Explore Distant Lands While Rocking Out To The Sights And Sounds Of Heavy Metal As Warner Home Video Releases “Global Metal” On DVD July 21, 2009
(April 8, 2009 – Burbank, CA) – Let metal lead the way as you travel the world on a musical journey of epic proportions. Immerse yourself in foreign cultures through the unifying language and love of heavy metal. Some of the greatest bands in the world including Metallica, Iron Maiden, and Kiss will be your tour guides as Warner Home Video gets set to release “Global Metal” Two Disc Special Edition DVD on July 21, 2009 for $24.98 SRP Order due date is 6/16/09.
Directors Scot McFadyen and Sam Dunn discover how the West’s most maligned musical genre has impacted world culture. Join metal fan and anthropologist Dunn on a raucous journey through Asia, South America, and the Middle East with platinum-selling-artists including Metallica, Iron Maiden, Kiss, Deep Purple, Slayer, X-Japan, Tang Dynasty, Sepultura, Lamb of God, Orphaned Land and Inflames. Explore the underbelly of the world’s extreme music scenes from Indonesian death metal to Chinese black metal to Iranian thrash metal. Witness metal as you know it transform itself before your eyes and ears.
“‘Global Metal’ features some of the greatest International metal bands in music history,” said Rosemary Markson, WHV Vice President, TV and Special Interest Marketing. “As the summer rock concerts kick off and we celebrate the 40th anniversary of Woodstock, Warner Home Video is thrilled to present ‘Global Metal’ to this genre’s legions of worldwide fans.”
DVD Special Features Include:
• Commentary by directors Scot McFadyen and Sam Dunn
• Heavy Metal Baraka Music Montage
• Out-takes
• Extended interviews with Lars Ulrich, Max Cavalera, Bruce Dickinson, Melechesh, Lamb of God, Krisiun and Sigh About Warner Home Video With operations in 90 international territories Warner Home Video, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company, commands the largest distribution infrastructure in the global video marketplace. Warner Home Video's film library is the largest of any studio, offering top quality new and vintage titles from the repertoires of Warner Bros. Pictures, Turner Entertainment, Castle Rock Entertainment, HBO Home Video and New Line Home Entertainment.# # #
• Heavy Metal Baraka Music Montage
• Out-takes
• Extended interviews with Lars Ulrich, Max Cavalera, Bruce Dickinson, Melechesh, Lamb of God, Krisiun and Sigh About Warner Home Video With operations in 90 international territories Warner Home Video, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company, commands the largest distribution infrastructure in the global video marketplace. Warner Home Video's film library is the largest of any studio, offering top quality new and vintage titles from the repertoires of Warner Bros. Pictures, Turner Entertainment, Castle Rock Entertainment, HBO Home Video and New Line Home Entertainment.