lionheart: Don't Pay the Ferryman (2017)
Brian Tatler Self Self See fewer	Highlander II: The Quickening (1991)
John Tucker Self Self See fewer	Metal Evolution (2011)
Lars Ulrich Self Self See fewer	Get Him to the Greek (2010)