Global Metal


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.
WWW globalmetalfilm.com

Interviews

As in Metal: A Headbanger's Journey, most of the information in the film comes in the form of interviews:

Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo, Brazil

Non musicians

Tokyo, Japan

Non musicians

Mumbai and Bangalore, India

ArtistBandNationality
Sahil Makhija Demonic ResurrectionIndia
Prashant ShahExhumationIndia
Nolan LewisKryptosIndia
Anant DwivediPrakalpIndia
Vincent PereiraPrakalpIndia
Sai PrabhakaranSouled OutIndia
Bruce DickinsonIron MaidenUnited Kingdom

Non musicians
  • Atul Sharma, MetalIndia.net

Beijing, China

Non musicians

Jakarta, Indonesia

Non musicians
  • Wendi Putranto, Rolling Stone Indonesia
  • Jason Tedjasukmana, Time Indonesia
  • Franki Raden, professor, York University, Toronto, Canada
  • Rudi Iman, fan

Jerusalem, Israel

Non musicians
  • Yishai Sweartz, Raven Music
  • Maor Appelbaum, producer/engineer

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Non musicians
  • Armin, fan - Iran
  • Abed, fan – Lebanon
  • Omar Abdula Aziz Mohammed Khan Abdula, fan – Dubai

Songs in the movie

Soundtrack

There was a soundtrack released on 24 July featuring music from various metal bands all around the world, including bands from Israel, China, India, Indonesia, Iran and Japan

Disc 1

  1. "Inner Self" - Sepultura
  2. "Walk with Me in Hell" - Lamb of God
  3. "Ladders to Sumeria" - Melechesh
  4. "X" - X Japan
  5. "Ornaments of Gold" - Orphaned Land
  6. "Crystal Skull" - Mastodon
  7. "Havenless" - Enslaved
  8. "Me-Devil" - Sigh
  9. "Cloud Connected" - - In Flames

Disc 2


  1. "Indigenous Laceration" - Chthonic
  2. "Salvation Suicide" - Angra
  3. "Jaktens Tid" - Finntroll
  4. "From The Sky" - Gojira
  5. "Epic" - 唐朝 Tang Dynasty
  6. "Jihad Soldier" - Tengkorak
  7. "Baptized" - Arthimoth
  8. "Wings Of Time" - Týr
  9. "Apocalyptic Dawn" - Demonic Resurrection