Get Thrashed: The Story of Thrash Metal (2006)

The GET THRASHED journey begins in the early 80s, where Metallica and several other bands laid the groundwork for what would become a lasting impression on the face of heavy metal music. ... See full summary »

Director:

Rick Ernst

Stars:

Death Angel, Tom Angelripper, Phil Anselmo

Cast

Credited cast:
Death Angel	...	Themselves
Tom Angelripper	...	Himself
Phil Anselmo	...	Himself
Tom Araya	...	Himself
Frank Bello	...	Himself
Charlie Benante	...	Himself
Richard Bienstock	...	Himself
Chuck Billy	...	Himself
Jason Bitner	...	Himself
Steven Blush	...	Himself
Randy Blythe	...	Himself
Kurt Brecht	...	Himself
Spike Cassidy	...	Himself
Ian Christe	...	Himself
John Connelly	...	Himself

Storyline

The GET THRASHED journey begins in the early 80s, where Metallica and several other bands laid the groundwork for what would become a lasting impression on the face of heavy metal music. These bands helped ignite local scenes in Los Angeles, the Bay area of California and New York City, which helped fuel a worldwide thrash metal movement. By the dawn of the 1990's, thrash bands had gone from playing backyard barbeque parties to headlining arenas and Metallica were on their way to becoming one of the biggest metal acts of all time. But as legions of headbanging, stage diving and moshing metalheads were flocking to see their favorite bands, the tides had begun to change. In the early 1990's, a changing musical landscape sent thrash spiraling back into the underground. Some of the musicians passed away, some returned to their day jobs and some bands broke up. While the music lived on, the scene was forever changed. Get Thrashed traces the rise, fall and impact of thrash metal; from its ...

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Plot Keywords:

band | metal | thrash metal | metallica | musician | 

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Genres:

Documentary | History | Music

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

MySpace page Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

11 March 2007 (USA)

Also Known As:

Get Thrashed: The Story of Thrash Metal

Filming Locations:

Columbus, Ohio, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Kundrat Productions,Saigon1515 Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Color:

Color

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User Reviews

interesting but flawed

This was a pretty good documentary. I did however watch it very soon on the back of watching the thrash metal episode of the 'Metal Evolution' series. Comparing the two of them, they both cover similar ground about the beginnings of Metallica and Bay Area thrash, and the rise of the "Big Four".

This documentary differed in that it showed commentary from other lesser-known bands like Overkill and Hirax, that it had some small coverage about the European scene, including interviews with Kreator and Sodom, and that it had some coverage of the "crossover" scene. This and the fact it had some interesting historical footage and photos would be the good points about this documentary.

The problem with this documentary was the preponderance of interviews with people from 90s metal bands like Slipknot, and various journalists and DJs who I would wager were still in kindergarten when thrash was happening. This seemed unnecessary. I did not care for these people's opinions.