Over the last few days I have listened to every song from the album multiple times although in no particular order, and my feeling is that this is among their best and most solid albums ever .. or at least easily in the top 10.
Ummmm…..yes. This “IS” Megadeth. Heavy, precision-timed riffs, epic storytelling and you can’t get this on a program or by the push of a button on an app. Nope….this is decades of actually practicing a craft with musical instruments. Sadly, an art that is becoming lost due to corporate greed.
One of my overall favorite Megadeth albums and thats saying alot. It's a grower so in time I'll see what I think but I think it will just continue to grow even more. Great quality music from an amazing band imo.
@@flightofthebumblebee9529 Exactly. It's new, but still had that old school Megadeth style to it and I was impressed. And the music video, it was almost like watching an action movie 😎
At first I just thought this was another solid Deth album, but after a few listens I think this is easily their best since Endgame and probably the second best album of their "return to thrash" era that started with The System Has Failed. Nothing is going to top Rust In Peace and Peace Sells, but as long as you don't expect that there's a ton to love here that gets better with repeat listens.
Endgame and also TSHF were phenomenal and although I didn't give the new album enough time yet, I can say already that by a high chance I wouldn't rank it above.
@@megachrist I don't rank it above Endgame, but I'm currently giving a relisten to all of Deth's post TSHF albums and right now I'm liking it better than anything else from this period. I dig TSHF for being a kind of middle-ground between Deth's more 90s hard/alt-rock influenced styles and their thrash origins, and it does have some of their catchiest songs; but I'm still very partial to thrashy Deth and TSTDATD is so much faster and more aggressive than TSHF and, especially on repeat listens, I think it has enough hooks to where I'm not finding TSHF is vastly superior on that front. At least currently I'd rank return-to-thrash Deth like this: Endgame > TSTDATD > TSHF > Dys > UA >>> 13 >>>>> SC
@@jonathanhenderson9422 Good argument but for my personal taste, songs like Blackmail the universe /Kick the chair and also Sleepwalker are standing out more with better riffs and solos and are hard to beat if you take We"ll be back as their best song of the new album. Don"t get me wrong, We'll be back is a great song and I need to give TSTDATD more time and age as I probably don't get its complexity yet 🤣
@@megachrist I don't know if We'll Be Back is the best off the new album. Right now I'm really loving Soldier On! even more and I think Life In Hell and Night Stalkers are just as good. The latter has some of the straight-ahead viciousness I love in later-day testament (songs like Brotherhood of the Snake).
They are a tour de force of techicality. I was lucky enough to watch an entire set of theirs back in 2001 on the DtO tour with Kevin Talley on drums and I got to see it from behind the drum kit. It was life changing. I have never seen someone before or since beat the shit out of a drum kit like that out of over 300+ metal shows.
Look for more unreleased songs in the future. A full movie was mentioned. We are definitely getting more videos. Best album since Youthanasia as far as I am concerned. The title track might be an upcoming video.
This album is similar to their first 3 which are my favorite. I’ve been a deth head since I was 14. I’m 38 now and this album blew my socks off. It’s SO good. Pure thrash. And it’s fun too! Dave mustane has a certain sense of humor that you hear in songs like mission to mars and burn in hell is a jam song. Just a great album al together
It's really simple. Listen to what bands from this era have become, then listen to Megadeth. I'm not saying these other bands are unlistenable, but they've lost something that Megadeth still retains. Ironically one of these bands lost that something when Dave and Cliffs material was no longer provided. Just sayin'.
I feel like Dystopia was more consistent throughout and a better album overall, however, this one has like a solid 7 songs that are absolute bangers + I really like the old school feel of this album.
Been a fan of the band for 25 years or so. This is the first megadeth album I bought since end game, happy to say that megadeth has definitely not lost there sharp sound. Some older bands lose the charm and magic they once had (Slayer repentless) I'm glad megadeth hasn't fallen victim to this yet...
excited to listen to this one. Dave really knows how to deliver a metal album. havent loved the last couple, but Endgame was their best since RiP. Daves a true artist
I love celebutante a lot, the first time I heard it it made me think of Racer X and some touches of pre-phil Pantera, which as a huge Dime and Paul Gilbert fan I'm totally down with 😄😎🤘
I have been listening to Dave since he was still in Metallica. I remember when he was kicked out of the band. I have lived through everything that Megadeth has done. Almost 4 decades of history. I am also a musician that has been playing since the mid '80's. That said, frankly I am surprised that the album is as solid and energetic as it is. Is it the best Deth album? No, it's not. But it is solid, and I really enjoyed quite a bit of it in the first listen. It is incredibly hard to stay real, relevant and popular for decades. Dave has been able to do just that.
Similar situation; been listening to Megadeth since the demos… I like the fact that he was able to combine so many elements of their past and present of the band into this record from what I’ve heard so far. I don’t think people realize how difficult it is to keep your sound relevant when it’s distinct without just literally copying yourself. Very few bands can do that…
@@ObsidianLife, That's exactly it. Musicians only have so much inside that can come out. We spend our entire lives rewriting and replaying the same 100 songs over and over in different ways. Some musicians transcend that. But most do it to varying degrees. Most music "fans" don't understand that. That's why they complain that songs sound similar. There's only so many options available on a 24 fret guitar.
This is the best Megadeth album since Rust In Peace. It's ferocious Speed Metal. I love Life in Hell, Mission to Mars and We'll Be Back. I also think it's the best album in Modern Metal. Yes, it's that good...
Who cares if their songs are thrash metal or heavy metal, Cryptic Writings has gems as Trust, Vortex, She Wolf, Almost Honest, Disintegrators, A Secret Place, Use the Man...And they were never brutal like Slayer, Kreator, Sodom...
@@mariozd971 Pizza Hut offers PIZZA.McDonald's offer BURGERS. Apple offers i Phones NOT Samsung. Megadeth offers THRASH METAL. We need to understand what products a brand offers...
I feel like I was overhyped for this album. Megadeth grows on me slowly, so I was quite disappointed on my first listen, the starting riff in The sick, the dying... and the dead was cool, but after that it wasn't quite what I wanted up until Junkie (pretty solid, musicaly fun song). Then Soldier on with this super infectious chorus and Celebutante caught me and when Mission to Mars hit I was like: holy shit! This one might be my favourite for now. And We'll be back makes a great ending. I agree that second half of the album is best, but I definitely need to listen more to the whole thing.
Same here. First listen with every Megadeth album is disorienting and off putting. I can never tell if I will like it right away, even though they are my favorite band. But, second and third time through, I'm sold. This album is no different. Its definitely an album that fits with 85-92, 2004-09. Its these two eras wrapped in an album. If Dave's voice didn't age, it would sound like classic Megadeth. It has angst. And although each line up is good and capable, this is the best one since the 90's. Kiko and Dirk kill it on this album and glad to see Dave allowing Kiko into his songwriting circle and allowing him to contribute. He has writing credit on many songs and it shows.
I have been huge MEGADE TH fan since they formed and just saw them in concert August 20th in Auburn WA. Dave Mustaine is still the best. This rocks hard and killer riffs and fast and the lyrics are killer. Dystopia and this one are top notch and kicks the shit out of anything Metallica has put out. Long live the king King Dave
I listen to the whole album several times. I think this record represents multiple megadeath albums. Dave reference his albums in the lyrics on this record. If this was his last I say it’s his best by far!
The production is very good...it sounds fantastic on a high end system. A lot of Prog elements with this one...it reminds me of System Has Failed but with much speedier solos and riffs. Sounds like it's perfect placement is between United Abominations and Endgame. Hard rock mixed with machine gun fire. It's a good album and it grows on ya...just like the other three I mentioned.
I think the new Megadeth is not only one of the best albums they have personally put out in a long time, I think it’s just one of the best metal albums…..period. Dave delivered.
I've had a Re Assessment of this album.. I've had a turn around on it. A couple of weeks ago after watching a random review on here.. I had not heard the album in a few months.. Then I went back to it a couple weeks ago just to verify that it was terrible. Well I got through the album.. I don't know what happened.. But it's Terrific. Have heard this album numerous times in the past couple weeks. It's a very very good album.. It's almost my favourite Megadeth album. There are no filler tracks on here. The album is smooth. It's a fun album.. Yet serious at times. One of my fav tracks is Mission to Mars.
If you want a new kickass metal album to jam out to, get this. I keep listening to it more and more in only 2 days so far. It is every bit as good as Endgame.
Thanks for Firing Dave Mustaine from Metallica. Dave formed Megadeth. Look at them now. They're absolutely the best. Megadeth Forever. -Megadeth Fan here
Havng gone through all the comments, I find it absolutely amazing to see that every single track on ths album, no exception, is someone's favourite or at least among their favourites.
Peace Sells and Rest in Peace are my two favorites. The sound and flow on this album is very reminiscent to Rest in Peace. BTW, I'm 52 and this is good stuff!
I'm 40 and this ROCKS. I think I like it even more than I did Endgame. This is up there in RIP and Cryptic Writings level! Not quite Peace Sells or Countdown level but damn close.
A week now with this album. I am a fan since the first one. I was there back then. This album is absolutely brilliant. One of the most solid Megadeth albums ever. I loved Dystopia but, it’s nothing compares to this one. The best song is Mission to Mars for me. It’s light, super catchy and funny. Something rare for Mustaine. I love as well Célébutante. There is no filler there. Everything is enjoyable, everything has its place. And for those that are complaining about the songs order, there is something called a playlist. You can put the album in the order that you want. Isn’t magical or what?
It just kicks ass! Best Metal for 2022! Beats Revocation and Lorna Shorn, hands down. Proving again how influential Mustaine still is and his relevance in metal!
The Mission To Mars chorus is one of the best Megadeth choruses to date. I don’t know what it is about it that makes you need to sing along no matter where you are.
Megadeth helll yeah!!!!!! What an amazing album by a band I truly love!! In my opinion, the best release since Rust in Peace. There's no weak songs to speak of. There's definitely some top notch level thrash metal on this album.
I like the album! It reminds me of Countdown to Extinction. I don't mind bands evolving and changing but I have to say they seem to be pulling from older ideas and becoming more commercially viable. I love the title song! I think I played it over and over. Rust In Peace is my second favorite. Peace Sells is my favorite. I grew up listening to it.
I love the album, every time I try telling someone about it who hasn’t heard it yet I try to list my favorite songs from it and realize I’m just telling them the entire album lol
I'm a 40+ year Mega-fan till death of this band.. and at first I didnt expect anything new and exciting just another MegaDave album. Boy was I right!! Except for the fact that MegaDave delivered everything i expected and more!! Dave and the boys laid down some of the most memorable Metal tracks I've heard since the early days when Marty Friedstrings was shredding on lead axe. This album is amongst my personal favorite "MegaBlessed" albums. Its flat out hands down a classic "Speed Thrash" album. (a new genre?) I just coined. And btw Dave..you need to get Dave Ellefson back in the madness he "is" the DNA in Megadeth!! C'mon Dave aloha from Hawaii!! 🤟🏾😎
I didn't feel there was a hype surrounding this album, but there was some excitement about it. A great album is my impression by first time listening to it. I really like the first 4 songs, Soldier On, Celebutante, We'll Be Back. This Planet's on Fire feat. Hagar is good too.
Is on my top 3 from the band. Is killer and loved the fact that Dave put out a true heavy record and did not care about media or any other bs that causes bands to record stuff we dont really want to hear. Dave is the boss and this record solidifies his dominance in this genre of music
Definitely a great album with amazing musicianship. Could Dave be the best guitarist? but the cover tracks and Mission to Mars didn't belong on this album - they should of been on a separate B side type album released later on. I think Dystopia was better but I also think Dave was having some fun on this album too so its all good.
Very cool album. Like on many Megadeth albums in the last 15-20 years there are a few killer tracks that stand out. My favorites are Soldier on, Celebutante and Mission to Mars which has a cool mainstream metal feel to it and an epic chorus. Btw, on the Spotify release there is a cover of a Sammy Hagar song (This planet‘s on fire) with Sammy appearing in the chorus, obviously even more mainstream but I have to say I absolutely love that one too
Honestly it's the best I've heard from megadearh in forever,risk is when I stopped listening to megadearh,but it was dystopia and this one that brought me back
Long time fan, like every album ever done by all bands, has its great songs and mediocre songs, not every song can be a hit. But it’s the ear of the listener that decides. Of course it’s hyped, and should be, it’s great to have new content and some great riffs. They sound tight together as a band.
i like the balance between Speed, Thrash, and straight up Rock n' Roll on that album. Although i feel the production gets old real fast after getting so stoked about Dystopia. Josh Wilbur could've at least mixed the drums a bit differently from the previous album. But then again those drum flairs that Dirk added especially those little blasty blasts on some songs are very welcome, given that Dave teased on that one.
Dude! An album has two parts. That is just how it is. Nothing nerdy about it! Oh and the best songs are usually the ones that get better the more you listen to them.
I did not. I explained it a little later in the video: I just felt like the songwriting on the first and the second part is rather different, and since I still think of albums in terms of vinyl records it is pretty clear. But I don't think Dave ever mentioned anything like that himself, so that's just my observation! 🤘
I actually enjoyed the album and it’s gotten better after each listen! Just got my vinyl copy and will be spinning the shit outta it this long weekend! Yeah there’s a couple of tracks I’m not into 100% but that’s understandable and objective. To me it’s just like Dystopia, good tracks, solid release. Is it their best? Nah, but it’s still Megadeth and still keeps up with the pace they left off with Dystopia. I may be in the minority and I don’t know if it’s because at the time we weren’t expecting such a great record, but I still say Endgame is the best release they’ve had since Rust in Peace….
Good, I'm not the only one who still think that #5 or 6 is considered side 2 on a CD (#6 if a song on side A is under 3 minutes) I like the slower, more driving tunes, on this record you definitely know it's Megadeth by how the songs are structured.
thats very great best masterpiece megadeth the sick the dying and the dead classic album legendary of the world. love great best band favorite megadeth. thank you guys megadeth dave & kiko greatest playing guitar solo the true epic trash metal forever 🤘🎸
@@jeremythorpe3174 I have that album too, it was fast and aggressive but it was not as heavy as this one. euthansia was heavy too but not as fast as this one again. but still yeah, I might have to agree with you in some point.
Absolutely worth the hype. While Megadeth has delivered plenty of thrash goodness during their run of albums in the 21st Century, this album delivers a level of songwriting quality that places it in the top tier of Megadeth's catalog. Of course "The Sick, The Dying...and the Dead" doesn't beat the classics like "Rust" or "Peace Sells" or even "Countdown," but it stands pretty damn close behind those masterpieces.
I'll say it. I've always been WAY more of a Metallica fan over the years but I'm SOLIDLY impressed by this one. It's been a while since I've come across something this good from ANYONE. Even if Dave mustaine consistently makes a donkey's rear of himself in interviews 😂
This album kicks fucking ass! The musicianship is stellar, and the songwriting is killer, and the RIFFS! Oh my god finally Dave gets it! We LOVE the RIFFS! The production and mixing is a bit too pristine for my liking though... I loved Killing... and Peace Sells... more than Rust In Peace simply because I love the occult, dirty grit of those albums. Listening to Peace Sells.. back in the day felt like you were selling your soul to the devil just listening to it. I miss that. Same dirty grit as Testament's The Legacy and Yngwie Malmsteen's Marching Out... Delicious darkness...
I love the whole album , but Soldier on Is one of my Faves..that Cadence song at the end is so good. wonder if anyone has ever done something like that. 🤘🤘
Is it still Megadeth? Well all those years ago when Dave was sent home packing pre Kill em All, he was sitting on the bus and found that news article of that American senator stating "The arsenal of Megadeth....." That moment, nobody but Dave Mustaine birthed Megadeth...
*What's your favourite song from the The Sick, The Dying... and the Dead?*
Soldier on for me
I think the title song is my favorite for now. But I also love the otherwise odd Mission to Mars.
I really like the rust in peace reference in mission to mars
We'll be back my fav
My favourite so far is dogs of Chernobyl due to the chunky guitar riff in the verses
I honestly think this is a top 5 Megadeth album of all time. To ME, it's their overall best since Countdown to Extinction 🤘
This album it's unbelievably good. Catchy and complex in the same time. Amazing
Over the last few days I have listened to every song from the album multiple times although in no particular order, and my feeling is that this is among their best and most solid albums ever .. or at least easily in the top 10.
I would say it’s a top 5 just cause there’s a lot of good songs here not just a few
Id put it in top 5
The first time listen was off putting as every new Megadeth album is for me. By the second and third time, I was hooked.
This is in my top 3... Didn't think that would happen.
@@itsalwayssomething7490 dystopia and end game were real good
Ummmm…..yes. This “IS” Megadeth. Heavy, precision-timed riffs, epic storytelling and you can’t get this on a program or by the push of a button on an app. Nope….this is decades of actually practicing a craft with musical instruments. Sadly, an art that is becoming lost due to corporate greed.
One of my overall favorite Megadeth albums and thats saying alot. It's a grower so in time I'll see what I think but I think it will just continue to grow even more. Great quality music from an amazing band imo.
Is new Megadeth worth the hype? *DAMN RIGHT, IT IS!* 🤘🤘🔥🔥
Oh hell yes. Fans across the board have to even agree on this one. It rocks.
@@flightofthebumblebee9529 Exactly. It's new, but still had that old school Megadeth style to it and I was impressed. And the music video, it was almost like watching an action movie 😎
At first I just thought this was another solid Deth album, but after a few listens I think this is easily their best since Endgame and probably the second best album of their "return to thrash" era that started with The System Has Failed. Nothing is going to top Rust In Peace and Peace Sells, but as long as you don't expect that there's a ton to love here that gets better with repeat listens.
Endgame and also TSHF were phenomenal and although I didn't give the new album enough time yet, I can say already that by a high chance I wouldn't rank it above.
@@megachrist I don't rank it above Endgame, but I'm currently giving a relisten to all of Deth's post TSHF albums and right now I'm liking it better than anything else from this period. I dig TSHF for being a kind of middle-ground between Deth's more 90s hard/alt-rock influenced styles and their thrash origins, and it does have some of their catchiest songs; but I'm still very partial to thrashy Deth and TSTDATD is so much faster and more aggressive than TSHF and, especially on repeat listens, I think it has enough hooks to where I'm not finding TSHF is vastly superior on that front. At least currently I'd rank return-to-thrash Deth like this: Endgame > TSTDATD > TSHF > Dys > UA >>> 13 >>>>> SC
@@jonathanhenderson9422 Good argument but for my personal taste, songs like Blackmail the universe /Kick the chair and also Sleepwalker are standing out more with better riffs and solos and are hard to beat if you take We"ll be back as their best song of the new album. Don"t get me wrong, We'll be back is a great song and I need to give TSTDATD more time and age as I probably don't get its complexity yet 🤣
I forgot to also mention 'The scorpion" which is an incredible song.
@@megachrist I don't know if We'll Be Back is the best off the new album. Right now I'm really loving Soldier On! even more and I think Life In Hell and Night Stalkers are just as good. The latter has some of the straight-ahead viciousness I love in later-day testament (songs like Brotherhood of the Snake).
These cool 80s bands I grew up with are still putting out the best metal ever
Indeed brother. Dave is 60 and this album kicks ass. I am 40 now and it's inspiring to me.
EXCEPT FIR METALLICA. SHITTY HARD WIRE ALBUM...WITH NO INPUT FROM ROBERT TROJILLO OR KIRK HAMMET
@@jessegarcia2060 lol you listen to metallica get outa here
@@jessegarcia2060 “Metallica bad” now give me attention
There is no hype. This is the finest and most vicious Megadeth album in years. Absolute masterpiece \M/
Got to agree with you about "Soldier On". Stuck in my head right away. Immediately added it to my workout playlist 🏋♂️😁
Oh I love it! Can’t wait to listen to it again. Can’t wait to see them on tour again. Going to see Dying Fetus tonight!
I'm seeing them next month in Hershey I can't wait!!!!
They are a tour de force of techicality. I was lucky enough to watch an entire set of theirs back in 2001 on the DtO tour with Kevin Talley on drums and I got to see it from behind the drum kit. It was life changing. I have never seen someone before or since beat the shit out of a drum kit like that out of over 300+ metal shows.
Wow!
Absolutely one of their greatest albums.
Look for more unreleased songs in the future. A full movie was mentioned. We are definitely getting more videos. Best album since Youthanasia as far as I am concerned. The title track might be an upcoming video.
Cryptic Writings is still better- She Wolf, Trust, Almost Honest, Use the Man, Desintagretors...
And Vortex and Secret Place
We'll Be Back is my favorite track, the entire album is great.
"Sacrifice" is filler?! It's one of the best and most "megadethy" songs on the album. The most Rust in Peace-ish.
Sacrifice is amazing
The hate this song gets is unreal...
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@@metalthrashingai2238 I swear people aren't listening to the track that I am. Shits intense.
Thought the same thing when I first heard it, fucking badass
The best record since rust in peace ...easy...megadeth is on top.
Im a fan not fanboi like most.
I agree with you 100%.
I don't know, Endgame is a pretty solid album, I wouldn't go so far as saying best since RIP, but still it's a great release
@@elCorciu I think I like this even more than Endgame which says a lot because Endgame kicks ass
This album is similar to their first 3 which are my favorite. I’ve been a deth head since I was 14. I’m 38 now and this album blew my socks off. It’s SO good. Pure thrash. And it’s fun too! Dave mustane has a certain sense of humor that you hear in songs like mission to mars and burn in hell is a jam song. Just a great album al together
I was a Junior in high school when Rust came out. Now to be almost 50 and they release this album. It's a gift that's impossible to describe.
Love the album. The title track and Celebutante are currently my favourites
It's really simple. Listen to what bands from this era have become, then listen to Megadeth.
I'm not saying these other bands are unlistenable, but they've lost something that Megadeth still retains.
Ironically one of these bands lost that something when Dave and Cliffs material was no longer provided. Just sayin'.
Agreed and yes 4 great albums then pure shit. I don't like anything except Sad but True after that.
@@forrestnome9521 The black album is listenable, but it's all down hill from there. A quickly descending hill at that.
Not to me. It is horrible. I'd rather listen to 10 of 1000s of any other music than that POS album
Exodus, Testament, Anthrax, Overkill anyone?
@@rorybell2161 Statement still stands.
Solid album but I liked Dystopia better.
I feel like Dystopia was more consistent throughout and a better album overall, however, this one has like a solid 7 songs that are absolute bangers + I really like the old school feel of this album.
@@salvadormazal2105 Dystopia is so good even the bonus tracks kick ass. This one has a couple songs that I just cannot get into. Junkie and Sacrifice.
Easily my second favorite Megadeth album behind Rust in Piece and we all know Rust in Piece is the greatest metal album of all time. Way to go Dave!!
Been a fan of the band for 25 years or so. This is the first megadeth album I bought since end game, happy to say that megadeth has definitely not lost there sharp sound. Some older bands lose the charm and magic they once had (Slayer repentless) I'm glad megadeth hasn't fallen victim to this yet...
I enjoyed repentless and couldn’t understand the hate for it
excited to listen to this one. Dave really knows how to deliver a metal album. havent loved the last couple, but Endgame was their best since RiP. Daves a true artist
I love celebutante a lot, the first time I heard it it made me think of Racer X and some touches of pre-phil Pantera, which as a huge Dime and Paul Gilbert fan I'm totally down with 😄😎🤘
I have been listening to Dave since he was still in Metallica. I remember when he was kicked out of the band. I have lived through everything that Megadeth has done. Almost 4 decades of history. I am also a musician that has been playing since the mid '80's. That said, frankly I am surprised that the album is as solid and energetic as it is. Is it the best Deth album? No, it's not. But it is solid, and I really enjoyed quite a bit of it in the first listen. It is incredibly hard to stay real, relevant and popular for decades. Dave has been able to do just that.
wait, dave was in metallica? he should have said! :-P
Similar situation; been listening to Megadeth since the demos…
I like the fact that he was able to combine so many elements of their past and present of the band into this record from what I’ve heard so far. I don’t think people realize how difficult it is to keep your sound relevant when it’s distinct without just literally copying yourself. Very few bands can do that…
@@ObsidianLife, That's exactly it. Musicians only have so much inside that can come out. We spend our entire lives rewriting and replaying the same 100 songs over and over in different ways. Some musicians transcend that. But most do it to varying degrees.
Most music "fans" don't understand that. That's why they complain that songs sound similar. There's only so many options available on a 24 fret guitar.
Great album, and more so, great drumming! The drummer lists Dave Lombardo as a big influence, and you can really hear that!
I think it is every bit as good as any album they have made, every member is a likable and extraordinary at what they do!
I'm in agreement.. I think this is some of their best work.
@Manikin Skycrawler Love junkie! Such a cool building song.
This is the best Megadeth album since Rust In Peace. It's ferocious Speed Metal. I love Life in Hell, Mission to Mars and We'll Be Back. I also think it's the best album in Modern Metal. Yes, it's that good...
Exactly
Definitely good but not better than Countdown, Youthanasia and Cryptic Writings
@@mariozd971 Youthanasia is NOT Thrash Metal. Cryptic Writings has 2 Fast Songs. People seem to forget what Megadeth's origins are...
Who cares if their songs are thrash metal or heavy metal, Cryptic Writings has gems as Trust, Vortex, She Wolf, Almost Honest, Disintegrators, A Secret Place, Use the Man...And they were never brutal like Slayer, Kreator, Sodom...
@@mariozd971 Pizza Hut offers PIZZA.McDonald's offer BURGERS. Apple offers i Phones NOT Samsung. Megadeth offers THRASH METAL. We need to understand what products a brand offers...
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I feel like I was overhyped for this album. Megadeth grows on me slowly, so I was quite disappointed on my first listen, the starting riff in The sick, the dying... and the dead was cool, but after that it wasn't quite what I wanted up until Junkie (pretty solid, musicaly fun song). Then Soldier on with this super infectious chorus and Celebutante caught me and when Mission to Mars hit I was like: holy shit! This one might be my favourite for now. And We'll be back makes a great ending. I agree that second half of the album is best, but I definitely need to listen more to the whole thing.
Same here. First listen with every Megadeth album is disorienting and off putting. I can never tell if I will like it right away, even though they are my favorite band. But, second and third time through, I'm sold. This album is no different.
Its definitely an album that fits with 85-92, 2004-09. Its these two eras wrapped in an album. If Dave's voice didn't age, it would sound like classic Megadeth.
It has angst. And although each line up is good and capable, this is the best one since the 90's.
Kiko and Dirk kill it on this album and glad to see Dave allowing Kiko into his songwriting circle and allowing him to contribute. He has writing credit on many songs and it shows.
You need at least 3-4 solid listens to judge a Megadeth record.
I like it more and more and keep listening to it which is all good things.
@@stephanea5364 Very true 👍
I have been huge MEGADE TH fan since they formed and just saw them in concert August 20th in Auburn WA. Dave Mustaine is still the best. This rocks hard and killer riffs and fast and the lyrics are killer. Dystopia and this one are top notch and kicks the shit out of anything Metallica has put out. Long live the king King Dave
This thing is loaded with heavy energy, far better than 72 seasons
I listen to the whole album several times. I think this record represents multiple megadeath albums. Dave reference his albums in the lyrics on this record. If this was his last I say it’s his best by far!
I thought the same thing when cryptic writings came out. Didnt care for it too much but after few months of listening it grew on me.
Cool video as always! Something I have been wondering about... your accent? Where are you from? Czech Republic? Serbia?
The production is very good...it sounds fantastic on a high end system. A lot of Prog elements with this one...it reminds me of System Has Failed but with much speedier solos and riffs. Sounds like it's perfect placement is between United Abominations and Endgame. Hard rock mixed with machine gun fire. It's a good album and it grows on ya...just like the other three I mentioned.
I think the new Megadeth is not only one of the best albums they have personally put out in a long time, I think it’s just one of the best metal albums…..period. Dave delivered.
I thought it was an old song that I hadn't heard before and then I saw it was a new song. It's awesome.
Great review! I think the album is really strong. Im NOT happy he ditched Ellefson but the songs are strong
Don't worry, that is just marketing for a future reunion.
We'll see Jr. at the long overdue RRHOF induction ceremony
The new cd is sooooo fucin baddddddd asssssssss. Hope this line up stays together. ❤ Celebutante and Mission to Mars. Hella sic....🤘🤘🤘
I've had a Re Assessment of this album.. I've had a turn around on it. A couple of weeks ago after watching a random review on here.. I had not heard the album in a few months.. Then I went back to it a couple weeks ago just to verify that it was terrible. Well I got through the album.. I don't know what happened.. But it's Terrific. Have heard this album numerous times in the past couple weeks. It's a very very good album.. It's almost my favourite Megadeth album. There are no filler tracks on here. The album is smooth. It's a fun album.. Yet serious at times. One of my fav tracks is Mission to Mars.
If you want a new kickass metal album to jam out to, get this. I keep listening to it more and more in only 2 days so far. It is every bit as good as Endgame.
The title truck is everything I love the most - speed, creativity, melody, charmony, catchiness. Dave is a metal King 😍
You know it's interesting to think the numbering. 3,2,1 and then at the end "To Be Continued." Just some food for thought.
Short answer: it's GENIOUS! IMO
Thanks for Firing Dave Mustaine from Metallica. Dave formed Megadeth. Look at them now. They're absolutely the best. Megadeth Forever. -Megadeth Fan here
Havng gone through all the comments, I find it absolutely amazing to see that every single track on ths album, no exception, is someone's favourite or at least among their favourites.
Peace Sells and Rest in Peace are my two favorites. The sound and flow on this album is very reminiscent to Rest in Peace. BTW, I'm 52 and this is good stuff!
RUST IN PEACE IDIOT!!!!(NOT REST)
I'm 40 and this ROCKS. I think I like it even more than I did Endgame. This is up there in RIP and Cryptic Writings level! Not quite Peace Sells or Countdown level but damn close.
A week now with this album.
I am a fan since the first one. I was there back then.
This album is absolutely brilliant. One of the most solid Megadeth albums ever.
I loved Dystopia but, it’s nothing compares to this one.
The best song is Mission to Mars for me. It’s light, super catchy and funny. Something rare for Mustaine.
I love as well Célébutante.
There is no filler there. Everything is enjoyable, everything has its place.
And for those that are complaining about the songs order, there is something called a playlist. You can put the album in the order that you want. Isn’t magical or what?
It just kicks ass! Best Metal for 2022! Beats Revocation and Lorna Shorn, hands down. Proving again how influential Mustaine still is and his relevance in metal!
The Mission To Mars chorus is one of the best Megadeth choruses to date. I don’t know what it is about it that makes you need to sing along no matter where you are.
The breakdown from We’ll be back just reminds me of the holy wars breakdown, kicks so much ass
Megadeth helll yeah!!!!!! What an amazing album by a band I truly love!! In my opinion, the best release since Rust in Peace. There's no weak songs to speak of. There's definitely some top notch level thrash metal on this album.
We're Here!!! To pump you up 🤠.
Brilliant! I can't stop listening to it.
Long time Megadeth fan. This album rips.
I like the album! It reminds me of Countdown to Extinction. I don't mind bands evolving and changing but I have to say they seem to be pulling from older ideas and becoming more commercially viable. I love the title song! I think I played it over and over. Rust In Peace is my second favorite. Peace Sells is my favorite. I grew up listening to it.
I love the album, every time I try telling someone about it who hasn’t heard it yet I try to list my favorite songs from it and realize I’m just telling them the entire album lol
I'm a 40+ year Mega-fan till death of this band..
and at first I didnt expect anything new and exciting just another MegaDave album.
Boy was I right!!
Except for the fact that MegaDave delivered everything i expected and more!!
Dave and the boys laid down some of the most memorable Metal tracks I've heard since the early days when Marty Friedstrings was shredding on lead axe.
This album is amongst my personal favorite "MegaBlessed" albums.
Its flat out hands down a classic "Speed Thrash" album.
(a new genre?)
I just coined.
And btw Dave..you need to get Dave Ellefson back in the madness he "is" the DNA in Megadeth!!
C'mon Dave aloha from Hawaii!!
🤟🏾😎
I didn't feel there was a hype surrounding this album, but there was some excitement about it. A great album is my impression by first time listening to it.
I really like the first 4 songs, Soldier On, Celebutante, We'll Be Back. This Planet's on Fire feat. Hagar is good too.
Is on my top 3 from the band. Is killer and loved the fact that Dave put out a true heavy record and did not care about media or any other bs that causes bands to record stuff we dont really want to hear. Dave is the boss and this record solidifies his dominance in this genre of music
When Dave Mustaine growls, the world listens
It gives me The System has failed vibes. Definitely a cool unique album.
This album totally blazes. One of their best, definitely the best hard rock album out in 2022.
After Dystopia I wasn’t sure if the follow up could match it, but TSDD is amazing, it could be called Megadeth: Kiko Goes Off.
The song is called will be back so that’s why it says to be continued
Listening to it digitally and it's great... Plus there are two more tracks after we'll be back.
Definitely a great album with amazing musicianship. Could Dave be the best guitarist? but the cover tracks and Mission to Mars didn't belong on this album - they should of been on a separate B side type album released later on. I think Dystopia was better but I also think Dave was having some fun on this album too so its all good.
Mission to Mars lyrics are hilarious , and the spoken word story bits sound like somebody made Dave sit through Ziltoid
The new album is awesome. Maiden, Priest & Megadeth…my all time favorite bands. Love every single piece of music they’ve ever made.
Very cool album. Like on many Megadeth albums in the last 15-20 years there are a few killer tracks that stand out.
My favorites are Soldier on, Celebutante and Mission to Mars which has a cool mainstream metal feel to it and an epic chorus.
Btw, on the Spotify release there is a cover of a Sammy Hagar song (This planet‘s on fire) with Sammy appearing in the chorus, obviously even more mainstream but I have to say I absolutely love that one too
Megadeth always made excellent choruses. I can't get Dogs of Chernobyl out of my head.
Honestly it's the best I've heard from megadearh in forever,risk is when I stopped listening to megadearh,but it was dystopia and this one that brought me back
Long time fan, like every album ever done by all bands, has its great songs and mediocre songs, not every song can be a hit. But it’s the ear of the listener that decides. Of course it’s hyped, and should be, it’s great to have new content and some great riffs. They sound tight together as a band.
my answer is hell yes
Dystopia for me is still top 5 record and definitely better than this one but it’s still a killer record
When i first listened to soldier on, i loved it so much. It really stuck with me.
didnt even finish listening the entire album carefully and its already so f***ing good
i like the balance between Speed, Thrash, and straight up Rock n' Roll on that album. Although i feel the production gets old real fast after getting so stoked about Dystopia. Josh Wilbur could've at least mixed the drums a bit differently from the previous album.
But then again those drum flairs that Dirk added especially those little blasty blasts on some songs are very welcome, given that Dave teased on that one.
Dude! An album has two parts. That is just how it is. Nothing nerdy about it! Oh and the best songs are usually the ones that get better the more you listen to them.
Where did you hear the album is a concept in two parts?
I did not. I explained it a little later in the video: I just felt like the songwriting on the first and the second part is rather different, and since I still think of albums in terms of vinyl records it is pretty clear. But I don't think Dave ever mentioned anything like that himself, so that's just my observation! 🤘
I like the vibe of Mission to Mars!
I actually enjoyed the album and it’s gotten better after each listen! Just got my vinyl copy and will be spinning the shit outta it this long weekend! Yeah there’s a couple of tracks I’m not into 100% but that’s understandable and objective. To me it’s just like Dystopia, good tracks, solid release. Is it their best? Nah, but it’s still Megadeth and still keeps up with the pace they left off with Dystopia. I may be in the minority and I don’t know if it’s because at the time we weren’t expecting such a great record, but I still say Endgame is the best release they’ve had since Rust in Peace….
Good, I'm not the only one who still think that #5 or 6 is considered side 2 on a CD (#6 if a song on side A is under 3 minutes) I like the slower, more driving tunes, on this record you definitely know it's Megadeth by how the songs are structured.
Megadeth grows but stays consistent, unlike many others
first time seeing one of your videos... is that a belgian accent i hear?
Great album Dave and kiko knocked the guitar solos out of the park
thats very great best masterpiece megadeth the sick the dying and the dead classic album legendary of the world. love great best band favorite megadeth. thank you guys megadeth dave & kiko greatest playing guitar solo the true epic trash metal forever 🤘🎸
News for ya...Dogs of Chernobyl is not about the war in Ukraine nor actually about Chernobyl, Dave has said it's a love song.
Classic Megadeth
this album is the heaviest and the fastest of all megadeth albums.
Naw, 'So Far So Good" is much more ferocious/angry. "Endgame" is a better headbanger. "Thirteen" has more hooks.
@@jeremythorpe3174 I have that album too, it was fast and aggressive but it was not as heavy as this one. euthansia was heavy too but not as fast as this one again. but still yeah, I might have to agree with you in some point.
Absolutely worth the hype. While Megadeth has delivered plenty of thrash goodness during their run of albums in the 21st Century, this album delivers a level of songwriting quality that places it in the top tier of Megadeth's catalog. Of course "The Sick, The Dying...and the Dead" doesn't beat the classics like "Rust" or "Peace Sells" or even "Countdown," but it stands pretty damn close behind those masterpieces.
I'll say it. I've always been WAY more of a Metallica fan over the years but I'm SOLIDLY impressed by this one. It's been a while since I've come across something this good from ANYONE. Even if Dave mustaine consistently makes a donkey's rear of himself in interviews 😂
This album kicks fucking ass! The musicianship is stellar, and the songwriting is killer, and the RIFFS! Oh my god finally Dave gets it! We LOVE the RIFFS! The production and mixing is a bit too pristine for my liking though... I loved Killing... and Peace Sells... more than Rust In Peace simply because I love the occult, dirty grit of those albums. Listening to Peace Sells.. back in the day felt like you were selling your soul to the devil just listening to it. I miss that. Same dirty grit as Testament's The Legacy and Yngwie Malmsteen's Marching Out... Delicious darkness...
Those Megadeth dudes are some wild and crazy guys.
I love the whole album , but Soldier on Is one of my Faves..that Cadence song at the end is so good. wonder if anyone has ever done something like that. 🤘🤘
Is it still Megadeth?
Well all those years ago when Dave was sent home packing pre Kill em All, he was sitting on the bus and found that news article of that American senator stating "The arsenal of Megadeth....."
That moment, nobody but Dave Mustaine birthed Megadeth...
Sacrifice isn't a filler