Doug Brown’s “Slave To The Grind” Documentary About Grindcore is Now Free


Filmmaker and metal historian Doug Brown’s 2018 documentary Slave to The Grind is a great film about grindcore and death metal. He worked tirelessly for years to document this scene and bring this film to life. Now he plays the role of hero by posting the film for free on his YouTube channel, Death By Digital, for us all to watch and enjoy! Yuo can also buy the DVD version to support this awesome human. The DVD has tons of extras that didn’t make it into the main cut of the film. Thanks, Doug, you rule! Grind on!Continue reading


The Fifth Annual Doc’n Roll Film Festival Gets Underway Today


The Fifth Annual Doc’n Roll Film Festival gets underway today and runs through the 18th of November. Showing the best music documentaries from across all genres at ten of the London’s best-loved movie houses, Doc’n Roll London 2018 will screen 28 music documentaries that spotlight the icons and rebels of Afghanistan, Wales, Ethiopia and Ukraine; tell the stories of the groundbreaking record labels Blue Note and Trojan; map the worlds of grindcore (Slave To The Grind), metal (RockKabul), thrash legends (Sepultura – Endurance) blues, Detroit techno, “she-punks” and Kirtan mantras; and go behind the scenes with artists including Slow Club, Silvana, the Wedding Present, Chilly Gonzales, Badly Drawn Boy and Blondie’s Clem Burke. Get links to tickets for all of the screenings, panels, and special events, as well as see the trailers below.Continue reading


Doc’n Roll Film Festival Set To Return For Its Fifth Year


Long-running and diverse the Fifth Annual Doc’n Roll Film Festival will take over London this 1 to 18 November across ten of the city’s best-loved movie houses. Doc’n Roll London 2018 will screen 28 music documentaries that spotlight the icons and rebels of Afghanistan, Wales, Ethiopia and Ukraine; tell the stories of the groundbreaking record labels Blue Note and Trojan; map the worlds of grindcore (Slave To The Grind), metal (RockKabul) blues, Detroit techno, “she-punks” and Kirtan mantras; and go behind the scenes with artists including Slow Club, Silvana, Sepultura, the Wedding Present, Chilly Gonzales, Badly Drawn Boy and Blondie’s Clem Burke. Watch a bunch of awesome trailers and get the full details below. Continue reading


Watch The Trailer To A Documentary Dedicated To The History Of Grindcore


Doug Brown is finally done with his documentary Slave To The Grind, which claims to be the first film ever detailing the history of grindcore. The film features interviews with many greats in the genre such as Napalm Death, Brutal Truth and more. Brown is premiering the film at the Calgary Underground Film Festival on April 21st as well as showing it at film at festivals this spring and summer. Watch the first trailer below! Continue reading