A heavy metal docuseries with the working title of Into the Void will premiere on Hulu in 2025. The eight-part program is being produced by Vice Studios Canada.
According to Deadline, the docuseries will “chronicle the emotional sagas behind the most towering legends and unforgettable artists in heavy metal. It will go behind the stage into the real lives of heavy metal icons.”
Production is already under way on the multi-part documentary, which is being executive-produced by Evan Husney and Jason Eisener, the team behind Vice TV’s highly successful pro wrestling docuseries Dark Side of the Ring.
Husney shared a screengrab of Deadline’s article on Instagram, offering some further insight into the docuseries:
“New project alert. Super stoked to finally share what @jasoneisener and I have been working on for the past few years. Coming to @hulu in 2025. We both grew up as diehard fans of metal and have always been fascinated by the boundaries between fantasy and reality. The sonic worlds created by the genre’s boldest icons are rich with untold history and unimaginable trials and tribulations, and we’re excited to team up with Hulu to look beyond the mystique and show these legends as real people A full episode lineup of the stories we’ll be delving into will be announced closer to the show’s release next year – we cant wait to share it with everyone!”
The working title of Into the Void references the classic Black Sabbath song from the 1971 album Master of Reality. As of now, no specific bands have been mentioned as participants in the series.
Vice previously produced the Mayhem biopic Lords of Chaos (the 2018 feature film directed by Jonas Åkerlund), and distributed the 2007 documentary Heavy Metal in Baghdad.