In this documentary film a team of researchers examine the social contexts that influenced the emergence and permanence of heavy metal music in Chile, Argentina, Mexico and Peru. Colonialism, dictatorships, terrorism and neoliberal exploitation serve as points of reference for how heavy metal in the region has been directly linked to each country's social and political context.

Francisco Fonseca is a bitter and negative employee of a parastatal insurance company, who is so fed up with his life that he tries unsuccessfully to take his life several times, a situation that only frustrates him more; in parallel his cubicle partner Víctor Hernández, who lives an ideal life, encourages him and tries to help him get out of his depression and chronic bitterness.