30 Years of Heavy Metal

30 Years of Heavy Metal was a thirteenth-part weekly Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) documentary film series on the history of heavy metal musics, from proto-metal to 1970 to the modern era between two seasons, it was initially broadcast on 13 February 2000.
== Characteristics ==
Heavy metal is traditionally characterized by loud distorted guitars, emphatic rhythms, dense bass-and-drum sound, and vigorous vocals. Heavy metal subgenres variously emphasize, alter, or omit one or more of these attributes. The New York Times critic Jon Pareles writes, "In the taxonomy of popular music, heavy metal is a major subspecies of hard-rock—the breed with less syncopation, less blues, more showmanship and more brute force." The typical band lineup includes a drummer, a bassist, a rhythm guitarist, a lead guitarist, and a singer, who may or may not be an instrumentalist. Keyboard instruments are sometimes used to enhance the fullness of the sound. Deep Purple's Jon Lord played an overdriven Hammond organ. In 1970, John Paul Jones used a Moog synthesizer on Led Zeppelin III; by the 1990s, in "almost every subgenre of heavy metal" synthesizers were used.
The electric guitar and the sonic power that it projects through amplification has historically been the key element in heavy metal.[14] The heavy metal guitar sound comes from a combined use of high volumes and heavy distortion. For classic heavy metal guitar tone, guitarists maintain gain at moderate levels, without excessive preamp or pedal distortion, to retain open spaces and air in the music; the guitar amplifier is turned up loud to produce the characteristic "punch and grind". Thrash metal guitar tone has scooped mid-frequencies and tightly compressed sound with lots of bass frequencies. Guitar solos are "an essential element of the heavy metal code ... that underscores the significance of the guitar" to the genre. Most heavy metal songs "feature at least one guitar solo", which is "a primary means through which the heavy metal performer expresses virtuosity". Some exceptions are nu metal and grindcore bands, which tend to omit guitar solos. With rhythm guitar parts, the "heavy crunch sound in heavy metal ... [is created by] palm muting" the strings with the picking hand and using distortion. Palm muting creates a tighter, more precise sound and it emphasizes the low end.
The lead role of the guitar in heavy metal often collides with the traditional "frontman" or bandleader role of the vocalist, creating a musical tension as the two "contend for dominance" in a spirit of "affectionate rivalry". Heavy metal "demands the subordination of the voice" to the overall sound of the band. Reflecting metal's roots in the 1960s counterculture, an "explicit display of emotion" is required from the vocals as a sign of authenticity. Critic Simon Frith claims that the metal singer's "tone of voice" is more important than the lyrics.
The prominent role of the bass is also key to the metal sound, and the interplay of bass and guitar is a central element. The bass guitar provides the low-end sound crucial to making the music "heavy". The bass plays a "more important role in heavy metal than in any other genre of rock". Metal basslines vary widely in complexity, from holding down a low pedal point as a foundation to doubling complex riffs and licks along with the lead or rhythm guitars. Some bands feature the bass as a lead instrument, an approach popularized by Metallica's Cliff Burton with his heavy emphasis on bass guitar solos and use of chords while playing bass in the early 1980s. Lemmy of Motörhead often played overdriven power chords in his bass lines.
The essence of heavy metal drumming is creating a loud, constant beat for the band using the "trifecta of speed, power, and precision". Heavy metal drumming "requires an exceptional amount of endurance", and drummers have to develop "considerable speed, coordination, and dexterity ... to play the intricate patterns" used in heavy metal. A characteristic metal drumming technique is the cymbal choke, which consists of striking a cymbal and then immediately silencing it by grabbing it with the other hand (or, in some cases, the same striking hand), producing a burst of sound. The metal drum setup is generally much larger than those employed in other forms of rock music. Black metal, death metal and some "mainstream metal" bands "all depend upon double-kicks and blast beats".
In live performance, loudness—an "onslaught of sound", in sociologist Deena Weinstein's description—is considered vital. In his book Metalheads, psychologist Jeffrey Arnett refers to heavy metal concerts as "the sensory equivalent of war". Following the lead set by Jimi Hendrix, Cream and The Who, early heavy metal acts such as Blue Cheer set new benchmarks for volume. As Blue Cheer's Dick Peterson put it, "All we knew was we wanted more power." A 1977 review of a Motörhead concert noted how "excessive volume in particular figured into the band's impact." Weinstein makes the case that in the same way that melody is the main element of pop and rhythm is the main focus of house music, powerful sound, timbre, and volume are the key elements of metal. She argues that the loudness is designed to "sweep the listener into the sound" and to provide a "shot of youthful vitality".
Heavy metal performers tended to be almost exclusively male until at least the mid-1980s apart from exceptions such as Girlschool. However, by the 2010s women were making more of an impact, and PopMatters' Craig Hayes argues that metal "clearly empowers women". In the sub-genres of symphonic and power metal, there has been a sizable number of bands that have had women as the lead singers; bands such as Nightwish, Delain, and Within Temptation have featured women as lead singers with men playing instruments.
== Episode list ==
===Season 1===
# 	Title 	Genres 	Writer 	Original airdate
 	 	 	 	
1 	Proto-Metal: Calm Before the Storm 1963-1970 	Proto-metal 	 	13 February 2000
Artists: The Dave Clark Five, The Beatles, The Kinks, The Who, The Yardbirds, The Troggs, The Rolling Stones, Cream, The Doors, The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Blue Cheer, Steppenwolf, Iron Butterfly, Arthur Brown, The Velvet Underground, Vanilla Fudge, MC5, The Stooges, Pink Floyd, Coven, Grand Funk Railroad, King Crimson, Hawkwind	Artists: The Dave Clark Five, The Beatles, The Kinks, The Who, The Yardbirds, The Troggs, The Rolling Stones, Cream, The Doors, The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Blue Cheer, Steppenwolf, Iron Butterfly, Arthur Brown, The Velvet Underground, Vanilla Fudge, MC5, The Stooges, Pink Floyd, Coven, Grand Funk Railroad, King Crimson, Hawkwind	Artists: The Dave Clark Five, The Beatles, The Kinks, The Who, The Yardbirds, The Troggs, The Rolling Stones, Cream, The Doors, The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Blue Cheer, Steppenwolf, Iron Butterfly, Arthur Brown, The Velvet Underground, Vanilla Fudge, MC5, The Stooges, Pink Floyd, Coven, Grand Funk Railroad, King Crimson, Hawkwind	Artists: The Dave Clark Five, The Beatles, The Kinks, The Who, The Yardbirds, The Troggs, The Rolling Stones, Cream, The Doors, The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Blue Cheer, Steppenwolf, Iron Butterfly, Arthur Brown, The Velvet Underground, Vanilla Fudge, MC5, The Stooges, Pink Floyd, Coven, Grand Funk Railroad, King Crimson, Hawkwind	Artists: The Dave Clark Five, The Beatles, The Kinks, The Who, The Yardbirds, The Troggs, The Rolling Stones, Cream, The Doors, The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Blue Cheer, Steppenwolf, Iron Butterfly, Arthur Brown, The Velvet Underground, Vanilla Fudge, MC5, The Stooges, Pink Floyd, Coven, Grand Funk Railroad, King Crimson, Hawkwind
2 	Black Sabbath and the Rise of Heavy Metal 1968-1975 	Heavy metal, hard rock 	 	20 February 2000
Artists: Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, Led Zeppelin, Lucifer's Friend, Uriah Heep, UFO, Budgie, May Blitz, Necromandus, Status Quo, Sweet, Titanic 	Artists: Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, Led Zeppelin, Lucifer's Friend, Uriah Heep, UFO, Budgie, May Blitz, Necromandus, Status Quo, Sweet, Titanic 	Artists: Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, Led Zeppelin, Lucifer's Friend, Uriah Heep, UFO, Budgie, May Blitz, Necromandus, Status Quo, Sweet, Titanic 	Artists: Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, Led Zeppelin, Lucifer's Friend, Uriah Heep, UFO, Budgie, May Blitz, Necromandus, Status Quo, Sweet, Titanic 	Artists: Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, Led Zeppelin, Lucifer's Friend, Uriah Heep, UFO, Budgie, May Blitz, Necromandus, Status Quo, Sweet, Titanic
3 	North American Expansion 1970-1979 	Heavy metal, hard rock 	 	27 February 2000
Artists: Bloodrock, Alice Cooper, Bang, Aerosmith, ZZ Top, Montrose, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Blue Oyster Cult, Kiss, Rush, Ted Nugent, Bad Company, Riot 	Artists: Bloodrock, Alice Cooper, Bang, Aerosmith, ZZ Top, Montrose, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Blue Oyster Cult, Kiss, Rush, Ted Nugent, Bad Company, Riot 	Artists: Bloodrock, Alice Cooper, Bang, Aerosmith, ZZ Top, Montrose, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Blue Oyster Cult, Kiss, Rush, Ted Nugent, Bad Company, Riot 	Artists: Bloodrock, Alice Cooper, Bang, Aerosmith, ZZ Top, Montrose, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Blue Oyster Cult, Kiss, Rush, Ted Nugent, Bad Company, Riot 	Artists: Bloodrock, Alice Cooper, Bang, Aerosmith, ZZ Top, Montrose, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Blue Oyster Cult, Kiss, Rush, Ted Nugent, Bad Company, Riot
4 	Down Under Berserkers 1973-1981 	Heavy metal, hard rock 	 	5 March 2000
Artists: The Master Apprentices, Buffalo, Billy Thorpe, Stevie Wright, AC/DC, Skyhooks, Rose Tattoo, The Angels, Hush, Cold Chisel 	Artists: The Master Apprentices, Buffalo, Billy Thorpe, Stevie Wright, AC/DC, Skyhooks, Rose Tattoo, The Angels, Hush, Cold Chisel 	Artists: The Master Apprentices, Buffalo, Billy Thorpe, Stevie Wright, AC/DC, Skyhooks, Rose Tattoo, The Angels, Hush, Cold Chisel 	Artists: The Master Apprentices, Buffalo, Billy Thorpe, Stevie Wright, AC/DC, Skyhooks, Rose Tattoo, The Angels, Hush, Cold Chisel 	Artists: The Master Apprentices, Buffalo, Billy Thorpe, Stevie Wright, AC/DC, Skyhooks, Rose Tattoo, The Angels, Hush, Cold Chisel
5 	Anywhere the Wind Blows 1975-1979 	Hard rock, AOR 	 	12 March 2000
Artists: Queen, Foghat, Rainbow, Boston, Foreginer, Journey, Kansas, Toto, Thin Lizzy, Scorpions, Styx, The Runaways 	Artists: Queen, Foghat, Rainbow, Boston, Foreginer, Journey, Kansas, Toto, Thin Lizzy, Scorpions, Styx, The Runaways 	Artists: Queen, Foghat, Rainbow, Boston, Foreginer, Journey, Kansas, Toto, Thin Lizzy, Scorpions, Styx, The Runaways 	Artists: Queen, Foghat, Rainbow, Boston, Foreginer, Journey, Kansas, Toto, Thin Lizzy, Scorpions, Styx, The Runaways 	Artists: Queen, Foghat, Rainbow, Boston, Foreginer, Journey, Kansas, Toto, Thin Lizzy, Scorpions, Styx, The Runaways
6 	Punk Rock and NWoBHM 1976-1983 	Punk rock, NWoBHM 	 	19 March 2000
Artists: Sex Pistols, The Clash, Ramones, The Saints, The Damned, The Dead Boys, Motorhead, Judas Priest, Diamond Head, Iron Maiden, Def Leppard, Angel Witch, Girlschool, Saxon, Venom, Satan, Samson, Praying Mantis, Raven, Tank, Accept 	Artists: Sex Pistols, The Clash, Ramones, The Saints, The Damned, The Dead Boys, Motorhead, Judas Priest, Diamond Head, Iron Maiden, Def Leppard, Angel Witch, Girlschool, Saxon, Venom, Satan, Samson, Praying Mantis, Raven, Tank, Accept 	Artists: Sex Pistols, The Clash, Ramones, The Saints, The Damned, The Dead Boys, Motorhead, Judas Priest, Diamond Head, Iron Maiden, Def Leppard, Angel Witch, Girlschool, Saxon, Venom, Satan, Samson, Praying Mantis, Raven, Tank, Accept 	Artists: Sex Pistols, The Clash, Ramones, The Saints, The Damned, The Dead Boys, Motorhead, Judas Priest, Diamond Head, Iron Maiden, Def Leppard, Angel Witch, Girlschool, Saxon, Venom, Satan, Samson, Praying Mantis, Raven, Tank, Accept 	Artists: Sex Pistols, The Clash, Ramones, The Saints, The Damned, The Dead Boys, Motorhead, Judas Priest, Diamond Head, Iron Maiden, Def Leppard, Angel Witch, Girlschool, Saxon, Venom, Satan, Samson, Praying Mantis, Raven, Tank, Accept
7 	The Rebirth 1978-1983 	Heavy Metal, hard Rock 	 	26 March 2000
Artists: Van Halen, Black Sabbath (The Dio era), Dio, Alcatrazz 	Artists: Van Halen, Black Sabbath (The Dio era), Dio, Alcatrazz 	Artists: Van Halen, Black Sabbath (The Dio era), Dio, Alcatrazz 	Artists: Van Halen, Black Sabbath (The Dio era), Dio, Alcatrazz 	Artists: Van Halen, Black Sabbath (The Dio era), Dio, Alcatrazz
8 	The Sunset Strip and the Big Four of Thrash 1981-1986 	Thrash metal, glam metal 	 	2 April 2000
Artists: Motley Crue, Metallica, Anthrax, Slayer, Quiet Riot, Ratt, Megadeth 	Artists: Motley Crue, Metallica, Anthrax, Slayer, Quiet Riot, Ratt, Megadeth 	Artists: Motley Crue, Metallica, Anthrax, Slayer, Quiet Riot, Ratt, Megadeth 	Artists: Motley Crue, Metallica, Anthrax, Slayer, Quiet Riot, Ratt, Megadeth 	Artists: Motley Crue, Metallica, Anthrax, Slayer, Quiet Riot, Ratt, Megadeth
9 	Live Aid and the PMRC 1983-1987 	Various 	 	9 April 2000
Artists: AC/DC, Black Sabbath, Cyndi Lauper, Def Leppard, Judas Priest, Madonna, Mary Jane Girls, Merycful Fate, Motley Crue, Prince, Sheena Easton, Twisted Sister, Vanity, Venom, W.A.S.P. 	Artists: AC/DC, Black Sabbath, Cyndi Lauper, Def Leppard, Judas Priest, Madonna, Mary Jane Girls, Merycful Fate, Motley Crue, Prince, Sheena Easton, Twisted Sister, Vanity, Venom, W.A.S.P. 	Artists: AC/DC, Black Sabbath, Cyndi Lauper, Def Leppard, Judas Priest, Madonna, Mary Jane Girls, Merycful Fate, Motley Crue, Prince, Sheena Easton, Twisted Sister, Vanity, Venom, W.A.S.P. 	Artists: AC/DC, Black Sabbath, Cyndi Lauper, Def Leppard, Judas Priest, Madonna, Mary Jane Girls, Merycful Fate, Motley Crue, Prince, Sheena Easton, Twisted Sister, Vanity, Venom, W.A.S.P. 	Artists: AC/DC, Black Sabbath, Cyndi Lauper, Def Leppard, Judas Priest, Madonna, Mary Jane Girls, Merycful Fate, Motley Crue, Prince, Sheena Easton, Twisted Sister, Vanity, Venom, W.A.S.P.
10 	Family Friendly 1986-1993 	Various 	 	16 April 2000
Artists: Bon Jovi, Cinderella, Guns N' Roses, Queensryche 	Artists: Bon Jovi, Cinderella, Guns N' Roses, Queensryche 	Artists: Bon Jovi, Cinderella, Guns N' Roses, Queensryche 	Artists: Bon Jovi, Cinderella, Guns N' Roses, Queensryche 	Artists: Bon Jovi, Cinderella, Guns N' Roses, Queensryche
11 	Sounds of the Streets 1987-2000 	Rap metal, rap rock 	 	23 April 2000
Artists: Kool Moe Dee, Boogie Down Productions, Scholly D, Public Enemy, NWA, Ice-T, Ice-Cube, MC Hammer, Vanilla Ice, Rage Against the Machine, Anthrax, Crazy Town 	Artists: Kool Moe Dee, Boogie Down Productions, Scholly D, Public Enemy, NWA, Ice-T, Ice-Cube, MC Hammer, Vanilla Ice, Rage Against the Machine, Anthrax, Crazy Town 	Artists: Kool Moe Dee, Boogie Down Productions, Scholly D, Public Enemy, NWA, Ice-T, Ice-Cube, MC Hammer, Vanilla Ice, Rage Against the Machine, Anthrax, Crazy Town 	Artists: Kool Moe Dee, Boogie Down Productions, Scholly D, Public Enemy, NWA, Ice-T, Ice-Cube, MC Hammer, Vanilla Ice, Rage Against the Machine, Anthrax, Crazy Town 	Artists: Kool Moe Dee, Boogie Down Productions, Scholly D, Public Enemy, NWA, Ice-T, Ice-Cube, MC Hammer, Vanilla Ice, Rage Against the Machine, Anthrax, Crazy Town
12 	Punk Reborn 1994-2000 	Punk rock, alternative rock 	 	30 April 2000
Artists: Green Day, The Offspring, Rancid, Blink-182 	Artists: Green Day, The Offspring, Rancid, Blink-182 	Artists: Green Day, The Offspring, Rancid, Blink-182 	Artists: Green Day, The Offspring, Rancid, Blink-182 	Artists: Green Day, The Offspring, Rancid, Blink-182
13 	Iron Man Live Again 1994-2000 	Various 	 	7 May 2000
Artists: Various 	Artists: Various 	Artists: Various 	Artists: Various 	Artists: Various
===Season 2===
# 	Title 	Genres 	Writer 	Original airdate
 	 	 	 	
1 	Blues Britannia and Flower Power 1960-1970 	Blues rock, proto-metal, psychedelic rock, stoner rock 	 	1 October 2000
Artists: Elvis Presley, Little Richard, Chuck Berry, Buddy Holly, Dick Dale and the Del-Tones, The Kingsmen 	Artists: Elvis Presley, Little Richard, Chuck Berry, Buddy Holly, Dick Dale and the Del-Tones, The Kingsmen 	Artists: Elvis Presley, Little Richard, Chuck Berry, Buddy Holly, Dick Dale and the Del-Tones, The Kingsmen 	Artists: Elvis Presley, Little Richard, Chuck Berry, Buddy Holly, Dick Dale and the Del-Tones, The Kingsmen 	Artists: Elvis Presley, Little Richard, Chuck Berry, Buddy Holly, Dick Dale and the Del-Tones, The Kingsmen
2 	The Vietnam War 1964-1975 	Folk rock, proto-metal 	 	8 October 2000
Artists: The Animals, Don McLean 	Artists: The Animals, Don McLean 	Artists: The Animals, Don McLean 	Artists: The Animals, Don McLean 	Artists: The Animals, Don McLean
3 	The Wizard of Prog 1966-1977 	Progressive rock, soft rock, art rock, krautrock 	 	15 October 2000
Artists: Procol Harum, The Nice, The Wilde Flowers, Soft Machine, Yes, King Crimson, Caravan, Genesis, Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Egg, Jethro Tull, Guru Guru 	Artists: Procol Harum, The Nice, The Wilde Flowers, Soft Machine, Yes, King Crimson, Caravan, Genesis, Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Egg, Jethro Tull, Guru Guru 	Artists: Procol Harum, The Nice, The Wilde Flowers, Soft Machine, Yes, King Crimson, Caravan, Genesis, Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Egg, Jethro Tull, Guru Guru 	Artists: Procol Harum, The Nice, The Wilde Flowers, Soft Machine, Yes, King Crimson, Caravan, Genesis, Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Egg, Jethro Tull, Guru Guru 	Artists: Procol Harum, The Nice, The Wilde Flowers, Soft Machine, Yes, King Crimson, Caravan, Genesis, Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Egg, Jethro Tull, Guru Guru
4 	Metal Gurus of Glam Rock 1970-1979 	Glam rock, hard rock, soft rock 	 	22 October 2000
Aritsts: T.Rex, David Bowie, Slade, Sweet, New York Dolls, Elton John 	Aritsts: T.Rex, David Bowie, Slade, Sweet, New York Dolls, Elton John 	Aritsts: T.Rex, David Bowie, Slade, Sweet, New York Dolls, Elton John 	Aritsts: T.Rex, David Bowie, Slade, Sweet, New York Dolls, Elton John 	Aritsts: T.Rex, David Bowie, Slade, Sweet, New York Dolls, Elton John
5 	Daddy Cool to Exile 1970-1988 	Australian pub rock 	 	29 October 2000
Artists: Zoot, Daddy Cool, Wendy Saddington 	Artists: Zoot, Daddy Cool, Wendy Saddington 	Artists: Zoot, Daddy Cool, Wendy Saddington 	Artists: Zoot, Daddy Cool, Wendy Saddington 	Artists: Zoot, Daddy Cool, Wendy Saddington
6 	Heaven and Hell 1973-1993 	Album-oriented rock, soft rock, heartland rock 	 	5 November 2000
Artists: Chicago, REO Speedwagon, The Doobie Brothers, Elton John, Robin Thrower, Bruce Springteen, Boston, Toto, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Meat Loaf, Journey, 38 Special, Quarterfish, Loverboy, Survivor, Asia, Giuffria, Starship, Cher 	Artists: Chicago, REO Speedwagon, The Doobie Brothers, Elton John, Robin Thrower, Bruce Springteen, Boston, Toto, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Meat Loaf, Journey, 38 Special, Quarterfish, Loverboy, Survivor, Asia, Giuffria, Starship, Cher 	Artists: Chicago, REO Speedwagon, The Doobie Brothers, Elton John, Robin Thrower, Bruce Springteen, Boston, Toto, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Meat Loaf, Journey, 38 Special, Quarterfish, Loverboy, Survivor, Asia, Giuffria, Starship, Cher 	Artists: Chicago, REO Speedwagon, The Doobie Brothers, Elton John, Robin Thrower, Bruce Springteen, Boston, Toto, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Meat Loaf, Journey, 38 Special, Quarterfish, Loverboy, Survivor, Asia, Giuffria, Starship, Cher 	Artists: Chicago, REO Speedwagon, The Doobie Brothers, Elton John, Robin Thrower, Bruce Springteen, Boston, Toto, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Meat Loaf, Journey, 38 Special, Quarterfish, Loverboy, Survivor, Asia, Giuffria, Starship, Cher
7 	The Mosh Pit 1978-1986 	Hardcore punk, punk rock,street punk, crossover thrash 	 	12 November 2000
Artists: Dead Kennedys, D.O.A., Black Flag, The Misfits, Germs, Plasmatics, Agnostic Front, Bad Brains, X, Circle Jerks, Suicidal Tendencies, Negative Approach, Minor Threat, GBH, D.I., Die Kreuzen, Dischange 	Artists: Dead Kennedys, D.O.A., Black Flag, The Misfits, Germs, Plasmatics, Agnostic Front, Bad Brains, X, Circle Jerks, Suicidal Tendencies, Negative Approach, Minor Threat, GBH, D.I., Die Kreuzen, Dischange 	Artists: Dead Kennedys, D.O.A., Black Flag, The Misfits, Germs, Plasmatics, Agnostic Front, Bad Brains, X, Circle Jerks, Suicidal Tendencies, Negative Approach, Minor Threat, GBH, D.I., Die Kreuzen, Dischange 	Artists: Dead Kennedys, D.O.A., Black Flag, The Misfits, Germs, Plasmatics, Agnostic Front, Bad Brains, X, Circle Jerks, Suicidal Tendencies, Negative Approach, Minor Threat, GBH, D.I., Die Kreuzen, Dischange 	Artists: Dead Kennedys, D.O.A., Black Flag, The Misfits, Germs, Plasmatics, Agnostic Front, Bad Brains, X, Circle Jerks, Suicidal Tendencies, Negative Approach, Minor Threat, GBH, D.I., Die Kreuzen, Dischange
8 	Fist Held High 1982-1989 	Power metal, speed metal, thrash metal 	 	19 November 2000
Artists: 	Artists: 	Artists: 	Artists: 	Artists:
9 	The Devil is in the Air 1983-1991 	Black metal, death metal, extreme metal 	 	26 November 2000
Artists: 	Artists: 	Artists: 	Artists: 	Artists:
10 	Slow Rides 1984-2001 	Doom metal, sludge metal, stoner rock 	 	3 December 2000
Artists:  	Artists:  	Artists:  	Artists:  	Artists: 
11 	Grunge vs. Britpop 1987-1997 	Grunge, post-grunge, britpop, alternative rock, indie rock 	 	10 December 2000
Artists: Soundgarden, Nirvana, Alice in Chains, Pearl Jam 	Artists: Soundgarden, Nirvana, Alice in Chains, Pearl Jam 	Artists: Soundgarden, Nirvana, Alice in Chains, Pearl Jam 	Artists: Soundgarden, Nirvana, Alice in Chains, Pearl Jam 	Artists: Soundgarden, Nirvana, Alice in Chains, Pearl Jam
12 	It's It, What is it? 1989-2000 	Alternative metal 	 	17 December 2000
Artists: Faith No More, Machine Head, Trapt, Red Hot Chilli Peppers 	Artists: Faith No More, Machine Head, Trapt, Red Hot Chilli Peppers 	Artists: Faith No More, Machine Head, Trapt, Red Hot Chilli Peppers 	Artists: Faith No More, Machine Head, Trapt, Red Hot Chilli Peppers 	Artists: Faith No More, Machine Head, Trapt, Red Hot Chilli Peppers
13 	Nu-Metal and the Aftermath 1994-2000 	Nu metal 	 	24 December 2000
Artists: Korn, Limp Bizkit, Linkin Park, Sepultura, Slipknot, Deftones, System of a Down, Disturbed, Mudvayne, Papa Roach, Static-X, Coal Chamber, P.O.D., Mushroomhead, Soulfly, Machine Head, Drowning Pool, Godsmack, Sevendust, Fear Factory, Spineshank, Kittie, Flaw, Taproot, Saliva, Powerman5000	Artists: Korn, Limp Bizkit, Linkin Park, Sepultura, Slipknot, Deftones, System of a Down, Disturbed, Mudvayne, Papa Roach, Static-X, Coal Chamber, P.O.D., Mushroomhead, Soulfly, Machine Head, Drowning Pool, Godsmack, Sevendust, Fear Factory, Spineshank, Kittie, Flaw, Taproot, Saliva, Powerman5000	Artists: Korn, Limp Bizkit, Linkin Park, Sepultura, Slipknot, Deftones, System of a Down, Disturbed, Mudvayne, Papa Roach, Static-X, Coal Chamber, P.O.D., Mushroomhead, Soulfly, Machine Head, Drowning Pool, Godsmack, Sevendust, Fear Factory, Spineshank, Kittie, Flaw, Taproot, Saliva, Powerman5000	Artists: Korn, Limp Bizkit, Linkin Park, Sepultura, Slipknot, Deftones, System of a Down, Disturbed, Mudvayne, Papa Roach, Static-X, Coal Chamber, P.O.D., Mushroomhead, Soulfly, Machine Head, Drowning Pool, Godsmack, Sevendust, Fear Factory, Spineshank, Kittie, Flaw, Taproot, Saliva, Powerman5000	Artists: Korn, Limp Bizkit, Linkin Park, Sepultura, Slipknot, Deftones, System of a Down, Disturbed, Mudvayne, Papa Roach, Static-X, Coal Chamber, P.O.D., Mushroomhead, Soulfly, Machine Head, Drowning Pool, Godsmack, Sevendust, Fear Factory, Spineshank, Kittie, Flaw, Taproot, Saliva, Powerman5000
==Interviews==
* Geezer Butler
* Chuck Berry
* Fred Durst
* Tipper Gore (archiving)
* Paul McCartney
* Nancy Sinatra
* Ozzy Osbourne
* Michael Pare
* Little Richard
* Ringo Starr
* Tony Iomni
* Bill Ward
* Stevie Wonder
==Songs==
Season 1
*Episode 1
**"The Sound of Music" - Julie Andrews (1965), "Glad All Over" - The Dave Clark Five (1963), "The House on the Rising Sun" - The Animals (1963), "Twist and Shout" - The Beatles (1963), "She's Love You" - The Beatles (1963), "A Hard Day's Night" - The Beatles" (1964), "I'll Be Back" - The Beatles (1964), "You Really Got Me" - The Kinks (1964), "My Generation" - The Who (1965), "Wild Thing" - The Troggs (1966), Paint It Black - The Rolling Stones (1966), "Tomorrow Never Knows" - The Beatles (1966), "Yellow Submarine" - The Beatles (1966), "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" - The Beatles (1967), "I Can See for Miles" - The Who (1967), "Summertime Blues" - Blue Cheer (1968), "Born to Be Wild" - Steppenwolf (1968), "In-A-Gadda-, "Helter Skelter" - The Beatles (1968), "Fire" - Arthur Brown (1968)
*Episode 2
**"I Want You (She's So Heavy)" - The Beatles", "Black Sabbath" - Black Sabbath"
*Episode 3
**"Gotta Find a Way" - Bloodrock (1970), "D.O.A." - Bloodrock (1970), "Dead Babies" - Alice Cooper (1971),
*Episode 4
**
*Episode 5
**"Bohemian Rhapsody" - Queen (1975), "Death on Two Legs" - Queen (1975), "Slow Ride" - Foghat (1975), "Man on the Silver Mountain - Rainbow (1975)
*Episode 9
**"We're Not Gonna Take It" - Twisted Sister (1984)
Season 2
*Episode 1
**"Good Vibrations" - The Beach Boys
*Episode 2
**"Vietnam Talkin' Blues" - Phil Ochs, "A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall" - Bob Dylan, Eve of Destruction - Barry McGuire, "We've Gotta Get Out of This Place" - The Animals, "I Ain't Marching Anymore", "The Ballad of the Green Berets" - Barry Sadler, "These Boots Are Made For Walkin'" - Nancy Sinatra (1966), "For What Its Worth" - Buffalo Springfield (1966), "Waist Deep in the Big Muddy" - Pete Seeger, "Alice's Restaurant Massacre", "I-Feel-Like-I'm-Fixin'-to-Die" "Backlash Blues", "Chain of Fools" - Aretha Franklin, "The Letter", "Are You Experience" - The Jimi Hendrix Experience, "Revolution" - The Beatles (1968), "The Star-Spangled Banner" - The Jimi Hendrix Experience, "Give Peace a Chance" - John Lennon, "Machine Gun" - Jimi Hendrix, "21st Century Schizoid Man" - King Crimson (1969), "Gimme Shelter" - The Rolling Stones (1969), "Fortunate Son" - Creedance Clearwater Revivial (1969), "Ohio" - Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young (1970), "War" - Edwin Star (1970), "What's Going On?" - Marvin Gaye (1971), "American Pie" - Don McLean (1972)
*Episode 3
**"Eleanor Rigby" - The Beatles
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