Metal: A Headbanger's Journey

is that it's so fucking huge, 505 00:32:43,367 --> 00:32:47,121 yet it's like certain people don't even know it exists. 506 00:33:29,607 --> 00:33:32,360 That was amazing! They're one of my favourite bands. 507 00:33:32,527 --> 00:33:35,325 To see them in front of 40,000 people was a dream come true. 508 00:33:35,487 --> 00:33:39,321 - Was it? - Best show I've ever seen. I was in the pit. 509 00:33:39,487 --> 00:33:43,196 That was fucking awesome. That was fucking awesome. 510 00:33:43,367 --> 00:33:45,881 Wacken hosts a wide range of metal bands. 511 00:33:46,047 --> 00:33:51,075 For the outsider, it's hard to understand how they all fall under the same umbrella. 512 00:33:51,247 --> 00:33:54,125 Even for the diehard metal fan this gets complex, 513 00:33:54,287 --> 00:33:56,357 so you might wanna take notes. 514 00:33:56,527 --> 00:34:00,725 The early metal bands, along with hard rock, shock rock and punk, 515 00:34:00,887 --> 00:34:03,242 gave birth to an abundance of sub-genres, 516 00:34:03,407 --> 00:34:06,604 each with their own distinct sound, lyrics and look. 517 00:34:06,767 --> 00:34:10,396 These are power metal, the new wave of British heavy metal, 518 00:34:10,567 --> 00:34:16,358 progressive metal, glam metal, pop metal, stoner metal, hardcore, thrash metal, 519 00:34:16,527 --> 00:34:19,360 the first wave of black metal, Norwegian black metal, 520 00:34:19,527 --> 00:34:23,440 grindcore, death metal, Swedish death metal, metalcore, grunge, 521 00:34:23,607 --> 00:34:27,202 goth metal, industrial metal, hard alternative, new metal 522 00:34:27,367 --> 00:34:30,200 and the new wave of American metal. 523 00:34:30,367 --> 00:34:33,120 But don't worry. I'm at Wacken to focus on the fans. 524 00:34:33,287 --> 00:34:36,085 Not to meet with bands from every metal sub-genre. 525 00:34:36,247 --> 00:34:39,762 There are a couple of bands that I can't resist the opportunity to meet. 526 00:34:39,927 --> 00:34:42,760 <i>- We're at the gate. - Our interview's with Mayhem. </i> 527 00:34:42,927 --> 00:34:44,963 <i>We're by the beer tents. Meet us there. </i> 528 00:34:45,127 --> 00:34:48,483 My first interview is with the Norwegian black metal band Mayhem, 529 00:34:48,647 --> 00:34:51,320 the most controversial group in the metal underground. 530 00:34:51,487 --> 00:34:54,843 The band's former vocalist blew his own brains out with a shotgun 531 00:34:55,007 --> 00:34:58,363 and then his bandmates made necklaces from pieces of his skull. 532 00:34:58,527 --> 00:35:02,122 Warning: This interview gets a little weird. 533 00:35:02,607 --> 00:35:04,882 The History of Metal. Mark it. 534 00:35:05,047 --> 00:35:11,236 We are pretty true to ourself. We never bargain with our stuff, you know. 535 00:35:11,407 --> 00:35:15,685 We just release it. If people don't like it, then fuck them! 536 00:35:15,847 --> 00:35:19,886 That's why we are here. Germany sucks for us! 537 00:35:20,047 --> 00:35:22,925 We are here to make, you know, a statement, 538 00:35:23,087 --> 00:35:28,878 saying "Yeah, Mayhem, we rule. We are the fucking best metal band out there. " 539 00:35:29,047 --> 00:35:31,277 If people don't recognise it, fuck them! 540 00:35:31,447 --> 00:35:35,918 <i> We never negotiate, or come to terms.</i> 541 00:35:36,087 --> 00:35:37,964 Fuck you! You know what I mean? 542 00:35:38,127 --> 00:35:40,721 - Can you repeat the question? - People say... 543 00:35:40,887 --> 00:35:43,640 - What? ... that black metal is losing touch... 544 00:35:43,807 --> 00:35:45,126 - Who? ... with its roots. 545 00:35:45,287 --> 00:35:48,165 Which one? Who the fuck are you talking to? 546 00:35:48,327 --> 00:35:50,363 Fuck them, you know! 547 00:35:50,527 --> 00:35:52,722 - Any comments about that? - Fuck that. 548 00:35:52,887 --> 00:35:56,277 Yeah, I have a comment. Fuck you! You know. 549 00:35:58,767 --> 00:36:03,522 Beer and interviews? Not a good combination. 550 00:36:03,687 --> 00:36:07,362 But I know one guy who can deliver is Ronnie James Dio. 551 00:36:07,527 --> 00:36:09,677 He's the godfather of power metal, 552 00:36:09,847 --> 00:36:13,476 metal's most over-the-top and fantastical sub-genre. 553 00:36:13,647 --> 00:36:17,925 Think swords, sorcery, chivalry and Dungeons & Dragons, 554 00:36:18,087 --> 00:36:19,884 and you've got power metal. 555 00:36:20,047 --> 00:36:23,119 One thing Ronnie is known for is inventing the devil horns, 556 00:36:23,287 --> 00:36:26,006 the most enduring symbol of heavy metal culture. 557 00:36:26,167 --> 00:36:30,240 I'm of Italian extraction and, um... my grandparents on both sides, 558 00:36:30,407 --> 00:36:35,083 both my mother's and father's sides, came to America from Italy, 559 00:36:35,247 --> 00:36:36,566 and they had superstitions. 560 00:36:36,727 --> 00:36:41,118 When