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(2025). Into the Void: Life, Death and Heavy Metal (TV Series). Brooklyn, New York: Vice Media Group LLC.
Abstract: Episode 1: Randy Rhoads; 2: Kurt Struebing of NME; 3: Judas Priest on Trial; 4: Chuck Schuldiner of Death; 5: Wendy O. Williams; 6: Iranian Metal Crusade; 7: Ann Boleyn of Hellion; 8: Dimebag Darrell
“SYNOPSIS: INTO THE VOID is a groundbreaking documentary series that explores the epic struggles and the cultural impacts made by Heavy Metal’s most compelling artists. Their intensely personal stories about finding success offer an intoxicating combo of volume and distortion delivered via pulsating tales of murder, addiction, rebellion and redemption.”
(SOURCE: https://press.hulu.com/shows/into-the-void/)
“Delves into the emotional sagas and behind-the-scenes lives of iconic heavy metal bands and artists, offering an intimate look at the towering legends and unforgettable figures in the genre's history.”
(SOURCE: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt35048255/)
See also: https://www.imdb.com/news/ni65469916/
<< 8 bands listed on 8 cassettes in official film series poster: 1) Death (Florida); 2) Judas Priest; 3) N.M.E. (Tacoma, Washington); 4) Pantera; 5) Hellion; 6) Randy Rhoads; 7) Plasmatics; and 8) Confess (Iran).
CREDITS: Helmed by executive producers Evan Husney and Jason Eisener, the co-creators of the hit pro wrestling documentary series “Dark Side of the Ring,” which debuted in 2019 – becoming Vice TV’s most-watched series of all time.>>
Guillermo Garcia, executive producer.
Vice Studios
SOURCE: https://www.hulu.com/series/into-the-void-life-death-and-heavy-metal-07fbab33-fe16-4154-b761-541ff9cc4783
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Eckerström, P. (2022). Extreme heavy metal and blasphemy in Iran: the case of Confess. Cont Islam, . Retrieved October 15, 2025, from http://dx.doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1007/s11562-022-00493-7
Abstract: Since the revolution in 1979, the Islamic Republic of Iran has imprisoned musicians, especially punk, hip-hop, and hard rock bands, as well as those playing heavy metal subgenres. Extreme heavy metal artists and fans emerged in the 1990s. The government soon targeted them as Satanists and began a systematic crackdown on metalheads. The metalcore band Confess is the most well-known case. The band was arrested in 2015 on counts of blasphemy, disturbing public opinion through the production of music, participating in interviews with the opposition media and propaganda against the Islamic Republic of Iran, among other charges. The majority of secular countries today do not consider extreme heavy metal to be transgressive. This is not the case in contexts where religious traditions have a significant influence on society. By analysing the narrative of the band Confess, the purpose of this paper is to provide an understanding of how Iranian extreme metal musicians resist religious oppression, challenge their government, religious precepts, and social values through their music.
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Eckerström, P. (2023). The Influence of Different Satanic Panics on the Transgressive Practices of Metal Music in Egypt, Iran, and Syria. In D. Nevárez Araújo, N. Varas-Díaz, J. Wallach, & E. Clinton (Eds.), Defiant Sounds. Heavy Metal Music in the Global South. London: Lexington Books.
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Eckerström, P. (2025). The unintended consequences of state-enforced religion: 'blasphemous' metal music as secondary deviation in Iran (Vol. 55).
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