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CD/DVD Releases: New Metal Documentary Releases From MVD Visual

Posted on Sunday, February 24 @ 23:39:52 UTC by nightowl

The following DVDs will be available from MVD Visual:

Aural Amphetamine: Metallica And The Dawn Of Thrash: While Heavy Metal is often accused of being static and conservative, in truth it is a radical form that regularly re-invents itself, and one which attracts generation after generation of musicians willing to learn from the past, but hungry to evolve the future. And so it was that, in the early 1980s, a young man named Lars Ulrich was so taken by the New Wave of British Heavy Metal, then creating music paper headlines in the UK, that he came to England to track down obscure records, take them home to LA and, with his buddies, listen to them - until they came up with a genre of their own, soon be termed Thrash Metal. This film is a study and review of this new dawn in rock music, and with the aid of those who were there at the time, presents both the story of this fascinating musical journey and reassess the sounds, the bands, the impact and the legacy of Thrash. It features interviews with members of Metallica, Megadeth, Machine Head, Diamond Head, Elixir, Neurosis, Laaz Rockit, Sacrilege BC, and many others. Also performance footage of all the pivotal Thrash bands, review and re-assessment from journalists Malcolm Dome, Lonn Friend, and Joel McIver, archive material, location shoots, and much, much more. Bonus Materials: Extended Interviews / The Thrash Metal Interactive Challenge / Biographies / Beyond DVD



SRP: $19.95, RUN TIME: 95mins, LABEL: SEXY INTELLECTUAL, GENRE: Metal, STREET DATE: 04/15/2008

Metalmania 2007: Metalmania is the biggest and the most prestigious metal festival in Central-Eastern Europe. Every year the main stage plays host to the top metal bands from around the world (DVD), while on the side stage there's a preview of the young Polish metal scene (CD). The 2007 edition of Metalmania was crowned with performances of cult bands: thrash-metal Testament, thrash/death metal Sepultura, doom/gothic metal Paradise Lost, the pioneers of death'n'roll Entombed, plus many more! These performances were shot with 7 cameras so you can expect a truly amazing recording. The DVD also includes detailed info about all bands (biographies, discographies, web links), photo gallery, festival history, desktop images, and short interviews with all main stage bands featured on the DVD. METAL at its best! Bonus Materials: detailed info about all bands (biographies, discographies, web links) / photo gallery / festival's history / interviews with all main stage bands featured on the DVD / desktop images

SRP: $19.95; RUN TIME: 260mins; LABEL: METAL MIND; GENRE: Metal; STREET DATE: 05/13/2008

Earache My Eye: This punishing music video compilation from the world renown heavy-metal label Earache Records includes such heavy hitters as God Flesh, Entombed, Carcass, Napalm Death, and a hell of a lot more. Originally released on VHS in 1989, these classic anthems are now being released on DVD for the first time. Whether it's "Crush My Soul" from God Flesh's Selfless release, or "Greed Killing" from Napalm Death's Diatribes, you'd be hard pressed to find a collection more intense.

SRP: $14.95, LABEL: EARACHE, GENRE: Metal, STREET DATE: 04/15/2008

Attitude For Destruction: In the tradition of Rock And Roll Nightmare, Monster Dogs, and KISS Meets The Phantom comes the rock horror film, Attitude For Destruction, an epic tale of Sunset Strip-era metal, murder and mayhem that critics are calling "Freddy Krueger with a Stratocaster... a REAL appetite for destruction!" The Guns N' Roses-esque band Hollywood Roses, fronted by vocalist Drake, is on the verge of superstardom, courting a major record deal with Diamond Star Records. One small problem - the label doesn't want Drake in the band. So, the remaining band members do what any fame-hungry performer would do - they kill Drake. But Drake's girlfriend has made a pact with the devil and brings her deceased lover back from the dead. Drake then goes on a slashing spree of blood and guts against all who have crossed him, leaving behind a horrific trail of gruesome gory revenge. [Oh dear... can't image which might be worse ... the plot or the film itself (probably just campy fun...?)- ed.]

SRP: $19.95; RUN TIME: 80mins; LABEL: CLEOPATRA; GENRE: Horror; STREET DATE: 04/15/2008

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