Product Details

• Actors: n, a
• Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: All Regions
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: GRIMOIRE
• DVD Release Date: January 6, 2004
• Run Time: 79 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 2.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0000UX51Q
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #197,060 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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DEATH METAL:DOCUMENTARY - DVD Movie

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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Could've been a whole lot better, July 11, 2004

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Tom Z "Crucible Of Steel" (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Death Metal - A Documentary (DVD)

Death Metal: A Documentary is an in depth look into Death Metal featuring narration from the bands themselves. This is definitly a can't miss buy for any hardcore DM fan. That being said, everyone else will probably want to avoid this one. They tend to focus more on less talented acts such as Carnivore and Mortician while giving greats such as James Murphy(Death, Testament) George "Corpsegrinder" Fischer (Cannibal Corpse, Monstrosity)and Cronos(Venom) little 5 second clips or a minute or two to talk. The biggest problem I have with this is the insane amount of time they give Peter Steele. Yeah he was in a DM band way back in the day but they were never very good and the producers of this aren't fooling anyone with their attempt to make this somewhat accesible by including him. Only about 5 of his 40 minutes are spent talking about Carnivore anyway, the rest of the time he just b^tches about Roadrunner. I like Type O Negative but theres no way Pete Steele belongs in a movie about death metal. If they were going to include Pete Steele why not In Flames, Dark Tranquility or some of the other more expirimental DM acts as well, their way more DM than Pete Steele. Bands that get the biggest time slots are Pete Steele, Malignancy, Brutal Truth, Immolation, Mortician, and Amon Amarth. Bands that get about 1 minute clips are Venom, Cannibal Corpse,Suffocation, God Dethroned,and James Murphy. Includes video/concert clips from Brutal Truth, Haemorrage, Deranged, Carcass, Suffocation, and Amon Amarth.

16 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars they need to call this " peter steel & death metal", January 30, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Death Metal - A Documentary (DVD)

first off peter gets way too much time for this dvd ( its about death metal!!!! not your job picking up trash in new york ) and they cut the live songs, suffocation plays the first half of a new song and then it cuts. THAT JUST SUCKS!!! but they do have cool interviews with some cool guys in death metal ( brutal truth, suffocation , death & mortician ) and some funny promo clips from deranged & brutal truth )
i just hope next time, they won't cut live songs
keep buying death metal from amazon!!!!!!!!!!!

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars This DVD is not worth the Money, November 21, 2004

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W. Brett Hooper "Raiderblack" (San Jose, Ca USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Death Metal - A Documentary (DVD)

I bought this DVD expecting to see lots of Death Metal Music and some behind the scenes banter. What I got was all talk from the some of the genre's least dynamic bands. The talking goes on endlesly and they have nothing to say. There is hardly any music on this disk and hardly any of it is worth listening to. I am a fan of all metal... Black, Death, Progressive, Power, Nu, Whatever.... And this disk is weak!