Global Metal (2008)
Overview
In GLOBAL METAL, directors Scot McFadyen and Sam Dunn set out to discover how the West's most maligned musical genre - heavy metal - has impacted the world's cultures beyond Europe and North America. The film follows metal fan and anthropologist Sam Dunn on a whirlwind journey through Asia, South America and the Middle East as he explores the underbelly of the world's emerging extreme music scenes; from Indonesian death metal to Chinese black metal to Iranian thrash metal. GLOBAL METAL reveals a worldwide community of metalheads who aren't just absorbing metal from the West - they're transforming it - creating a new form of cultural expression in societies dominated by conflict, corruption and mass-consumerism.
What is Global Metal about?
In GLOBAL METAL, directors Scot McFadyen and Sam Dunn set out to discover how the West's most maligned musical genre - heavy metal - has impacted the world's cultures beyond Europe and North America. The film follows metal fan and anthropologist Sam Dunn on a whirlwind journey through Asia, South America and the Middle East as he explores the underbelly of the world's emerging extreme music scenes; from Indonesian death metal to Chinese black metal to Iranian thrash metal. GLOBAL METAL reveals a worldwide community of metalheads who aren't just absorbing metal from the West - they're transforming it - creating a new form of cultural expression in societies dominated by conflict, corruption and mass-consumerism. Global Metal is a Documentary, Music movie, released on 2008-06-20, runtime 93 minutes.
Is Global Metal worth watching?
TMDB users rate Global Metal 7.4 out of 10 from 81 ratings. Reception is mixed-to-positive.
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Directed by
Sam Dunn
Cast
- Sam Dunn as Himself
- Rafael Bittencourt as Himself
- Bruce Dickinson as Himself
- Adrian Smith as Himself
- Dave Murray as Himself
- Max Cavalera as Himself
- Tom Araya as Himself
- Kerry King as Himself
- Lars Ulrich as Himself
- Mark "Barney" Greenway as Himself
- Marty Friedman as Himself
- YOSHIKI as Himself
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Sources
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