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News : Metal Down Under goes global

By on November 18, 2014

Metal Down Under, A History of Australian Metal takes an indepth 3 hour look into the birth of the Australian metal scene til the present day. Written and directed by Nick Calpakdjian, the film features 40 exclusive interviews with some of Australia’s most iconic bands, radio personalities and journalists, all of whom have contributed and help shape the Australia metal landscape.

Metal Down Under now available

Metal Down Under now available

Released in August, the film peaked at number 4 on the ARIA DVD charts and stayed there for seven weeks selling over 1,500 units to date. As of today the DVD is now available digitally via iTunes and physically (Europe & UK) via Plastic Head Distribution across the globe.

iTunes – Available worldwide ex USA
https://itunes.apple.com/au/movie/metal-downunder-history-australian/id937024499

PHD (Plastic Head Distribution)
http://www.plastichead.com//item.asp?ex=fitem&target=ANIMUSDVD003

“Metal Down Under is a vital and historic piece of film-making. A vibrant document of a thriving underbelly of Australian music that both audiences and the industry often choose to ignore” Brian Giffin – Loud Online

Epic in its undertaking, Metal Down Under captures the past, present and future of the Australian metal scene and condenses it into three hours of riveting, essential viewing.

Since the late 1970’s a thriving underground scene of extreme music has continued to evolve in Australia. From grind-core, thrash, death metal, black metal, hardcore, doom, melodic metal, sludge, power metal and the many more sub genre’s that exist, Metal Down Under traverses the full spectrum and takes a look at the bands, people and events that shaped this unique slice of Australian history

More than just the music, we meet the characters that make metal in Australia what it is today. From promoters, radio hosts and magazine editors, to band members and extreme fans,
Metal Down Under introduces you to a world you either didn’t want to know existed or have been a part of all your life.

Featuring over 40 exclusive interviews as well as rare archive footage and photographs from Metal For The Brain, Metal For Melbourne, The Big Day Out, SBS, music videos, live concerts and much more!
Check the full cast listing of Metal Down Under HERE

The brainchild of lifelong metal fan and film maker Nick Calpakdjian. Nick spent two long years traveling the country interviewing the who’s who of the Australian scene.
With massive support, some crowd funding and donations, the mammoth project has finally been completed and is ready to share with Australian metal fans and people everywhere!

Written and Directed by Nick Calpakdjian, Produced by Animus Industries and with Cinematography by Adrian Price, Metal Down Under is presented as three 55 minute episodes and comes with a bunch of extras.

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