Megadeth - Youthanasia

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#FOR FANS OF: Heavy/Thrash

This one doesn't pack the same punch as their previous 3-4 albums. It's more heavy metal based rather than thrash metal and the riffs aren't as catchy as 'Countdown To Extinction' but they're still good! It's just not so fantastic as the previous they seemed to get more seller out than anything else. But let's enjoy the Marty Friedman era of Megadeth. The riffs could've been better but still they're decent. The leads are alright, too! Dave seems to be a little bit whinier as well. I don't think anything could surpass Dave on their previous. Or even on 'Rust In Peace' and 'Peace Sells...But Who's Buying?'.

It's definitely milder than previous Megadeth releases. But that doesn't take away from the great guitar riffs and succinct leads by Dave and Marty. They both kick ass and it's to be this era of Megadeth to be the better. I'm not as familiar as the more modern playing of this band, I just know that I like the first two almost decades of the bands. Dave is always seeming to be in Metallica's shadow, or at least jealous of their success over Megadeth's. He definitely wanted a band that was heavier than Metallica but of course we know that Metallica took precedence over Megadeth, unfortunately. Maybe James's rhythms are catchier than Dave's could be it why they're favored?

The sound quality was definitely good, just like 'Countdown To Extinction' about the same. Just the music isn't as catchy as that album. But I still think it's worth a 75 rating, definitely. Some songs were really catchy and noteworthy. It's a step-down from 'Countdown...' but Dave shows that they still have it going strong. I always liked his songwriting. Even in Metallica, some of his riffs like in "Jump In The Fire" and "Phantom Lord" were some wicked riffs on those tracks. And on 'Peace Sells...', he came up with some amazingly catchy licks that are some of the best in the history of Megadeth (in my opinion).

For Megadeth fans, this isn't a disappointment. This is showing a somewhat milder more heavy metal type of gig than thrash metal. But they're still catchy with the songwriting and worth checking out if you haven't already. This is a way old album, but as you can see, I'm just getting around to writing about it. It's how far gone I am in Megadeth's discography. But this is because I only recently decided to give the band a fair shake which I've done. And I've found them to be among the greats. Look upon this as a victory for the band, not so much of a failure that Dave may think. Get it on CD or stream it or both! (Death8699)

(Capitol Records/UMe - 1994/2014)
Score: 75

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Megadeth - The Sick, The Dying...And The Dead!

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#FOR FANS OF: Thrash/Speed

Definitely happy I got the CD version of this album. However, the streaming displays two bonus tracks not found in the physical copy of the album. It was definitely worth the wait despite the critics opinions of this release. I'm so into this one. It's probably one of their best in years. There's just a variety of thrash/heavy metal on here. What's not shown is that Steve DiGiorgio is on bass for the recording, not James Lamenzo. He's a permanent part of the band however and toured with them this past year (2021). I got a chance to catch them with Hatebreed, Lamb of God and Trivium! What a show!

The music on here is supreme balancing metal guitar with some clean parts (small amounts) mostly distortion. Kiko takes care of pretty much all of the leads so that Dave could focus on the rhythms and vocals. That's how it's going to be from now here on. The leads were technical reminiscent of Marty Friedman. It's a shame he left the band in 2000 but Kiko is darn good replacement! He had a read of Dave's book when he joined the band. These guys have been a band since 1983 ever since Dave got kicked out of Metallica. Megadeth never had as much success as Metallica but still they have loyal followers!

Pretty much every song on here I like and the production quality is top notch. The guitars and vocals did the album justice, still furious as veterans! They still have it after all these years and the lineup changing over time firings and deaths unfortunately. But as frontman, Dave is always in command showing his good songwriting even at 60 years of age. He still has the fire! This one does any but disappoint. It certainly doesn't one bit the music steals the album. These guys are still as creative as can be and the riffs are catchy as all hell. I think that they're a while from retiring!

Again, I'm glad I bought this CD and showed support for the music industry that's failing due to streaming services. I'll probably collect CD's till I die. This is an outstanding album. I say that it's a "77" average but it's because there are some things that could use improvement but not many things. I'm glad that they took this "old school" approach to thrash metal than their other releases which were more heavy metal. I'm not in favor of the lyrical concepts but that is immaterial. What these guys did on here was monumental. I hate other critics that damn this one where I see as one of the highlights of 2022 in metal. Own it! (Death8699)

(Universal Music Group - 2022)
Score: 78

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Megadeth - Dystopia

#PER CHI AMA: Speed/Thrash

Un megariffing speed-thrash monocromatico e acefalo infarcito di scale originali quanto una barzelletta raccontata da Malmsteen; cetriolate di basso-batteria praticamente ogni volta che si può e, per incorniciare il tutto, la consueta perizia vocale degna di un camallo portuale scagazzato da un gabbiano. La formula, inspiegabilmente vincente da oltre trent'anni, è destinata stavolta a funzionare (invero egregiamente) per un periodo non superiore ai primi trenta secondi di "The Threat is Real". Il resto di questo scialbo 'Dystopia', verosimilmente assemblato ad esclusivo appannaggio dell'autore, ha l'unico scopo di rendere noti l'opinabilissimo concetto mustainiano di melodia ("Poisonous Shadows"), il discutibilissimo concetto mustainiano di classic rock ("Post American World") e l'eccepibilissimo concetto mustainiano di surf-punk ("The Emperor"). Un lavoro che vi suggerisco di mettere nel vostro lettore come soundtrack della prova finale dei campionati mondiali di sbadigli. (Alberto Calorosi)

(Tradecraft - 2016)
Voto: 50

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Megadeth - Rust In Peace

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Probably my favorite Megadeth release to date. It's just melodic as all hell! That's what drove me to like this album! Dave sounds great, too! Especially on "Holy Wars..." and "Hanger 18." Megadeth has been such a huge influence in the metal community since they came about after Megadeth's great Dave Mustaine was fired from Metallica. They've been more consistent than that legendary band staying within the thrash/heavy metal roots. They never sold out, they always came back to write more great music but on 'Rust In Peace', the riffs were top notch, ABSOLUTELY!

Both Dave and Marty rip on the lead department! And the riffs are God-like. "Holy Wars..." probably my favorite song from the entire album. It's just so original and fresh. The intro to "Hanger 18" is killer too. But the whole album displays areas of amazing creativity by Dave mostly. I can't believe that Dave considers himself as a "failure" because of getting fired from Metallica. He's way better than he gives himself credit for especially for albums such as this and 'Peace Sells...But Who's Buying?' Amongst the countless other classics that Megadeth has contributed to the metal community!

The production was decent though it could've been a little better. But still, the album is ingenious! They deserve all the press that they get for this one and many others. Megedeth always came up with fresh riffs and on this one you'll hear what I'm talking about. These guys rip it up Nick and Dave Ellefson sounded great as well. Nick's passing at 51 was just way too young! And Dave now is out of the band permanently. What a waste. But his time with Megadeth was grand. New material is going to be out now too, but to reflect on this, Megadeth was at their primordial best and most creative. Other bands have duplicated riffs from them.

I had the cassette of this that's how old it is! But it's still a countless classic! They stayed great in the 80's and 90's but I kind of took a break from them in the later 90's and more recent albums. I kind of lost interest and wanted to focus only on the classics. Definitely a band that will never be able to duplicate. Only emulate. A lot of bands cover Megadeth songs and for a good reason: they AWESOME! I'm sure newbies to the metal scene need to get introduced to this album and other Megadeth albums that I mentioned. They're priceless! 'Rust In Peace' will go down as my favorite release of theirs ever! (Death8699)

(Capitol Records - 1990)
Score: 90

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