"The Sick, The Dying... And The Dead!" by Megadeth (BEST THRASH METAL ALBUM OF 2022?) | ALBUM REVIEW
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- For the first time in years Megadeth sounds hungry and angry for the right reasons and they have the riffs to match.
"The Sick, The Dying... And The Dead!" by Megadeth
Released September 02nd 2022 via Tradecraft/Universal Music Group
Produced by Dave Mustaine & Chris Rakestraw
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I actually love this album. I find it very catchy when you take into consideration
-The cancer
-Covid
-line up changes
- re recording with a new bassist
Im kinda shocked it turned out this good. It has spotty moments some sudden changes that were kinda unnecessary and some lyrics that are almost comical. But its alot fun to listen to and mustaines vocals are actually good🤣
I am truly impressed what Dave overcame even before this album and now I'm in awe. This album kicks ass. I rank this even higher than Endgame I think.
The Ice T feature also went absolutely hard. Now Dystopia is probably my favorite of these past two full lengths but it's not a bad album by any means!
I really want to like this, but the "perfect" production of most modern metal albums ruins them for me, and I can't get past it. Albums used to have character, now they all sound the fucking same 😡
I love the sound
Dystopia definitely isn't overrated in my opinion. "Fatal Illusion" and "The Threat is Real" are great thrash metal songs. Saying that Dystopia is stupidly overrated just makes me wonder if we listened to the same album.
I know when he said that I was like what? Dystopia is awesome!
It's a sleeper for sure, going back to it after a couple years I fell in love with tracks on it
Dystopia is better than this album
@@neiljackson81 Absolutely not. Dystopia has only 3-4 max great tracks. The sick, the dying and the dead is very good top to finish.
Dystopia over rated? Lol, ok my guy, ok.
I thought it was pretty solid. It's megadeth doing megadeth, and it doesn't need to be more complicated than that. I had fun with the album (though i thought Sacrifice was weak) and I'll be getting this album on CD.
On a few more listens I really enjoyed Sacrifice, has some really tasty riffs and solos. For some reason it didn't pull me in on first listen.
Do you think the solo is almost note for note the solo from Tornado of Souls? I like the song, but that one thing really throws me off
Good luck with that, u can't find it anywhere unless maybe I guess u order it?
Tbf even at it's worst Megadeth still has some great bangers. Risk had Wanderlust and Prince of Darkness, 13 had Sudden Death and Black Swan and Supercollider had Kingmaker and Dance in the Rain. I still find Dystopia to be a great record The band just get heavily criticized all the time cause they're not doing Rust in Peace 2.
Man, this record is so, so good for what it is. Mustaine has just proven one more time (and he doesn’t have to prove anything anymore) that he is one of metal’s greatest icons. How this dude manages to regain strength after overwhelming odds stacked against him is just remarkable.
Shoutout to my fellow Brazilian Kiko who delivers a blazing performance that will surely increase his profile as a world elite player. So great to see this come to pass.
@@lotsapasta0858 the drumming was killer too
I was holding my breath so much for this release. Megadeth has always been my personal favorite of the big 4, and to see them this late in the game to be able to put out something great is nothing short of a miracle.
This new Megadeth album is very good and I think is their best since Endgame. It's better than the last two and I think it's better than Thirteen. Kiko's riffs on here as well as Dirk's drumming were fantastic. Kiko has done great work for Angra and Dirk has done great work for Soilwork and combined they definitely rejuvenated Megadeth's sound.
Fanboy
@@JayAcez I wouldn't call myself a Megadeth fanboy, their early albums are great but after Youthanasia many of the albums are either average or terrible. Endgame and this album are the best since Youthanasia for me.
Better than Dystopia? Damn
@@Walamonga1313 I think so, Dystopia could have been a great album had it had better production and if the lyrics weren’t so corny.
@@mindful2864 if only this comment wasnt just as corny
At first I was puzzled why you would not like Dystopia, but it makes sense now - Dave's politics on that album triggered you lmao
Im guessing you missed the part in this review where I very plainly said it was the over-compressed sound but aiight bud
@@themetalmeltdownofficial The production on this album is no better/worse than Dystopia...Are you now denying that Dave's politics on the prior album didn't trigger you? lmao
@@TomTomTom87I know I’m a year late but these are some of the least earned “lmao”s of all time
I’m later than you, but I agree with you lmao
Dude.. Chris Adler was never a permanent part of the band. He never wanted to leave LOG at that time, that was made plain. agree to disagree on Dystopia.
Yeah as a Megadeth fanboi I thought this album was pretty fucking great idk if I like this more than Dystopia I’ll need more listens. but I definitely like this as much as endgame after this 2nd listen.
I think this album has a much more calm Mustaine compared to Dystopia (which definitely had some Yikes lyrics admittedly). I don’t like Junkie, Mission to mare and Soldier on still, I think those songs are kinda weak. But the rest of this album fucking rules so yeah 4/5.
Hey, and I agree
Soldier On! Is one of my favorite tracks though.
Hey there, it’s definitely not one of the worst Megadeth songs I’ve heard (Super Collider, Risk, Thirteen, World needs hero have duds that are way worse) but it just didn’t really gel with me.
@@blackwaterrust476 I loved the chorus part I guess it geld with me, I understand though. Still an awesome album nonetheless. See you on another Livestream or somewhere else on TH-cam 😅
I think Mission to Mars is tied for best song on the album with Dogs of Chernobyl or the Sick, Dying and the Dead
Mission to Mars is one of my favorites on this album 🤣 it's different, like almost a cover song at parts, but it rocks, it's melody and the riffs at the end of the song just does it for me. Life in hell is probably my favorite, and the the song with the name i had to Google to understand what it is/meant 🤣🤟
I only like three songs. The Sick, The Dying...And The Dead, Life In Hell, and Célebutante. Mediocre at best. Really cheesy lyrics at times. "I want to be an Astronaut" "pocket full of posies" and bad and awkward vocal deliveries. Two unnecessary covers. Junkie and that Mars song are horrible! I'm disappointed. I absolutely love the first 6 albums!
Honestly, it bored the shit out of me. Especially Mustaine‘s vocal performance killed nearly every track for me. Also I think that the production / mixing is pretty terrible, not to mention the lyrics. There are a couple of tracks that are kind of enjoyable ( mainly the singles minus Ice-T ), on the other hand there are songs like Dogs of Chernobyl, Sacrifice, Junkie, Killing Time or Mission to Mars that are unbelievably dull and cringeworthy in my opinion. All in all, I think it‘s a pretty lame and disappointing record.
Megadeth is my favorite band, and has been for over 30 years, but your comment is spot-on. Production is brittle and harsh, and the lyrics are cringe-worthy, even for Dave. Getting the CD today for the collection, but it's doubtful I'll be revisiting it once I file it away.
Dogs is dull, gtfo
@@amirphoenix2327 That spoken-word-pseudo-rap section in the last third is nothing but horrible imo and completely kills the song
@@amirphoenix2327 for real dogs and we'll be back are the only ONES I enjoyed (not counting the Hagar cover - that was great)
Bro Dystopia is not overrated at all what are you guys smoking
Killer album! Can’t stop listening to it! 🤘
Im reading the comment section and I have no idea what megadeth album released today were you guys listening to….
Dystopia was a great album What u smoking lol
I think the high points of Dystopia were a lot higher, but damn solid record.
I have heard three tracks so far and I'm excited to get my ears on the other tracks! Looks like it will be a Metal bus ride to work! Thanks again for another great review!
Stopped watching a the word xenophobic. Wow...
Stuck around long enough to comment though lmao
That must mean you’re xenophobic yourself. I don’t think Robert would want you here if that’s how you feel
I'm so glad I'm not part of this younger generation that I really have trouble understanding how all these so-called and mostly men do most of the bitching on the Internet and TH-cam much more than the actual girls lol
Judging by the comments I’m in the minority by saying this album wasn’t that good, thought it was really boring, and also, I want to be an astronaut
Nah. You are correct. Its very boring lackluster of an album. Lost interest in by the 3rd 4th track. Garbage 🗑
Glad you like the album but you saying Dystopia is overrated is stupidity
I seen Megadeth this year with LOG and Dave Mustaine's voice was horrible at the concert. Or he's mic wasn't turned up enough because I could barely hear him. There we're other people there who left during he's set because of it. He sounded fine to me on this album.
I listened to the album once and I enjoyed it. Megadeth is a one-album-and-quite-a-lot-of-singles band for me (that one album being Rust in Peace), so I probably wasn't as TOO over the moon about it like some people will be.
On an unrelated note, I'm going to see IDLES in Toronto next Wednesday! Super pumped.
Yeeee nice bud, Idles rules
You don't like peace sells (album)? Dude you don't like Megadeth
@@barbaryn7899 I like the SONG "Peace Sells". Also "A Tout Le Monde", "Symphony of Destruction", "Sweating Bullets", hell, even "Breadline". 😆🤣Just because I don't listen to or like one particular album doesn't mean I don't like Megadeth. Your gatekeeping's not gonna' work on me, I'm afraid.
@@wheelsofmercury devil's island, good mourning, wake up dead, conjuring and the only song you like is peace sells?
@@barbaryn7899 Dude, why are you so obsessed with trying to force this album onto me? 🤣🤷♂It's just music. Chill the frick out and go bother someone else. You're just wasting your time here.
wow you really know music. Such a detailed review... This album is so fun but complex, heavy and fast in the same time. The secret recipe is writing catchy melodies, hooks and choruses with killer instrumentals, riffs and solos. And Mustaine is a genius so he did it again
I love slow mid-paced megadeth songs, and this album is great IMO. It all depends on the listener i guess.
Aw man you bring your personal politics into your record reviews?
No thanks 👎👎
Aw man you're easily triggered by politics? No thanks 👎👎
When has Dave's jibber jabber ever been xenophobic?
Brilliant record. Brings to mind early Megadeth.
I'm disappointed because the first 2 songs they released are by far the best. I was hoping it was an album of that, but no. It went back to revenge love songs and nothing got me moving. I'm thankful for the 2 great songs off this, but the rest will be forgotten.
I agree with you except life in hell did get me moving. Not as much as we’ll be back but same kinda vibe
This is exactly how I felt about the album. Well said.
Nah mate, Dystopia was 🔥
My opinions aside, great review. Even if we disagree, I'm glad to see people getting excited about it, and you always have a great way of breaking down albums
U lost kid at Distopia being not good!
it's a great album...all things considered, it's epic. Chris Adler was never a standing member of Megadeth. He did an amazing job filling in, and recommending Dirk.🤘
Awesome review, I couldn’t agree more, their best album since Endgame, Celebutante, Dogs Of Chernobyl & Killing Time are all killer tunes.
I don't know if thrash has just really lost its luster for me, but I didn't get much from this record at all. The lead work is quite good, as always, and there were some solid riffs, but other than that, I found it to be pretty underwhelming.
I love the album! 5/5 nothing more to say
I agree.
people giving out 5s for anything
It’s a great fucking album idc what anyone says. I support anyone doing what they love. And I love seeing Dave win.
Even you gave them a positive review? I see nothing but praise on YT for this album.. am I missing something?
Dave is REALLY just rehashing stuff he did way better back in the day:
-non-aggressive 160-180 bpm thrash (Title Track, Life in Hell, Junkie, Killing Time, Soldier On (at least it had lead guitar in the chorus), Mission to Mars)
-80s speed metal riffing & drums without harmonies or new licks (Night Stalkers and Life In Hell, Celebulante, This Planet's On Fire)
-cheesy 'poppy' vocal lines choruses (Life In Hell, Killing Time, Mission to Mars (those lyrics!!), Police Truck, This Planet's On FIre)
..not much different from Public Enemy no 1, Something That I'm Not, Blessed Be The Dead, let alone all the songs in 1985-1994.
You wouldn't see anyone raving if a new band released the same album. Where are the twin riffs? Where is the memorable 20+ second solo? The memorable bass line? The 'caught you off-guard' tempo change like Hangar 18 outro, Endgame outro, Wake Up Dead outro etc?
Dogs of Chernobyl, Celebutante (1:48-2:12), Mission to Mars (3:28-5:23) and We'll Be Back were the best efforts, but the album isn't anytwhere close to Endgame or Dystopia, and the latter was simply solid, nothing more.
"xenophophic gibberjabberh!"
REally?
Really.
Can't believe that YOU actually liked it so much , as I agree with you quite often :)
Besides the two good singles and some moments here and there, for me it's pretty MEHadeth with some really corny and silly moments :)
Lmao honestly same. Did not expect to like this album. But its all good. No shame in disagreeing either bud, cheers.
being the best Thrash band in 2022 really doesnt mean much, given that 99% of current thrash is just generic 80's cosplay. Revocacion, Vektor and Sylosis, that's it regarding good new Thrash
Its ok, 3 good songs: Soldier On, Mission 2 Mars, We'll Back. Mission/We'll Be Back is a good transition/pseudo-medley. The cover trax are shit
Easily their best "Thrash" album since Rust In Peace in my opinion. It gives old-school vibes and I fucking love it.
I’m a little disappointed that the 3 singles are literally the best songs of the album by far. I was so excited when I heard those 3 songs plus the beginning of Life in Hell who was revealed at the beginning of the year. I thought the whole album would be at the same level but it’s clearly not the case.
Yeah that's honestly my one complaint - after a few listens, Nightstalkers is easily my favorite track still. Such a good song.
Life in Hell and Dogs of Chernobyl are bangers too though.
@@flamezombie1 Agree for life in hell. I like the intro of Dogs but I think they messed up with the song as soon as they start to play the metal riff
@@flamezombie1 agree. Those 2 songs grew on me too, big time
Huge Megadeth fan and this record is great. But I do have one huge problem with it. The drum sound is so underwhelming. Dirk is a killer drummer, especially live. Why is his track so low in the mix. I understand that they need the guitars front and center. But when it’s easier for me to hear the bass over the drums I have a problem. I have listened to these songs across several platforms and I just don’t understand why Dave and the band mixed it this low.
3.5/5 the album was very solid and probably one of the best albums of the year so far.
Didn't really like it at first listen but it's growing on me a lot. I really like the singles, and Life In Hell, Dogs Of Chernobyl, and the title track is really good too. Not a fan of Mission To Mars and Celebutante. Other than those two its a really good album. 4/5 for me.
Also i think this is the first time a Megadeth album has opened with the title track, pretty cool.
I didn’t like it first listen either, but it’s grown on me too
It’s a hemorrhoid album, ultimately it grows on you.
Skurk-Because you are forcing yourself.
Like the guy in the small town where they have a single thrift store.
After weeks he will end out buying stuff he hated the first day,,,
If its good! you like it right away if not then you like it later on as respect for the band and also to hear new stuff from a band you like.
We all go to the same shit.
This is 14 years old easy!!! listening music but again,,,reread my first lines,,,,that work for me too.
@@stevedamien638 bro what are you saying
@@Skurk12498 Haha sorry bro.
I tried to find good example.
I mean when we like something it can make us blind and accept all.
I love Megadeth but not the last decade but,,,sometime I feel I want to hear Mustaine'music but something new so I listen to his last few albums that I actually don't really like but Megadeth being my top 5 I endure.
I agree it's the best since Endgame. We know Dave Mustaine is no spring chicken. At 60, hes "died" twice, overcame addictions, had to have multiple surgeries and relearn guitar. Most recently he has battled cancer and won. From his early days with Panic and Metallica, death has haunted him.
Being spiteful and full of rage, he created Megadeth. Their first album was a seething, ferocious scorched earth sonic assault. From then on, Dave would ensure Megadeth would always move forward and leave his foot print in the music world.
And here we are at his 16th album, almost 40 years after the inception of Megadeth. Is it a Rust in peace? A peace sells? A countdown? Youthanasia?
No. But its a perfect The Sick, the Dying and the Dead. Dave can never recapture the magic of his iconic and monumental albums. He simply isnt that person anymore. Hes grown. Hes older. Hes changed. The world has changed and the metal music scene has changed as well.
I thoroughly enjoy this album from beginning to end. Yes, a song or two may be a bit simplistic or not as catchy as others. But the riffs punch you in the gut. The drums thunder in your chest. The bass rattles your head and the solos tickle your ears with ease. Dave has come back with a vengeance and sounds stronger then ever. The cheeky and sly humor of the lyrics remind us that Dave is still cynical Dave, not afraid to throw a little cheese at us. "Hello, me...its the real me" or how about "Whoever thought you'd be better, At turning a screw than me. I do it for my life. Made my drive shaft crank. Made my pistons bulge. Made my ball bearing melt from the heat" Typical Mustaine cheese and here for more of it.
For me, the title track is my favorite. As a metal guitarist of 20 years, this song sounds so fun, groovy and full of life and swing. I look forward to learning this song.
This album grows the more you play it. Im on my 13th spin now, as I got my album yesterday. My personal view is that its the most alive, fun filled, heavy album Dave has made in the last 20 years. It slightly edges out Endgame and is definitely the organic evolution of Dystopia.The addition of Dirk behind the kit gives this album the swagger it needed. It's moving into my personal top 3 favorite Megadeth albums. But its still new. We will see how time treats this album.
Is it Rust? No. But it doesnt need to be. Its a Megadeth album in 2022. And that is something I can appreciate.
Extremely well said.
I agree on the rating, but where I'll disagree is dystopia. Dystopia is a better thrash record than the sick the dying and the dead. The new record is a combination of everything they've done in their career. While I'll agree the production was compressed to all hell on dystopia, this new record sounds extremely digital. But at the end of the day, they're both really good records in the modern megadeth catalog, only putting endgame above them.
Dave Mustaine had throat cancer? No wonder his vocals sound so bad.
All joking aside good review. Nice to see Megadeth still has some fire left in them after all they've been through the past few years.
Lmao as mean as it is I kinda giggled at that
Fact it is there best since in my opinion 13 not endgame as the video states. Endgame was a solid hard rock album but it was just not a good Megadeth album. Super Collider was nothing great & Dystopia was foolish & so overrated . The new record gets the band more back to there thrash roots & alway remember to bring out your dead
This album is AMAZING! I love it
Dystopia's a banging record, but with 'hit and miss' vocals, and that crappy digitized production.
Title song, Life in Hell and Killing Time are awesome. Only one they are playing on tour is We'll Be Back. Surprised they wouldn't play more considering they just released the album this month!
It hurts listening to the songs so much I only was able to finish one of them, gonna try again later to be fair.
I like Dave but I can't believe he's the same master of riffs that made the greatest thrash album of all time in Rust In Peace. Really happy for those who like it
The beginning bit of the title track is actually from Monty python and the holy grail
Great album. Riffs, riffs, glorious riffs!
I can't wait for your review on slipknot s new album haa zzz zzz and I'm a huge slipknot fan
I love Megadeth as the best group ever!!!
Hmm might need to give it another listen. I did not like it at first listen. Reminded me too much of supercollider and there were too many cheesy openings
Very solid album for a band this deep into their career. Not as consistent as Dystopia or Endgame and certainly not up to the level of Peace Sells/Rust in Peace etc...but there are some killer riffs...great hooks and Kiko fits this band better than anyone since Marty left in my opinion
Take Ice T out lol. But ok it is a good way of showing that metal loves all races of people.
Your opinion on Dystopia hurts xd, what bothered you, lyrics or instrumentation, cause you mentioned mixing was not your cup of tea, I liked mixing, but then again, the heavier it is the more I like it
Honestly it was the lyrics and the super-compressed sound. There were solid grooves and riffs from Chris and Kiko respectively though. A part of me wishes Chris had stuck around but Dirk is a great drummer too.
Throwing a rapper on his metal album? Where does Dave come up with this stuff, it's so Cutting Edge... so Limp Bizkit... 🤔🙄🤣 embarrassing
Don't even start bud, Ice-T's more badass than all of us combined
@@themetalmeltdownofficial I can have an opinion bud, let me recall, aren't you the one that said it didn't seem very well planned out? What were you saying about Ice-T? Were you saying he's not smart, or talented enough to plan out his own cameo? Seems kind of offensive . A 60-year-old dude screaming "game over b******" in the middle of the album was toootally badass. I'm still trying to figure out the hidden meaning behind these complex lyrics and what the artist was truly trying to say...🤣 but you seemed to be very impressed...# Simple Minds 🙄🙊🙉🙈
@@JonSmith-fl8vx I never said he wasn't smart or talented, I said his appearance felt like an afterthought. Don't put words in my mouth. And as unremarkable as his appearance is, Ice-T as an artist still kicks boatloads of ass.
@@themetalmeltdownofficial so his appearance was unremarkable...? 🤣 is this the part where I should say "don't even go there bud!" Difficult to be honest and virtue signal at the same time I guess.
@@JonSmith-fl8vx Lmao you went from whining about a rapper to whining about 'virtue signals', if you're trying to prove you're an idiot you've done a brilliant job.
I have a problem with megadeth and it is that I ask myself if what I am hearing from them is 100% thrash metal or some kind of hybrid between the heavy metal of the mid-80s and some reminiscences of the thrash that everyone knows, I am more inclined towards the first option, Megadeth was never a totally thrash metal band and it is hard for me to judge them that way when they are presenting a more heavy-oriented album.
I thought very meh
Brilliant Megadeth Album .. Well done guys
Complete waste of Hagars talent …
I’d go more complete waste of Megadeth fans time
the police truck cover is ridiculously fucking good.
This album and the new blind guardian both put a smile on my face by being better than I expected. Obviously Dave’s voice isn’t what it was and has been through the wringer but he still knows how to work with what he’s got and can still write hooks. The guitars sound so good on this album. Dave still rips and Kiko is such an underrated talent except to those who know him. And dirks always been a monster drummer.
why no one talks about how good 13 album was? i really dont understand...that album was pure megadeth!
Nahh. I mean, its not TERRIBLE, its just kinda lame. Its basically a compilation - half the material on the album was pre-released in some capacity.
the riffs are cool but I don't think Dave's vocals are his best work
Critics are a dime a dozen. If you want to really sound like an idiot start by attacking somebody's politics. If you knew anything about geopolitics you would know that there are some truly evil people running this planet.
If you know anything about politics, you would know following the beliefs of an idiot who follows Alex Jones is like believing a politician who got elected would actually do good
Sick ass album. Between this and Blind Guardians new stuff....ill be happy 😊
That Blind Guardian album is great too. More on that soon...
Easily one of their best and in their top 5. 8/10
This is a total banger of a album 4/5 definitely my top 5 favourite albums from Megadeth
This album i a HUGE return to form, especially considering Dave's battle with throat cancer and Dave Jr's weird departure.
Very good album, I fell asleep to it... In a good way. I'm going to finish the album, but it's great so far. Great Megadeth album review.
That’s high praise. Rust was my white noise machine for many years and it worked like a charm
I raise my megapint to thee!
Drums are great , but sounds as v drums .
See I don’t know what album you listened to. I do think this album has some of the best songs he’s made since forever.
Life in Hell and we’ll be back are two of the best thrash songs he’s written in forever.
Soldier on!, nightstalkers and dogs of Chernobyl are solid songs but I wouldn’t say they’re anything incredible
And the rest of the album is painfully uninspired and mediocre which is basically half of the album making the pacing terrible.
Dystopia wasn’t great either but I’m not getting punishing riffs or heaviness in junkie, sacrifice, killing time, celebutante
Sick dying and dead does a good job of building up to what should’ve been an epic solo but the riff behind the solo sucks and the solo just doesn’t work imo song is okay I suppose. The bad songs aren’t terrible but I just think they feel a little rushed like they each needed some more crushing riffs or well thought out solos
Speaking of solos, I honestly can’t think of any on this album aside from some lead work in soldier on and in we’ll be back which I admit has blistering solos throughout but aside from that … can you point out some of this albums memorable solos that I apparently missed ?
Junkie is heavy ?
Killing time is heavy ?
Uninspired and bland chugging riffs I don’t know don’t take offence to this I’m just trying to understand
Dogs of Chernobyl first half is good then they try to go fast at the end but the fast part doesn’t sound good
Outro solo on nightstalkers is one of the best Megadeth solos, but yeah, this is not completely thrash metal album
@@amirphoenix2327
Killling time has a solid solo but the song is pretty bad overall. What did you think of the album overall ? I don’t think I’m crazy I think sacrifice, junkie, killing time, celebutante and mission to mars are all pretty weak.
It’s too many duds and drags the album down too much. This is one of the lowest ranking Megadeth albums for me even though it does have some of the best songs they’ve done in forever.
We’ll be back and life in hell are the best. Wish the rest of the album had songs like that
Killing time rips off a riff from looking down the cross but it’s not as good
Mission to mars rips off the outro riff from my last words but once again it’s not even as good
@@Janjibro66 from these 4 songs, which are Countdown like songs, I didn't like Sacrifice, Killing time main riff feels generic, it feels like a riff that would support a solo rather that be standalone riff, I dig Junkie, although subject is very personal, so I find it weird headbanging to that song, Celebutante is fine and Misson to Mars i like the most, it is a bit atmospheric, but Endgame kicks this albums ass, maybe I like Dystopia more that this, but I will say that Dogs is one of the best Megadeth songs ever already, stellar song for me
@@amirphoenix2327
Ya that’s understandable. I mostly agree with you. Of the mediocre songs junkie was the best for me some of the riffs were kinda slammin.
But yeah this album just didn’t meet my expectations set by we’ll be back. Not the kind of songs I was hoping for. I just want him to stop with the pop type songs with countdown to extinction style choruses I want a modern rust in peace but every time we end up getting the poppy commercial megadeth to some extent
@@Janjibro66 after listening to some instrumental versions of the songs, I realized that music is not a problem, Dave just needs to get rid of those hard rock choruses, cause they bother the fuck out of me, they don't fit if it's metal album, let alone thrash metal album, even slower songs are good, maybe those choruses would would work if Dave was better singer, and they worked when he was younger, cause he could sing higher, and his voice was better overall, but this way, it feels forced...
Not digging it yet... Much prefer the last releases of Testament, Overkill and Death Angel. This album has its moments. Some of the musicianship is top notch as you would expect but it falls flat too often for me. I was excited to hear this too.
Also production is pretty boring. Of course it sounds great, but boring and lifeless. But the mixing have good balance tho. And i only like about couple of songs.
Is it me, or is he saying "Megadef"
Those newer Kreator albums are absolute 🔥
This is good album? 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣👎👎👎👎👎
There's been so many incarnations of Megadeth, I don't know which is the real one. But, for me, the first two are my favourite.
I remember listening to music and not picking political sides, becoming offended because they didn't line up with my views, and then claiming the album is terrible because of it.
Seriously some corny and out of place lyrics, it’s ok but….definitely no countdown to extinction, Youthanasia, or anything before those ! I wanna wanna be an astronaut 🤣 sorry I had to go there, but still much props to Dave for fighting on for the love of metal !! Oh, and it was a “PLAN”demic obviously !!!!
it's not the best album but it's definitely not the worst. most of the tracks are pretty decent. my favs being the Title track and Soldier On.
Been listening to Megadeth since So Far, So Good, So What. Still think Countdown is their best album; followed by Euthanasia. Worst album is Risk (although Time is one of their best songs ever); followed by Endgame. Just my opinion.
BTW: 13 was friggin awesome!!! How could you not like it that much?
I am starting to admire Megadeth more than before
I'm surprised I'm the only one who doesn't admire the album. I only found about 4 song enjoyable. I feel like this album doesn't have many memorable moments. However I understand the album is not BAD BAD, maybe I was just looking for something powerful.
Cool review. This album kicks tons of ass! I really liked Dystopia too. Lots of amazing lead guitar work on both albums. Maybe I'm in the minority but I think Dystopia kicks tons of ass too.
Easily their best album since countdown to extinction, which was the greatest album ever written by any musical act. So that’s saying a lot!
And how can you say anything negative about dystopia!?!? Even saying you dislike that album is just so incorrect of a statement. Cheemon bro, no one hates dystopia. That shit was a masterpiece. TSTDTD is even better.
Endgame is the one that's underrated imo. Dystopia only got so much praise because it was a return to form for Megadeth after 13 and Super Collider. It only had like three good songs, the rest were forgettable and bad.
I think Sick Dying and Dead is about as forgettable as Dystopia but a bit better. I personally love Sacrifice. Except the generic, bad chorus.
This Planets on Fire was Sammy Hagars best tune in my opinion and it`s a decent cover but I`m sure that there are plenty of people who never heard it before and so I think that it was a good idea to include it
MegaDave.
Band sounds great but Dave sounds like his age
The Hagar cover is GREAT
Dogs of Chernobyl, We'll be Back are good