NEWS
2021/02/05
The rise of the American metal machine in the 1980s has been chronicled in numerous documentary films, but the majority of these tail off into either Guns ‘n Roses or Metallica fanboy-ism. It’s a welcome change of pace to finally find a metal documentary that glosses over these big names and, instead, dives into a more authentic – even if far smaller – segment: Brandon, Florida and in particular, the band Siren. Back in these halcyon days, Siren played “real” heavy metal – think Iron Maiden or Judas Priest or any of the other legends of the NWOBHM movement – but with a brasher, thrash-infused sonic palette lending the conceptual narrative songwriting approach a balls-ier overall profile. But Siren never “made it,” and the band split apart (after running through multiple lineups and members...
