简介：Justasthechurchchoirpipeupthechorusof"Wepraiseyou,dearLord",afewhundredmetresawayontheBlackMetalStage,aloudrumblecanbeheard.Theleadsingerof"Kreator"isbellowing"EnemyofGod"intohismicrophone,roaringouthisvisionsofdeathandtheimmortalityofevil,brimmingoverwithhatred. Atfirstglance,theculturalchasmthatexistsbetweentheinhabitantsofWackenandtheheavymetalfanswhohavetravelledfromallovertheworldtobeherecouldnotbegreater.Ononehand,laceshirts,goldencrucifixesanddarksingle-breastedsuits;ontheother,blackLederhosen,studdedcollars,tatoosofSatanandshoulder-lengthhair. Onceayear,onthefirstweekendinAugust,thetinyvillageofWackeninSchleswig-Holsteinbidsfarewelltothepeaceandtranquilitythatnormallycharacterizethiscommunityoftwothousandsouls.ItisthenthattheWackenOpenAirFestivaltakesplace.Thingsallstarted17yearsagoinabarnfullofacoupleofhundred"headbangers",withtheirnumbersgrowingtoafewthousandintheyearswhichfollowed.TheWackenOpenAirFestivalhasnowbecomesomethingofaplaceofpilgrimagefor40,000heavymetallersfromallovertheworld. "FullMetalVillage"examinesthecuriouslyamiableclashbetweenthesetwocultures.Throughitsfocusonthetemporarymusicevent,however,thefilmdocumentsapictureofaruralcommunitywhosesenseofidentityandcohesionwouldnowbepracticallyunimaginablewithouttheheavymetalfestival. ThecannyFarmerTredeforinstance,who"cultivates"anumberofsidelinesalongsidethebusinessoftraditionalfarming:abiogassite,sharedealingandtheleasingoflandforthefestivalareallhelpingtosecurehis"additionalincome".Heisalsoinchargeofcoordinatingover150helpersfortheFestival. FarmerPlaehn,incontrast,seemsuninterestedinallofthis.Whenhesitsinhisstall,smokingacigaretteashewaitsforthemilktowarmupto40degrees,timeseemstostandstillforawhile."Thisisthefunpartoffarming",hedeclares,sighing.Norbert,co-founderofthefestivalsome17yearsagoandunemployedforthelastcoupleofyears,nowonlyattendsthefestivalasavisitor-heregretsbowingoutoftheorganisationalsideofthings. For16year-oldKathrinthefestivalofferstheopportunitytobreakfreeoftheconfinesofvillagelifeonceayearandtopartywithpeoplefromallovertheworld.Shedreamsofbeingabletotravel,ofseeingsomethingelse:"AholidayinBavaria,orsomethinglikethat."HerGrandmotherIrma,incontrast,isunimpressedbytheWackenOpenAirFestivalandtheterrifyingmusic,prayerstoSatanandbloodyritualsofwhichshehasheardtell.Sheherselfhasneverbeentothefestival... Thevillageappearstohavebeeninthethroesofaseriesofdramaticshiftsoverthepast17years:fromtherevolutioninthenowlargelyunprofitablemilkbusiness,rightthroughtoanewdefinitionofthecenturiesoldagriculturalself-image.PerhapsitwaspreciselythisshiftinmentalitywhichFarmerTredehadinmindwhenhesaid:"You'rebetteroffmilkingpeoplethancows."…