Reviewed: May 2021 Released: 2021, Black Chango Films Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: JP Dr. Nelson Varas-Diaz is widely recognized as the world’s foremost expert on Latin American Metal and he has been busy since we last checked in. This month I’m reviewing two things that have his fingerprints all over them…
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Harwood, Mark (Dir.) Soaring Highs And Brutal Lows (documentary)
Reviewed: January, 2021 Released: 2015, Streaming Amazon Prime Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: JP SOARING HIGHS AND BRUTAL LOWS the documentary about female singers in Metal has been out for five years now and is STILL not available on DVD. When it came out I thought to myself, “I can’t stream it…
Adam, Whitney (Dir.) – Ozzy Osbourne: Throne Of Darkness (Documentary)
Reviewed: January, 2021 Released: 2020 Rating: 2/5 Reviewer: JP As time goes on more and digital technology makes it easier and faster to create content, we are seeing more and more low-budget documentaries about Hard Rock and Heavy Metal hitting the market. THRONE OF DARKNESS falls into that category. This is…
Haase, Antti (Dir.)- Monsterman (Lordi documentary)
Reviewed: January, 2021 Released: 2014 Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: JP 2020 was the year I mostly gave up. I’ve tried my whole life to support bands and independent film-makers but they make it harder and harder by not making the product available for sale. It is extremely annoying that this documentary…
Dubin, Adam-Murder In The Front Row (DVD Review)
Reviewed: August, 2020 Published: 2019, MVD Visual Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: JP Back in 2011 a pair of gentlemen by the names of Brian Lew and Harold Oimen released a book called MURDER IN THE FRONT ROW. These guys were fans and members of the bay area thrash scene in the…
Y&T-On With The Show (DVD Review)
Reviewed: June 2020 Released: 2019, Meanstreak Rating: 4.5/5 Reviewer: JP Y&T is still in decent rotation in my listening so I was very glad to the get Y&T documentary on DVD for my birthday. The package itself is a little disappointing, it is not housed in a DVD case, it…
Behind The Shadow Kingdom – Aria Fan Documentary
Behind The Shadow Kingdom – Aria Fan Documentary The Russian Heavy Metal Attack “ARIA” tell us the process and behind the scenes of putting together one of the greatest metal concerts of our time. The documentary Behind the Shadow Kingdom about the monumental live DVD/2 CD release Guest from the…
Chickenfoot – Get Your Buzz On-Live (DVD review)
Reviewed: February 2020 Released: 2010, DC3 Music Group Rating: 3.5/5 Reviewer: JP There often comes a time when a band or bands get so big that they eventually explode. Where do all those pieces (i.e., members) land after that explosion? Well, very often those little pieces join up and become…
Metalium-Metalian Attack (DVD Review)
Reviewed: February 2020 Released: 2001, Locomotive Records Rating: 3.5/5 Reviewer: JP The quest to review every DVD every produced continues! Metalium’s flame burned bright and hot for 10 years…eight studio albums and two DVD’s. I am going to review the first DVD put out in 2001, called METALIAN ATTACK-Part…
THOR-Return Of The Thunderhawk (DVD Review)
December 2019 Released: 2019 / Deadline/Cleopatra Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: JP A couple of years back the mighty THOR released a documentary called I AM THOR. I enjoyed it and reviewed it on this site, and is was a bit of a hit on the indie film circuit and even got…
HELLYEAH release webisodes for forthcoming album “Welcome Home” (available September 27) featuring the late Vinnie Paul’s final recordings
HELLYEAH have released seven webisodes as part of their ongoing “Welcome Home” documentary series. The band discusses their reactions to Vinnie’s passing and how they decided to finish the album in honor of him, even amidst the horrible tragedy of his death. HELLYEAH was formed in 2006 by Pantera founder/drummer Vinnie Paul, singer Chad Gray (Mudvayne)…
Sawyers, Jack Edwards (Dir)- The Eric Carr Story (DVD)
Artist: Jack Edward Sawyers (Director) Title: The Eric Carr Story – Inside The Tale Of The Fox Label: Creative Worx Year: 2000 Reviewed: May, 2018 Rating: 3.5 /5 Reviewer: JP Long time readers of Metal-Rules may know that we are slowly trying to review every Hard Rock / Metal DVD…
Ponder, Wynn (Dir.)- The Life, Blood And Rhythm of Randy Castillo (DVD)
Artist: Wynn Ponder Title: The Life, Blood And Rhythm of Randy Castillo (DVD) Label: Indie Released: 2018 Rating: 3.5/5 Reviewer: JP Long time readers of Metal-Rules.com may know that we are slowly trying to review every Hard Rock / Metal DVD ever released. When I was thinking about what…
Godfathers of Hardcore (Agnostic Front Documentary) – Director Ian McFarland
April 2019 Released: Currently showing on Showtime Rating: 3.5 / 5.0 Reviewer: John Haseltine “UPROXX’s “The Godfathers Of Hardcore” trailer shows the history of New York’s Hardcore (NYHC) scene through the relationship of Agnostic Front founder Vinnie Stigma and singer Roger Miret. This Agnostic Front Doc was made by Ian…
Strine, Fran (Dir.) – Hired Gun (DVD Review)
Director: Fran Strine Title: Hired Gun Studio: Vision Films Year: 2016 Reviewed: March 2019 Reviewed by: JP Rating: 3/5 This month I’m going to look at two relatively new documentaries that focus on the Hard rock and Heavy Metal music industry. They are BAND VS. BRAND (2019) and HIRED GUN…