Slayer: Unholy Alliance Live (2007) Review

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(More customer reviews)So far I see that not everybody is enjoying the Unholy Alliance dvd. If you're worried more about the picture and audio formats while it already looks and sounds decent as it is, than you're going to be disappointed of course. This is 100 times better than the Ozzfest dvd that came out a couple of years ago, and while the Sounds of The Underground dvd was awesome, the sound quality on Unholy Alliance blows it away. While it would have been nice to have more Children Of Bodom and Lamb Of God, the performances that are shown are good as is. I'm not a huge fan of Mastodon, but I'm glad they're on here with three of their best songs....and of course, you've got the headliners, Slayer. Some may ask "why ten songs from Slayer? The other bands only have 1, 2 or 3 songs on here." I don't know. Don't complain. If you didn't get to see the tour last year, this dvd basically serves as a taste of what it was like, while at the same time serving as Slayer's newest dvd release. With ten songs, it might as well be. I'm sure it probably doesn't come close to Still Reigning, but it beats the hell out of War At The Warfield.

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Slayer Headlined "The Unholy Alliance Tour - Preaching To The Perverted" that kicked off on June 6th, 2006 with Lamb Of God, Children Of Bodom, Mastodon and Thine Eyes Bleed.DVD includes perfromances from each band PLUS Behind The Scenes footage, Interviews with the Bands and Special "Fan Footage."The Seven-week summer trek boasted what had to be the genre's coolest line-up. 1. South Of Heaven (Slayer) 2. Silent Scream (Slayer) 3. Blood Red (Slayer) 4. Cult (Slayer) 5. Chemical Warfare (Slayer) 6. Eyes Of The Insane (Slayer) 7. Dead Skin Mask (Slayer) 8. Hell Awaits (Slayer) 9. The Anti-Christ (Slayer) 10. Angel Of Death (Slayer) 11. Dark White (Thine Eyes Bleed) 12. Angels Don't Kill (Children of Bodom) 13. In Your Face (Children of Bodom) 14. Capillarian Crest (Mastodon) 15. Crystal Skull (Mastodon) 16. Blood And Thunder (Mastodon) 17. Vigil (Lamb of God) 18. Behind The Scenes: Parking Lot (Bonus) 19. Bonus Interviews (Bonus)

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Gigantour 2 (2008) Review

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(More customer reviews)The inaugural Gigantour was unique due to it's lineup: Dry Kill Logic, Life Of Agony, Nevermore, Fear Factory, Dream Theater, etc. While the cd and dvd releases were long-awaited, the final results suffered. The tracklisting for both versions were nothing to cry out about (both versions were on two discs!), the worst thing was the audio. Audio mixing was handled by longtime Megadeth collaborator Jeff Balding. Don't get me wrong, the sound was good for what it was. At times, you wished it was better. Not even the best moments could really make a difference, and there were only a few. Fast-forward to today: the long-awaited compilation cd and dvd for 2006's Gigantour 2 are finally available. By now, you're probably asking yourself if it's worth it after the first Gigantour. Let's look at the line-up: it's way better. The Smashup (I had never listened to them before watching this dvd, so I can't really comment much except their performance was good), Sanctity (who were invited on the tour by Dave Mustaine before they even released an album), Into Eternity, Overkill, Arch Enemy, Opeth, and Lamb Of God. The tracklistings for the dvd and cd are also an improvement:
DVD:
01. THE SMASHUP - Effigy
02. SANCTITY - Beneath the Machine
03. INTO ETERNITY - Severe Emotional Distress
04. OVERKILL - Necroshine
05. OVERKILL - Rotten to the Core
06. ARCH ENEMY - We Will Rise
07. ARCH ENEMY - Nemesis
08. OPETH - The Leper Affinity
09. LAMB OF GOD - Vigil
10. LAMB OF GOD - Now You've Got Something to Die For
11. MEGADETH - Take No Prisoners
12. MEGADETH - The Scorpion
13. MEGADETH - Washington is Next!
CD:
01. THE SMASH UP - Rachel's Day
02. SANCTITY - Zeppo
03. INTO ETERNITY - Timeless Winter
04. OVERKILL - Thanks for Nothing
05. OVERKILL - Long Time Dying
06. ARCH ENEMY - Nemesis
07. ARCH ENEMY - We Will Rise/Bridge Of Destiny
08. OPETH - Window Pane
09. LAMB OF GOD - Vigil
10. LAMB OF GOD - Redneck
11. LAMB OF GOD - Now You've Got Something To Die For
12. MEGADETH - Take No Prisoners
13. MEGADETH - The Scorpion
14. MEGADETH - Washington Is Next!
Peace Sells is a bonus track on both versions.
You get a little variety, so you're not listening to the exact same songs on the cd or dvd. The audio: excellent. Andy Sneap (who also collaborated with Megadeth on United Abominations and the Warchest boxset), serves up the best sound quality you could ever ask for, making it seem like much, much more than a sampler from the 2006 tour. The behind the scenes footage is also an honorable mention, from pulling pranks on other bands, to dealing with beer being thrown onto the soundboard during the show. Also, one of my favorite moments is when they held a contest for a lucky fan to have the chance to be on stage with Arch Enemy and shred during one of their songs. How many contests like that are there? I noticed that a lot of stores didn't have the dvd or cd, the only place here in town that carried the dvd was Circuit City, you're lucky if you can find the cd version. I couldn't, and ordering it was my last resort. Do not pass either one up.
The line-up for this year's Gigantour is not huge considering that there's only five bands, but it doesn't mean that it'll lack the energy. Mind you, I'm not a fan of Job For A Cowboy or High On Fire, but Children Of Bodom and In Flames with Megadeth sounds like a dream.

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Sacrament: Tour Edition Review

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(More customer reviews)I've come back to revise my review on the "Producers Edition" of Sacrament. At first I chastized the first reviewer over his complaint that LOG were milking their fans for money because there was no included software to mix the tracks on the bonus cd. While I will still say that is an invalid point because there is Audacity, which is open source recording/mixing software available free online, what IS true is that the marketing for this disc is VERY misleading. It makes me question LOG's integrity. Please guys..don't turn into KISS.
For anyone interested HERE are the facts about the "TRACKS" that are provided for mixing.
They are MP3s!!!! NOT raw .wav or .aiff files. At 192kbps none the less!!!
They are NOT the ACTUAL tracks used in LOG's mixing process. The are stereo rendered mp3 tracks WITH EFFECTS! How can I 'reproduce' something that already has panning, eq, and effects??!?!
You get a drum mix, left guitar, right guitar, lead, bass, and a vocal track that literally has about 6 vocal lines mixed stereo. I had no idea Randy used so many tracks to thicken up his vocals...
I am VERY disappointed with this overall.
The ONLY thing this material is good for is a 'techno' remix/mash up or for musicians wanting to isolate their instrument of choice for figuring out parts. It should be billed as the "Musicians Edition" rather than the Producers Edition.

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