I figured I’d pick it up eventually and probably not be thrilled, given the quality of their last few albums. I was tooling around on AllMusic, and looked it up, and they gave it a pretty glowing review. I checked over on Amazon, and the reviewers there seemed to be pretty happy with it. So I went out, picked it up, and gave it a listen yesterday afternoon.
I guess the recent remastering project did good things for Dave’s creativity. This is easily the best album they’ve put out in a decade or so. Mind you, it’s not an old-school thrash metal record, although that influence is certainly there.
So if you’re a Megadeth fan, this is worth picking up. They definitely don’t suck any more.
I don’t go out of my way to buy speed metal, but have always had a soft spot for Rust In Peace-era Megadeth, especially Hangar 18 and Tornado of Souls (what an opening for that song…). If you can let me know how the songs are relative that those, I would be interested…
Rust In Peace is still pretty much the highlight of Dave’s career. The technical expertise is still there, but the songs don’t have quite as many flourishes.
We saw 'ol Dave & Co. in 2002 in a small venue - really terrific, lots of fun. We were so close I could see his roots, somebody’s doing a great job of keeping the grey at bay Hubby had a great time moshing. I just had a good time singing along!
Hubby had a great time moshing. I just had a good time singing along!