Product Details

• Actors: Darzamat
• Format: AC-3, Best of, Color, DVD, Live, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: All Regions
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Metal Mind
• DVD Release Date: August 28, 2007
• Run Time: 140 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• ASIN: B000RMJ4AS
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #141,643 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description

Here is the first live DVD from one of the most important bands on the Polish black/death metal scene! This superb performance filmed during the Metalmania 2007 festival, features a setlist comprised mostly of songs from their latest album 'Transkarpatia'

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3.0 out of 5 stars EXTREME GOTHIC METAL FROM POLAND, June 12, 2009

By	JUAN MARTIN GABASTOU (Weston Hills, FL United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Darzamat is a band from Krakow that some people insist on comparing with Cradle Of Filth. News : while some of the musical elements are shared, the end result has little to do with the brit band and their sound, which is way denser and non self-indulgent or compromised in any way, is very much their own. Double bass-drums, 5 string bass and keyboards are the only similarities.

They have dual vocals; main singer is Flauros, who has a very death-metally delivery, and female vocals are handled by the gorgeous Nera. The latter are mostly choruses and weird noises she makes with clean vocals that are far from lyrical as is the case in bands like Lacuna Coil. They're much harsher and darker.

Now on to the dvd itself. Main feature is their set at Metalmania 2007. The performance is tight and intense and despite the nice widescreen picture and multi-camera shots the filming is not spot-on. The camera is rarely where the music would call for, esp on the fretboards. The guest rhythmic guitarrist gets very little exposure.

The sound, on the other hand, if dynamic and well panned across the stereo image, lacks a lot of bottom end, esp the double bass-drums which are absent unless you crank your sub or worse yet bass control all the way up which can destroy the guitar tone making it nu-metally fat.

Bonus material :

The second gig, at the Weinachstrum Fest in Germany on the same year, has a muddier sounding, more keyboard oriented setlist and a third singer on some of the songs.It is editted usin sepia and bluish chroma effects for enhancement since I believe the actual lighting was very sparse in that little club- The atmosphere is very intimate and the band is not that focused on making their set sound as extreme as in Metalmania .The bass-drums can be heard now but at the expense of the rest of the drum kit. Crancking up your treble control brings everything else to life OK.

The 3 videoclips have excellent sound but are mostly live with some filming interspersed but more than OK for a low-budget underground band.

There is an informative half hour interview with the band and a 20' funny backstage footage that includes soundchecks and other things. We also are handed a coupla audio-only tracks that are well.....OK to check the band's studio sound if you're interested.

Conclusion : An honest but rushed effort that tries to compensate quality with quantity, but sure to please Darzamat die-hards.