(STUDIO CITY, CA) -- Lightyear Entertainment will release a spinoff of the acclaimed "Get Thrashed: The Story of Thrash Metal" (2006) titled "Get Thrashed: Around the World" on Tuesday, December 10, 2024.

Nearly 20 years after the release of the original Get Thrashed¸ Lighyear has teamed up with the film’s director, Rick Ernst, to create a brand-new feature using a mix of deleted scenes, unused interviews, and updated graphics. “Around The World” takes audiences on a global journey through the thrash metal phenomenon, highlighting lesser-known bands and thrash metal scenes that reveal the genre’s international impact. Focusing on individual countries like Germany, France, UK, Norway, Denmark, Brazil, Japan, Australia, and many more, even the most hardcore of thrash metal fans are sure to learn something new.

The new film has also been mastered in 1080p using up-to-date technology that was not available in 2006 for the original “Get Thrashed” movie.

With interviews from members of legendary bands like Metallica, Slipknot, Slayer, Megadeth, and dozens more who didn’t appear in the original, “Around The World” showcases exclusive insights into the genre’s influence beyond the United States, illustrating how thrash metal became a cultural force across continents.

In addition to a newly recorded foreword, intermission, and afterword from Rick Ernst, “Around The World” also features a full section on American bands that weren’t mentioned in the “The Story of Thrash Metal.” These new interviews are paired with archival concert footage and behind-the-scenes photos, helping paint a richer and more in-depth picture of the American thrash metal scene.

Whether a die-hard fan or a newcomer, audiences will find something new in this compelling exploration of thrash metal’s worldwide reach.

Lightyear is a Los Angeles and New York based entertainment company, a leading and award winning innovator in film and music, founded in Manhattan in 1987. In the past thirty years Lightyear has blazed the trail for extraordinary films including: Oscar® nominee Tanna (Amazon), award winning film Goldstone (Netflix), The Etruscan Smile starring Brian Cox (Starz), MAZE (HULU), CRSHD (HULU), The Hippopotamus by Stephen Fry (Netflix, TUBI), We Go On (SHUDDER), Stevie Nicks: Live At Red Rocks (Amazon), Across The Line (Showtime, Netflix, HULU), 16 Bars (Sundance Now), Sweet Dreams by The Eurythmics, Rocksteady: The Roots of Reggae, Elvis ’56, A Night With Lou Reed, Best of The Beatles, Kevin Hart: Live Comedy From The Laff House, Oscar® winner The Accountant with Walton Goggins, Ray Davies’ Return To Waterloo, The Jane Fonda Workout series, Get Thrashed: The Story Of Thrash Metal, and Aria. Additionally, album releases from Nina Simone, Buddy Rich, The Call, Steel Pulse, The Giraffes, Ocean Carolina, Damian Marley and Julian Marley, Sophie B. Hawkins, Grover Washington Jr., and many others.

Lightyear marketing and distribution provides a way for independent film to thrive in the increasingly diverse film and video arena. We mount and market national theatrical releases. We sell to television, Video-On-Demand, and AVOD/SVOD. Our digital and physical film distribution is conducted through MVD in North America, reaching outlets like Hulu, Netflix, Amazon, iTunes as well as physical retail stores. Our film library includes more than 120 films.

On the music side, Lightyear marketing and distribution provides a way for independent artists to bring their music to the marketplace while maintaining ownership of their recordings. Our music goes out through Virgin Music, the indie arm of Universal Music Group. Through Virgin, we have the ability to reach over 70 digital download and streaming outlets like iTunes, Amazon, and Spotify, and all the physical brick and mortar outlets, from small indie shops to big box retailers. Our reach is worldwide and our music library includes the work of over 100 artists.

Arnie Holland, who previously worked at RCA Video and Capitol Records before founding Lightyear, is based in Studio City, California. Sky Spooner, who previously worked in A&R at S-Curve Records and Columbia Records before joining Lightyear, works out of New York City.