Comments:
When Dave Mustain started his Gigantour, who would have expected
the event would be so big and successful? Selling out venues by the
dozens and with a strong line up, the charismatic and ever so unpredictable
Mustain managed to revive the scene and put metal in all its current
forms back on the map in the changed musical environment.
Unfortunately,
this CD does not do justice to the event and quality of the presented
bands to well. The sound is mainly mediocre (soundboards outtakes?)
and the production lacks a punch that was intended to be thrown by
the performing artists. Good news is, that all acts are featured on
this disc, whether its the progressive metal Gods Dream Theater, the
thrashy kings Anthrax, or the leading band founded by the founder
of the event (Megadeth), they are all on this 2-CD collection.
The
sound ain’t all to good, and it takes down the edge. With Dream
Theater however, it also shows how well it can work for a band to
hear them perform in their purest form; raw and energetic on the hard
hitting “Panic Attack” and the powerful “The Glass
Prison.” For Nevermore (“Born” and the amazing “Enemies
of Reality”) and Megadeth (“She-Wolf”, “A Tout
le Monde” and “Kick the Chair”) it also works pretty
well, both performing rock solid and enthusiastic. Fear Factory is
benefiting least from it, and the performance from Bell and his men
is simply way below average. The music sounds uninspired and tame,
with all the typical trademarks drowning in a sea of mediocrity! Life
Of Agony and Anthrax both suffering a terrible vocal performance from
their leading frontmen. With Belladona back at the mic, who expected
something else?! Caputo however should have been way better! Symphony
X, another settled act, has the worst sound and that is most unfortunate.
Their majestic progressive power metal is delivered with sheer power
and the songs are both boosted by the aggressive performance of the
bands in this package. The band around Russell Allen’s powerful
and flexible voice sounds fresh and extremely powerful, even though
the sound is flat.
The
nu breed metal acts Dry Kill Logic and Bobaflex bring drive and tension
to the front that is likely to have affected the arrived and classic
acts. Both perform solid and energetic with youngsters drive.
The
two CDs offer a good introduction for those (devoted fans) who missed
the festival, and is a cherished gem under attendees of the fest.
Though the sound ain’t all the great, the CD offers a pretty
good overview and presentation of the event and bands performing.
With several different sides of metal featured, it also offers something
for everyone. Gigantour the DVD release is also in the making,
but unconfirmed to this date.
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