"Actor: At The Gates"

• Stargate SG-1: Season 4 | DVD | (31/03/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £59.99

  It wasn't until the beginning of Stargate SG-1's fourth season that fans knew to take the Replicator threat seriously. The spidery nasties had only seemed like one of many new enemies introduced in previous years. But when the one seemingly omnipotent backbone of the galaxy was asking Earth for help, clearly we were in real trouble! In fact, the team's list of enemies expanded and got far more complicated this year. Proving without a shadow of a doubt that this is science fiction, the Russians reveal they have their own Stargate program and ask the Americans for help. This twist allows for exploration of all the political machinations occurring behind the scenes of the SG-C, all of which appear to stem from the embittered Senator Kinsey (Ronny Cox). There were quite a few Earth-based stories in the year, but not all the new enemies were originally local. Willie Garson comically guest-starred as Martin, a geekily suspicious guy with too much knowledge of the Stargate. More sinister was an old flame of Daniel's turning into something far more painful than an old wound (thanks to an ancient Egyptian curse). Thankfully, the writers hadn't forgotten the importance of one-off storylines too. In "Upgrades" the team learns a lesson in abuse of power. In "The Other Side" (featuring DS9's Rene Auberjonois) they learn about blind trust. In "Scorched Earth" a dangerous claim for a planet's ownership means they learn to value Daniel's contribution to the group dynamic. If only this last lesson were learned better, season 5 might not have ended up as muddled as it did. --Paul Tonks

• The Flames Of The End | DVD | (22/02/2010) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £16.99

  3 DVD's containing over 40 live songs a 2 hour + documentary and crammed full of extra scenes and unreleased footage housed in a deluxe 6 panel DVD size digipack with 40 page colour booklet. Tracklist Disc 1: Under A Serpent Sun - The Story Of At The Gates Over 2 hour documentary detailing the history of the band from formation to the reunion tour. 01. Introduction & Opening Titles 02. Reunion: From Vision To Reality 03. The Early Years Part 1: From Nursery Rhymes To Death Metal 04. The Early Years Part 2: The Schillerska / Billdal Connection 05. The Early Years Part 3: The Grotesque / At The Gates Transition 06. The Early Years Part 4: Creativity Unbound 07. Gardens Of Grief 08. The Red In The Sky Is Ours 09. Reunion: Sweden Rock 2008 10. With Fear I Kiss The Burning Darkness 11. Exit Alf - Enter Martin 12. Reunion: Graspop 2008 13. Terminal Spirit Disease 14. Reunion: Ruis Rock 2008 15. Slaughter Of The Soul 16. Reunion: America Re-visited 17. Reunion: San Antonio TX 2008 18. Exit Anders 19. Reunion: Bloodstock 2008 20. Reunion: The Past Is Alive 21. Beyond The Gates 22. Credits Bonus Features: Deleted Scenes 01. Interview With Tomas In Chicago 1996 02. Adrian The Prankster 03. The Tokyo Experience 04. Elvis Has Left The Building 05. European Mini-Tour With Therion 1992 06. Gods Of Metal Italy 2008 07. Tompa Cleaning Out The Trailer Music Videos: 01. Kingdom Gone 02. The Burning Darkness 03. Terminal Spirit Disease 04. Blinded By Fear Disc 2: Purgatory Unleashed - Live At Wacken 01. Intro (Backstage) 02. Slaughter Of The Soul 03. Cold 04. Terminal Spirit Disease 05. Raped By The Light Of Christ 06. Under A Serpent Sun 07. Windows 08. World Of Lies 09. The Burning Darkness 10. The Swarm 11. Forever blind 12. Nausea 13. The Beautiful Wound 14. Unto Others 15. All Life Ends 16. Need 17. Blinded By Fear 18. Suicide Nation 19. Kingdom Gone Disc 3: Only The Dead Are Smiling - Live Material From The Vaults Wetlands New York USA March 07 1996 01. Slaughter Of The Soul 02. Cold 03. The Swarm Thirsty Whale Rivergrove IL March 10 1996 04. Blinded By Fear 05. Suicide Nation 06. Under A Serpent Sun Ruis Rock Turku Finland July 04 2008 07. Suicide Nation 08. Raped By The Light Of Christ 09. Windows 10. World Of Lies 11. Nausea Graspop Dessel Belgium June 29 2008 12. Slaughter Of The Soul 13. Cold 14. Terminal Spirit Disease 15. The Beautiful Wound Witchwood Manchester UK February 05 1996 16. The Burning Darkness Factory Eskilstuna Sweden April 20 1991 17. Through Gardens Of Grief 18. All Life Ends 19. City Of Screaming Statues Studio Coast Tokyo Japan May 11 2008: 20. Slaughter Of The Soul 21. Cold 22. Under A Serpent Sun Irving Plaza New York US July 09 2008: 23. Slaughter Of The Soul The Abyss Houston TX US March 17 1996: 24. Need Gagarin 205 Athens Greece September 21 2008: 25. Neverwhere 26. Kingdom Gone