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4.0 out of 5 stars
Soul in a Hole, April 9, 2006
This review is from: Mortiis: Soul in a Hole (DVD)
A great DVD for Mortiis fans a good track listing from The Smell of Rain and The Grudge albums plus four music videos and a interview with Mortiis.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
AMAZING NORWEGIAN INDUSTRIAL METAL !!!!!!, May 3, 2009
This review is from: Mortiis: Soul in a Hole (DVD)
Excellent dvd from this obscure norwegian act. It does not excel in any ways but the music, which I find the most important part of a live dvd. Camera work is strange, mostly balcony shots from both sides intercalated with stationary front-row cameras at the sides and very few frontal shots, this is what we could call a pro-shot low-budget dvd. The guy who edited it has made the most out of the filming and the end result is excellent. Sound is excellent too only downfalls are that the overall volume is somewhat low and a bit lacking in bottom end both of which are easily fixable quirks.
The performance is out of this world though. This is an industrial metal act but if you expect Rammstein clones you will be disappointed. This is much more underground and original, may I say groundbreaking ?
The singer-frontman perform in a sort of bizarre elf costume and mask which I find amusing and there are two lead guitarrists, one on each stereo channel (no fancy 5.1 here) and are perfect an evenly panned which is not very frequent on dvds. They play massive, in-your-face riffing that demolishes your speakers There's a live drummer and all of them play over a DAT of keyboards, samples and triggered effects that together with a smoke-filled and dimly-lit stage contribute to a dense, gloomy atmosphere. Vocals vary from very low to shouted in the mix and are sort of recited as oppossed to sung like on the records. They are presenting material from their last two records only which are the heavier ones and the guitars are given a dual-attack prominence you won't find on the studio records.
The package is well rounded with lots of extras like 4 excellent video clips and a full half hour interview and the inevitable video gallery and a nice but pointless booklet since it has only some weird artwork and very little info.
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3.0 out of 5 stars
Its decent, March 4, 2009
This review is from: Mortiis: Soul in a Hole (DVD)
I liked this dvd but I have to say I wasn't too fond of the video quality. Plus, it would've been nice to seen more interactive camera angles to this particular dvd. The bonus features were convenient. Anyways, thats what I got off the top of my head.
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