Heavy Metal Britannia (2010)
Tracing the roots of Heavy Metal music within the UK.
Nigel Planer narrates a documentary which traces the origins and development of British heavy metal from its humble beginnings in the industrialised Midlands to its proud international triumph. Contributors include Lemmy, Sabbath's Tony Iommi, Ian Gillan from Deep Purple, Judas Priest singer Rob Halford, Bruce Dickinson from Iron Maiden and Saxon's Biff Byford.
- Date of release
- 2010-03-07
- TMDB
- 7.1 / 10 (9)
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Director
- Chris Rodley
Casting
- Glenn Tipton — Self
- Rob Halford — Self
- Brian Tatler — Self
- Jon Lord — Self
- Malcolm Dome — Self
- Bill Ward — Self
- Dave Davies — Self
- Ian Gillan — Self
- Neal Kay — Self
- Steve Broughton — Self
- Edgar Broughton — Self
- Bruce Dickinson — Self
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