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Derek Tokar Yesterday's extreme inevitably becomes today's mainstream. Anybody remember the days when Metallica and Slayer were the sounds of the underground? How about when Slipknot pushed metal to its bleeding edge? So why the hell did VH1 Classic not want to foot the bill when Sam Dunn, host and creator of the up-til-then 11 episode Metal Evolution series came for funding for the show's penulti

There's always been a dichotomy to heavy metal. While the music is supposed to be hard and fast and primal enough for beer-drinking dudes in parking lots to understand, it's often technical and ponderous -- progressive, as they say. Episode 10 of Vh1's 'Metal Evolution' series focuses on progressive metal, and in our exclusive sneak peek, founding King Crimson drummer Michael Giles talks about whe

If the image above gets you all hot and bothered, plus, you love anthemic heavy metal, then there's a good chance you listen to power metal on a regular basis. In this weekend's episode of VH1 Classic's fantastic 'Metal Evolution' series, host and producer Sam Dunn will focus on power metal and its origins...

The '90s are generally remembered as a peaceful, economically stable time -- a golden age of Teletubbies and dial-up Internet -- but as far as rock music is concerned, the decade ended on an ugly note. Held over three days in July 1999, the Woodstock '99 festival was marred by vandalism and sexual assaults...

Episode 7 of Vh1 Classic's 11-part rockumentary series 'Metal Evolution' centers on grunge, and if you're wondering what flannel shirts and fuzzy guitars have to do with the devil's chosen music, you're not alone. In the exclusive sneak peek posted below, musicians, producers and journalists discuss the connections -- or lack thereof -- between the two genres...

This weekend, VH1 Classic will premiere episode five of their 'Metal Evolution' series. Hosted and directed by Canadian filmmaker Sam Dunn, the 11-part documentary has already garnered rave reviews across the metal community from fans and artists alike...

It's that time again. Vh1 has just released a sneak peek of the newest installment of their 11-part rockumentary 'Metal Evolution.' Today's exclusive early look is of part 4, "The New Wave of British Heavy Metal." In the short clip, Iron Maiden's Steve Harris recalls trying to get gigs early in the band's career...

There is not much Banger Films' Sam Dunn and Scot McFayden don't know about metal. The Canadian filmmakers began their historical and psychological dig into the oft maligned music genre with the intelligent and respectful 'Metal: A Headbanger's Journey' in 2005 and followed it with the socio-political culture-crossing 'Global Metal' in 2008...

VH1 Classic has proclaimed 11-11-11 as "National Metal Day" and will celebrate with a slew of exclusive metal programming, including the exclusive debut of Banger Films' groundbreaking documentary series, 'Metal Evolution.' The latest passion project from Canadian documentarians Sam Dunn and Scot McFadyen, 'Metal Evolution' will dedicate each episode of the 11-part series to a specific