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Feature film — 2008

Global Metal (2008)

7.41h 33mDocumentary — Music

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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A high-signal pick with 81 votes.

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Director: Sam Dunn

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Sam Dunn as Himself

Sam Dunn

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Rafael Bittencourt as Himself

Rafael Bittencourt

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Bruce Dickinson as Himself

Bruce Dickinson

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Adrian Smith as Himself

Adrian Smith

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Dave Murray as Himself

Dave Murray

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Max Cavalera as Himself

Max Cavalera

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Tom Araya as Himself

Tom Araya

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Kerry King as Himself

Kerry King

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Lars Ulrich as Himself

Lars Ulrich

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Mark "Barney" Greenway

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Marty Friedman as Himself

Marty Friedman

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YOSHIKI as Himself

YOSHIKI

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