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Global Metal
Global Metal
2008·93 min·★ 7.3/10
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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.

Sam Dunn

Sam Dunn

Himself

Rafael Bittencourt

Rafael Bittencourt

Himself

Bruce Dickinson

Bruce Dickinson

Himself

Adrian Smith

Adrian Smith

Himself

Dave Murray

Dave Murray

Himself

Max Cavalera

Max Cavalera

Himself

Tom Araya

Tom Araya

Himself

Kerry King

Kerry King

Himself

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Release Date

June 20, 2008

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Global Metal
Global Metal

Global Metal.

2008
93 min
7.3(75)
Documentary
Music
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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.

CAST

Sam Dunn

Sam Dunn

Himself

Rafael Bittencourt

Rafael Bittencourt

Himself

Bruce Dickinson

Bruce Dickinson

Himself

Adrian Smith

Adrian Smith

Himself

Dave Murray

Dave Murray

Himself

Max Cavalera

Max Cavalera

Himself

Tom Araya

Tom Araya

Himself

Kerry King

Kerry King

Himself

Lars Ulrich

Lars Ulrich

Himself

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Mark "Barney" Greenway

Himself

Marty Friedman

Marty Friedman

Himself

YOSHIKI

YOSHIKI

Himself

Status

Released

Release Date

June 20, 2008

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