'Metal Down Under' Film To Document History Of Heavy Metal Music In Australia

January 11, 2013

PSYCROPTIC, BLOOD DUSTER, PSYCHONAUT and PEGAZUS are among the many bands that will be featured in "Metal Down Under", the first film to fully document the history of heavy metal music in Australia.

Animus Industries is producing a feature-length documentary about the history of heavy metal music in Australia. The film will trace the origins of metal in Australia and explore this ever-evolving genre of extreme music. From grindcore, thrash, death metal, black metal, hardcore, doom, melodic metal, sludge, power metal and the many more sub genres that exist, "Metal Down Under" will cover it all.

The history of metal in Australia has never been fully told and this film attempts to rectify that. Rather than a backstage interview film with a bit of live footage in between, "Metal Down Under" will tell the story of Aussie metal through formal interviews, archival, animation, candid observation-style footage and first person narration. The film will be accompanied by an interactive web site that will document the production of the film as well as profile and publicize many of the bands and identities involved in heavy metal. Released in conjunction with the documentary DVD will be a bonus DVD of music videos, interviews and extended material as well as a compilation CD.

For more information, visit www.metaldownunder.com.

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