Such Hawks Such Hounds

The documentary is about the American hard rock underground. The account covers the years from 1970 to 2007. The subject is sounds rooted in psychedelia and proto metal. Those styles built a field that resists classification. The film looks for the roots at the end of the sixties. Blue Cheer and Black Sabbath are named as a starting point. Pentagram is among those who carried the line on. Kyuss and Sleep changed the definition of the sound. The next generation includes Comets on Fire and Dead Meadow. Fatso Jetson belongs to that generation too. Musicians speak to the camera. People from The Obsessed, Nebula and High on Fire tell their part. Live performances are given wide room in the film. The viewer can hear the pieces whole. Stephen O’Malley and Ian Christe appear in the eighty four minute documentary. It is an American production John Srebalus and Jessica Hundley finished in 2008.