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Global Metal (2008)

Poster for Global Metal

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 & Crew

Director
Sam Dunn
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    Himself Sam Dunn
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    Himself Rafael Bittencourt
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    Himself Bruce Dickinson
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    Himself Adrian Smith
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    Himself Dave Murray
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    Himself Max Cavalera
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    Himself Kerry King

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Keywords

  • interview
  • heavy metal
  • music festival
  • anthropology
  • cult music band
  • music documentary
  • music culture
  • observational documentary
  • origins
  • metal band
  • metal music
  • metal singer
  • original music