Here's my collection and some comments in case anyone's interested:
Anthrax - Music Of Mass Destruction
A nice live gig. The picture could be a bit better as could the tracklisting, but I like it nonetheless. And John Bush delivers the old stuff better than Joey ever did. Nice bonus stuff too. 8/10
Armored Saint - Trip Through Red Times
Lots of bootleg videos, a couple of promo videos and an awesome hour long interview. The interview alone is a must have for the fans and nothing to complain about the rest either. Sure, some of the bootleg videos have horrible quality, but isn't that a part of the charm...
10/10
Armored Saint - Armored Saint Magazine - Lessons Not Well Learned
More bootleg videos, some promo videos (though 2 of them are in TTRT as well) and general nonsense caught on tape. I'd say this one is for the fans; if you're new to AS, get Trip instead. 7/10
Grave Digger - Tunes Of Wacken
Audiowise pretty good, but the visual side blows. Mostly because the the gig was filmed outside in broad daylight. Needless to say, the pyro effects look like a joke because it's so light. An indoor gig would've been a much better choice for filming. The band members are also so damn ugly that the less light there is, the better.
But as I said, the audio side is pretty good and from time to time Boltendahl actually sounds like he can sing. Solid, ballsy guitarwork too. 6/10
Helloween - High Live
This was originally released in video in 1996 (or 1997?) so the picture quality isn't crystal clear. It's not shit by any means, but there's a certain sharpness missing. Audio is good. The tracklisting has a few too many songs from TTOTO and MOTR (for obvious reasons), but the 80's classics are still there and Andi handles them very well. The bonus material is a joke, there's some guy telling Helloween's history for 5 minutes and that's it. Promo videos, anyone? 7/10
Iron Maiden - Rock In Rio 2dvd
I'm sure most of you know this one kicks ass. 5 zillion crazy Brazilians + Iron Maiden = brilliance. Of course you can always bitch about the setlist, but I'm sure every Maiden fan can feel satisfied with this one. My only complaint is the hectic editing, the angle changes almost every other second or so. The second disc has bonus interview stuff with each member and they're great too. Too bad I have scratched that disc beyond repair.
9½/10
Jag Panzer - The Era Of Kings And Conflict
Promo videos, a part of a bootleg live video and bonus stuff including a cool interview. The promo videos are a bit cheesy, but after all, this
is old school heavy metal. The bootleg part is just a single camera recording and really nothing to write home about. Bonus material is nice, especially the interview. I'd really like to see a real live JP dvd sometime in the future, hopefully such a thing is in the planning. 7/10.
Megadeth - Rude Awakening
Kickass live concert. It's not the classic lineup, but who cares? Pitrelli and DeGrasso play their asses off and every song sounds amazing. Very good setlist too. Not much to complain here really. Megadeth fans should definitely get this. 9/10.
Queensrÿche - Operation : Livecrime
Great live rendition of the Operation Mindcrime album. The tracks sound even better than in the original record and the visual side is amazing with all kinds of movie clips and stage lights and shit. Calling this just a concert would be an understatement, this is a
show. Highly recommended. 9½/10.
Damn, that was probably the longest post I've ever written.
