The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years

It's more than music...it's a way of life.

A raw, energetic anthropological portrait of the Los Angeles heavy metal scene that balances social critique with the visceral spectacle and excess of the culture itself.

An exploration of the heavy metal scene in Los Angeles, with particular emphasis on glam metal. It features concert footage and interviews of legendary heavy metal and hard rock bands and artists such as Aerosmith, Alice Cooper, Kiss, Megadeth, Motörhead, Ozzy Osbourne and W.A.S.P..