Global Metal (2007)

Directed by

Scot McFadyen, Sam Dunn

Genre

documentary film

Country

Canada

Runtime

1h 33m

Rated

12

Rating

7.3 of 10 from 76 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Sam Dunn and Scot McFadyen travel to several countries to see how heavy metal music is adopted and changed by different cultures. They talk to local musicians and fans about what metal means to them in their own communities.

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What happens

Global Metal is a 2007 documentary film directed by Scot McFadyen and Canadian anthropologist Sam Dunn. It is a follow-up to their successful 2005 documentary, Metal: A Headbanger's Journey. The film's international premiere took place at the Bergen International Film Festival on 17 October 2007. Global Metal aims to show the impact of globalization on the heavy metal underground as well as how different people from different cultures are transforming heavy metal music. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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