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Two discs, one great price
Anthrax, eight cameras, and "The Metro" packed. It is about time we see a band take full advantage of what a DVD can do. Besides the show and the extra disc, the "MUSIC OF MASS DESTRUCTION" has an array of bonus features including behind the scenes with separate band members interviews, a section with comic book artist/painter/creator Alex Ross, two songs filmed in Hyper Angle, and many hidden extras. This is, as what is becoming a standard, in 5.1 Surround Sound.

While drummer Charlie Benante said, "In the entire history of the band, this show was 'the one,' I find that a little hard to believe. Yet this is a killer show, a good DVD with extras, and a great price. Maybe one day we can see soem live stuff and all the music videos (including Joey) on one DVD, but for now this will do just nicely.

The set lists-

The DVD tracklisting contains:
1) What Doesn't Die
2) Got The Time
3) Caught In A Mosh
4) Safe Home
5) Room For One More
6) Antisocial
7) Nobody Knows Anything
8) Belly of the Beast
9) Inside Out
10) Refuse To Be Denied
11) 604
12) I Am The Law
13) Only
14) Be All End All
15) Indians
16) Bring The Noise
BONUS CUTS
17) Fueled
18) Metal Thrashing Mad
And Behind The Scenes Featurettes

The CD (Second disc):
1) What Doesn't Die
2) Got The Time
3) Caught In A Mosh
4) Safe Home
5) Room for One More
6) Antisocial
7) Nobody Knows Anything
8) Fueled
9) Inside Out
10) Refuse To Be Denied
11) I Am The Law
12) Only

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Finally, live 'thrax on dvd!
After numerous delays and other problems, we finally get a live performance of Anthrax on DVD. The dvd design (menus) is reasonably original and well executed. While the show is filmed with 8 camera's, not all of them are useful angles (one is high up on the side of the stage behind a support column). The video itself is a mixture of matted widescreen and normal full screen sources and the colors could be stronger and the blacks be a little blacker. But, perhaps I'm being a bit critical because I use Motorhead's "Boneshaker" dvd as the benchmark standard for heavy metal concert videos. Anthrax doesn't have the budget or facilities that Motorhead had.

Now while the video quality is less than stellar, it is more than made up for in the sound and the performance. The stereo sound track on the video is very similar to the included CD version, but it's the 5.1 mix that really stands out. It is one of the cleanest multichannel live mixes I've heard to date (I've produced a few myself). When played at near concert levels on a reference quality theater system, it really feels like you're at the show. The performance is also top notch as Chicago is one of the bands favorite towns to play (the Chicago crowd may be larger, but the Cleveland crowd was definitely louder).

The reason for giving it 5 stars has more to do with the value than anything else. So while the video quality nets 4 stars, the audio quality and the total price easily push it to the 5 star rating. And a special note to all the dorks that say the John Bush era of Anthrax isn't any good, well you're partially right. Anthrax isn't good, they're excellent! Yeah they don't play speed metal like in the mid 80's, but then again no band of consequence does these days. Of all the old school bands from the 80's, Anthrax is still one of the few that is just as relevant now as then. Along with Motorhead, they carry the torch of what is METAL into the new millennium.

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real metal concert
john bush sings the old songs very cool like indians, antisocial , the band play so strong with a great sound , anthrax got the time with this dvd , very good work if you like real metal bands this dvd its for you , no mtv channels have stuff like this, its so good for them.