Reviewed: August 2021 Released: 2004 , Polygram Rating: 3.5/5 Reviewer: JP Inspired by the recent Kiss documentary called Kisstory, (aired on A&E’s Biography series) I decided to go back and review a couple of old Kiss home videos; KONFIDENTIAL and X-TREME CLOSE-UP. This ties in nicely with the re-launch of…
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Kiss-Konfidential (DVD Review)
Reviewed: August 2021 Released: 2004 , Polygram Rating: 3.5/5 Reviewer :JP Inspired by the recent Kiss documentary called Kisstory, (aired on A&E’s Biography series) I decided to go back and review a couple of old Kiss home videos; KONFIDENTIAL and X-TREME CLOSE-UP. This ties in nicely with the re-launch…
Viola, D.J. (Director) Biography; Kisstory (TV Special)
Reviewed: August 2021 Released: 2021, A&E Biography. Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: JP There is an American television channel called Arts And Entertainment (or A&E for short) and for many years, dating back to 1960, they have been producing a series called Biography’. It is essentially a documentary series about anything under…
Kix-Can’t Stop The Show:The Return Of Kix-A documentary (DVD Review)
Reviewed: June 2021 Released: 2016, Loud & Proud Rating: 4.0/5 Reviewer: JP This is one of those annoying releases that suffers from an identity crisis. Is it a documentary DVD with a bonus live album? Or is it a Live album with a bonus documentary DVD? It is packaged as a…
Allard, Pierre-Anthony (Dir.) Mean Man:The Story Of Chris Holmes (Film review)
Reviewed: June 2021 Released: 2021, Rating: 3.5/5 Reviewer: JP Like many, I’m a big W.A.S.P. fan they were (and still are) one of my all-time favourite bands. I have been following what former members have been doing over the years including Chris Holmes. Naturally I was quite intrigued to see…
Varas-Diaz, Nelson-Acts Of Resistance (DVD Review)
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…
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…