The Workhorse Chronicles Review

Release Date: February 21, 2006
The Workhorse Chronicles, the band's first official DVD release, is a first-hand account of the blood, sweat and tears that have gone into making this mammoth band you know today. The DVD contains in-depth interviews with each band member and a career spanning range of live performances, including rare footage of the band in their initial form as a five piece through to sold-out clubs worldwide.

Sound:	10
Content:	10
Production:	10
Impression:	10
Overall rating:	10
Users rating:	9.3
Comments:	5

overall: 10

Reviewed by: feesk8ordie, on december 06, 2006

Sound: The basic sound of the band is heavy, crushing metal, with some intricate, more melodic moments on songs like Hearts Alive and Ol'e Nessie. However, this DVD doesn't just contain music, so check out the other sections of the review to find out more about the DVD. // 10

Content: The Worhorse Chronicles is basically a summary of everything the band had done prior to 2005. The DVD was divided into three sections. The first was a feature made up of home footage and interviews with the band members, that documented how the band came to be. It also gives an insight into how the band functions, and tells a lot that not even the most hardcore of fans would know. Revealing, interesting, and for the most part, hilarious, this feature is one you'll want to watch again and again. However the strongest feature on the disc is the live videos section, which includes live performances of every song they've ever realeased (prior to Blood Mountain), bar Jospeh Merrick and Elephant Man, which have never been played live. If you add up all the material from the band's two EP's and two full length albums, you don't have to be a mathmatician to work out, that's a f--k-load of videos. Some obviously are better than others, (the disappointing versions of the scarcely played Trainwreck and Naked Burn are more than made up for by the frankly mindblowing Trilobite, and a particularly tasty Mother Puncher). Casual fans will be pleased to find nice live versions of Iron Tusk, March Of the Fire Ants and Blood & Thunder, while more hardcore fans are treated to rare performances of Deep Sea Creature, Call Of The Mastodon and a very nice Hail To Fire. Basically, the live material alone makes this DVD worth five times the retail price, especially with a band documentation on each release. The cherry on the icing is the last section, Music Videos, which contains the official music video for Blood & Thunder, the full-length March Of the Fire Ants video and the uncensored video for Iron Tusk. Unfortunately the DVD was printed before the video for Seabeast could be added, but when you consider how much there really is on this DVD, you'd have to be a miserbale c*nt to complain about something like that. // 10

Production Quality: As there is a lot of home footage (and almost all the live videos are amateur shot) the production is obviously going to be completely different to that you'd find on the DVD of a more "well known" band. Realistically, nobody would ever expect a proshot version of Slick Leg with Eric Saner. However, this only adds to the intimacy of the DVD, which is one of it's greatest qualities. // 10

Impression: For the sheer amount of content and quality of it, this DVD is honestly one of the greatest music DVDs I've ever seen. Perfect for hardcore fans, casual fans, or anyone who's ever displayed any interest in the band. This chronicles everything about the band up to this point, tells you everything you need to know, shows you everything you need to see. There are no flaws to this DVD, it is simply a perfect documentation of the early stages of the greatest metal band of the last 20 years. And surely, it has to be worth getting for the proshot Workhorse alone? // 10

Comments

[jp_cheif]

awesome, i'll get it next time im at the store, really talented band, hope their just as good live as they are on the cd's!

[vanhalenforever]

mastodon is amazing, and that video is f***ing hilarious. Ya, Naked Burn and Trainwreck did kinda suck, and they're tw of my fav songs. Ah well, rock on

[kevhead]

amazing dvd, some of the live performances i.e. mother puncher, where strides are incredible

[powerage225]

the performances were great, but the film and sound quality wasnt that great
its like our generation's Cliff em All, (the production quality isnt that bad), but I like that the music is seperate from the interviews and funny sh*t, unlike Cliff em All and the Sabbath live dvd

[I<3Hobos]

I love the Workhorse live shot, and the documentary it self is good