Review of Metal: A Headbanger's Journey (2005) by Jeff M — 04 Mar 2007

A must for metal heads especially the Norwegian BLack Metal doc on Disc 2 of the DVD set.

This review of Metal: A Headbanger's Journey (2005) was written by Jeff M on 04 Mar 2007.

Metal: A Headbanger's Journey has generally received very positive reviews.

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