RAT SKATES: BORN IN THE BASEMENT (2007)

This movie was made by Rat Skates, the drummer from Overkill (the metal band, not the SST band) so it is obviously very complementary towards him. It's a pretty detailed history of the band, with all sorts of members going in and out before and after they start releasing records. If you are interested in who the fourth guitarist was in Overkill that was only in the band for a few practices and one show, this is the film for you. This level of detail is both pretty funny and is pretty par for the course for metal docs.

I enjoyed all the details about how they chose green for the logo, printing shirts in the basement and the logistics of their stage setup, i.e., how they build the cage under the drum riser. Part of it is me just laughing at how much thought and time these metal bands put into their image and things other than their music.

Not the best of the metal docs, but a fun watch, especially if you like Overkill at all.