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Monday, October 24, 2011

Megadeth - Th1rt3en - 2011


Th1rt3en 

01. Sudden Death
02. Public Enemy No. 1
03. Whose Life (Is It Anyways?)
04. We The People
05. Guns, Drugs & Money
06. Never Dead
07. New World Order
08. Fast Lane
09. Black Swan
10. Wrecker
11. Millennium Of The Blind
12. Deadly Nightshade
13. 13

Monday, October 17, 2011

Megadeth - Endgame - 2009


Endgame

Megadeth are a conundrum for me. On one hand, they are a perfectly acceptable outfit, not too pretentious sounding and definitely not trying to be anything they aren't, but on the other hand, I just don't enjoy them as much as all that. I can listen to Dave Mustaine and his traveling circus of rotating band members any time and enjoy it well enough, but the question of why people think this band is so great continues to elude me. Why? Well, let's take a look at their latest metallic venture entitled Endgame to find out.

Track Lsiting

01. Dialectic Chaos
02. This Day We Fight!
03. 44 Minutes
04. 1,320'
05. Bite The Hand
06. Bodies
07. Endgame
08. The Hardest Part Of Letting Go... Sealed With A Kiss
09. Head Crusher
10. How The Story Ends
11. The Right To Go Insane
12. Washington Is Next! [live] [Japanese bonus]

Megadeth - United Abominations - 2007


United Abominations

Megadeth's move to Roadrunner might excite those who still view the label as the home of Thrash, but to most it would spell the end of the struggle Dave Mustaine — who is, more than ever, at the head of this operation — has battled since his infamous arm injury impeding the progression, or in this case existence, of America's finest Thrash Metal outfit. Despite earning little or no commercial success since the release of the criminally mercantile Risk in 1999, Megadeth have endured in one form or another, every year or so producing albums monumental in their survival — unlike constant rivals Metallica, who have ironically done the exact opposite — and the latest of these endeavors is United Abominations; the album Mustaine has promised since the mid-90s: Megadeth's return to the Thrash throne.



Megadeth - The System Has Failed - 2004


The System Has Failed

BANG! Just when you think Mustaine has lost all his wind, he strikes back with a hurricane! "The System Has Failed" is full-length number 10 for these guys and is easily the best Megadeth to come out since "Rust In Peace." What a way to return to the greatness that Megadeth is known for. People say Megadeth are a highly overrated band. Well my friends…there is a reason for everything, and this album is living proof of that. Overrated band? Shit…it would be a crime if they are not rated so high!

Track Listing

01. Blackmail The Universe
02. Die Dead Enough
03. Kick The Chair
04. The Scorpion
05. Tears In A Vial
06. I Know Jack
07. Back In The Day
08. Something That I'm Not
09. Truth Be Told
10. Of Mice And Men
11. Shadow Of Deth
12. My Kingdom

Megadeth - The World Needs A Hero - 2001


The World Needs A Hero

After the horror known as Risk back in 1999, late in 2000 Dave Mustaine promised a return to the roots of Megadeth. While I can't agree that they fully delivered the goods (we're still a bit far from the roots, in my opinion), it is definitely a return to a heavier, faster sound than what Megadeth had served us on their previous two studio albums. I had to let this album grow on me a little before starting to appreciate it - I hated it at first. Then listening more closely I found that most tracks are actually pretty good - no real killer track, but this is arguably Megadeth's best release since Youthanasia. However this time Megadeth had the challenge of pleasing both the fans of their earlier sound and also the fans of their newer, softer sound - which I won't call evolution because I never thought nor believed that mellowing down was actually an evolution.

Track Listing
01. Disconnect
02. The World Needs A Hero
03. Moto Psycho
04. 1000 Times Goodbye
05. Burning Bridges
06. Promises
07. Recipe For Hate...Warhorse
08. Losing My Senses
09. Dread And The Fugitive Mind
10. Silent Scorn
11. Return To Hangar
12. When
13. Coming Home [Japanese bonus]

Megadeth - Risk - 1999


Risk

Risk is crap. Here it is, I won't have to say it again. Dave Mustaine's jealousy of Metallica's succe$$ has blinded him. He has completely gone astray in his quest for radio broadcasting.
We all knew that the times of Megadeth playing speed-thrash were over since Countdown to Extinction, but hell, Youthanasia was a very good heavy metal album and Cryptic Writings contained great moments. Megadeth used to belong to the Big Four of Thrash, they don't have the right to release such a soup. You can expect that kind of album from a glam-rock band, but not from guys that have dominated metal genres all over the 90's.

Track Listing
01. Insomnia
02. Prince Of Darkness
03. Enter The Arena
04. Crush 'Em
05. Breadline
06. The Doctor Is Calling
07. I'll Be There
08. Wanderlust
09. Ecstasy
10. Seven
11. Time: The Beginning
12. Time: The End
13. Duke Nukem Theme [Japanese bonus]

Megadeth - Cryptic Writings - 1997


Cryptic Writings

1997 was the year of the renewal for Megadeth. Dave Mustaine and his three mates came back after three fabulous albums. Yet it must be said that since 1994 and Youthanasia, there had been a period of scarcity. So Megadeth hired a new producer , Dan Huff, a strange choice, for he was mainly known for his work in country-music. At the first listening, the word renewal seems wrong, while summary sounds righter. Cryptic Writings is actually the album of maturity.

Track Listing

01. Trust
02. Almost Honest
03. Use The Man
04. Mastermind
05. The Disintegrators
06. I'll Get Even
07. Sin
08. A Secret Place
09. Have Cool, Will Travel
10. She-Wolf
11. Vortex
12. FFF
13. One Thing [Japanese bonus]
14. Trust [spanish version][2004 re-release bonus]
15. Evil That's Within [2004 re-release bonus]
16. Vortex [alternate version][2004 re-release bonus]
17. Bullpick [2004 re-release bonus]


Megadeth - Youthanasia - 1994


Youthanasia

Four years after the epic Rust in Peace, Megadeth, under the command of the creative Dave Mustaine, made it again. For the greatest pleasure of our impatient ears, Youthanasia has been released in 1994. After the phenomenal success of the previous disc, the very metallic Countdown to Extinction, Megadeth's fans owed to be surprised, or could have been bored in a genre in which competition was tough (Metallica, Anthrax...).

Track Listing

01. Reckoning Day
02. Train Of Consequences
03. Addicted To Chaos
04. A Tout Le Monde
05. Elysian Fields
06. The Killing Road
07. Blood Of Heroes
08. Family Tree
09. Youthanasia
10. I Thought I Knew It All
11. Black Curtains
12. Victory
13. Millenium Of The Blind [2004 re-release bonus]
14. New World Order [demo version][2004 re-release bonus]
15. Absolution [instrumental version][2004 re-release bonus]
16. A Tout Le Monde [demo version][2004 re-release

Megadeth - Countdown To Extinction - 1992


Countdown To Extinction 

Countdown to Extinction, quite possibly Megadeth’s most analyzed work, isn’t as relentless as Rust in Peace, but is still much more aggressive and far less accessible as its successor, Youthanasia. Countdown represents Megadeth at the peak of its popularity and success, but the album is still regarded as legitimate hard-hitting, thrash material. The noticeable move toward accessibility is clearly a reaction to Metallica’s infamous black album, which opened the floodgates for the popularity of thrash metal in 1991 and drove Megadeth founder Dave Mustaine even further into raging envy. But whereas Metallica sounds tired and scripted, Countdown to Extinction stands as the blueprint for mainstream metal. Most of Countdown lacks the intricate complex riffing and blistering speed of previous Megadeth albums and relies more on heavy mid-tempo grooves, catchy melodies and pinpoint production. But the heaviness is still there; it’s just more streamlined and direct.

Track Listing

01. Skin O' My Teeth
02. Symphony Of Destruction
03. Architecture Of Aggression
04. Foreclosure Of A Dream
05. Sweating Bullets
06. This Was My Life
07. Countdown To Extinction
08. High Speed Dirt
09. Psychotron
10. Captive Honour
11. Ashes In Your Mouth
12. Crown Of Worms [2004 re-release bonus]
13. Countdown To Extinction [demo version] [2004 re-release bonus]
14. Symphony Of Destruction [demo version] [2004 re-release bonus]
15. Psychotron [demo version] [2004 re-release bonus]

Megadeth - Rust In Peace - 1990


Rust In Peace

Dave Mustaine publicly reveals his genius, accompanied by his old mate Dave Ellefson. For this album, Mustaine has hired a new guitarist, Marty Friedman, and a drummer, Nick Menza. The first impression when you hear this album, is its pure, almost uncontrolled strength, that changes every riff into an earthquake.The guitars are omnipresent, they rhythm, without any moment of weakness, the lyrics, resolutely anti military and full of nuclear apocalypse. In this point of view, the excellent ?Holy wars? is a titanic opening. This track can be considered as a symbol of all the rage and determination that the album contains, as it combines heavy repeating riffs and guitar flights. This only track can justify the purchase of this album. Because it's a boost that allows the other tracks to be linked together with a great fluidity.

Track Listing

01. Holy Wars... The Punishment Due
02. Hangar 18
03. Take No Prisoners
04. Five Magics
05. Poison Was The Cure
06. Lucretia
07. Tornado Of Souls
08. Dawn Patrol
09. Rust In Peace... Polaris
10. My Creation [2004 re-released bonus]
11. Rust In Peace...Polaris [demo version][2004 re-released bonus]
12. Holy Wars...The Punishment Due [demo version][2004 re-released bonus]
13. Take No Prisoners [demo version][2004 re-released 

Megadeth - So Far, So Good... So What? - 1988


So Far, So Good... So What?

Up until the mid to late 90s, when Megadeth began a course toward the mainstream, 'So Far, So Good, So What' was widely considered the weak album in the band's early canon. Being sandwiched between two masterpieces --'Peace Sells' and 'Rust in Peace' -- only exacerbated this tendency. But, because of the band's change of direction (and back, depending on who you ask) in recent years, many fans (possibly from a lack of satisfying material from the band) have returned to this album with less critical ears

Track Listing

01. Into The Lungs Of Hell
02. Set The World Afire
03. Anarchy In The U.K. [Sex Pistols cover]
04. Mary Jane
05. 502
06. In My Darkest Hour
07. Liar
08. Hook In Mouth
09. Into The Lungs Of Hell [Paul Lani Mix version][2004 re-release bonus]
10. Set The World Afire [Paul Lani Mix version][2004 re-release bonus]
11. Mary Jane [Paul Lani Mix version][2004 re-release bonus]
12. In My Darkest Hour [Paul Lani Mix version][2004 


Megadeth - Peace Sells... But Who's Buying? - 1986


Peace Sells... But Who's Buying?

1986 was like the landmark year for Thrash Metal, I mean come on we saw Darkness Descends, Reign In Blood, Master of Puppets and of course the best of the bunch: Megadeth's first fantastic release, the sublime Peace Sells… But Who's Buying f course overshadowed by Slayer and Metallica when really it shouldn't be - in all honesty the song-writing shown here is nigh on perfect. Slayer might have had the speed and Metallica might have the record sales but neither can match the genius of Dave Mustaine. Following on from their quite horribly produced yet still charming debut release Killing Is My Business... And Business Is Good!, who would have thought they would have hit us with such a corker so early in their career, although to be fair Mustaine's knack for songwriting had been noticeable since he did the rounds with Metallica. One of the immediate strong points of this release is Mustaine's youthful voice, which when compared to the vocals on say, Countdown to Extinction, you can really notice a difference, much in the way you can notice a difference between James Hetfield when comparing Ride… and Justice…

Track Listing

01. Wake Up Dead
02. The Conjuring
03. Peace Sells
04. Devil's Island
05. Good Mourning/Black Friday
06. Bad Omen
07. I Ain't Superstitious [Willie Dixon cover]
08. My Last Words
09. Wake Up Dead [Randy Burns Mix version] [2004 re-released bonus]
10. The Conjuring [Randy Burns Mix version][2004 re-released bonus]
11. Peace Sells [Randy Burns Mix version][2004 re-released bonus]
12. Good Mourning/Black Friday [Randy Burns Mix version][2004 re-released bonus]

Megadeth - Killing Is My Business... And Business Is Good! - 1985


Killing Is My Business... And Business Is Good!

Megadeth raw. Those two words accurately describe the experience of "Killing is my Business … and Business is Good!" (which started an annoying trend of long Megadeth album titles with ellipses, question marks and/or exclamation points, which was resumed on the pointless "Still Alive … and Well?" in 2002).

Track Listing
01. Last Rites/Loved To Death
02. Killing Is My Business... And Business Is Good
03. Skull Beneath The Skin
04. These Boots [Nancy Sinatra cover]
05. Rattlehead
06. Chosen Ones
07. Looking Down The Cross
08. Mechanix
09. Last Rites/Loved To Deth [demo] [2002 re-release bonus]
10. Mechanix [demo] [2002 re-release bonus]
11. The Skull Beneath The Skin [demo] [2002 re-release