I Wanna Rock: The 80s Metal Dream

Production Note - Limited Series

I Wanna Rock: The 80s Metal Dream is a standalone Docuseries Miniseries that concluded its 3-episode run in July 2023. This high-production retrospective offers a definitive examination of the hair metal phenomenon, charting the meteoric rise and inevitable decline of the genre through the eyes of those who lived it. Produced by MTV Entertainment Studios in partnership with Gunpowder & Sky, the series utilizes rare archival footage and candid modern interviews to construct a complete historical record. By focusing on five specific artists—including members of Skid Row and Vixen—the narrative achieves a poignant finality, capturing a singular era of musical excess. It remains a prestigious, closed-ended chronicle of a transformative decade in American rock history.