That's something I forgot to mention, actually: the band blends the various styles of previous Megadeth albums on here, but it's all done very tastefully without ripping themselves off like UA's Sleepwalker or the title track of Dystopia. They delivered, with several great tracks such as Dogs of Chernobyl, which melds United Abominations/Endgame slow parts with a great Peace Sellsy thrash section. Like I said, Dave's vocals are pretty good all things considered, sounding a lot like Endgame especially, certainly not his worst performance ever or anything.Īfter over six years of waiting, some truly outstanding material was expected. It would be a crime to not mention Kiko's lead guitar work here as well, what a treat! I can be a bit of a Poland/Friedman elitist when it comes to Megadeth lead guitarists, but Kiko really came into his own here, he does an even better job here than on Dystopia. SDG's tone is immaculate, and while I wanted a few more standout moments than there ended up being, I'm glad for the ones we got, such as his solo from Night Stalkers. I'll start by mentioning that the rhythm section sounds awesome, with Dirk's drums being especially fun to listen to. The rest of it though? Pretty damn great. For an old dude, he could sound a hell of a lot worse, and I was actually pretty impressed he can pull off vocals like these after years of drugs and god-damned throat cancer.
Lastly, some have said that Dave's vocals are bad on here, but I would say he's actually not bad at all, definitely a lot better than on previous ventures such as Th1rt3en and Super Collider. The production also varies a bunch between tracks, (especially the guitar tones), which honestly doesn't bother me, but it is definitely worth mentioning.
Secondly, and I'm not sure if this is just a streaming thing (I don't physically own this album), but there's actually quite a bit of digital clipping happening, at least on the Spotify version. On other albums such as Countdown to Extinction, there were one or two parts like that, but here it's just a tad overloaded. There's a little bit too much talking on here, sometimes manifesting as bad sing-talking a la The World Needs A Hero, but other times as narration. Let's not get too crazy here though, this new album isn't as great as the classics, but like those star-studded Megadeth masterpieces such as Peace Sells and Rust In Peace, this one is bursting with a ton of originality and other various pluses.Īlthough I think this album is pretty great, I'd like to start off with a few negatives. On paper, this sounds just like classic Megadeth, and shockingly, it kind of does in practice as well. I'm talking fast, syncopated riffs, fun harmonies, and apocalyptic lyricism. unleashed one of their best albums in recent memory, one which can certainly go toe to toe with (and even outdo) Dystopia and Endgame. All signs seemed to point to another overindulgent modern Megadeth album, rife with the very same rampant self-plagiarism and rehashing which has plagued their comeback arc since at least United Abominations, but I was dead wrong.
I wasn't expecting this album to be anything special.
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