Review – Decline of Western Civilization Part 2: The Metal Years

Director Penelope Spheeris strikes again, this time documenting the L.A. heavy metal scene in the late 80s. Spheeris lets the members of several metal bands speak for themselves, expressing their obsessions with sex and money, their adolescent hatred of authority, and their grim determination to make it big or die trying. The show includes a number of interviews with wannabes, old-timers and even a couple of bands that were riding the crest of success at the time. The final product is a rare combination: a movie that is as interesting as it is amusing. Worth seeing