War Music

Music elates, touches the soul and bypasses reason. Music is magic. But precisely this magic can turn it into an insidious weapon – for music and violence belong together. The brutal power of African war dances, the ferocity of Maori Hakas, the earth-shattering roar of US sound guns blasting Metallica at Taliban hideouts – the principle is always the same: Aggressive sounds demoralise the enemy and whip the allies into a frenzy.

The album that broke America; that stated a political manifesto; that toured to sell-out crowds worldwide and formed the creative synergy that informs their almighty shows to this day, War was the beginning (or fruition?) of so much for a young band on the cusp of monumental success.
This film takes you to the very heart of War. With the help of immaculately researched archival performance and interview footage, War is here deconstructed and analysed by a dedicated team of critics and insiders.