Well, it looks like another way to capitalize on the wave of 80's style entertainment (a la Stranger Things) but this time it's not set in the 80's. These kids today don't know what "metal" is. Their music isn't..."true metal"...heh.

...I went there...

Just kidding. As a child of the 80's who was DEFINITELY a Metal Head, I definitely want to see this.

Well, the movie was produced by Tom Morello of RATM. He's 59 years old, so he came of age in the late 70's/early 80's. It's no coincidence that the movie features bands like Judas Priest and Black Sabbath - I've seen a lot of interviews with Morello about this influences (he's a HUGE Mob Rules fan, as am I). So even though it's not actually set in the 80's, the characters are absolutely 80's archetypes.

As for "kids today" I'm a live and let live, guy. That's why Hunter was so relatable to me - gatekeeping, for better or worse, is extremely prevalent in metal. People act like taste is objective for whatever reason. Just go seek out any social media conversation on the band Ghost and you'll see what I mean.

Maybe i should check this out,i was kind of a late bloomer,but i definitely got into mainstream metal. Then again,i can watch those cheesy metal docs,about some of the old rockers telling the same stories about The Sunset Strip days etc. haha.

were you watching the fan made documentaries or something else?

I've watched a bunch of the fan made ones. Sabotage was the best. Born Again was good too.

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You had me at "old school metalheads"

So the day that I watched this movie, I watched Dio: Dreamers Never Die.

https://www.diodreamersneverdie.com

Of course, there was a ton of stuff revolving around The Rainbow because literally everybody who was somebody in metal was always hanging out there. Other than that, there wasn't much about the Sunset Strip scene because Ronnie wasn't really a part of it.

BTW, here's a clip from Dreamers Never Die. One of the coolest parts, IMO.

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That reminds me,i just watched on youtube a documentary called The Rainbow,its really good,told about the history of the place.

Also,question for anyone,have you seen the film about The Outhouse in Lawrence ? I never actually went there,but i'd really like to watch it,just can't find it without paying for it haha.

I think I have seen it. I'm a huge fan of both Ronnie and Lemmy, both of whom practically lived at the Rainbow.

Ronnie's history with the Rainbow is personal, too. That's where he met Wendy, for starters.

Ronnie and Lemmy man if there is a Heaven that will have them I can just see them leading the choir through Orgazmatron or heaven and hell