Global metal is a documentary that I watched in Popular Music and Youth class in third year, just like many comm students have. I wanted to use this video to show how important a certain type of music is for some people.
Today in class I argued for the statement that "tastes are formed by distastes". I explained that this is true in terms of those who are still trying to figure out who they are and where they fit in with society, whether it is mainstream society or within subcultures such as the heavy metal subculture. In this example, the opposite is shown, with people who have already constructed their identity and have found the one thing that they have in common with people all over the world; heavy metal. In those terms, their taste would not be constructed due to distastes as they are true die-hard fans.