Rock Icons (2015)
Rock Icons
2015From Banger Films, the people that brought you the Rush: Beyond The Lighted Stage documentary and the TV show Metal Evolution, comes an all-new docu-series profiling the biggest icons in hard rock, heavy metal and classic rock. Rock Icons takes you backstage with in-depth, intimate portraits revealing who these rock stars really are. Each 30-minute episode is jam-packed with exclusive interviews and never-before-seen footage with featured artists and the key people who helped shape their careers.
Seasons & Episode
The series premiere goes beyond the limelight with Geddy Lee, lead singer and bassist extraordinaire of Canadian progressive hard rock legends Rush. Find out how his remarkable musical talent and drive was influenced by the early passing of his father and why he is determined to live every bit of his life to the fullest.
The singer of Judas Priest is a humble fella, cherishes the relationships with his fans while remaining self-effacing about his operatic voice and extraordinary attention to his on-stage looks, which set the look for the frontman.
The story of the "Motor City Madman": an outspoken Republican and NRA advocate and one of the most sincere and talented musicians to ever pick up the electric guitar.
Singer Ann Wilson's inextricably linked to her sister Nancy, as the stunning faces of the legendary group Heart. However, delineating the two uncovers a portrait of Ann: the bullied child, the songwriter + protector of integrity.
Forced to live in abject poverty, brutally picked on at school by day while being stalked by his own father by night, Dave Mustaine just seemed like he'd had one bad hand dealt after another.
The sordid life of Motley Crue bass player Nikki Sixx is well-known, thanks to headlines on MTV News and the lurid smash autobiographies The Dirt and The Heroin Diaries.
Rock Icons catches up with Slash at his Los Angeles home to discuss, among many topics, how much of his life as rock 'n' roll's last great guitarist, was simply, inevitable.
We travel to New York State to speak with Daryl Hall about growing up singing in churches and street corners in Philadelphia, finding a creative partner in John Oates and honing one of the most authentic voices in pop music history.
Traveling to Dublin, Ireland, Rock Icons meets a man perfectly comfortable celebrating his band's incredible ascent, as well the thing that remains as vital to him as the very air he breathes: music.
In his home town of Chicago, Rock Icons finds the Smashing Pumpkins leader, Billy Corgan, picking a fight with his most formidable enemy, his own musical legacy.
From Banger Films, the people that brought you the Rush: Beyond The Lighted Stage documentary and the TV show Metal Evolution, comes an all-new docu-series profiling the biggest icons in hard rock, heavy metal and classic rock. Rock Icons takes you backstage with in-depth, intimate portraits revealing who these rock stars really are. Each 30-minute episode is jam-packed with exclusive interviews and never-before-seen footage with featured artists and the key people who helped shape their careers.