Rust In Peace

It's weird. They're amazing at performing. The vocals are ehh. But the actual songs.. it's like I'm actively forgetting them as they're playing. Like I zone out while actively listening to them. I realise I've taken absolutely nothing in despite my best efforts. I think it's because they're incredibly generic, maybe because everyone copied them, but they sound so toothless and basic nowadays. But yeah, it sounds really good but I can't for the life of me remember anything about it other than that. And I'm still listening to it. It's a boring metal album. The songs are boring. They band thinks the songs are not boring, they give each song like a long brooding intro with no payoff for a song that would be a late album throwaway for another band. It's like if Guns n Roses did thrash. Bang average thrash metal with some chihuahua growling over it.

- Played in Israel repeatedly, and nothing about supporting Palestine, just found Mustaine saying "I love Israel". Also, looks like Ellefson is probably a pedo. Yeah, no thanks. - I guess it's fine for what it is, but just like the other album on this list, I find it tiresome: whiny vocals and fast drums and shredding that isn't melodic enough to keep my interest. Like most of this genre, they can clearly play their instruments, I just am not interesting in listening to what they produce. - I kind of liked a couple of the songs near the end more than the rest. - Will never listen to this again by my own choice, I'm sure.

Als ik die cover en band naam zie heb ik al geen zin meer… Dit album had zo veel verschrikkelijker en meedogenlozer kunnen zijn. Ja het zangspel, als je dat al zo mag duiden…, is werkelijk erbarmelijk… Maar de kunde van de bandleden is wel prijswaardig. Vooral de drums en baseline zorgen voor een bijna dansbare plaat. Het gitaarspel is knap, veelal te veel en te schreeuwerig. Maar technisch wel goed. Voor een band MEGADETH vind ik dit echt meevallen, ik blijf nog even in de kamer om te horen hoe het gaat.

Setting is key, dit is geen muziek voor de vroege ochtend, daar was ik al wel achter. Maar wanneer je een beetje in de kamer het aan hebt staan, doet de energie wel wat. Ik vind t gitaarspel erg vet. Het heeft dan wel iets gillerigs, maar ik vind het toch meer swagg hebben dan bijvoorbeeld t spel van Van Halen. Ik weet niet wat het is, maar ik vind deze gitarist harder, misschien origineler. Ik vind t gewoon heel sick, ik zie t voor me hoe kinderen 20 jaar geleden op plastic knopjes aan t drukken zijn wanneer ze achter hun PlayStation (2?) Guitar Hero aan t spelen zijn. Toegegeven: na een poosje wordt je er ook wel weer een beetje leip van, en de zanger vind ik dan weer niet zo heel vet.

80-luku loppui ikävissä tunnelmissa Megadethin osalta. Laulajakitaristi Dave Mustaine oli erottanut puolet bändin jäsenistä ja käynnissä ollut kiertue peruttiin. Mustaine ja basisti David Ellefson olivat käyneet vieroituksessa hoitamassa päihdeongelmiaan. Uudelle vuosikymmenelle tultaessa bändiin toi lisäpotkua uudet jäsenet rumpali Nick Menza ja kitaravirtuoosi Marty Friedman. Yhtyeen uusi ja yleisesti parhaana pidetty kokoonpano julkaisi syksyllä 1990 Rust in Peacen. Kyseessä on yhtyeen mestariteos ja yksi hienoimpia metallialbumeja kautta aikain. Levyllä kuullaan teknistä taituruutta ja Mustaine oli kehittynyt myös sanoittajana. Aiheina toimivat Megadethille tyypillisesti sota, maailmanloppu, salaliitot mutta myös ilmaston lämpeneminen ja huumeriippuvuus.

I liked this more than most of the other metal that's been on the list. The playing is impressively fierce and precise. It isn't tiresomely sexist. The vocals don't quite match up to the ferocity of the music but they're not bad. But it's still not my thing. Partly it's that the subject matter of this album, and the iconography of metal, feel a bit too adolescent-boy to me and hard to take seriously.

Good

This is a hard album to rate. I loved the guitar and music but the lyrics really diminished that. I'd look forward to the intros and guitar solos cause they were amazing but as soon as the lyrics started, I'd lose interest. Favorite solos were from Hangar 18 and Tornado of Souls.

Part of me forgets how much I like thrash metal, but this last also happens to have absurdly good taste in the genre (against all odds). Rust In Peace feels like a basic thrash pick, but it *is* an utterly essential one. This starts with 2 all time metal classics, then manages to include exclusively great thrash songs. Even weird interlude Dawn Patrol is tons of fun. From the epic, nimble Lucretia, to the absurdly good guitar solo on Tornado of Souls, to Five Magicks' interplay between lyrics and micro guitar solos. Exceptional examples of thrash songwriting truly abound. We also get the title track and Take No Prisoners, two of the best *Thrash* songs Megadeth has ever released. Rust In Peace is one of the best Thrash albums of all time, and it is a perfect (non-Metallica) ambassador for the genre here. Megadeth was a real force to be reckoned with during this era.

Track 1 - 2.5 Track 2 - 2 Track 3 - 2 Track 4 - 2 Track 5 - 2.5 Track 6 - 2 Track 7 - 3 Track 8 - 1.5 Track 9 - 2

On the fantastic website Metalstorm, this album has the third highest aggregate score of any album (after Judas Priest's "Painkiller" and Death's "Symbolic"), and it's not surprising. Every instrument is totally on point. Nick Menza and Marty Friedman deliver career-defining performances on the drums and lead guitar respectively, while David Ellefson's bass and Dave Mustaine's guitar are in fine form, per usual. The songs do conform to the thrash template - but only partially. They constantly breakdown (foreshadowing the prevalence of groove in metal for the foreseeable future), and dive into unexpected musical choices (the NWOBHM intro of "Lucretia", the bluesy riff of "Tornado of Souls") leaving the listener wondering what's coming next. The only real complaint here is Dave's subpar vocals - but they're delivered with such venom that they really fit the cynical and angry lyrics. A masterclass of metal, one of the best albums ever made regardless of genre, and far and away Megadeth's best. 5.0/5.0: Iconic

what a great album.

Very much crazy rock music that I'm loving. Lyrics are too much about death for me though

Sounded like white noise through my Shokz

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Inecoutable. Franchement le metal j'aimerais sincèrement qu'on m'explique

Noisy nonsense

I only listened to the opening track. I also broke my rule and read a couple of reviews before submitting my rating. Opinions differ in music.

Noise

The most positive comment I can make is that it's not a 1. 2*

alright

Don't like this genre but hell yeahhhhh

Jag gillar rock. Men detta är nog den typen av rock jag gillar minst. Gillar inte gitarren. Trummorna är lite för hetsiga. Sången är meh. Samtidigt är det ändå rätt njutbart. Så det får godkänt. Men skulle aldrig sätta på frivilligt.

A masterclass in thrash, especially during a time when the musical landscape was starting to change. Megadeth remained steadfast in their roots when many other bands were struggling to adapt to the new sounds of grunge and alternative rock. The 90s were not kind to a lot of “traditional” metal bands. It killed hair metal almost entirely, and thrash metal was bumped down more than a few pegs. But Megadeth was one of the bands that held on the longest, experiencing only a few minor hiccups before their resurgence in the new millennium. This album in particular is one of their best. The musicianship is hardly matched by their contemporaries. The song structure is interesting and varied, and they stick to a lot of their traditional lyrical themes of government criticism, anti-war, annihilation, and mental illness and degradation. In short, this record rips and stands out as a textbook example of the kind of masterpiece that can be created when artists are unwilling to compromise.

Que alguien tan guitarrera como yo no hubiese escuchado aún un disco entero de Megadeth... Tiene delito. Canciones favoritas: Holy Wars..., Five Magics

Vocals on five magic made me laugh out loud so worth it for the chuckles

This album gets a perfect rating from me for multiple reasons. Firstly, this album was my proper introduction to Megadeth, their so-called ''prime years''. Secondly, I genuinely think that during this album, and maybe ''countdown to extinction'', that Dave Mustaine really outperformed himself, along with Marty Friedman (Lead Guitar), David Ellefson (Bass) and Nick Menza (Drums). I find myself often coming back to tracks like Tornado Of Souls, Lucretia and Hangar 18. All in all, this album is a staple in the thrash metal community for a really, really good reason.

A fun little album; it did quickly became one of my thrash favorites (is that the right subgenre?). Even then, I couldn't name any standout tracks and some of it just read as noise to my ears, which are admittedly not that tuned to metal in that I can take it or leave it, but probably leave it.

Teniendo en cuenta que me escuche este album recién despierta y tomándome un cafe a las 10 de la mañana, lo ultimo que me imaginaba era que un album de thrash metal me termine gustando tanto. Esta cosa es una puta locura. Variado pero cohesivo, no es excesivamente ruidoso, mantiene la esencia del género sin caer en que todo suene aburrido como me pasa con bandas como Iron Maiden. Lo lindo de hacer esto es encontrar que me gustan este tipo de bandas lol 9/10

sei nem o que dizer, chatinho

Heard before?:❌️/✔️(not entirely) Will listen again?:✔️

Beavis: Heh-heh, heh-heh, heh-heh, yeah! Butt-Head: Now that was cool, uh huh-huh!

I'm ascending guitar Is singing to.me like a lullaby

Buns

not interesting to me at all

Listens: 3 Standout Tracks: None It's weird... I liked this album a lot, but looking back at the track listing, I cannot really say I liked any particular track or that any stood out. The album seems to fly by even though its 40 minutes. The whole thing flows together really well. It's a tight, well-produced affair. I would also be remiss if I did not mention the absolute genius article by The Onion about how there's no point in making art any more because this album exists. I imagine I won't be the only person to mention this. It's a good quick laugh and actually caused me to listen to the album before even starting the List. So, I have a few listens under my belt before this album even came up.

cool metal

I don’t hate it. I think the musicianship is impressive but the vocals kind of spoil it for me.

I normally hate this kind of metal nonsense but for some reason I found myself headbanging and wanting to play F-Zero X.

Holy moly

2.5 rounded down, which I think is better than any Metallica album did

Here is my final and important opinion on this project: Megadeth is better than Metallica. Metallica was better at making money and wedging themselves into mainstream consciousness, but that’s a far less noble pursuit than being a bad ass thrash metal band. On that, Megadeth has them beat. I was going to go 4, but in the last song I thought “ha ha he says Mega Death like a dozen times in this song” so I looked it up and he was saying “rotten EGG AIR (of) DEATH” which is so, so precious. That’s what rock is all about. Anyways I would like to say this has been fun but it’s mostly been miserable. My calculated average score is 2.94 and I think that’s about right. On the whole, music gets a failing grade. There’s too much of it and most of it stinks. Finally I am free.

Damn good metal! If the basic goal of metal is to get your head bopping (thrashing), you are a successful metal band. That feeling when that guitar is furiously moving in your brain with those drums pulsating through you. That's metal! Megadeth does this well musically. Lyrically, not so much. Dave Mustaine really loves the end-of-the-world, nuclear proliferation, militaristic imagery, doesn't he? His voice? You guys.make mountain out of a mole hill. His voice is fine for metal. I know it aged like milk but still fine for metal. You should be complaining about songwriting & themes. Oh & Dave hates Metallica & wrote all their best songs & is totally not bitter about being kicked out of the band at all.

This wasn't for me at all. Just isn't interesting enough and the lyrics are silly.

I've always been intimidated by metal despite having heard and loved various metal songs/albums since I was about 12. All that to say that I don't have much to say about the technical aspects of the album or what makes it different from any other metal album. But everything about this is intoxicating to me and makes me want more. It just scratches some itch deep in my brain. I've always been more familiar with Peace Sells (and liked it more as a result) but this album is just about perfect to me. Every track tells its own story and the sound is cohesive without sounding repetitive or same-y. I just love it. I wish more albums felt this perfect.

If you don't think this is the shit then you're probably kind of a loser. In a TIGHT 40 minutes this album has about a billion different insane riffs and solos. I could listen to this for years and never get bored. And the way that the album unfolds thematically is also incredible: everything is laid out on the first song, and each progressive song feels like it takes the message deeper in a different way until at the end you feel like you’ve gotten the message ingrained into your head. Metal is one of my favorite genres mostly because of albums like this: there is no ceiling for how good this could be. So much music is hard, heavy, but you always have to stick your neck out to truly be impressed by the heaviness of it. Slayer? Megadeth? Tool? Converge? Jesus, Death???? You can’t just listen to that and not be blown away by how insane it is. It’s the kind of thing that pulls you into a different plane of existence. This album is a prime example of that. Pretty much every song is one of the best songs I’ve ever heard. This is one of the best albums ever made. 10/10 DOES IT BELONG ON THE LIST: YES REASON: quality and influence

09/24 Hell yeah. Classic album

Enjoyed this, but can't say I'm going to rush back to listen again.

Thrash metal done right. Dave Mustaine isn't my favorite metal vocalist by any stretch (his voice leans towards 'whiney' in my opinion), but this album is still one of my favorites. I think Mustaine is also one of the best in metal when it comes to writing lyrics that actually have weight and substance to them. So pair his songwriting with the sublime thrash riffs of Marty Friedman, and you have a hit record. This album is a perfect illustration why Megadeth deserve their spot in the 'big four.'

I was looking forward to this one and I'm not sure if it was just my mindset at the time, but it didn't resonate with me as much as Peace Sells. Since that one was 4, this one I'm dropping to 3, but it's a 3.5 just based on the few moments that did stand out. Just about as perfect technically as thrash can get.

No shade on Megadeth here, but there’s no way there aren’t 1,000 more meaningful albums to listen to before a second one by this band. Once again this project highlights the absolute idiocy of making a list - even a supposedly omnibus one like this. Anyway, this album kicks ass.

7/10

I think if you're an automobile technician they give you a copy of this album with your journeyman ticket. I have heard so many songs on off this album without realizing it so it was nice to have it all localized, also to experience this proper you need to hear it behind a ton of shop noise through an old stereo covered in dust. It shreds from top to bottom, if you love distortion, fast drums and face melting solos then welcome home. It gets a little repetitive but you can only thrash for so long.

An album that stinks of body odour and unwashed denim. That’s not a bad thing though! This album shreds so hard and while I normally don’t really go for heavy metal I definitely dug this. Plus that album cover is sick as frick

Decent thrash album. Not the best but far from the worst.

This morning we'll be Metal Thrashing Mad! This is a good one. It isn't the best that Thrash Metal had to offer, but it was the most popular at its time.

I think I like thrash metal. Fast, technically skilled. Moody and angry. I just think it’s neat. I can see playing this while dropping the kids off to soccer practice. Kind of a vibe.

I liked the guitar tones and riffs. The singer’s voice was grating. However, none of that matters. When your album cover is this horrendous, I can’t take you seriously.

Cauldron ingredients: - Metallica - a little extra talent - slightly cooler riffs - less originality - a few extra guitar solos - three-note melodies (pitched up) Joke's on me: this is just prog disguised as heavy metal. Nice try! Get outta town!

The Onion might just be right The only skip on this for me is Dawn Patrol, but even that has an incredible bassline and it serves as a great intro for the last song. #relisten

Great solos, excellent riffs and Megadeth's infamous "so stupid it's awesome" style lyrics.

Didn't think I'd like it but here I am

I always enjoy the drumming more than anything else with metal. Always hard to critique lyrics about aliens. I just can't relate to finding an alien and keeping it frozen in a hanger, as I keep my frozen alien in the shed.

Amazing guitar work. Fast and heavy but still really clear. Great album!

Music is great, Dave Mustaine’s vocals can only be listened to in bits at a time. Yesterday people were moaning about Neil Young’s voice.. I’ll take his voice over this any day of the week. Overall it’s pretty good shame about the vocals on some tracks.

Better than I expected. The overall sound is very much like Metallica, which I guess I should expect given their close relationship (Dave Mustaine was Metallica's original frontman and is credited with writing some of the songs on their first album, though he didn't record on it). As instrumentalists, each megadeth member is exceptional at playing and I give Dave props for not just writing/singing and doing rhythm guitar but also doing ~half the lead guitar work. That said, I don't love Dave's vocal style, and there was really only one song I got into: Polaris.

There is part of me that wishes I liked Megadeth more, just because their album covers are so dorky that they are one of amazing. Like a lot of metal on this list, the drumming is impressive.

I now understand what inspired Tenacious D but definitely prefer when this type of music doesn't take itself seriously.

Not for me.

pretty cool album art i’ll give them that

My favorite Megadeth songs are from their other albums but this is definitely worth a listen if you're into thrash metal.

You know what, I'm not tired of this kind of music, Ministry was just weak

Someone posted a timestamped picture of their dick in the thread I was reading as I was snacking on potatoes. 2.5/5 album

I mean it’s good thrash metal, but it does get quite repetitive and the songs kind of blur together after a while. fun listen though

I had never listened to a full album by Megadeth before and I was pleasantly surprised! Loved this!

100% pure awesomeness.

WHO BUYIN

This album is good, but far from Megadeth's best.

10/10

Too clever for its own good. Every track has quick a complex structure. There is enough ideas on these songs but there is also too many guitar solos, Tighter constraint and some editing may have produced a better end product.

Hell yeah. Barrels of fun. It's easy to forget when it comes at you like a firehose that these guys are basically virtuoso musicians. How the fuck do you play that fast, that well, and that consistently? Insane. Obviously not what I want to listen to every day, but a little thrash is good for everybody.

Joya del Thrash.

I'd rather shit in my hands and clap than listen to this again

Well, it was exactly what I expected - from instrumentation to subject matter, they didn't stray at all from the standard metal formula. If I liked that style of music, I'm sure this would have been a good one. Since I don't, it get s a low grade from me. 2 1/2 stars

Now I know like most genre music, the people who grew up listening to metal and went to high school when this album came out, who stood in line at Dillard's to get their tickets for the Rust In Peace tour, are going to love this album, and instantly five star this album. That was me all the above. But I can see how everyone else will see this as just another metal album, without listening to the lyrics or appreciating the pure talent and song structure. I am sure they will say oh I can't stand Dave Mustaine's vocals. But I dont care. This was the best Megadeth lineup, and still the best Megadeth album. Take no prisoners ... take no shit!

Oh ffs, no

Heard of the band. A bit outside of my taste. A few good tracks but most of it is screaming and noise. A fair album.

Pretty good

My original review is spot-on: "This is a solid Megadeth record, possibly their ultimate best! It's melodic, full of pumped solos and serious guitar work. Undeniable classic! (from a MetallicA fan)" Worthy of it's spot on the list, timeless album. 5

Absolute shredders from front to back. Rust In Peace is one of those albums that helped me fall in love with metal music, and some early exposure with Guitar Hero certainly helped on that front. I understand that Dave's voice is an acquired taste, but I acquired it long ago so no issues there. Holy Wars is absolutely relentless, Hangar 18 feels like a brand new journey every time that I hear it, and Tornado of Souls is one of the best thrash songs ever made. The solos across this entire album are unbelievable, Marty Friedman is a wizard who can make the most meticulously played sections flow seamlessly with the rest of the music. I prefer Peace Sells ever so slightly, but Rust is still one of my favorites of all time. *Record Collection

Alright heavy metal. A lot sounded the same, but I was a bit distracted

not for me

Fun and frenetic metal album. Great to listen to while wood working in the garage, though I can’t pretend to know what the message of any song was. Still, enjoyed it.

7.75/10 - I think the whole thing works. I prefer my metal either political or fantastical and this is both. It’s punchy, succinct, and interesting. I think this is Megadeth at their best.

Not typically the genre that I'm drawn to but I liked it. 7/10

I've listened to a lot of thrash over the years, none of it on purpose. This album is fairly inoffensive by the metrics of the genre.

Good album.

I didn't think much of this when I got it in another project but enjoyed it more this time.

new fav album to listen while working

Better sound mix.