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.
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 Artist Band Nationality Rafael Bittencourt Angra Brazil Carlos "Vândalo" Lopes Dorsal Atlântica Brazil Adrian Smith Iron Maiden United Kingdom Dave Murray Iron Maiden United Kingdom Max Cavalera Sepultura, Soulfly, Cavalera Conspiracy Brazil Non musicians Claudia Azevedo, University of Rio de Janeiro Eric de Haas, Rock Hard Brazil Toninho, Sepultura fan club
Tokyo, Japan Artist Band Nationality Tom Araya Slayer Chile / US Kerry King Slayer US Lars Ulrich Metallica Denmark / US Marty Friedman Megadeth, Cacophony US Yoshiki X Japan Japan Mirai Kawashima Sigh Japan Non musicians Masa Itoh, Rock City TV Katsuya Minamida, Kobe University
Mumbai and Bangalore, India
Artist Band Nationality Sahil Makhija (Demonstealer) Demonic Resurrection India Prashant Shah Exhumation India Nolan Lewis Kryptos India Anant Dwivedi Prakalp India Vincent Pereira Prakalp India Sai Prabhakaran Souled Out India Bruce Dickinson Iron Maiden United Kingdom Non musicians Atul Sharma, MetalIndia.net
Beijing, China Artist Band Nationality Kaiser Kuo Spring and Autumn, ex-Tang Dynasty US Nong Yong Ritual Day China Non musicians Wang Xiao, 666 Rock Shop owner Yang Yu, Painkiller Zhang Feng, MIDI School principal
Jakarta, Indonesia Artist Band Nationality Barney Greenway Napalm Death United Kingdom Max Cavalera Sepultura, Soulfly, Cavalera Conspiracy Brazil Lars Ulrich Metallica Denmark / United States of America Andre Tiranda Siksakubur Indonesia Arian 13 Seringai Indonesia Ombat Nasution Tengkorak Indonesia Tashea Delaney Pain Killer Indonesia Non musicians Wendi Putranto, Rolling Stone Indonesia Jason Tedjasukmana, Time Indonesia Franki Raden, professor, York University, Toronto, Canada Rudi Iman, fan
Jerusalem, Israel Artist Band Nationality Kobi Farhi Orphaned Land Israel Eran Segal Whorecore Israel "Evil" Haim Whorecore Israel Butchered Arallu Israel Nir Nakav Salem Israel Yotam "Defiler" Avni Abed Israel Non musicians Yishai Sweartz, Raven Music Maor Appelbaum, producer/engineer
Dubai, United Arab Emirates Artist Band Nationality Ali Kahtmayan Iran Maher Crimson Saudi Arabia Ahmid Crimson Saudi Arabia Al-Sharif Hate Suffocation, Scarab Egypt Barney Ribeiro Nervecell Portugal / UAE Non musicians Armin, fan - Iran Abed, fan – Lebanon Omar Abdula Aziz Mohammed Khan Abdula, fan – Dubai
Songs in the movie
"Fight Fire With Fire" - Metallica "Overkill" - Motörhead "Vou Festejar" - Hipnose "Coisinha Do Pai" - Hipnose "Rock You Like A Hurricane" - Scorpions "2 Minutes To Midnight" - Iron Maiden "Beneath The Remains" - Sepultura "Mass Hypnosis" - Sepultura "Roots Bloody Roots" - Sepultura "Kaiowas" - Sepultura "Walk With Me In Hell" - Lamb of God "War Ensemble" - Slayer "Highway Star" - Deep Purple "Rock And Roll All Nite" - Kiss "Elixir" - Marty Friedman "Death Panda Death" - Marty Friedman and AKB48 "Danger Zone That I Want To Eat And Lick" - Sex Machineguns "X" - X Japan "Art of Life" - X Japan "Me Devil" - Sigh "Banno Ki Saheli" - Jatin–Lalit, Sandesh Shandilya and Aadesh Shrivastava. "Golden Memories" "Kalluri Vaanil" - Prabhu Deva "Apocalyptic Dawn" - Demonic Resurrection "Boiled Unwound Filatured" - Bhayanak Maut "Legend" - Spring & Autumn "Ritual Day" - Ritual Day "Epic" - Tang Dynasty "Mo/Monster" - Voodookungfu "Damage Inc." - Metallica "Inner Self" - Sepultura "Creeping Death" - Metallica "Parade Luka" - Siksakubur "Jihad Soldiers" - Tengkorak "Akselerasi Maksimum" - Seringai "El Meod Na'ala" - Orphaned Land "Morbid Shadow" - Arallu "Act of War/Act of Terror" - Salem "Angel of Death" - Slayer "Ornaments of Gold" - Orphaned Land "Daramad" "Egyptian Festival" "Raining Blood" (Slayer cover) - SDS "Raining Blood" - Slayer "Cloud Connected" - In Flames "Fear of the Dark" (live in Bangalore, India) - Iron Maiden "Hallowed Be Thy Name" (live in Bangalore, India) - Iron MaidenEnd credits of the film
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 "Inner Self" - Sepultura (Brazil) "Walk with Me in Hell" - Lamb of God (United States) "Ladders to Sumeria" - Melechesh (Israel/Netherlands) "X" (Live) - X Japan (Japan) "Ornaments of Gold" - Orphaned Land (Israel) "Crystal Skull" (Live At the Dubai Desert Rock Festival)- Mastodon (United States) "Havenless" - Enslaved (Norway) "Me-Devil" - Sigh (Japan) "Cloud Connected" - (Live At the Dubai Desert Rock Festival) - In Flames (Sweden)
Disc 2 "Indigenous Laceration" - Chthonic (Taiwan) "Salvation Suicide" - Angra (Brazil) "Jaktens Tid" - Finntroll (Finland) "From The Sky" - Gojira (France) "Epic" - 唐朝 Tang Dynasty (China) "Jihad Soldier" - Tengkorak (Indonesia) "Baptized" - Arthimoth (Iran) "Wings Of Time" - Týr (Faroe Islands) "Apocalyptic Dawn" - Demonic Resurrection (India)
References
External links
Film Review