Documentary ·Music · United States of America · 1988 · 1h 33m

The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years

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Director
Penelope Spheeris
Cast
Dave Mustaine as Self Ozzy Osbourne as Self Chris Holmes as Self Lemmy Kilmister as Self Paul Stanley as Self Gene Simmons as Self
Crew
Earl Ghaffari — Editor Valerie Faris — Producer Jonathan Dayton — Producer
Tagline

It's more than music...it's a way of life.

Synopsis

An exploration of the heavy metal scene in Los Angeles, with particular emphasis on glam metal. It features concert footage and interviews of legendary heavy metal and hard rock bands and artists such as Aerosmith, Alice Cooper, Kiss, Megadeth, Motörhead, Ozzy Osbourne and W.A.S.P..

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Mood & Themes
punk rockheavy metalanarchistsocial commentaryanthropologyanti-socialthrash metalwoman director
Key Collaborators
Penelope Spheeris Director Earl Ghaffari Editor Valerie Faris Producer Jonathan Dayton Producer
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