Product Details

• Actors: Slayer
• Format: Color, Dolby, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC
• Language: English (Dolby Digital 5.1), English (PCM Stereo)
• Region: All Regions
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: American Recordings
• DVD Release Date: July 29, 2003
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (100 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00008DDH0
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #123,964 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Slayer - War at the Warfield" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

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22 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Maddness at the Warfield, February 19, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Slayer - War at the Warfield (DVD)

I had to post some information on here, to spread the word since no one else has. First off it has Paul Bostaph drumming, even though Dave Lombardo is supposed to be coming back for the next album. What can you say about this, extras with the fans, a music video, and you get to see the fans going [crazy] Finally a DVD of Slayer with the high quality audio (5.1 Surround Sound)and the visual depiction of the agressive live show that Slayer brings. The songs are, for the most part, the standard setlist with new additions from the GHUA album that I have seen at shows in the past. This is way better in DVD format than the "Live Intrusion" video.

This includes a 50 minute documentary "about the fans," and the "banned" video for 'Blood Line'.

The Set List:
1. Disciple
2. War Ensemble
3. Stain of Mind
4. New Faith
5. Postmortem
6. Raining Blood
7. Hell Awaits
8. Here Comes the Pain
9. Die by the Sword
10. Dittohead
11. Bloodline
12. God Send Death
13. Dead Skin Mask
14. Seasons in the Abyss
15. Captor of Sin
16. Mandatory Suicide
17. Chemical Warfare
18. South of Heaven
19. Angel of Death

In case you don't know:
Tom Araya - Vocals/bass
Kerry King - Guitar
Jeff Hanneman - Guitar
Paul Bostaph -Drums (On this DVD)
Dave Lombardo - Drums (On their next album)

17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An Hour And Thirty Minutes Of Pure Hell (and I mean that in a good way), March 21, 2006

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One of many (somewhere in the blur) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Slayer - War at the Warfield (DVD)

What's the only thing better than Slayer? Live Slayer! Not too long after the release of God Hates Us All, Slayer set out to make a concert DVD that would bring their trademark speed, aggression, and choas into the homes of millions of Slayer fans. War At The Warfield does just that. With the perfect mix of old and new material, this iconic thrash metal band delivered a bone-crushing, blood-pumping, head-banging show that brings the songs to a new life with an intensity only Slayer could provide.

The concert itself is superb and needs no explaining. The only negative thing about it is what you've probably already heard from other reviews: the inclusion of excerpts from the "Fans Rule" extra feature. The "Fans Rule" documentary (if one could call it that) is basically a collection of drunken (or just plain stupid) Slayer fans ranting and raving about their love for the band. There are a few pieces of interviews with the band members, but for the most part it's a bunch of morons. I think it's very obvious that this documentary was meant to be more comedic than a serious representation of Slayer fans, but it's still a bit irritating to sit through. This special feature, of course, doesn't have to be viewed since it's a separate option on the menu. But bits and pieces from it are stuck into the concert footage in between songs here and there. I was worried this would be terribly distracting and ruin the show. Luckily, it's breif enough that it didn't matter to me all that much. And, after you view the whole concert, you can skip directly to any song through the track list. That helps out a bit for those that find the excerpts annoying. Also included in the special features are photo stills and the music video for the song Bloodline (which is indeed a dark delight). As for the sound and image quality, it's pretty impressive stuff. Regardless of the darkened setting of the stage, the band is still visible and comes through crystal clear. The audio, on the other hand, has one stinky aspect: it's only in stereo. You have an option of 5.1 Surround or standard Stereo, but for people with mono televisions (I know there aren't many, but I happen to be one of them) the intstruments are split. Both sides pick up the drums, microphone, and Araya's bass (although it's a bit drowned out) fine. But in the left side, Hanneman's guitar dominates over King's guitar, and in the right side King's guitar dominates over Hanneman's guitar. Either way, everything can be heard, but with mono audio you just have to decide which guitarist you want to be louder. Of course, if you've have stereo speakers or better, this is nothing to worry about.

Regardless of any imperfections -- really, the only two would be the mandatory stereo and the crappy "Fans Rule" section -- War At The Warfield makes it all worth purchasing because of the concert alone. Nothing could convince me that this show isn't worth the buy. If you like Slayer, you'll love to see it all happen live. It's loud, heavy music the way it was meant to be. I definitely recommend this DVD for anyone who's a fan.

For those curious, here's a listing of the tracks and the albums they're from:

1. Disciple (God Hates Us All)
2. War Ensemble (Seasons In The Abyss)
3. Stain of Mind (Diabolus In Musica)
4. New Faith (God Hates Us All)
5. Postmortem (Reign In Blood)
6. Raining Blood (Reign In Blood)
7. Hell Awaits (Hell Awaits)
8. Here Comes the Pain (God Hates Us All)
9. Die by the Sword (Show No Mercy)
10. Dittohead (Divine Intervention)
11. Bloodline (God Hates Us All)
12. God Send Death (God Hates Us All)
13. Dead Skin Mask (Seasons In The Abyss)
14. Seasons in the Abyss (Seasons In The Abyss)
15. Captor of Sin (Haunting The Chapel)
16. Mandatory Suicide (South Of Heaven)
17. Chemical Warfare (Haunting The Chapel)
18. South of Heaven (South Of Heaven)
19. Angel of Death (Reign In Blood)

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars SLAYER!!!, July 29, 2003

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Evan Roth (ND, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Slayer - War at the Warfield (DVD)

What goes through your mind when you're listening to Slayer? "GRRRRRRR AHHHHHHHH!!!" is how a fan from the DVD put it. I couldn't have said it better myself. That is the feeling I got through the entirety of War at the Warfield. I can tell you right now that this review will not do it any justice, but I shall try my best. At first, I was worried that the audio on this DVD might not be so good after the first couple minutes of introduction. Then Slayer actually started pounding out "Disciple" from the God Hates Us All album (Which came out 9-11-01.. Coincidence? Perhaps.). The audio turned out to be astounding, which was a relief because when I saw them live Tom's vocals could hardly be heard. The video angles and editing were nothing short of impressive either. After "Disciple" Tom gave G. W. Bush a run for his money and yells out "And now, time for the State of the Union Address!" and broke into "War Ensemble". Tom, Jeff, Kerry, and Paul are all simply amazing on this DVD. Chills began running down my spine when Paul began the "THUMP THUMP THUMP" of "Raining Blood". Easily the closest you can come to feeling the pure energy of being at a Slayer concert. My walls probably now have cracks in them do to the deafening sound of "SLAYER! SLAYER! SLAYER!" Slayer, notoriously known for having some of the craziest fans in the world, included on the DVD a classic documentary entitled "Fans Rule". There's many hilarious and heartfelt fan interviews as well as in-depth interviews with the band themselves. Also include are interviews with Les Claypool, Kirk Hammet, and Scott Ian. On one account Jeff talks about how a Slayer fan once fell from a balcony at their concert and landed through the stage. As Jeff was thinking the fan just died, the crazy [guy]popped his head up from beneath the stage and continued headbanging. After watching this DVD all I wanted to do was yell "SLAYER!!!" at the top of my lungs for as long as I could, ...I'll just give the DVD a 10 out of 10.