Storyline
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.
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Cast & Crew
Sam Dunn
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Rafael Bittencourt
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Bruce Dickinson
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Adrian Smith
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Dave Murray
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Max Cavalera
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Tom Araya
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Kerry King
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Lars Ulrich
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Mark "Barney" Greenway
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Marty Friedman
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YOSHIKI
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Frequently Asked Questions
Global Metal was released on June 20, 2008.
The runtime of Global Metal is 1h 33m.
Global Metal is a Documentary, Music movie.
Global Metal has a rating of 7.3 out of 10 on TMDB.
Global Metal is available to watch. Check streaming platforms and theaters near you.
Global Metal was directed by Sam Dunn.
The main cast of Global Metal includes Sam Dunn, Rafael Bittencourt, Bruce Dickinson.
Global Metal is originally in English.