News : Global Metal hits Australia

The long awaited follow up to ‘Metal: A Headbanger’s Journey’ is now available to purchase in Australia through Hopscotch films. Duo film makers Scot McFayden and Sam Dunn team up once again to explore the vast cultures, and people of the world, and there connection with the phenomenon that is heavy metal music in this indepth new documentary called ‘Global Metal’.

To celebrate the release of Global Metal in Australia, Metal Obsession and Hopscotch Films Australia are pleased to announce will be giving away 2 free copies of the new smash hit DVD to our readers.

Competition details coming soon!

Official Press Release

“Sequel to the Metal ­ A Headbanger¹s Journey. Featuring unseen footage from Metallica plus interviews with Iron Maiden, Slayer, Orphaned Land, X-Japan,Tang Dynasty & Max Cavalera with music by Kiss, Deep Purple, Sepultura, Lamb of God, and In Flames.

A whirlwind journey through Asia, South America and the Middle East exploring the underbelly of the world¹s extreme music scenes,this odyssey into the heartlands of metal will rock your world. Screening at the Melbourne and Brisbane International Film Festivals with platform screenings in other states.

Extras: Audio commentary with Filmmakers Scot McFadyen and Sam Dunn. Bonus interviews with members of bands including Metallica, Iron Maiden and Sepultura.

“Music is universal, GLOBAL METAL goes BEYOND!” ­ Andrew Haug / Full Metal Racket – Triple J Radio

In Global Metal, directors Scot McFadyen and Sam Dunn set out to discover how the world¹s most maligned musical genre ­ heavy metal ­ has impacted cultures across the globe. In this sequel to 2005¹s hit Metal ­ A Headbanger¹s Journey, the filmmakers take their journey of discovery into Asia, South America and the Middle East showing how these regions have taken the musical influences of the West and created sounds uniquely their own, as they struggle to have their voices heard in oppressive societies.

Global Metal fuses real concert footage from metal legends with gritty urban sounds from the world¹s most unexpected places; from Indonesian Death Metal to Chinese Black Metal to Iranian Thrash Metal, Global Metal reveals a worldwide community of metal heads who aren¹t just absorbing metal, they’re transforming it.

Not just for fans of metal, Global Metal is for anyone interested in how a passionate subculture can spread, mutate and evolve on today¹s international stage. It is for anyone interested in how metal fans view music as a uniting power against the forces of misinterpreted religion, political upheaval and capitalist greed.

DVD Specifications: Run Time: 93 minutes. Audio: Dolby 5.1 Aspect Ratio:16:9 Language: English

Metal Obsession is also pleased to annouced that we will be doing an interview with Sam Dunn in the coming weeks to get his insight and indepth analysis of heavy metal music.

Stay tuned for me details.