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Global Metal

2007 film

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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.

01Interviews

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

Artist Band Nationality
Sahil Makhija (Demonstealer)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

Artist Band Nationality
Kaiser KuoSpring and Autumn, ex-Tang DynastyUS
Nong YongRitual DayChina

Non musicians

  • Wang Xiao, 666 Rock Shop owner
  • Yang Yu, Painkiller
  • Zhang Feng, MIDI School principal

Jakarta, Indonesia

Artist Band Nationality
Barney GreenwayNapalm DeathUnited Kingdom
Max CavaleraSepultura, Soulfly, Cavalera ConspiracyBrazil
Lars UlrichMetallicaDenmark / United States of America
Andre TirandaSiksakuburIndonesia
Arian 13SeringaiIndonesia
Ombat NasutionTengkorakIndonesia
Tashea DelaneyPain KillerIndonesia

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 FarhiOrphaned LandIsrael
Eran SegalWhorecoreIsrael
"Evil" HaimWhorecoreIsrael
ButcheredAralluIsrael
Nir NakavSalemIsrael
Yotam "Defiler" AvniAbedIsrael

Non musicians

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Artist Band Nationality
AliKahtmayanIran
MaherCrimsonSaudi Arabia
AhmidCrimsonSaudi Arabia
Al-SharifHate Suffocation, ScarabEgypt
Barney RibeiroNervecellPortugal / UAE

Non musicians

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

02Songs in the movie

03Soundtrack

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 (Brazil)
  2. "Walk with Me in Hell" - Lamb of God (United States)
  3. "Ladders to Sumeria" - Melechesh (Israel/Netherlands)
  4. "X" (Live) - X Japan (Japan)
  5. "Ornaments of Gold" - Orphaned Land (Israel)
  6. "Crystal Skull" (Live At the Dubai Desert Rock Festival)- Mastodon (United States)
  7. "Havenless" - Enslaved (Norway)
  8. "Me-Devil" - Sigh (Japan)
  9. "Cloud Connected" - (Live At the Dubai Desert Rock Festival) - In Flames (Sweden)

Disc 2

  1. "Indigenous Laceration" - Chthonic (Taiwan)
  2. "Salvation Suicide" - Angra (Brazil)
  3. "Jaktens Tid" - Finntroll (Finland)
  4. "From The Sky" - Gojira (France)
  5. "Epic" - 唐朝 Tang Dynasty (China)
  6. "Jihad Soldier" - Tengkorak (Indonesia)
  7. "Baptized" - Arthimoth (Iran)
  8. "Wings Of Time" - Týr (Faroe Islands)
  9. "Apocalyptic Dawn" - Demonic Resurrection (India)
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