Warchest - Megadeth

Advantages: Great comeback, their best album for 14 years, inspired soloing and riffing.
Disadvantages: Few blips on the CD.

...A relaxing Sunday, outside in the sun, beer in hand and the latest Megadeth CD to boot with it all. I'd just finished my usual fortnightly visit to JB Hi-Fi, rushing to get home to put this CD in. Even more hurried for the fact that Australia stocked the CD a month after it was released everywhere else in the world, so you could understand my frustration. Now, I'm a huge fan of Megadeth and have been for a long time. Like many people I thought they were dead when founder and head honcho, Dave Mustaine announced that major tendons in his Arm had been ripped and it was unlikely that he'd ever play again. Fortunately Dave went through surgery and was declared fit to play Guitar again after a two year absence from the scene. The last line up of Dave Mustaine, Dave Ellefson, Al Pitrelli and Jimmy DeGrasso was not to play together... Read review

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Advantages: Good solos, Mustaine's voice is as strong as ever.
Disadvantages: Too many simple songs, overly political and religious lyrical content.

...After several awards and some famous groundbreaking albums megadeths 11th studio album united abominations is released. After the impressive the system has failed, with technical riffs, and solos it would be hard to beat it in terms of quality and originality. Stand Out Tracks for good and bad reasons: Sleepwalker - a song where the vocals are the strong point, the riffs are simple but the lyrics are interesting, and its quite clear Mustaine's lyrical skills have improved as he has progressed with Megadeth. The song sleepwalker is a good opener and at almost 5 and half minutes it keeps the listener engaged with vocal layering, a catchy main riff with a memorable solo. Washington is next - This is personally my favourite track off the megadeth album, where I feel Mustaine is most focused, the opening riff gets your attention... Read review

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Advantages: Great piece of musicianship
Disadvantages: what?

...BACKGROUND ******************* As Most of you probably know by now, I am a metalhead. I just love aggressive music, but most of all, bands showing great musicianship (as a guitarist myself). I bought countdown to extinction a long long time ago during a trip to Paris in the Virgin Megastore of the "Champ Elysees". I had the tape in my walkman long before then, so I can definitely say that this album followed me for many many years. I didn't know any other album of Megadeth until recently, when I decided to get them one by one. MEGADETH, WHO THE HELL ARE THEY??? **************************************************** Megadeth is Dave Mustaine's baby. For those who don't know Dave Mustaine, he is one of the former guitarists of Metallica, but after being kicked out of the band because of his various addictions (booze, and various... Read review

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