8.3 | / 10 |
Users | 3.9 | |
Reviewer | 3.5 | |
Overall | 3.8 |
In March 2010 Megadeth hit the road in celebration of the 20th anniversary of their classic 1990 album Rust In Peace. The show was filmed on the last night of the tour at the legendary Hollywood Palladium. This release features the performance of the landmark metal album plus additional classics, backstage & rehearsal footage.
Starring: Dave Mustaine, Chris Broderick, David Ellefson, Shawn Drover, MegadethMusic | 100% |
Video codec: VC-1
Video resolution: 1080i
Aspect ratio: 1.78:1
Original aspect ratio: 1.78:1
English: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
English: LPCM 2.0
None
25GB Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
Region A (B, C untested)
Movie | 5.0 | |
Video | 3.5 | |
Audio | 4.5 | |
Extras | 1.5 | |
Overall | 3.5 |
It's been twenty years since one of Metal's top bands, Megadeth, recorded its classic album Rust in Peace, and fans wouldn't know it by watching Rust in Peace Live, a 2010 concert marking the 20th anniversary of the release. Aside from the high definition Blu-ray presentation and a few more miles on the bands' odometer, there's no sign that Megadeth is slowing down with the turning of two decades since Rust in Peace began its march towards platinum status. It's clear from the opening minutes of Rust in Peace Live that Megadeth is as strong as ever; the band plays the same memorable anthems that sound as good and as fresh today as they did 20 years ago. With the same big hair, the same slicing guitar riffs that still deliver ear-splitting notes, the same timely and still-relevant lyrics, the same passion, the same energy, and the same intensely rabid fan base, Megadeth proves with Rust in Peace Live that they still have it, that they can still put on a great show, and that they remain one of Metal's top acts. There's no denying the band's place in Metal music history, and there's nothing quite like a dosage of Rust in Peace to remember why Dave Mustaine's band is tough to beat.
Thrashing.
Megadeth: Rust in Peace Live features a decent 1080i, 1.78:1-framed transfer. This isn't the best-looking concert disc out there; like the music, it's a bit rough around the edges, but is otherwise steady and pleasing. Details completely disappear underneath the heavy blacks as the camera pans around the audience and peeks into the shadows off to the sides of the stage, but fans will appreciate the solid details on clothes, guitars, stage equipment, and the band members' faces. Colors are ever-shifting under the harsh red and green lighting that dominates the proceedings. A fair bit of noise, a sprinkling of blocking, and a few instances of banding are visible around the frame. Objects like guitar strings and other straight-edged elements occasionally suffer through a light case of the jaggies, and intermittent shimmering is evident. For all the listed nitpicks, though, Rust in Peace is an overall fine looking disc. The 1080i video isn't as steady as one might hope, but there's little room for complaint, especially when the high quality soundtrack simply dominates the proceedings.
No surprise here: Megadeth: Rust in Peace Live simply rocks on Blu-ray. Shout! Factory's DTS-HD MA 5.1 lossless soundtrack is a butt-kicker and name-taker. This track never lets up and literally engulfs the listener in a barrage of crisp and powerful sound that's got to be the next best thing to attending a live Megadeth concert. Sound spills form every speaker as guitar riffs tear through the listening area, Dave Mustaine's vocals flow from the center, and the subwoofer spits out an abundance of tight, aggressive bass. Crowd noise is kept to a minimum and heard only between songs and during low-volume intros; whether deliberately so by the audio engineers or simply lost under the raw power of the energetic metal music is anyone's guess, but the result is a track that allows every guitar riff, every screeching vocal, every deep low to invade the soundstage and send listeners into a dizzying, head-spinning barrage of sound that, for the Megadeth fan, is nothing short of pure sonic bliss.
Special features for Megadeth: Rust in Peace Live include Behind the Scenes Footage (1080i, 8:25), a brief piece that features the fans assembling, the band preparing, and the show taking shape; and several bonus songs (1080i, 27:00): Skin O' My Teeth, In My Darkest Hour, She-Wolf, Trust, Symphony of Destruction, and Peace Sells.
Megadeth: Rust in Peace Live is a no-frills concert that features the famed Metal band in the raw and playing the tracks off of their platinum album with no pomp and circumstance, no crazy side shows, and no visual excesses to take the audience's attention away from the music. Megadeth sounds as good in 2010 as it did in 1990, and Rust in Peace remains a quintessential listen within the Metal genre. Fans unfamiliar with Megadeth or who are in search of a good introductory album to 1980s/early 1990s big hair Metal can't do much better than Rust in Peace, and even better than the original album is this excellent live recording, presented in high definition courtesy of Shout! Factory. Featuring a steady 1080i transfer, a hard-hitting lossless soundtrack, and a few extras, Megadeth: Rust in Peace Live is a fantastic release that comes recommended to both Metal and Megadeth neophytes and longtime fans alike.
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