Megadeth!

[Charger]

Looks like all of us are in an agreement that Dave's vocals and melodies are the big miss on the album and that most part the music is the big hit on the album...

[Thelemech]

I have not listened to the new album in about four to five days now. It has not gripped me as Dystopia did. That said, I will listen to it today a few times and see how it goes.

Have any of you been listening to it?

 

[Charger]

I listened to it a lot but haven't done so in a week or so as I've had other albums I've been listening to...mainly the Chris Caffery ones...but there is no doubt I'll be returning to the album again later this week.

[Thelemech]

I have been listening to a lot of old Anthrax and two new Death live albums I picked up recently.

I want to like the new Megadeth, and I know that it is technically great, but I feel it is sterile.

[Jack the Stripper]

I’ve shelved the album for the time being. Maybe it will click with me more one day but right now it’s in the bottom 3-4 Megadeth albums.

[Thelemech]

I honestly think that Dystopia and even Super Collider have resonated with me more that the new album. The vocals are pretty horrible throughout, and I like Dave's voice most of the time it just seems here that he is phoning it in.
The musicianship works on paper, but the execution is lacking and feels dry and as I mentioned earlier; very sterile.

[Zzzptm]

Can't understand the reviewers that raved about it... I caught myself checking how long a song had left on it, and that's an alert that maybe I'm not all that into the track...

[Charger]

So I'm the only one here who likes the album? Wow... Nice way to make me realise (once again) that there is something wrong with me...

[Vyn]

I like it! I've listened to it a few times and it hasn't worn off yet.

I will say that the first time I listened to it, I actually "listened" to it. The rest of the time I just played it while doing other stuff. But that's how I do most music of that variety.

[KiloDeltaCharlie]

It's not a dreadful album by any means, my main gripe was that sometime the vocals were weak or tuneless but musically I really enjoy it. I've left it for a couple of weeks, I'll play it again in the next few days so I should get a better feel for it.

[Jack the Stripper]

So the Knotfest lineup for Australia in March is getting announced tomorrow and Megadeth are apparently on the bill.

[Vyn]

You going to go see them, Jack? I'd consider it, but Knotfest is a bit out of my way.

[Jack the Stripper]

I probably will, only because Megadeth is on the bill and just how starved we’ve been of metal bands touring down here the last few years. I don’t mind Slipknot, Lamb of God, Trivium and In Flames but very rarely go out of my way to listen to them.

[Jack the Stripper]

Well this is really cool. Marty will be back playing with Megadeth at the Budokan show in Tokyo.

https://blabbermouth.net/news/its-official-megadeth-to-reunite-with-marty-friedman-at-tokyo-concert

[Vyn]

Never thought I'd see that happen - I guess with Friedman being a fixture in Japan at this point, it makes sense. Hopefully the egos will be dialed back a bit and Marty & Dave don't end up hitting each other with their guitars lol.