Get Thrashed, The Story of Thrash Metal
Rick Ernst:
Get Thrashed, The Story of Thrash Metal (USA, 2006)
100 min - Digibeta - English.
Production: Saigon1511 Productions & Kundrat Productions
The Get Thrashed journey begins in the 80's, where Metallica and several other bands laid the groundwork for what would become a lasting impression on the face of new 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 by playing backyard barbeques to headlining arenas. But as legions of headbanging, stage diving and moshing metalheads were flocking to see their favourite band, the tides begun to change. In the early 90's,an evolving musical landscape send thrash spiraling back into the background. While the music lived on, the scene was forever changed.
Rokumentti proudly presents the first showing of the awarded Get Thrashed documentary in the Nordic countries. Get Thrashed traces the rise, fall and impact of thrash metal: from its early years, through its influence on grunge, nu metal and today's heavy metal scene. It is the story of the heaviest, hardest music of the 80's and early 90's as told by the bands who lived it, the fans and the bands who grew up on it and by the artist that carry the thrash metal flag today. The show features interviews with member of Metallica, Megadeath, Slayer, Anthrax, Hatebread, Testament and many many other.
Director Rick Ernst has produced and written hundreds of shows including MTV's Headbanger's Ball, so man knows what he is saying.
The only thing better than heavy metal is good heavy metal.
Rick Ernst
Saigon1515 Productions was founded by freelance television producer Rick Ernst in January 2003 in order to develop and create shows that would not normally be touched by mainstream media. Ernst's nearly ten year career with MTV Networks includes having worked on or produced over 100 shows including Headbangers Ball, The State, 120 Minutes and Spring Break.
