Working Class Rock Star

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Working Class Rock Star (film)

Directed by	Justin McConnell
Starring	Randy Blythe Devin Townsend Oderus Urungus Frank Marino
Distributed by	info pending
Release date(s)	2008
Running time	98 min.
Language	English
IMDb profile

Working Class Rock Star is a 2008 documentary directed by Justin McConnell. Synopsis: "The music industry is changing, record sales are down, artists are making less money, and mediocrity holds sway. Yet there are more bands than ever before working for years just to receive even the tiniest drop of success. Following the lives and careers of Tub Ring, Bloodshoteye, and 3 Mile Scream, with supporting interviews from major players in the heavy music scene, this documentary sheds light on why some bands never make it and why the ones that break realize only too soon that life on a label is only the beginning of their troubles." (source - Baseline Studiosystems)

Tagline:

The industry through the eyes of the artist.

1 Contents
2 Interviews
- 2.1 Non-musicians
3 Credits
4 External links

[edit] Contents

The film was shot between June 2005 - June 2007, capturing a two year period in the careers of each of the 3 main bands.

[edit] Interviews

The information given in the film comes from candid interviews with popular artists from the heavy and underground music scene.

Artist	Band	Birthplace
Randy Blythe	Lamb of God, Halo of Locusts	Virginia
Devin Townsend	Strapping Young Lad, The Devin Townsend Band, Ziltoid the Omniscient	Vancouver
Dave Brockie	GWAR, Dave Brockie Experience	Virginia
Peter Dolving	The Haunted	Gothenburg, Sweden
Frank Marino	Mahogany Rush	Montreal, Canada
Sharlee D’Angelo	Arch Enemy	Germany
Trevor Phipps	Unearth	Massachusetts
Kevin Gibson	Tub Ring	Chicago
Rob Kleiner	Tub Ring	Chicago
Matt McGachy	3 Mile Scream, Cryptopsy	Montreal
Jean-Francois Dagenais	Kataklysm	Montreal
Jesicka DesJardins	Bloodshoteye	Leamington, Ontario
Mike Marino	3 Mile Scream	Montreal
Buz McGrath	Unearth	Massachusetts
Ken Susi	Unearth	Massachusetts
Matt Wicklund	Himsa	Seattle, Washington
Derek Harn	Himsa	Seattle, Washington
John Pettibone	Himsa	Seattle, Washington
Ryan Wombacher	Bleeding Through	Orange County, California
Scott Danough	Bleeding Through	Orange County, California
Shane Ivy	Bloodshoteye	Leamington, Ontario
Todd Smith	Dog Fashion Disco, Polkadot Cadaver	Baltimore, Maryland
Tapio Wilska	Finntroll	Finland
Vaughn Lal	Brown Brigade, RPO	Toronto, Ontario
Chris "OJ" Ojeda	Byzantine	Charleston, West Virginia
Dirk Rogers	Bad Acid Trip	Los Angeles, California
Keith Aazami	Bad Acid Trip	Los Angeles, California
Caleb Schneider	Bad Acid Trip	Los Angeles, California
Jose Perez	Bad Acid Trip	Los Angeles, California
Max Illidge	40 Below Summer	New Jersey
Jason Fields	Tub Ring	Chicago
Will Davis	Bloodshoteye	Leamington, Ontario
Mike Wiebenga	Bloodshoteye	Leamington, Ontario
Alex Delis	3 Mile Scream	Montreal
Ben Ayotte	3 Mile Scream	Montreal
Norm Geneau	3 Mile Scream	Montreal
Shawn Sprinkel	Tub Ring	Chicago
James Cole	Tub Ring	Chicago
Trevor Erb	Tub Ring	Chicago
Chris Wiken	Tub Ring	Chicago
Jeff Enokian	Tub Ring	Chicago
Mike Hickey	Daiquiri	Ottawa, Ontario
Luca Mele	No Assembly Required	Toronto, Ontario
Jeff Wells	RPO	Toronto, Ontario
Yasmina	Nothing Left for Tomorrow	London, Ontario
Robert Ross	Sump Pumps	USA