I still don't particularly *like* it, but have learned to tolerate it for the greater good of enjoying ass-thrashing sass-trashers like 'Loved To Death,' 'Rattlehead' and the sleazy rewrite of 'These Boots Are Made For Walkin'.'įrom the getgo, it's easy to understand why Megadeth is considered the most technically proficient of thrash's Big Four (Metallica is considered the most melodic, Slayer the most aggressive, and Anthrax the most undeserving of being included). Many people hate this voice, including a younger version of me. Although buried in enough reverb here to conceal its intrinsic weaknesses, subsequent records would reveal it to be a high-pitched raspy whine prone to wandering all over the music with no melody in sight. Infamous for its hilariously botched production job (they spent their advance on drugs, so the producer quit and they mixed it themselves - in the process rendering the tightly executed high-speed note runs almost impossible to hear under the overloud drums and noisily reverbed vocals), the debut Megadeth LP is an impressive but frustrating mix of jaw-dropping speed riffing and corny 'tuff' midtempo chord changes.īefore going any further, I should really warn you about Dave Mustaine's voice. After several albums in this vein, he finally brought back the aggression (while still stinking), then became a Born Again Christian and published an autobiography - all while bearing the pain of missing his little Dutch friend. Then when he finally got clean, he only made one phenomenal record ( Rust In Peace) before opting to go commercial and stink. But the good news (for Metallica) is that Dave Mustaine, possibly due to his heroin addiction, also wasn't the world's most consistent songwriter. The sad truth is that neither Metallica nor Meg Ryan would ever again lay claim to such an incredibly lightning-speeded Guitar God. When astonishingly talented guitarist Dave Mustaine was fired from Metallica in April 1983 for excessive drinking and assholishness, he decided to put together his own band and call it 'Megadeth' so their records would show up in the thrash bins right before Metallica (and right after Meg Ryan). So What! Rust In Peace Countdown To Extinction Youthanasia Hidden Treasures EP Cryptic Writings Risk The World Needs A Hero Rude Awakening The System Has Failed That One Night: Live In Buenos Aires United Abominations Endgame Rust In Peace Live Th1rt3en Graham Fyfe (Carly Rae Jepsen – Emotion) - the1002ndalbum podcast Rich Kamerman (Big Country – The Crossing) Snow (Queensrÿche – Operation: Mindcrime) Mike Ladano (Steve Earle – I Feel Alright) Hangar 18 is Dave Mustaine’s take on a famous conspiracy theory, not to be missed by any fan of the genre.” – LeBrain, August 2017 Plus I’m just a sucker for songs related to aliens and UFOs. It was their best lineup (rest in peace Nick Menza) and had some of their most ambitious material. “I consider Rust in Peace to be the pinnacle of quality for this band. I forgot I’d scheduled this Post to ‘publish’ automatically on Wednesday – which means it went ‘live’ before I added this great quote by Mike “LeBrain” Ladano. Of course, the opening tape noise didn’t hurt, but that opening riff established the tone in a hurry! I like when an album gets my attention right off the bat. Notably on Lucretia, Tornado of Souls…actually most of the songs!

To view Rust in Peace as a stand-alone successĪs my friend HMO would say, a running time of 40 minutes is a golden running time. Without comparing them to that other band? The band fonts aren’t exactly dissimilar (alas, neither opted for Comic Sans MS) and I’d wager 90% of people my age arrived at Megadeth via Metallica (and not vice versa).Ĭan I appreciate Megadeth as a stand-alone band? In fairness to Dave, he’s not alone in finding Metallica & Megadeth to be inextricably linked. It didn’t matter to Mustaine, as all he could see was the relative lack of commercial success compared to Metallica. The author, Mark Manson, argued that Mustaine used ‘lousy’ (my slightly gentler term) metrics to measure his life.ĭespite selling 25 million records with Megadeth, Mustaine considered himself a failure because the band he was kicked out of (Metallica) had sold many more. It’s an interesting read, with a particularly engaging chapter about Dave Mustaine. Have you read the book, The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck?

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