Global Metal (2008) Plot Summary Explained

Release, runtime and language

2008 · 93 mins · English

Starring

Sam Dunn, Lars Ulrich, Bruce Dickinson, Adrian Smith, Dave Murray, Tom Araya

Directors Scot McFadyen and Sam Dunn trace heavy metal’s reach beyond Europe and North America, following anthropologist‑musician Sam Dunn on a whirlwind tour of Asia, South America and the Middle East. He visits Indonesia’s death‑metal scene, China’s black‑metal bands and Iran’s thrash‑metal groups, revealing a worldwide network of fans who don’t just absorb Western metal—they reshape it into a distinct cultural voice amid societies marked by conflict, corruption and mass consumerism.