Metal Lords

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Metal Lords

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2022

1h 38m

Comedy

Music

Drama

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Two kids want to start a heavy metal band in a high school where exactly two kids care about heavy metal. Hunter (Adrian Greensmith) is a diehard metal fan who knows his history and shreds. His dream is to win the upcoming Battle of the Bands. He enlists his best friend Kevin (Jaeden Martell) to man the drums. But with schoolmates more interested in Bieber than Black Sabbath, finding a bassist is a struggle. Until Kevin overhears Emily (Isis Hainsworth) playing her cello. The motley crew must contend with school, parents, hormones and teen angst while trying to get along long enough for Skullf*cker to win the Battle of the Bands.

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Critics Consensus

If it doesn't quite rawk, Metal Lords remains a good-natured and overall enjoyable look at adolescence and the life-altering power of music.

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Robert Levin

Newsday

Apr 11, 2022

1/4

Play your favorite Rage Against the Machine album instead.

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David Ehrlich

IndieWire

Apr 8, 2022

C+

Peter Sollett’s Metal Lords is small and patchy even by the standards of a throwaway Netflix movie that feels like it’s already been forgotten for you.

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Leah Greenblatt

Entertainment Weekly

Apr 8, 2022

B+

The story belongs to its young cast, and Lords' ramshackle comedy sweetly captures the rank anxiety, random humiliations, and undiluted hope of being young.

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Cidnya Silva

But Why Tho?

Jan 4, 2023

7/10

What the story lacks in plot, it is carried by feel-good messages. The ending of [Metal Lords] makes me give out the biggest toothy grin. Weird kids exist and that’s okay.

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Prahlad Srihari

Firstpost

Aug 8, 2022

2/5

Metal Lords plays its coming-of-age riff fast and loose.

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Rahul Desai

News9 Live (India)

Jul 20, 2022

2/5

Metal Lords plays out like a generic offspring born from a tryst between School of Rock, The Spectacular Now and every high-school movie featuring two childhood friends, a strange girl and a Battle of the Bands contest.

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Antony B

@RT29664284 Aug 23, 2026

Metal Lords is a funny, scrappy coming-of-age movie about friendship, heavy metal, and the glorious awkwardness of being a teenager who desperately wants to belong. The characters are messy and lovable, the humor lands, and the music gives the whole thing plenty of energy. Beneath all the metal riffs and teenage chaos is a surprisingly sweet story about finding your people, and learning that growing up means letting them be themselves.

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Jack F

@MovieFan111 Jul 4, 2026

Only watch this movie if you're a metalhead. Since I am, I loved it. The reason I liked it is because how upfront it was with referencing other bands, which they did a lot. That was awesome. Also the Challenger addition was great cuz that's my favorite car. It was really explicit in terms of profanity which I wasn't expecting. It gave off Deathgasm vibes in terms of humor. It is true though, the characters are pretty unlikable. But it's worth checking out if you're into the genre.

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AJ B.

@AjBejarano Apr 1, 2026

Regardless of the negative remarks, the focus is about music features such as long to slow tempos and dramatic crescendos. The kids drama and behavior is a bonus.

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Kfc N

@VK-12 Jan 25, 2026

Characters were unlikeable, story was predictable. This movie raised my cortisol levels, major cringe.

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tommy J

@RT55566390 Dec 1, 2025

A cool coming of age, dork becomes a cool kid, movie.

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Jim S

@js2727272727 Oct 6, 2025

This movie is awesome. But I would think that since it basically depicts my life in high school.

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Two kids want to start a heavy metal band in a high school where exactly two kids care about heavy metal. Hunter (Adrian Greensmith) is a diehard metal fan who knows his history and shreds. His dream is to win the upcoming Battle of the Bands. He enlists his best friend Kevin (Jaeden Martell) to man the drums. But with schoolmates more interested in Bieber than Black Sabbath, finding a bassist is a struggle. Until Kevin overhears Emily (Isis Hainsworth) playing her cello. The motley crew must contend with school, parents, hormones and teen angst while trying to get along long enough for Skullf*cker to win the Battle of the Bands.

Director: Peter Sollett
Producer: Greg Shapiro, D.B. Weiss
Screenwriter: D.B. Weiss
Production Co: Kingsgate Films, BLB
Rating: R (Language Throughout|Drug/Alcohol Use|All Involving Teens|Nudity|Sexual References)
Genre: Comedy, Music, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 8, 2022
Runtime: 1h 38m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital

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