The History Of Metal And Horror is a documentary which explores the evolution of both heavy metal and horror and how the two genres have merged over time. Enjoy the following preview:

This documentary contains:

• An exploration into the evolution of both heavy metal and horror.
• Commentary from horror icons, explaining how their films have influenced both genres. 
• Commentary from heavy metal artists about their greatest fears, favorite horror films, past and current influences, involvement in horror films, horror themed looks, music videos, and stage performances, and much more.
• Commentary from both horror icons and metal artists about why heavy metal and horror work well together. 
• An exploration into the world of horror conventions which often contain a large heavy metal element. 
• A wraparound story starring a well-known horror star which ties each segment together. 

An IndieGoGo fundraising campaign has been launched to assist in the completion of this film, which features numerous metal luminaries including:

Alice Cooper 
Johannes Michael Gustaf Eckerström  and Tim Öhrstrom (Avatar)
Brian Slagel (Metal Blade Records)
Charlie Benante (Anthrax)
Chris Jericho (Fozzy)
Corey Taylor (Slipknot / Stone Sour)
Doyle Wolfgang Von Frankenstein (Misfits)
Jeordie White, aka Twiggy Ramirez (Marilyn Manson)
John 5 (Marilyn Manson, Rob Zombie)
Jonathan Davis (Korn)
Kirk Hammett (Metallica)
Wednesday 13 (Murderdolls)

Visit MetalHorror.com for further details.

(Illustration by Brian Allen)