DVD Reviews

Review: The Sound and The Story Series with Josh Rand and Jim Root

Review: The Sound and The Story Series with Josh Rand and Jim Root

Posted January 6, 2014 at 3:09 pm | No comments

Fret 12 has just released two new instructional DVDs; The Sound and the Story Series featuring Josh Rand of Stone Sour and Jim Root of Slipknot/Stone Sour.

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Review: Twisted Sister Powers Through on A Twisted Xmas: Live in Las Vegas

Review: Twisted Sister Powers Through on A Twisted Xmas: Live in Las Vegas

Posted December 6, 2012 at 10:52 pm | 3 comments

Are you a hair metal fan who’s tired of the traditional holiday tunes, and is looking for a more, well, twisted christmas music experience? Well, then look no further than Twisted Sister’s new release, A Twisted X-Mas: Live In Las Vegas.

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Judas Priest Issues Screaming for Vengeance: Special 30th Anniversary Edition

Judas Priest Issues Screaming for Vengeance: Special 30th Anniversary Edition

Posted November 8, 2012 at 12:41 pm | No comments

A dampening shadow is cast over the valley. You break into a fast run, but the metallic beast is faster than anything you’ve ever seen, as you’re pursued by the new release by the legendary Judas Priest.

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Queen’s Greatest Video Hits Rocks You

Queen’s Greatest Video Hits Rocks You

Posted October 1, 2012 at 4:29 pm | No comments

In late August, Eagle Rock Entertainment released the DVD, Queen’s Greatest Video Hits, that rocks and entertains with the soaring reach of Freddy Mercury’s vocals and the lush harmonies the group mesmerized us with on track after track.

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Review: Triumph – Live at the Sweden Rock Festival DVD/CD

Review: Triumph – Live at the Sweden Rock Festival DVD/CD

Posted September 6, 2012 at 12:49 pm | One comment

For many years, longtime fans of Triumph have been willing to “Lay It On the Line” for a chance to have the full original lineup come back together after their 20 year hiatus, and bring their signature Magic Power back to the stage.

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Review: Ozzy Ozbourne – Speak of the Devil DVD

Review: Ozzy Ozbourne – Speak of the Devil DVD

Posted September 6, 2012 at 10:47 am | No comments

Ozzy Osbourne is world renowned for his unique and powerhouse vocals, his powerful and sinister sounding music, and the long arsenal of incredibly talented and well known for his choice of amazing guitarists.

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Rock Of Ages – Film Review and Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Review

Rock Of Ages – Film Review and Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Review

Posted June 25, 2012 at 2:51 pm | No comments

I must say that when I first heard news that actor Tom Cruise, of all people, was being cast as fictional rocker, singer, guitarist, Stacee Jaxx of the fictional glam ’80s rock band, Arsenal, for the 2012 motion picture adaptation of the Broadway comedy stage musical, “Rock Of Ages”, I was more than skeptical.

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Prometheus Film and Score Review

Prometheus Film and Score Review

Posted June 16, 2012 at 5:50 am | No comments

Thirty three years after the first “Alien” burst out of actor John Hurt’s character and onto the silver screen, burrowing like the intergalactic monster into our collective consciousness, Director Ridley Scott reboots his science fiction thriller with this breathtaking, emotional roller-coaster ride prequel, set among the stars’ far reaches of deep space.

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Haywire: Film And Score Review

Haywire: Film And Score Review

Posted January 29, 2012 at 2:36 am | One comment

Being a huge fan of action flick heroes Jason Statham, Jean Claude Van Damme, and Jet Li, I can’t say how excited I am that Director Steven Soderbergh has made this remarkable motion picture showcasing and built around a real life female action heroine who does all her own fighting and stunts.

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The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo: Film And Score Review

The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo: Film And Score Review

Posted December 26, 2011 at 11:29 am | 3 comments

Sadly, Swedish author and journalist Stieg Larsson passed away in 2004 at only fifty years old, before he could witness the publication, acclaim, and monumental success of his Millennium thriller-novel trilogy and its subsequent transformation into the universally, critically and commercially acclaimed 2009 Swedish film adaptations that caused a worldwide sensation. So much so, that now, the greatly anticipated 2011 English language adaptation of the first motion picture in the Millennium film series,The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, directed by David Fincher, has just been released to much fanfare.

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