Megadeth!

[Charger]

It reached top 3 on Billboard:

https://blabbermouth.net/news/megadeths-the-sick-the-dying-and-the-dead-enters-billboard-chart-at-no-3

I have listened it through once (second round going on as we speak) and I have to say it is musically brilliant! Maybe even better than Dystopia. Bit more complex I'd say atleast. Some might not like that but I enjoy it a lot.

Dave's vocal melodies are also bit more complex than ever before...that works really well on some tracks but not so well on others. Dave doesn't quite have the voice to pull off some of the more complex melodies....and sometimes he just speaks the lyrics, which again works occationally and then again not.

One thing that has to be mentioned is Dirk's drumming...it is absolutely SUBERB. Probably the best drumming on a Megadeth album ever. He's got the speed of Nick Menza and the swing and power of Gar Samuelson all put into one.

If Dystopia was * * * * ½ star record this might be in the * * * * star range...but I need more listens to fully review this one...but honestly it is great but it does have it's faults.

[Zzzptm]

So that's a strong "BUY" signal, I take it?

[Charger]

Yes, most certainly I'd say.

[Vyn]

It is unmistakably Megadeth, and though they've been playing this kind of music for decades, it comes across as fresh. Unlike, say, The Rolling Stones. You can hear the years in Dave's voice but he is still able to pull it off. And the musicianship that they all display is world-class.

As for the vinyl, it's a solid release. Mine is quiet and doesn't have that brick-wall of compression thing going on. Very dynamic.

All things considered, a solid B+. Maybe better, haven't listened to it enough but the first time through was exciting and at no point did I want to pull out of a track and go to the next.

[KiloDeltaCharlie]

It also got to No.3 on the UK chart last week.

I think this is the first of their albums to use the ellipsis (…) in the title since the first three albums.

[Charger]

It is yes...they have used the three dots in song titles though.

[Charger]

Highest ranking Megadeth album of all time!

And we got the first #1!!

[Vyn]

Ol' Vic seems to have a bit of an extra grin in that picture!

[Zzzptm]

Well played, Finland!

[Charger]

Finland has been playing it I'd imagine! I know I have!

[KiloDeltaCharlie]

Sadly the new album dropped out of the UK Top 100 albums this week from #3. It happens too often these days, everyone buys it as soon as it comes out and that's it. It will be interesting to see if it fared better in other countries.

[Charger]

Yeah...it's more of a flash sale nowadays instead of steadily buying the album over a long period of time like it was before.

I believe the reason to that is information is widely available now...before the internet people didn't find out about a new album that quickly so the sales went on much longer. Nowadays everyone knows the date of a new album coming out months ahead and there's a ton of preorder options too.

[Jack the Stripper]

Most of the fans by in the first week. There’s no word of mouth or radio airplay or any real mainstream exposure to keep pushing the sales. That’s the way it is for most metal bands these days besides Metallica and maybe a couple of others.

[Thelemech]

I still have not been able to track down a copy on CD. Plenty of places have it on vinyl and I keep hearing that the CD version will arrive soon, no luck on my end.
I guess I will have to get it online, though I swore I would not give Amazon a dime again, this might force my hand.

[KiloDeltaCharlie]

^^^
Y'know if I decided not to give my money to Amazon, I'm not sure where I would get CDs from, which were not mainstream artists anyway.