GayDemon's review of Tribal Male

When I first saw the tour of Tribal Male, I was really excited. They offer classic BDSM from Bijou Theater - you might remember them from the late 1960's, '70's and 80's. The videos here are from a time when the men in gay porn were less like models and more like guys who wanted to get off together. And these are BDSM, fetish and extreme videos that offer fantasies within fantasies, from slaves in ancient Rome to real biker tops. Plenty of muscled studs, leathermen and more. Looking for bondage and S&M from the days when porn was real, gritty and usually condom-free? Then join me for a look at Tribal Male!

The member home page has a search box at the very upper right followed by a navigation bar. Next comes latest updates, features and a link to coming updates; the next 3 updates include part 1 of a fetish DVD, a Master and slave DVD and a DVD about guys in jockstraps. It's hard to say how often the site updates since several DVDs were added within a day or so of each other. I expect this is a new site, so I'll check back for updates in a few months.

There are currently 18 DVD titles, each broken into 3 parts that are not necessarily where the scenes end while others seem to be full feature films. The movies are offered in downloadable WMV and MP4 formats, and also streaming Flash. Both the WMVs and MP4s are shown at 640x480, the WMVs bitrate around 1.7 Mbps and the MP4s at 1.3 Mbps. The Flash vids are shown at 720x420, and Both are pretty good quality considering they're taken from old film videos. Sound is pretty good - as good as it was when the videos were new, and the videos are DRM-free.

The men here are hot, and there are pornstars from the golden days you may be familiar with including Scorpio and George Payne. Most men have all their body hair, some have beards and mustaches, and unlike today's adult performers, the guys here don't have perfect bodies, but they do have pubic hair. The videos vary - there's a really well-done Roman epic from the days of Caligula, and there is slavery, bondage, orgies and everything you could hope. There are also intimate Master/slave videos with some really hard play, some serious fisting and even hardcore twink porn. Each video includes a long and juicy description that is also a review, and includes the year the was shot and running time.

My favorite extra here are the 5 collections of audio stories. These aren't any audio stories - they're the Old Reliable audio stories from the late 60's. Each is shown with the original CD label showing the table of contents, and is narrated by a different guy about a different sexual situation or else has the reader talk directly to the listener. If you dirty talk and classic porn, these are just great - and can be downloaded or streamed. Tribal Showcase is a collection of erotic art plus looks at the artists - my favorite was the Robert Maplethorpe video. Also Tribal Lore takes a look at Bijou Theater, leathermen, the Stonewall Riots, the hankerchief code and more about the gay and BDSM culture. And there's a forum, but so far it doesn't have many posts. While the site offers a dating section, features require payment.

Did the site have any issues? First off, there's no info regarding which membership options rebill and for how much on the join page. Next, the videos are not listed in the order they were added to the site, so there are actually some more recent videos listed on page 2 than page 1. There's a claim on the tour that the site has hundreds of original titles, and also the entire Bijou Collection. That may be true in the future, but not yet - right now, there's a total of those 18 DVD titles, all over an hour and a half. I also found the titles of the various sections not very descriptive, so it may take a couple minutes to figure out what's where. Otherwise there's not a lot to complain about.

Tribal Male offers BDSM, fetish and classic gay porn from one of the biggest studios from the late 60's through the 80's, and it doesn't get much better than this. While the site isn't huge, there are 18 full downloadable DVD titles and more on the way. It appears that the site is new, so I'll take a peek in a couple weeks to see how the updates are going. In the meantime, not only do members get access to the DVDs, but also to 5 audio stories from the late 1960's, erotic art and info about iconic gay artists, plus a really cool section with all sorts of info and short videos about the gay BDSM culture and gay history from the same period as the videos. If this sounds good, why not head over to Tribal Male and take a look for yourself!

Things we liked:

• Classic gay porn, mostly BDSM and fetish
• Videos are downloadable
• No DRM used
• Can do 4+ simultaneous downloads

Things we didn't like:

• Rebilling info not disclosed on join page
• Videos are not listed in date order

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