Heavy Metal Jr. (Scotland, 2005, Director: Chris Waitt, 24 minutes): Hatred are a heavy metal band from Scotland. And they’re all under 13 years old. This hilarious film follows the band as they prepare for their first ever live performance. In the weeks before their show, their bassist quits, and they have to write some original songs to perform. One of the best parts of the film was watching their manager (the drummer’s father) show them some showbiz moves of his own. Along the way, we get some insight into band dynamics that wouldn’t seem out of place in a film like This Is Spinal Tap, except with parents as stand-ins for managers and girlfriends.
By the end, though, I was really pulling for the lads, and watching them perform their three original songs (including a catchy little ditty entitled “Satan Rocks”) in front of an audience of pensioners and teenyboppers dressed in pink was actually heartwarming. The sight of them signing autographs afterward just reinforced for me why all boys get into rock bands anyway: for the chicks.
(8/10)
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that picture is enough for me to say ‘wtf?’ out loud.
i stayed in tonight and finished my last paper of the term. woot! i’ll have to go by later this week and see the exhibit. everyone i knew was going so i knew i’d get wrapped into going out and avoiding my paper. but it’s done!
HI i am paul, or otherwise known as the lead singer of hatred
the band have realy emproved now and are sounding much better than 2 years ago, my hair has been cut, of my choice, putting forward, nothing to do with my mum!
I just saw a video of you guys and your f***ing incredible!
ROCK ON
hey dudes
my name is brad and i live in australia, me and some friends have got together a death metal band called sickening generation follow this link and listen too our badle recorded demo lol…….
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcmEhBzqPu4
plz send me links to some of your songs and shame on you young child for cutting your hair SHAME SHAME
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