The sick the dying… and the death- Megadeth

[Dead1]

22 minutes ago, megamike said:

When you also read from some fans that say this new album sounds like older Megadeth.  it peaks your curiosity, of course when i listened to it, it was major disappointment.   I should realize these fans probably were born after album like 20 years ago and love Risk and Cryptic Writings. Not the first 4 albums.

 

 

I've been listening to Megadeth for near 30 years and my favourite albums of theirs are Peace Sells and So Far, So Good.

 

The new album is the closest to the 1980s in terms of style.  But the sound is very modern and typically for modern Megadeth, somewhat sterile (but less than Dystopia).  The drum style is modern and I actually think it added to the album as Dirk Vanbeuren is essentially a death metal drummer and clearly Dave let him belt along.   

Thrash is my main genre but I don't mind some of the toned down albums by old thrash bands.  I love albums like CTE and Youthanasia nearly as much as I love Peace Sells and So Far, So Good.  I also like Anthrax's last couple, Volume 8 and Sound of White Noise.

In fact I'd almost rather a more commercial album if its good rather than rehashing the same old shit like Overkill, Destruction, Kreator or Death Angel.

 

[quote]Testament and maybe Sodom have released 1 maybe 2 albums not worthy enough. Other than that, those bands hardly disappoint![/quote]

 

IMO Dark Roots is a phenomenal album and Titans of Creation pretty good.  Other 2 21st century albums are meh at best (The Formation of Damnation and Brotherhood of the Snake).

 

 

As for Sodom I think it's great they've gone down to a more primal path again BUT their production is too modern.  They need a bit more 1980s style filth and rawness.  And that is still possible as we can see from the myriad of blackened speed and thrash bands churning in the underworld.

As such I'd still rather listen to old Sodom than modern.

 

 

 

[GoatmasterGeneral]

2 hours ago, KillaKukumba said:

Pretty sure there is a riff pulled from either Five Magics or maybe Lucretia too. But it's been a while since I listened to it so I can't remember it that well.

 

Well that's no big deal, Five Magics still has four of its magics left. Probably no one will even notice the one they stole for the new record.

[AlSymerz]

MegaMagic by MegaDave and the MegaDeths.

 

[Sardonicist]

At first it sounded alright but with repeat listens I am losing interest. I still like Dystopia, would prefer some more Super Collider styled albums. 

[AlSymerz]

I tend to agree. I still like it but I liked it more on the first listen.

[AlSymerz]

6 months (or whatever) after the new album was released Dave releases a video showing himself playing a 5 string bass, (which he once condemned Jnr for), playing one of the new songs and claiming he wrote it.

https://www.instagram.com/reel/CmwrmyBjoO3/?utm_source=ig_embed&ig_rid=f958b458-3037-42b8-a329-ab7926511b38

 

The thing is he could be 100% correct and maybe he didn't just re-write it after he sacked Jnr, but he still looks like a dick for doing such things.

It is however funny watching the two of them on FB, I have no idea if it's deliberate or not but it's almost tit for tat posting. Jnr posts a story about one of his new bands and Dave posts something about Megadeth. The problem is Jnr seems to post about 400 things a day sometimes however none of his new bands are really worth listening too.

 

[Hyena]

Downhill after "Youthanasia", now at the bottom of the hill and idling. But hey, the old stuff's good.