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Musicality: 4 - some great songs and great music Production & Sound: 3 - bit raw but it suits it for the most part Artistic Expression: 4 - there's some meaning behind it and it still holds up Performance: 4 - very talented, not mad about the vocals but they play well Engagement & Enjoyment: 3 - A few catchy bits, but not overall Decent album, not really my thing but I will check out some more of their stuff because some was interesting
typical 80s hard rock shredder metal
Ég hlusta reglulega á Megadeth. Frábært band, þéttar plötur. Mín uppáhaldslög eru á öðrum plötum með þeim en þetta er samt bara frábært
Mikil keyrsla en ekki að grípa mig.
deth
Now here is an album! Kicking off with Wake Up Dead which instantly drew me to the Kevin Hart monologue in Scary Movie 3. While I'm a sucker for Metal, and I haven't really gotten into Megadeth, this album didn't really wow me. I'm glad it's on here, especially because I had been wanting to listen to some Megadeth, but I couldn't help but compare to another 80's metal band that was on here in Iron Maiden and found this lacking in comparison. Again, not a bad thing, but beyond a bad ass album cover and some cool licks, I won't be remembering much else. Seriously though, did metal bands in the 80's all have the same cover designer? Some guy who was visited by the God of Metal, handing down 100 insane covers to be shared by all bands?
Not bad at all. I'm not familiar with Megadeth (I'm aware of them but don't know their music), but I understand the appeal. Solid metal album, but as someone who's not too into metal, there wasn't much here that caught my here to stand out. Still, it's a decent album. Favorite tracks: Wake Up Dead, My Last Words. Album art: Fantastic, I love the metal albums of this style or era, the commitment to a style or character, Iron Maiden was the biggest for that. Very cool picture, love the skeleton man, didn't know he was chill like that. 3/5
não
Accessible metal
- metal masterpiece - great lyrical content - love the mix of groove and speed
- solid metal album - thought it was a little thin in some spots - definitely see why they were never quite as big as Metallica
I was never really into metal, I was deep into industrial but now I realise I was missing some great stuff. I don't really know much about Megadeth except that all my friends had t-shirts. This album is pretty good with Devils Island probably my fave today.
Even in my greasiest metalhead stage I never spent too much time with Megadeth - Dave Mustaine's voice just sounded too gimmicky and I felt they didn't hold a candle to Metallica. A few decades later and my prejudices have cooled off somewhat, and this now strikes me as being a perfectly serviceable thrash album. What were Metallica doing in 86? Oh, "Master of Puppets"!? Yeah, Metallica are still winning this contest by a mile! 😆 Fave tracks - "Peace Sells" is legit great. "Good Mourning / Black Friday" was a stand out too...
Never bought into Megadeth in the great Metallica war. They just sounded like generic period metal to me.
Eipä ole tullut ikinä perehdyttyä Megadethin tuotantoon megahittien ulkopuolelta (jos ei ole jo tässä haasteessa ollut?). Ei edellenkään kokonaisuutena iske kun tyyli on aika poukkoilevaa, mutta ei tämä mitään paskaakaan ole. Laitetaan kolmonen yläkanttiin.
Ei mikään erikoinen
I can't listen to much of this. But if I liked thrash metal, this seems like it would be good.
I fully expected to hate this, but it actually wasn't that bad. Not something I'd ordinarily choose to listen to, but bearable listening. Some good guitar, the vocals were a little annoying. A generous 3
Thrashy, but forgettable. It may be technically difficult, but it sounds like every hair metal album. Maybe that's why it's great, maybe that's why it's so middle of the road for me.
Doesn't really stand out texturally (seinfeld is unfunny?), but I could definitely listen to it.
Pretty good for a goddamn car wreck of a band. 4 stars.
Solid classic metal album
No thanks lads
I'm buying
Every song in isolation rocks pretty hard but it gets a little too much to hear them all at once. Still, great stuff.
2/5
Love this album very much
I thought this was going to be shit, but you know what? The not so shit bits weren't as shit as I thought they'd be. But holy Moses, how shit was the live guitar sound....
Too fast too loud too many arpeggiated guitar solos. My head hurts. I think I just don't like generic heavy metal.
I like metal, but the "thrash" flavour always felt a little bit as if it was simply to try and play as fast as possible. Where's the emotion? The occasional soaring vocal?
Before listening: peace sells is one of my favorite songs so I'm excited for this one Yea that's bangers only. We hate the lead singer though so 4 stars 🤩
It was fine.
Before starting, I didn't think I'd make it through this album, but I did. Some tracks were not really my style, but overall this was much better than I was expecting.
nope
Awesome the face of perfect Metal
Great metal album from the 90’s
Maybe I just wasn't in the mood for metal but this one just didn't do it for me today.
Excellent riffage. If not for Mustaine's vocals, I might have actually liked this band. That blues cut in the back end is weird as hell.
So good
Absolutely not under any circumstances.
Not my style
ganz ok?
Too extreme for me
What do you mean, "I don't believe in God"? I talk to him everyday What do you mean, "I don't support your system"? I go to court when I have to What do you mean, "I can't get to work on time"? Got nothing better to do And, what do you mean, "I don't pay my bills"? Why do you think I'm broke? Huh? If there's a new way Oh, I'll be the first in line But it better work this time What do you mean, "I hurt your feelings"? I didn't know you had any feelings What do you mean, "I ain't kind"? Just not your kind What do you mean, "I couldn't be the President Of the United States of America"? Tell me something, it's still "We the people" right? If there's a new way Oh, I'll be the first in line But it better work this time Can you put a price on peace? 4/5
As expected, a technically impressive performance but to be just bleeds together into a wall of bass drum and impresively fast guitar scales without melody.
I really wish I could enjoy thrash metal but it always just sounds chiched.
It’s fine. Some metal is amazing, some metal I love. This is not it. If this was playing in a business I was at I would probably nod along, but I don’t see myself seeking out more Megadeth. For me, Slayer’s Reign In Blood is the top of the mountain for this type of metal/thrash.
I’m not opposed to metal music, and as far as metal goes, this is decent. I can’t help but feel as though these songs would have more of an impact if they were about half as long most of the time, but I guess that’s what punk is for. My son is a big Metallica fan so I wondered if he’d be offended by my listening to this. Fortunately we’re all good
I’ve never been into heavy metal, but it’s something I’ve been wanting to explore. This was pretty good! I liked the guitar playing. 3
I don’t think this is for me. For some reason I found the entirety of this album an irritant. Mustaines voice is just never able to elevate the material for me. I find it more grating rather than great.
more like mehgadet amirite or amirite??
Wasn't a fan of the album. Mainly, it wasn't my taste in music. The drumming was fantastic and everything fit together well. The lyrics and voice of the singer were a little underwhelming.
good mourning / black friday stood out to me as a really good track and everything else was good there is a very distinctive voice and i would be more inclined to listen to this album again which isnt something i can say for these albums which makes me want to put it at a 4 but i really cant bring myself to do that
I don't like Megadeth
It's all technical. You need a little more than repeating the song title to make a chorus.
Alright! Some good ol fashioned thrash metal! These guys were the pioneers to thrash man! Good stuff. 80s was a good decade for hard-core metal. Fucking LOVE Megadeth!
This album is dope and slays. Close to a 4 star for me
At this point, Dave Mustaine hadn’t really figured out how to meld Megadeth’s technical prowess with well-written, engaging songs, but it wasn’t far off.
3/5 Best: Good Mourning / Black Friday Worst: I Ain't Superstitious
This had a few good moments, but it was mostly just noise with no discernible difference between songs.
Face = melted. Best track: Devils Island
Very enjoyable for an genre that isn't 100% my cup of tea.
I saw Megadeth headline Christmas on Earth 1987 in Queens Hall, Leeds, a couple of years before the venue was demolished. It was an "interesting" day. Me and my friends had to sit out most of the support bands, as we had decided to start the day with a bottle of vodka each and needed to sleep this off in a corner of the venue. However, we were all okay by the time Dave Mustaine hit the stage. The band played many tracks from this album and they pretty much all sounded better than they did on the original mix of Peace Sells. The first album was really badly produced, but this one also has a bit of a muddy sound, particularly the vocals. Megadeth have always been the lesser of the "big four" for me but this is probably one of the high points in their career. There's a couple of stand out tracks (Wake up Dead and Peace Sells), with everything else a bit forgettable. Definitely a strong 4-star, not quite enough for the full 5 stars.
4.0
It was ok. Was a metal album for sure. Could be hype at times if I was listening to it more actively. A solid album tho A high 3/5
I'm surprised at the low score (bang on a 3) and the negative reviews here calling this \"typical metal\" etc. I think this is one of the more fun metal albums you'll hear in your life. It breezes past at around 40 minutes, and is just alive with wild technical ability and fun songwriting. I can understand not being a fan on Mustaine's voice though, I guess i'm just used to it after knowing about Megadeth for so long. Can't quite bring myself to give it a 5, but it isn't far off. I do have a slight complaint about the remastered version I was listening to. Just seems like a slight mixing error but often the drums were very loud and the vocals seemed pushed back a lot.
Accessible hardcore metal — surprisingly enjoyable. Not my favorite music, but a revelation nonetheless.
It's cool, because it's Megadeth and it's metal.
I know it's dumb but, man, is it ever fun. It's hard to dislike Megadeath. They lay down such serious shreds while never taking themselves too seriously. I love that. The grooves here are so solid, the breakdowns so good, and the guitar riffs are a masterclass is glorious brutality. There's a lot for a rock fan to love here, honestly. Are the lyrics fantastic? Hell no. But nobody ever hit play on a band called "Megadeath" expecting world-class lyricism. That's not what you're here for. You're hare for the shreds. And Megadeath delivers.
The (semi) title track is a banger, but overall I enjoyed this less than Rust in Peace. It's not as melodic or as much fun. Rating: 2.5/5 Playlist track: Peace Sells Date listened: 24/07/23
Always a step beyond Metallica and acceptable metal for me, gave it a listen and...still not for me
I wasn't a big fan of the 'Rust in Peace' Megadeth album we heard recently. Though 'Devils Island' stood out as a pretty cool song, the rest just all molded together in a bad way. Can't remember a single song. I think I've grown quite tired of Megadeth already just after 2 albums.
Maybe it's the fact the we got a Megadeth album just a week ago and two Megadeth albums in 1 week is a bit much. I didn't enjoy anything from this and found it boring. Endless riffs that never really caught on. Just wasn't in the mood for thrash to begin with.
OK but gets old really quickly.
I’m on a bad run. I think might be the final nail. Roll on tomorrow
Ughh...more thrashy, screamy. Not a fan. I can appreciate the guitar and drum work but that is about it.
Aika paska kyl! 2/5
Ihan jees, mutta eipä oikein enää iske. Rust in Peace toimi muistaakseni tätä paremmin.
Nuorempana olis varmaan menny, 2/5
Riffs for days. A lot of classical influence thrown in here, just played at warp speed. It's a solid overall record, but the one thing that's kept me from being a huge Megadeth fan is Mustaine's voice. Nothing personal. Favorite tracks: "Bad Omen", "Peace Sells"
Tired old metal trope. Nothing new here, hackneyed rigs that have been aired a thousand times. Not for me Clive.
Too much Metal lately. 5th album on the bounce. Hated this one too loud. Guitar too screechy
It was ok kind of just washed over me
Quite enjoyed this, hadn't listened to Megadeth before. Like Metallica with much better vocals.
It’s hard to take this genre serious for me. Far far too many cliches: from boring solos, to terrible puns and awful lyrics. But it’s alright for what it is. Not my cuppa tea, cant see it pursuading me to go back to this genre or even to this record. Just a standard metal album for me. Not very original, not very offensive. A custard cream of a record. Points reduced for corniness.
Never actually listened to Megadeth but they have the perfect over the top heavy metal band name so feel like I've always been aware of them. It's largely Metallica-y heavy metal but not at the same level. Didn't completely hate it but won't be going back.
Didn't do a lot for me but I didn't hate it. I found it vastly inferior to Master of Puppets, which I think is a similar genre. Megadeath's lyrics here are a bit daft.
I expected to enjoy this more but unfortunately most of the songs blend into one. There are some amazing guitar riffs but I'm not sure that the rest of the music is on the same level. The album goes by fairly quicky in 36mins but there weren't any tracks that stood out for me. I wouldn't listen to this again but I also didn't hate it.
Not sure I've ever even heard a Megadeath song before..... Not bad but didn't do much for me. Won't be going back but I enjoyed bits of it. No master of puppets , which I think is the only other thrash metal album we've had so far
4 and a half would be the go for me, i enjoyed this way more than i thought i would but it still doesn't come close to metallica's disc. for me. still a banger tho and awesome guitar parts
I have a hard time with these thrash albums. With the exception of that tongue-in-cheek, album-titling track, the lyrical content is not good. I don’t think I love Mustain’s vocals either. As with RIP, it’s the instrumentals that carry my listen. I like the extended musical sections on the B-side better, but, like, enough with the occultism already! Ok, the Willie Dixon via Howlin’ Wolf cover is electric. The speed metal bassline in “Last Words” is so cool too and the storytelling in the lyrics is great. (Well, guess I’m buying!) Overall, It’s worse than RIP, but an important stepping stone in the chronology of thrash, maybe.
This is funny, I think Rust In Peace has spoiled me for this album, because while it’s really impressive technically it’s just a bit more boring for my ear, less hard and totally insane than that one. I mean, not every album needs to be Rust In Peace, but it definitely feels like a slightly more generic, more proto-metal album? Just a tiny bit more hairy and Van Halen -y than I was expecting. Still, good time. Can I just go for an aside here and say how funny I think metal is? It’s so funny. Like when they’re about to intro an insane riff and Dave grunts into the mic, “killing is my business… and business is GOOD!” It’s so funny! My brain lights up in all the same ways, like this is dark but also extremely hilarious. What a good combo, 3/5
Not my thing.
Terrible even by Metal standards. 1/5
Megadeth come out swinging on this decidedly speed thrash record. The riffs are solid and the music is about as satisfyingly crunchy as they come. Unfortunately, Megadeth is no Metallica. In a world without Metallica, perhaps Megadeth would reign supreme, but the fact of the matter is, Megadeth isn't as melodic, and even with the fantastic guitar work, just isn't up to Kirk Hammett's mastery. It seems a bit unfair to rate this album by comparison, but if we want to situate this album within the history of popular music, such a comparison is necessary. Nevertheless, this is a wonderfully executed and tight record and one of the best of its genre.
Awesone
Fine thrash metal album. No bad tracks and runs together well.
When I hear Megadeth, I can't help but imagine this the house band for Tales from the Crypt. With the Crypt Keeper as the singer, in front of a zombie bass player, a mummy guitar player, and the swamp monster as the drummer. My mental image is just too cheesy and over the top to take this seriously.
Pretty good, I have a hard time with Dave’s vocals.
Surprisingly fun, and you can tell that they’re all actually very skilled
Classic metal. The title track and the closer were stand outs imo.
Veel beter dan verwacht, altijd een lachertje geweest in de metal scene door de metallica history maar echt een goed album. Belgische drummer hype(niet dit album tho)
Sheesh ik ben fan (ik zet het wel niet echt luid en zeker niet oortjes of headphone haha maar dan vind ik het wel genieten
It’s fine for what it is, well done lads you nailed it.
I've never listened to a Megadeth album before, but I'm slightly familiar with the band's founding. I don't listen to a lot of thrash metal, but I do enjoy it from time to time. I enjoyed this album, and it was a very interesting slice of rock history to listen to something that has influenced hard rock for nearly forty years. The guitar riffs are absolutely incredible, and it's evident just how talented these guys are as musicians. I can't imagine how physically demanding it must be to make music like this, much less play it in a live show. I imagine you'd have to have the power of a sprinter with the stamina of a distance runner. But I digress. The songs on here that land really land ("Wake Up Dead," "Peace Sells," the "I Ain't Superstitious" cover, and "My Last Words), but for me, everything else just kind of blended together. This is still a great album, but based on what I've heard, I'm looking forward to Rust in Peace more.
Some quality headbanging, but not my thing.
8/10 - Solid thrash album
4/5. Not a perfect metal album with some misses but Black Friday and The Conjuring are great as well as most of the other songs. Fast and angry, short and sweet.
I don’t really go in for metal but enjoyed this a lot more than I thought I would
Megadeth has always been my fave of the Big 4 of thrash metal. They're fun, they're fast...what else do you need? Still, though...I'm not a big thrash guy, and Rust in Peace was better.
Not really me thing, but not bad
Nothing particularly redeemable here….
Metal generally doesn’t do a whole lot for me, but I’ll admit that the guitar riffs sound complex and technically well-executed. So, points for that. Standout: Good Mourning / Black Friday. 2/5.
Ça casse la teuteu
je vois la lumière au bout du tunnel
Love a bit of thrash, but didn't keep my interests much
Incredibly generic metal 2
Just relentless in its humorlessness and one-notedness and utter failure to appeal to anyone other than those predisposed to like this sort of thing.
Nice a brutal. I've not listened to this for over 25 years and didn't appreciate how good this album is. Thrash with a bit of a Sabbath influence is not a bad thing
Efectivamente es un buen disco de Trash Metal, pero es sólo eso. Las comparaciones con Metallica son inevitables y aburridas. Creo que este disco está en esta lista por sus propios méritos, aunque estos más tienen que ver con el significado histórico que con su capacidad de permanecer interesante en el tiempo
Can't stand ya
Pretty rad
Megadeth? Mega Fuck Yeah!
Another solid metal entry to the 1001
Boring guitars
Kinda drags by the end, but decent enough.
Such thrash.. Much weedly-weedly-woo. Happiness.
Super fun. Melted my face.
YAY MEGADETH
Fine but not my style
This album made me smile.
I can hear the hard drugs pumping though my speakers.
A bit like Iron Maiden, so not awful, but not as good! A low three.
Wel oké, maar ik voelde het precies niet helemaal met die album
No thanks
Meh. Meh-adeth. Even that failed attempt at a pun sucks.
meh
1. Wake Up Dead: great riffs all round, style of singing aint my thing per se. 6.5/10 2. The Conjuring: pretty good, solid riffs. 6/10 3. Peace Sells: this one doesnt feel too special compared to the rest so far. 3/10 4. Devils Island: not really that great imo, pretty decent. 4/10 5. Good Mourning / Black Friday: These riffs go hard, song loses its power a bit at the end. 7/10 6. Bad Omen: again crazy opening riffs 7/10 7. I Ain't Superstitious: not that special for me 4.5/10 8. My Last Words: starts really strong but just loses my interest through the song. 5/10 Really talented band thats for sure, just not my thing
O álbum verdadeiramente apresenta uma coesão musical. Percebi que o objetivo era reafirmar a competência de Dave Mustaine e capacidade técnica de imprimir um virtuosismo acentuado na execução do trash metal. Só que para mim fica sempre a sensação de falta a originalidade do Metallica para ampliar melodias impactantes no peso do metal.
I've never been a Dave Mustaine fan but I've managed to be friends with folks who are. This means that while I have a track record of loving metal, I'm not a Megadeth aficionado. My impressions: - I can't stand the vocals some of the time on Wake Up Dead and I think that will continue to be true over the course of the record. - A little too much room in the mix means that even their most punishing riffs don't feel monumental to me. - There are some fine breakdowns and a few choice riffs though. - You can see why Peace Sells But Who's Buying is famous: it's a riff with a groove, a classic 80s first-person cynical, anti-establishment subject matter, catchy repeated chorus/refrain, soaring guitar solo and a double-time outro. It's a vibe. I don't think that single represents the totality of the album very well. - Best stretch of songs is from Peace Sells to Bad Omen. That's 4 songs for about 20 mins of music. - I Ain't Superstitious should be struck from the record. - My Last Words gives me some Maiden vibes and that is not a bad thing, just a little surprising that the closer reminds me of another band so strongly. Overall, 3.5 stars. It's a weak four, but better than most threes.
The similarities between this and Metallica are pretty obvious, even if you do not know the history. I wish the drummer was better, though. He seems more of the thrash standard. He sounds more mixed to the back, probably because he did not have a lot to do. It's trying so hard to be like "Ride The Lightning," but it's not as melodic to me. There's more of a sludge and crunch to it. Still, I enjoyed it for what it was. But between the two bands I am going to pick Metallica.
Felt very intense and thrash-heavy on first listen. Felt less overwhelming on second listen - Wake Up Dead a decent opener and I appreciated the heavy grooves in other tracks more. Still, it was a little too much, or not melodic enough for me. Vocals are inaudible half the time (maybe not a bad thing given Mustaine's voice). Peace Sells is a fantastic track, I'll give them that - deep lyrics, rocking beats, face melting guitars, wicked bass grooves, and nice vocal harmony toward the end. But I needed more of that and less of tracks like The Conjuring. Good Mourning was a cool instrumental but then Black Friday got a little excessive. Ditto Bad Omen - intricate and impressive start to the song but once the vocals hit it goes a little too thrash heavy for my tastes. Ultimately, I wasn't really sol on this album at first but it did get better with more listens. Feels like a 3.5 but not as good as Rust in Peace - except for the title track which is an absolute classic.
Never listened to this before. I loved that transition at the end of “Wake Up Dead.” What a way to start an album! “The Conjuring” kicked ass too. I guess I’m in a metal mood today. “Peace Sells” is a classic and the one song that I knew off of this album. Overall, it’s a good thrash album except for “I Ain’t Superstitious” which doesn’t seem to work as a bluesy thrash song.
This isn’t my gig. I guess it wasn’t as bad as I thought it would be.
You know it's going to be bad as soon as you read the title. It's like a parody of heavy metal.
I let out an audible groan when I saw another metal album pop up this morning. However, it wasn't as bad as I expected, these guys can seriously thrash and shred their instruments and the vocals weren't as obnoxious as some other bands out there. The cover is typical metal though, cliched and dated. I definitely won't be seeking this out to play on my own, but I'll give a slight nod for their talent.
Solid album. I am a fan of Megadeth, but overall this album is still a 3/5
I remember my cousin blasting this out loud in the 90's when I was a wee lad. It stil evokes flashbacks of that time, but in hindsight it was a perfect prelude to their better albums. Brilliant interludes, I love mustaine's guitar sound. Cigarette bass boggles me mind I it's crispiness, but it seamlessly blends into the background to create an orchestra of madness as you trash your way onwards. Never been a fan of Mustaine's vocal, but hey, never been a fan of Ozzy as well and here we are with over 10.000 scrobbles of BS. Must hear- good mourning/black Friday, just because I've always been a sucker for acoustic intro and arpeggios. Meaty rhythm guitar, clean distortion but man how crispy it sounds sometimes.
Mu gusto bastante
Mustaine is one of the most gifted technical guitarists in the world, but this is really kind of a snoozer of an album.
Hard pass.
Would've been much better as a 4-track EP, only keeping the songs from Side 2. It offered a more varied and interesting presentation of thrash metal, versus Side 1 which all seemed to blend together. All in all though, I prefer what Metallica does with this genre. Standout tracks were Good Mourning/Black Friday, Bad Omen, and I Ain't Superstitious.
Having been served Rust In Peace first this feels like the unrefined first crack at it.
4/5
Great album Cracking riffs Angry in the right way
I think I've said it before but I've been pleasantly surprised by Megadeth in this list. Not always (or to be honest, often) in the mood for metal, but this is good stuff, classic speed dynamics, actually pretty smart lyrics with even some actually decent singing.
Good. I don't love thrash often but this has some good songs and great riffs.
holy shit this was boring.
I'm surprised how much I enjoyed this. I was processing some intense emotion at the time, though, and it's not a double, so there's that. I'm tempted to give this a 4 but I will certainly regret that, so 3 it is.
Bloody hell what an album. Mustaine's voice fits the vibe perfectly and the harmonizing guitar riffs are astounding. Some tracks like 'Devils Island' and 'I Ain't Superstitious' feel a bit bland, but the two-punch of 'Good Mourning/Black Friday' and 'Bad Omen' along with the closer 'My Last Words' are all incredible.
Megadeth is, if nothing else, just Dave Mustaine showing off his technical prowess. That’s plenty enough for me. Everyone’s playing as if their lives depended on it in this record; apparently letting two, though greatly heroin addicted, jazz fusion-musicians into your thrash band wasn’t that bad an idea. The only songs that disappoints and feels unnecessary is “I Ain’t Superstitious”. But when your album already contains songs such as “Peace Sells”, “My Last Words” and one of the greatest thrash songs of all time, “Good Mourning / Black Friday”, one miss is completely allowed.
Tune after tune, every song in this album has a charm to it, and the guitar in every song hits right.
I don't listen to a lot of metal, especially "thrash metal" as this band and album are typically categorized, but I've heard the name Megadeth since they emerged in the 80s, and I am very glad to have the chance to listen to this one. It's really, really good. These musicians are incredibly skilled. I know from my own clumsy attempts to learn and play music that it is very difficult to play at high tempos and in tight synchronization. Super-high energy, and so on. I know that kind of sonic attack is exactly what they went for. This band pulls it all off in spades. I usually don't understand what the vocalist, Dave Mustaine, is singing, but I have a strong feeling that's intended. And I know if I tried to sing like that my throat would give out in the first line, so I imagine it takes some training, time, and skill to perform like he does. Yet another example of why I truly love this project. I doubt I would have made the effort to listen to any of Megadeth's music were it not for this project. So cool.
i hate metal
Megadeth's #2 album and just quality from start to finish
Not great but there are much worse albums in this list
Love the title track and guitar but I’ll never love mustaine’s gargle
This was fine. Impressive guitar work but didn't find that anything really stuck with me. And I still just do not like Dave's voice or lyrics. But some of the parts ripped, definitely no slacking on the guitar front.
From the very start, Megadeth is right in your face with wild chaotic instrumentation, full of overlaying loud and speedy riffs, basslines, and drum patterns. Sets a new standard for prog metal being so technologically advanced, and serves as a precursor to death metal for its ferocity. A lot of the songs tend to blend together, and I especially got bored by the latter half. It tried to spice things by starting out slower and melodic but then cranks up the speed to max which got a bit tiresome. The rockabilly-infused "I Ain't Superstitious" was a cool surprise though. Favorites: Wake Up Dead, Peace Sells, Devil's Island, I Ain't Superstitious
Highlight: Peace Sells
Nie lubię ciężkiego metalu i jego odmian. Należy jednak docenić popierdzielanie na gitarce.
Yep its metal alright. The back half had me more interested than the front bit. My Last Words has a pretty amazing bass line. This album is probably worth a revisit.
Didn't enjoy this Megadeth album as much as I did the other one
Rock rock hard rock
Not for me sorry
Great riffs and aggression and I loved it when I was younger but it's not enough for me now. Too many of the songs sound the same and blur into each other.
hmm. not my fav album, but the boots cover was everything and more.
1/11- After funeral before sleep
Meeeh
It's good thrash metal, but it doesn't hold strongly against Reign in Blood, Master of Puppets or even so of Anthrax's best. I know Megadeth and Mustaine are basically inseparable from Metal's vernacular, but the is album is just not that great.
Its megadeth, and yet they still sound like any speed/trash metall band in the 80s
It's not rust in peace but it'll do. Peace sells has a really fun baseline to play.
Someone stop all this nonsense.
In 1986-7 I was in year 10-11, and I remember guys with “Megadeth kicks Metallica’s ass” on their pencil cases (or something to that effect). At the time I had no interest. Later, I became one of the “Black Album converts”, saw the doco “Some Kind of Monster” in the early 2000s, and have loosely followed Metallica’s journey ever since. But I never really got into their early stuff as much, nor Megadeth. Why all this about Metallica? Because Dave Mustaine’s whole thing, at least at that time, seems to have been to prove he could play faster, “heavier” and cleverer than the band that kicked him out. Listening more seriously to this album now, I’d have to say that “objectively” he may have succeeded in all three (not so sure about the second, but then he had a low bar at the time - Metallica’s later slower stuff is much heavier than any of the speed/thrash stuff, which is partly the fault of the recording but also a necessary corollary of playing too many notes too fast - just ask Mozart’s critics). But somehow Megadeths’s riffs, the songs , the arrangements appeal to me even less than their counterparts on Master of Puppets etc. It’s as if Megadeth have succeeded in doing even more of what I like less about early Metallica. To put it another way, this album just doesn’t make me want to bang my head, let alone to come back for a closer listen to the (apparently) socially conscious lyrics (which perhaps someone should have told my 16 yo self about).
Not my bag at all, but I guess they’re good at what they do. There’s some tasty guitar & the production’s good. I quite enjoyed Peace Sells & I Ain’t Superstitious. Otherwise, all a bit generic.
This is probably one of the best examples of mid-80s thrash metal recorded (especially given that Metallica's 80s albums often suffered from pretty shitty production and mixing). It is hard to think how they could have improved this within the confines of the genre; the playing is super tight, the lead lines are lightening fast, Mustaine's lyrics are suitably nasty and sung with the appropriate sneer. It really is perfectly done for what it is. The band is clearly incredibly well rehearsed and super-tight (despite the ongoing heroin issues for half the band). The album even benefits from being recorded cheaply and a bit roughly (on an independent budget), but with a major label coming in with some better money for a really good mix and mastering. The tracks have enough roughness to make them compelling, and a sense of immediacy and danger (with minimal overdubbing, editing or click-tracking), but enough work to make sure the album doesn't sound like it was recorded with tin cans and string (as with many 80s metal records). Comparing the original Randy Burns mixes on the deluxe edition shows the improvement this mix and mastering made). Mustaine clearly set out to produce the ultimate metal album (for the time); faster, tighter, heavier, meaner and better sounding than any of his contemporaries (especially Metallica), and I think he succeeded at that. But, apart from the title track (which I would happily put on a metal playlist any time), the rest of it is a bit mechanical. The guitar solos are particular problem for me; they are lightening fast and technically proficient, but it just seems like typing to me. And Mustaine's sneering vocals wear on me after a while. My mate Tim and I listened to quite a bit of thrash around this period (mostly local Sydney bands, like the Hard-Ons), and so this wasn't completely out of my wheelhouse when I was 17 (which would be the perfect age for this), and I am pretty sure I was aware of this record, but it didn't connect with me then and it doesn't connect with me now. I can appreciate it, but I just doesn't move me.
too intense for me today. its not bad but eew.
Not my thing, but they do play tight and high energy. Lyrics are meh.
A lot of heavy, driving guitar. Not a bad album but the songs all sound pretty similar Where I'm not noticing a huge difference throughout the album.
I think that this album is the first time I've heard a whole track from Megadeth. I was aware of the band, and could tell you that Dave Mustaine is in that band, but that's about it. I did not enjoy Peace Sells...But Who's Buying. I don't understand lots of Heavy Metal, lyrically or musically.
Fine.
This is really good thrash metal, but nothing here is memorable at all. No hooks, and I can't recall a single song on this album after having just listened to it. To e clear, it's GREAT thrash metal, but totally forgettable. And I'm only talking about this particular album because Rust in Peace is a masterpiece.
You can't convince me that this isn't about Dave Mustaine's war with Men's Wearhouse.
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Je profite de cette critique pour adresser ma plus cordiale traînée de pisse à toutes les personnes qui portent des t-shirts tête de mort.
La série putride offerte par Robert récemment me fait douter une nouvelle fois de son état de santé actuel. megadeth n'a rien à faire dans la caste des joyeux gueulards, ils sont absolument nuls.
Never cared too much for Megadeth. I've tried and tried but they just do not strike a chord with me. Maybe someday.
Pretty good, but it doesn't have as many hooks and memorable moments as the other Megadeth we've had on the list
Would obviously be better without Dave Mustaine's voice or guitar tone. And no amount of remastering in the world can save this from sounding like it was recorded in his shower.
So the first song starts; OK so far, then the overbearing guitar solo hits and I think yikes, no thanks. Well at least it doesn't last too long. Then the 2nd solo starts, again short, then a third solo hits and I think really, three guitar solos in a 3 and a half minute song? The next song is 5 minutes long. Help me! This may be the first album I am unable to make it through. Well I made it through - suffice to say this is not music that touches my soul. 1.5 stars
Seemingly endless yet over fairly quickly - this may be the soundtrack to purgatory. Guitars chug, solos widdle and the vocals grunt. Brilliant or awful, it doesn't matter.
3/8, 38%
Great
Trash
I was never a big fan of Metadeth or speed/thrash metal growing up, so I wasn’t looking forward to this one to be honest. After listening to it, I actually didn’t despise it as much as I thought I would. A few of the songs were more the type of heavy metal that I like than I expected. If you took the best 8 or so songs from the album, I’d probably give it 3 stars. However, it was 21 songs and 90 minutes long. Because of that, it was a slog to get through all of the thrash metal I don’t typically like, so I had to give it 2 stars.
5/10
Woah. Skulls! So edgy. This at times is a hybrid of punk and Sabbath, but with the added "bonus" of terrible 80s production and double bass drum pedals...barf. A good example of metal being extremely one dimensional/uninteresting. Not sure what is redeemable about this. Plus it fucked up my suggested albums algorithm
Metal needs representation and this is reasonably heavy I guess. It will help wake you up in the morning I'll give it that.
I was going to say something charitable about needing to understand the vernacular in order to get what the band is saying...then I remembered that for a while, I actually liked this sort of thing. Thrash wasn't ever an explicitly political stance, much more reactionary pose. Mind you, this was 1986. "Morning in America" and all that self-serving horseshit. One can excuse reactionary impulses. My sense is that outrage is worthless unless tempered and targeted usefully. And that takes a lot of work. This album is brimful with enthusiasm, a little short on reflection, and wouldn't have done more than preach to a niche band of coverts.
Not what I usually listen to, but, at the right time…this could be a great listen. Above average for the genre. 2.5/5
Not interested
Mustaine is a better writer than he is a singer. METALLICA RULES lol
Not a big fan of Megadeth or thrash metal in general, but I did like it for the most part.
The beginning of Devil's Island would make a good ringtone. 2/5
Terrible voice
They’ve got some sick grooves, a bit drawn out and aged for me though. The conjuring is prob my favorite, the bridge is groovy
Don't totally hate it and can appreciate some... just not my music
Not my favorite Megadeth album but still pretty rad.
Very daft but a fun listen.
Peace Sells and I’m definitely buying!
If someone put this on at a party… I wouldn’t complain.
This was interesting.
Well, still better than Linkin Park.
Metal!! METAL!!!!!! METTTTALLLLLL!!!!! Megadeth, man, they put some love into their work. Crazy arrangements, tempo changes, flaming solos, aggro bass lines, and just metal metal metal moarrrrr metal!!!! I liked it, but you do gotta be in the mood for it. A lot of modern death metal is growling and pounding, this is the real shit, super fast to dramatic to powerful… almost… theatric. Problem is I really do like a steady beat. When they get those machine gun guitars going then rip the rug out from under and break it down into some kinda step back and soak it up I get distracted and bored.
9/10
I found Rust In Peace energetic and quality but ultimately not for me. So I don't know why, if it was just my mood, but I'm finding so much more to enjoy here. Absolutely balls to the wall, don't give a fuck, and so good. Good Mourning/Black Friday is simply immense. Peace Sells, Wake Up Dead, obviously ace. There's only a couple of tracks here I don't completely love. Will have to revisit Rust in Peace. I remain unconverted to Metallica yet, but we'll see.
I guess I’m buying, because I thoroughly enjoyed the album! It feels like there are aspects to enjoy on a multitude of levels, between the ever-shifting rhythm patterns in the kit and the high-flying runs in the guitar. Tons of fun!
2.49-ish
Great album! No wonder they copied themselves for the last 10 years
Eh.
Could not finish. Tried my best. Just not my jam.
Classic Megadeth right here. Love the thrash and love the cover art even more.
i will now judge people who wear megadeath shirts more severely.
Exactly what I expected, nothing wrong with it. Just makes me want to jump into a mosh pit and start pushing people.
Super technical Peaceful guitar harmonies followed by heavy metal is cool until you do it on every song Feels like a commercial version of Throbbing Gristle Can't think of a single time I would want to listen to this
This album is just full of energy right from the beginning. This is my 2nd megadeth album and i liked this one way more than the other. I thought it was going to go crazy the whole time, but they knew when to slow/quiet it down. Electric 7/10
Album dropped you off in hell 15 seconds in and left you there for 50 straight minutes
I'm Buying Hhhh
This is cool mix of some modern stuff but really heavy rooted with blues. Got some chord progressions sound like something I’d make and I make great stuff
This was alright in terms of instrumentation (did not care for the vocals sorry) but the songs kind of blended into one another and I didn't come out of this with any favourites that I want to revisit - also just don't think i'm much of a fan of heavy metal tbh
Like, were these songs that musical when we first heard them?? Did the 80s heavy metal fans hear it but all we could hear was gravelly screeching, and now the passing of time has work away the hard outer layer and we can hear the beauty beneath?? Whatever the reason, this album was much more enjoyable than I expected.
Typical solid drum beat. Another so old it is easy listening
Yet another album I had never listened all the way through. It was pretty good. I always thought Megadeth was harder than this, but I guess not.
This is not my taste in music whatsoever.
again, not very mega, not very dethy. fairly generic metal really. i got to the 8th track and i genuinely thought i would be on the last track as it felt like i'd been listening to it all day. that bascially translates to it all sounds the same.
Whoa!!!!! It's MEGADEATH! Holy shit! Timeless metal nonces making a right old racket.
Two things The List has taught me: 1. Fuck jazz; 2. Megadeth aren't half bad. Thank you The List.
first listen blistering guitar
Repeating myself...thrash is not my thing so maybe there's something to this that I don't see. But I do enjoy Megadeth's 90s output and so this felt like an odd pick over their other albums. The later 3 tracks finished strong though.
Pretty solid thrash record. It is an early contributor to the genre, so kudos for that. The tracks kind of blended together, I had a couple moments where I thought I was hearing songs for the second time, other than I Ain't Superstitious, which was a bluesy track that came out of left field. Enjoyable, fast, driving thrash metal that grows on you with multiple listens. As a big fan of early Metallica and Iron Maiden, this album has shown me that I will have to pay a little more attention to the early releases from Megadeth. Fave tracks: The Conjuring, Good Mourning / Black Friday
This is a fun album, classic thrash sound, good political messages with a bit of devil worship and face melting guitar licks. I found the songs and lyrics to be varied enough that I didn't get bored with the sound, and the shorter playtime also helped with that, definitely a strong entry in the thrash genre. Fav Tracks: Peace Sells, Good Mourning / Black Friday, My Last Words
I think this one has grown on me. I first listened to it coming right off of Rust In Peace, and I compared it unfavorably to that masterpiece. But seeing it in its own light, its a damn fun thrash album.
I think my main issue with Megadeth is a lack of diversity in their sound compared to the other 3 of the Big 4. I'd listen to it again, but not while focusing on it.
Enjoyed it more than I thought when I saw what it was. Solid 3*
Struggled to rate this. Its pretty cheesy metal but it was fun! Squeeze a sympathy 4.
fuck the second disc, wtf? one not live and one live? they're pushing it! but first album was not bad
The peak plateau is reached! A pinnacle of thrash metal.
Album de metal classique. J'ai toujours aimé megadeth et cela est dans mes préférés. 4.5
Nice guitar but pretty shit otherwise
Nee, dit heeft de tand des tijds niet doorstaan.
Alles is hier gewoon zo klote aan...
I'm not buying it.
Goh, deze was ik 'vergeten' te luisteren. Het zal meer een onderbuikgevoel zijn geweest wat me er van had weerhouden, want waarom zou je je trommelvliezen hieraan willen blootstellen?
Dit past niet bij de Heidi & Peter-omgeving waarin ik me momenteel bevind.
Let´s say this was a good practice album for the ultimate Rust In Peace album years later.
Great metal album right from the start. I stick to general opinion here and claim that this one and Rust in Piece are their two best albums, as confirmed by the fact that both are included in the 1001 list. I listened to the 2004 cd remasters - not sure if there is some discussion on these (probably there is) but both cds sound excellent.. (afterwards I listened to the original Countdown to Extinction, which sounded ok but not so good as these remasters).
I might enjoy this more on a different occasion, but good grief, this album annoyed the hell out of me this time around. A very generous 2 stars.
Meh, sounds like early Metallica b sides with a worse singer and half finished lyrics. Sorry Dave!
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Awful. I imagined it to be much noisier than it was. Lumpen, repetitive, and really not my thing.
What a bloody racket. Their Mums must be so proud.
Metallica WISHES they could've made this album. Better guitar work, better bass work (and the bass is actually audible), and WAY better drums (Lars is so overrated) I really like everything about this album except the vocals, but I'm getting used to them The 2nd half of the album is a lot better imo
I like heavy metal. But something about this just doesn't grab me. Just not polished and feels like guitar noise. So no, it just does not work. D
Wow this was... shit.
Did not finish but also did not despise.
Some great riffs but Mustaine's vocals kind of ruin this
This album shreds. Nuff said.
Hi- The Conjuring, My Last Words Enjoyable.
3/5
Here's the thing...I don't like Heavy Metal. I especially don't like HM where the songs take a back seat to guitar wankery. I managed to get through this album, but just barely. 1 🌟
Good 80s metal but doesn't stand the test of time
This is a pretty mediocre metal album to me. Not much else comes to mind to say about it.
A very solid metal album from the 'Deth
Great technical playing, dubious singing and dumb lyrics. Fine as mindless rock, not an amazing album.
Your mother wouldn't like it - and she'd be spot on!
Poor draft
Noise
Peace Sells . . . But Who’s Buying? by Megadeth (1986) Well, this is grim. From the relatively innocuous tale of a guy trying to get away with cheating on his homicidal lover (the opening track “Wake Up Dead”) to the death-embracing musings of a guy playing Russian Roulette (the closing track “My Last Words”), we are treated to Satanic celebrations (“The Conjuring”, “Bad Omen”), a paean to murderously sadistic gore (“Good Mourning/Black Friday”) and other misanthropic delectations. This album lacks the honest vitality of Iron Maiden, the serious and mesmerizing darkness of Jane’s Addiction, and the musicality of Metallica. With finely executed and elaborate guitar runs, power chords, heavy bass lines, wild drum stylings, snarly (but weak) vocals, and fast paced tempos, Megadeth delivers prototypically extreme metal. Give them credit for having their scales and beats down cold. And they play well together. But the music lacks any feeling other than rage. Except for the rocking “I Ain’t Superstitious”, it’s entirely one dimensional. Overall, the album’s lack of subtlety is numbing. Boring, even. The title track “Peace Sells” might be considered the highlight of the album, variously described as ‘politically oriented’, ‘socially aware’, and ‘topical’, but it is none of these. The concept is merely a naked rip-off of a line from an article in (the notoriously conservative!) Reader’s Digest: “Peace Would Sell But No One Would Buy It”. If this song is, as reputed, Megadeth’s signature piece, the signature is forged. And its message makes no sense. It has nothing to do with the war/peace dichotomy. It’s all about the self-justification of an atheistic, deadbeat, mean-spirited, and unambitious lowlife. The only thing going for this song is the opening bass riff. The opening instrumental of “Good Mourning/Black Friday” and the intro to “My Last Words” are nice, but they don’t come close to redeeming this quintessentially anti-redemptive record. 2/5
It's fine I guess. 6/10
Technically breathtaking but largely unmemorable. Next!
Rating: 7/10 Best songs: The conjuring, Peace sells
A highly dramatic and unified thematic work (the forms of evil). Epileptic, stormy and satanic. Metal... (7/10) FT: Wake Up Dead
Good speed metal sound
Bizarrely, I'd just talked to a colleague about metal and how it felt so incredibly powerful and lifechanging and visceral back when I was an edgy teenager and.... it just doesn't any longer. It feels a bit tame. Having said that, Megadeth is still as good as it gets. But I think I've always been more of a Rust in Peace fan, personally.
Couldn’t get into it. Didn’t finish.