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Music DVD Review: Earache My Eye

Written by Chris Beaumont
Published May 10, 2008
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PITCHSHIFTER - "Underachiever" (from Infotainment) Stepping away from death metal, this band introduces industrial elements, reminding me of Fear Factory. The video is interesting in how it has some of the lens blocked off to simulate watching a television set through a television set while performing a song about the effects of television and media manipulation. This is a good entry, I should look into these guys a bit more.

SLEEP - "Dragonaut" (from Sleeps Holy Mountain) A closeup of an amp and a groovy bassline introduce me to Sleep. Shot in grainy black and white (although some of the grain may be a result of the poor transfer, the actual intent cannot be discerned), "Dragonaut" has a strong Black Sabbath vibe to it as it grooves along with some evil sounding undertones.

BRUTAL TRUTH - "Godplayer" (from Need To Control) Industrial metal takes over in this low budget science fiction infected video. Notable for being founded by former Anthrax bassist Dan Lilker, this song lives up to the band's name, it certainly is brutal music, although I found the video to be kind of boring.

FUDGE TUNNEL - "Rudge With AJ" (from The Complicated Futility Of Ignorance) You have to love that band name. The video follows a bald man in an orange jumpsuit walking around in between band performance clips and sped up images of moving through traffic. There is nothing terribly exciting to be found here.

MEATHOOK SEED - "Famine Sector" (from Embedded) This is very nearly a straight up live video. It is compiled primarily of live concert footage with plenty of flashing lights. This features the worst audio of the DVD, to the point that it was ruined because I was unable to get any idea of what they were doing.

Bottomline. If you are a fan of these bands, it would be worth picking up, but for the casual fan, there are other collections that would be more worth your time (like the Metalmania sets). I would have really appreciated some sort of remastering to make it look and sound better. I understand that being a low interest title, the expense was likely not a priority.

Not Recommended.

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Christopher Beaumont spends much of his time writing about entertainment when he isn't sitting in a movie theater. He is known around the office as the "Movie Guy" and is always ready to talk about his favorite form of entertainment and offer up recommendations. Interests include science fiction, horror, and metal music. His writings can be found at Draven99's Musings and Draven99's Media Center.
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Music DVD Review: Earache My Eye
Published: May 10, 2008
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Section: Music
Filed Under: Music: Metal, Music: Video, Video: Music
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