In "Global Metal", directed by Scot McFadyen and Sam Dunn, viewers get an in-depth look at how heavy metal has impacted cultures beyond just Europe and North America, taking a look beyond those who just copy Western music in their own country.
In "Global Metal ", Dunn and McFadyen show not just how heavy metal music has entered these countries, but also depicts how metal heads all over the world are turning the Western-based musical genre into something that is uniquely their own, as opposed to just forming cover bands or replicating the sounds heard in the US.
The film shows how the West's most talked -about and much criticized musical genre has spread throughout the world and how individuals are taking the basics of the genre and turning it into an art form all their own.
Through his work, Dunn, a self-professed heavy metal music fan, wanted to show the global impact that that heavy metal music has made, in both how it has affected the music scene and the political arguments that the genre has created.
The team wanted to show not just how the genre has changed and evolved depending on the country, but also how the West's most talked -about and much criticized musical genre has spread throughout the world.
As shown in Global Metal, from trash metal in Iran to black metal in China, heavy metal has proven to be a unique musical genre that can be transformed into something that speaks not only to the local culture, but also to the state of the country and the musical landscape that encompasses it.
In Global Metal, Dunn and McFadyen show not just how heavy metal music has entered countries like China, Indonesia and Iran, but also depicts how metal heads and music fans all over the world aren't just turning the Westernized musical genre into something that locals will enjoy, but are creating an entirely new genre that is uniquely their own.
Although the words and the rhythms may differ, each of these countries have musicians who are passionate about heavy metal music and everything that it stands for, a theme that is an ever-present reminder in Dunn and McFadyen's work.
In "Global Metal ", Dunn and McFadyen show not just how heavy metal music has entered these countries, but also depicts how metal heads all over the world are turning the Western-based musical genre into something that is uniquely their own, as opposed to just forming cover bands or replicating the sounds heard in the US.
The film shows how the West's most talked -about and much criticized musical genre has spread throughout the world and how individuals are taking the basics of the genre and turning it into an art form all their own.
Through his work, Dunn, a self-professed heavy metal music fan, wanted to show the global impact that that heavy metal music has made, in both how it has affected the music scene and the political arguments that the genre has created.
The team wanted to show not just how the genre has changed and evolved depending on the country, but also how the West's most talked -about and much criticized musical genre has spread throughout the world.
As shown in Global Metal, from trash metal in Iran to black metal in China, heavy metal has proven to be a unique musical genre that can be transformed into something that speaks not only to the local culture, but also to the state of the country and the musical landscape that encompasses it.
In Global Metal, Dunn and McFadyen show not just how heavy metal music has entered countries like China, Indonesia and Iran, but also depicts how metal heads and music fans all over the world aren't just turning the Westernized musical genre into something that locals will enjoy, but are creating an entirely new genre that is uniquely their own.
Although the words and the rhythms may differ, each of these countries have musicians who are passionate about heavy metal music and everything that it stands for, a theme that is an ever-present reminder in Dunn and McFadyen's work.
