Much better than the previous offering
The pro's : 1 ) The band lineup rocks.Hardly any weak tracks here.The SMashup song wasn't to my liking,but that apart,the other songs slay.Arch Enemy,Opeth and LOG are the highlights.Even the mighty Megadeth look slightly jaded after such strong acts. 2 ) The sound rocks - As the other reviewer put it,its sooo much better than the 1st DVD.You feel like the Marshall stacks are all around you.

The Con's : 1 ) Why is there no Subwoofer bitstream signal.This makes this a 5.0 DVD instead of a 5.1.Though the sound quality is awesome,they could have utilised the provison to add some more bass or double bass rumble.There's no such thing as too much double bass esp when you have Daniel Erlandson and Chris Adler on the DVD.
2 )Majority of the extra's are pretty much on the lines of what was on the 1st DVD ( with a few nice exceptions )...pranks,pyro,charity baseball game etc.With so many accomplished musicians here,it would have been fun to have everybody talk about their gear,influences etc.Its also silly to see everybody praise Megadeth for the heck of it,sucking upto Dave when one of those bozo's thought SFSGSW was the debut album..haha. 3)Megadeth seriously looks tired and washed up after 3 killer bands.And Im a die hard deth fan,so Im not being unduly fussy here.Also,strangely,there seems to be a huge latency between the visuals and the audio only in the Megadeth set ? WTF ?

All in all - its a killer metal compilation which will be hard to beat.The con's listed,if fixed would have taken this DVD from good to godly,but in no ways does it make this DVD a bad deal - BUY IT !

100 times better than the first Gigantour
The inaugural Gigantour was unique due to it's lineup: Dry Kill Logic, Life Of Agony, Nevermore, Fear Factory, Dream Theater, etc. While the cd and dvd releases were long-awaited, the final results suffered. The tracklisting for both versions were nothing to cry out about (both versions were on two discs!), the worst thing was the audio. Audio mixing was handled by longtime Megadeth collaborator Jeff Balding. Don't get me wrong, the sound was good for what it was. At times, you wished it was better. Not even the best moments could really make a difference, and there were only a few. Fast-forward to today: the long-awaited compilation cd and dvd for 2006's Gigantour 2 are finally available. By now, you're probably asking yourself if it's worth it after the first Gigantour. Let's look at the line-up: it's way better. The Smashup (I had never listened to them before watching this dvd, so I can't really comment much except their performance was good), Sanctity (who were invited on the tour by Dave Mustaine before they even released an album), Into Eternity, Overkill, Arch Enemy, Opeth, and Lamb Of God. The tracklistings for the dvd and cd are also an improvement:

DVD:
01. THE SMASHUP - Effigy
02. SANCTITY - Beneath the Machine
03. INTO ETERNITY - Severe Emotional Distress
04. OVERKILL - Necroshine
05. OVERKILL - Rotten to the Core
06. ARCH ENEMY - We Will Rise
07. ARCH ENEMY - Nemesis
08. OPETH - The Leper Affinity
09. LAMB OF GOD - Vigil
10. LAMB OF GOD - Now You've Got Something to Die For
11. MEGADETH - Take No Prisoners
12. MEGADETH - The Scorpion
13. MEGADETH - Washington is Next!

CD:
01. THE SMASH UP - Rachel's Day
02. SANCTITY - Zeppo
03. INTO ETERNITY - Timeless Winter
04. OVERKILL - Thanks for Nothing
05. OVERKILL - Long Time Dying
06. ARCH ENEMY - Nemesis
07. ARCH ENEMY - We Will Rise/Bridge Of Destiny
08. OPETH - Window Pane
09. LAMB OF GOD - Vigil
10. LAMB OF GOD - Redneck
11. LAMB OF GOD - Now You've Got Something To Die For
12. MEGADETH - Take No Prisoners
13. MEGADETH - The Scorpion
14. MEGADETH - Washington Is Next!

Peace Sells is a bonus track on both versions.

You get a little variety, so you're not listening to the exact same songs on the cd or dvd. The audio: excellent. Andy Sneap (who also collaborated with Megadeth on United Abominations and the Warchest boxset), serves up the best sound quality you could ever ask for, making it seem like much, much more than a sampler from the 2006 tour. The behind the scenes footage is also an honorable mention, from pulling pranks on other bands, to dealing with beer being thrown onto the soundboard during the show. Also, one of my favorite moments is when they held a contest for a lucky fan to have the chance to be on stage with Arch Enemy and shred during one of their songs. How many contests like that are there? I noticed that a lot of stores didn't have the dvd or cd, the only place here in town that carried the dvd was Circuit City, you're lucky if you can find the cd version. I couldn't, and ordering it was my last resort. Do not pass either one up.

The line-up for this year's Gigantour is not huge considering that there's only five bands, but it doesn't mean that it'll lack the energy. Mind you, I'm not a fan of Job For A Cowboy or High On Fire, but Children Of Bodom and In Flames with Megadeth sounds like a dream.