Cannibal Corpse: Centuries of Torment
List Price:
Our Price: $16.57
You Save: $8.41 (34%)
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Buy Used: from $12.51 (click here)
Category: DVD
See more DVD details
Buy this DVD movie at online store in your country
Canada
Canada
DVD details
Artist: Cannibal CorpseBrand: RED Distribution
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
Format: Box set, Color, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 420 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2008-07-08
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Metal Blade
DVD Reviews of Cannibal Corpse: Centuries of Torment
DVD Review: Great documentary, awful live DVD
Summary: 3 Stars
This historical Cannibal Corpse-document comes in a beautiful digipak case with Vincent Locke's illustration in emboss and a "rainbow effect" (don't ask me what the exact word is, but lenticular doesn't quite seem right). The only downside is that the rainbow effect is used all over, so it's harder to make out the actual image.
The first disc covers the entire history of the band, starting from before they ever played music up until the release of Kill and ends pretty much on the fans and their own words. It goes from having a sort of reminiscant tone "way back when we did crazy stuff", to words from more current bands involved and such. It has a lot of insight and some funny moments as well, but since there's twenty years in three hours, it often feels pretty cramped and "rushed", so don't expect a runthrough of individual songs or studio footage (except as background-clips). You do get a strong sense of who they are and where they came from though, and the hardships and good times of staying true to their music for all this time.
On the second disc, there is a collection of live performances from different eras. Unfortunately the quality (the picture, sound and camera angles, not the musical performance) only ranges from bad to worse, even in the concert from 2007. It's lackluster bootleg stuff. At times I found the first performance video (from the late 80's) almost had better sound quality than the latest performance, and it shouldn't have to be that way. If you want to really see or hear a good Cannibal Corpse show, get Live Cannibalism on DVD or CD. It captures the raw intensity with perfectly good enough sound and picture, and that's why it works as a live album as well.
The music videos (all they've done) are included and look fine (quality-wise). If they look a little "cheesy" (and are pretty much all in black and white), that's more likely because it was intentional. There's also "Stripped, Raped and Strangled" with Trevor from The Black Dahlia Murder. It sounds like a big deal, but it's really not. Trevor jumps around a bit, and sings along, but is barely heard at all because Corpsegrinder does the song normal, drowning him out completely. Bummer, could've been more interesting.
The third disc was really a great addition, worthy in itself. It's shorter little features (varying in length from very brief to in-depth) about Vincent Locke's art (great artist, but he needs to speak up!), the bans and controversy, the fan tattoos (all brief, some fantastic), the merch and shirts, touring (or rather crazy stuff on tours - very funny segment), lyrics and songwriting (informative - funny rejected titles), George being in Metalocalypse (wish we'd seen him in the studio), sideprojects, who the people in the band really are (one of the longest and best additions of them all - very surprising and entertaining!) and finally a little claymation segment inspired by Vince's art (pointless but pretty cool).
I can recommend this DVD if you're interested in the history of Cannibal Corpse or early death metal in general, it spans their entire career so far with interesting tidbits and a lot of nice info about the band members themselves. But I can not recommend it if you want their live performances, for that I'd still have to say, go with Live Cannibalism.
Description of Cannibal Corpse: Centuries of Torment
CENTURIES OF TORMENT:FIRST TWENTY YEA - DVD MovieHard Rock & Metal Music CDs
Bestsellers in Hard Rock & Metal Music CDs
Sunshine of Your LoveMusic CD
Best price: $4.44
Hawkwind - Acid Daze 1Release date: 1994-06-08; Music CD
Best price: $2.00
Price in other shops:
America - HourglassAmerica; Release date: 1994-05-17; Music CD
Best price: $7.49
Price in other shops:
Entombed - To Ride Shoot Straight & Speak the TruthRelease date: 1997-10-28; Music CD
Best price: $74.98
Rick Cua - Way Love IsRelease date: 1995-04-11; Music CD
Best price: $35.00
Incantation - IncantationRelease date: 1996-04-23; Music CD
Best price: $5.95
Price in other shops:
![Kiss Unplugged [VHS] Image](/images/Kiss-Unplugged-VHS-6303998534-X.jpg){kind=small}
Kiss Unplugged [VHS]Polygram Video; Release date: 1996-03-12; VHS Tape; VHS Video
Best price: $11.21
Price in other shops:
![Poison - Flesh, Blood & Videotape [VHS] Image](/images/noimg.gif)
Poison - Poison - Flesh, Blood & Videotape [VHS]Capitol; Release date: 1991-12-03; VHS Tape; VHS Video
Best price: $9.95
Price in other shops:
Various - Operation Rock N Roll [VHS]Sony; Release date: 1991-07-02; VHS Tape; VHS Video
Best price: $19.69
Ultimate Ozzy Vhs20th Century Fox; Release date: 1997-09-16; VHS Tape; VHS Video
Best price: $62.00
Similar DVDs, VHS Video, Audio CDs
Cannibal Corpse - Eaten Back to LifeCANNIBAL CORPSE; Release date: 1993-11-09; Music CD
Best price: $8.35
Price in other shops:
Cannibal Corpse - Gallery of SuicideRelease date: 1998-04-21; Music CD
Best price: $6.52
Price in other shops:
Cannibal Corpse - Gore ObsessedCANNIBAL CORPSE; Release date: 2002-02-26; Music CD
Best price: $6.93
Price in other shops:
Cannibal Corpse - KillCANNIBAL CORPSE; Release date: 2006-03-21; Music CD
Best price: $6.83
Price in other shops:
Cannibal Corpse - BleedingCANNIBAL CORPSE; Release date: 1994-04-12; Music CD
Best price: $8.47
Price in other shops:
Cannibal Corpse - Tomb of the MutilatedCANNIBAL CORPSE; Release date: 1992-09-22; Music CD
Best price: $6.99
Price in other shops:
Cannibal Corpse - Evisceration Plague (W/ Dvd)CANNIBAL CORPSE; Release date: 2009-02-03; Music CD
Best price: $9.86
Price in other shops:
Cannibal Corpse - Live CannibalismRelease date: 2000-11-07; DVD
Best price: $8.93
Price in other shops:
Cannibal Corpse - Wretched Spawn (W/ Dvd)CANNIBAL CORPSE; Release date: 2004-02-24; Music CD
Best price: $6.99
Price in other shops:
Global EviscerationGlobal; Release date: 2011-03-15; DVD
Best price: $9.77
Price in other shops: