 MEGADETH
Arsenal of Megadeth DVD
Capitol Records 2006
www.megadeth.com
Sample it here
Live Megadeth pics
What’s the 4-1-1?
To continue the 20th anniversary celebration that began with the
release of Megadeth’s remastered and remixed back catalog,
Dave Mustaine and Capitol Records team up again to bring you a double
DVD collection of Megadeth’s music videos and more.
Genre
Heavy metal / hard rock
The Good
Finally, all of Megadeth’s music videos on one DVD collection! As a long
time Megadeth fan, I have seen most of these videos on the home video releases
that preceded this release. The transfer to DVD makes them easier to navigate,
plus adds more material that was never available before. I guess you could say
that disc 1 highlights the early years. Most people seem to think that Megadeth’s
first album Killing is My Business…and Business is Good! was a Capitol
release, but that’s not the case so you get nothing from that period.
The Peace Sells…But Whose Buying era is where they begin. To run down
every video would be a waste, because they’re all here. If they made a
video for it, you’re going to see it. Most of them are life performances
anyway. I will touch upon some of the material that has never been released.
The 1986 interview is kind of neat, because you get to see the band at their
earliest. Same goes for the So Far, So Good…So What interview. The promo
commercials for Rust in Peace and Countdown to Extinction are sure to take you
back.
The video for “No More Mr. Nice Guy” features Mustaine all
by his lonesome, intertwined with movie clips from Shocker. A couple of nuggets
are thrown in from the Rust in Peace era; clips from the Clash of the Titans
Tour, Mission Megadeth from MTV’s Headbanger’s Ball, and Megadeth’s
Rock the Vote spot. A Day in the Life of Hollywood is an interesting inclusion
to say the least. There are a few hidden items on disc one (and two) that you’re
going to have to find on your own.
Disc 2 begins with material from the Youthanasia release and ends with the
forgettable Risk years. There are three interviews from 1994. One
revolves around the controversial cover of Youthanasia, one is about
how "A Tout Le Monde" is not a suicide song, and the last is basically
an lead-in for the
"Reckoning Day" video. Did you know that MTV refused to air the
video for the later song because they believed it was about suicide? Night
of the Living Megadeth is a long sought after
special that Megadeth did for MTV for Halloween in 1994. Too bad you only
get one performance out of it.
Cryptic TV is part of Megadeth’s electronic
press kit for the Cryptic Writings release. Dave’s brief appearance
from The Drew Carey Show in 1998 is included, as well as a video for “Insomnia” from
Risk. Now mind you, Megadeth doesn’t appear in the video at all, and
most of it is made up from the same clips they used in the commercials for
the release. The collection concludes with two Megadeth performances from
Gigantour 2005.
The Bad
Um, wait a second. Megadeth weren’t on Capitol in 2005. Somehow it doesn’t
seem right to have the Gigantour stuff on this release. I can think of at least
two more things they could have had instead of it. I believe there was a video
for “Crush ‘Em.” I know Mustaine hates the song, but they did
make a video for it. They could have also tried including their live performance
of “Crush ‘Em” they did for World Championship Wrestling when
they were using as Bill Goldberg’s theme. It would have been nice to have
a Dave Mustaine commentary.
The Verdict
A MUST HAVE for Megadeth fans! I know you’re still out there…hiding.
Did You Know?
Megadeth’s longtime mascot Vic was recently revamped for Megadeth’s
future endeavors. The character was based on the Megadeth.
Rating:  out
of 5
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--George Dionne
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