Megadeth

[Salamalla ratsastaja]

Anteeksi että unohdin Dread and the fugitive mindin. Loistava biisi tuokin. Kolme viimeistä CWltä Secret placen lisäksi ovat todellakin tappokamaa kun taas Riskiltä mielestäni ei löydy juurikaan täydellisiä biisejä. Ehkäpä Time the beginningin voisi tuohon kastiin nimittää. Ecstasykin iskee joskus niin kovaa että alta pois. Joskus taas ei.
Ja United abominationsiltahan löytyy loistobiisejä vaikka muille jakaa. SW, WIN, NWA, GOW, BI ja vaikka mitä. En levyä omista vielä mutta noi tuli ekana mieleen.

[Iron Constable]

Kivasti herätti keskustelua kommenttini, niin pitikin. Kiitos kaikille ! I´ll Get Even on se toinen Cryptic Writingsin helmi Secret Placen ohella, kiitos vaan kun muistutitte ilman, että tarvitsi alkaa kovoa selaamaan. Seuraava levy jonka kuuntelen on kyllä Cryptic aivan ehdottomasti, tosin en enää tänä yönä, mutta jossain vaiheessa.

Onhan noilla viimeisimmillä levyillä hienoja biisejä siellä täällä kaikilla, mutta varsinaisia napakymmpejä ei yhtään, sori vaan. Kick The Chairit sun muut ovat aika täytekamaa, kun aletaan klassikoista puhumaan. Ne biisit ovat jotain aivan muuta.

N.F.L.

[The_Air_Raid_Siren]

No kyllä esimerkiksi Dread And The Fugitive Mind on mielestäni aika napakymppi ja Davea parhaimmillaan. Katsokaa vaikka Rude Awakening -dvd:ltä kun Dave vetää biisin livenä sylkien noita loistavia lyriikoita suustaan. Ei kalpene yhtään klassikkobiisien rinnalla.

Kovaa on uuden levyn hehkutus. Alkaa odotus käydä suht sietämättömäksi pikku hiljaa.

Terry Bezer for MetalHammer.co.uk has posted the following track-by-track preview of Megadeth's new upcoming album 'Endgame':


Megadeth 'Endgame' Track-By-Track Preview

We've heard the scorching new album from Megadeth and here's our track-by-track guide to their brand new record, 'Endgame'!

Dialectic Chaos: A truly epic 2-minute instrumental crammed with blazing solos opens 'Endgame'! Mustaine has recently been telling all and sundry that former Nevermore and Jag panzer man Chris Broderick is the best fellow axeman he's ever had in Megadeth and on this blistering opening (and throughout the album), the lead trade-off's between the two are nothing short of mind-blowing.

This Day We Fight!: The instrumental segues straight into a punishing thrash riff and venomous Mustaine vocal-line. It's a HELL of an opening one-two combo! The pace of it, the unrelenting aggression, the insane fret-work - Mustaine sounds beyond pissed-off and this is going to kick all kinds of ass when it's blasted out live. The shredding on this track will melt your face and blow your mind.

44 Minutes: A stirring, epic intro (complete with a cop's radio reporting a crime in progress) gives way to a jarring, stomping riff that dominates the verse and is followed by a huge melodic chorus and even more fret-frying lead guitar work. The second solo has Eastern influences but the punching rhythm guitar packs just as much of a punch as the solo itself.

1,320: A heavily 80's inspired opening riff is then accompanied by pounding double-time snare drums. The motorbike-themed track is riddled with suitably fuel-injected riffing and yet more unrelenting solos. Fans of the widdle are going to wet themselves when they hear this record!

Bite The Hand That Feeds: Again, the lead riff on the album is 80's-tastic but in a way that doesn't sound dated in the slightest. It captures the vintage Megadeth sound but Andy Sneap's dynamic, crunching production brings it kicking and screaming into 2009. At this point, it really seems as though Megadeth have created something special with 'Endgame'. Every single second so far has kicked every kind of ass imaginable. The outro to this tune is mega in a Motorhead-fashion!

Bodies Left Behind: The track opens at a mid-tempo pace that echoes the band's early 90's output. Again, it's Mustaine's trademark sneer that fuels this inferno. Possibly the catchiest chorus thus far and the track also has the most twists and turns thus far in terms of tempo and feeling (mid-tempo chug through to neck-snapping thrash). This one's an absolute monster.

Endgame: "Attention! Attention! All citizens report to your district detention centres! Do not return to your homes! Do not contact anyone! Return all of your weapons!" screams a megaphone introduction to the album's politically-charged title-track before giving way to a chugging bombardment of riffs. Chug turns to sprint after around 2 minutes as those fret-melting lead guitars take over again. "This is the end of the road, this is the end of the line, this is the end of your life, this is the Endgame!", roars the chorus. Clocking in at just under 6 minutes, this is yet another beast of a track. We know you'll have heard a lot of hype about this record but it really is THAT good!

The Hardest Part Of Letting Go...Sealed With A Kiss: An acoustic opening and subtle strings are backed by a haunting Mustaine vocal lines. Feint lead guitars lurk in the background before crashing through the boundaries. Hard-hitting riffs combine with stabbing violin lines on this odd, hard-rocking ballad.

Headcrusher: If you've not heard this one by now, you had really ought to. Check it out here! It's a Megadeth classic in waiting and if that pneumatic-drill of a riff in the chorus could bang the head of a man with no neck.

How The Story Ends: 'United Abominations' was a fantastic record but when you're getting to track 10 of 'Endgame' and it's giving the best tracks from that album a run for it's money, it tells you what we're dealing with on this album. An all-out assault of up-tempo guitar work, a middle-8 that sees palm-muted riffing combine with thunderous double-bass drums and a mammoth chorus, How the Story Ends is yet another killer track. We're definitely looking at one of the albums of the year here, no question about it.

Nothing Left To Lose: A rumbling bass line leads us into a guttural, low-end riff and a chorus that conjures memories of 90's Megadeth. After 3 minutes, there's a truly heroic build-up and all hell breaks lose. Solos fly while the rhythm track pounds like a prize-fighter to the track's end.

'Endgame' not only has a claim to be the best Megadeth album for over a decade (quite an achievement after how good 'United Abominations' was), in a year chocked full of awesome albums, 'Endgame' is 2009's best.

[Karpaasi]

Ysäriä ja kasaria, sen sai tuosta "arvostelusta" esille sen lisäksi, että nähtävästi The Hardest Part of Letting Go... Sealed With a Kiss on levyn paskin biisi pelkistetyn ja superlatiiveilta vähäisen arvostelun vuoksi.

[Peke]

Kivasti herätti keskustelua kommenttini, niin pitikin. Kiitos kaikille ! I´ll Get Even on se toinen Cryptic Writingsin helmi Secret Placen ohella, kiitos vaan kun muistutitte ilman, että tarvitsi alkaa kovoa selaamaan. Seuraava levy jonka kuuntelen on kyllä Cryptic aivan ehdottomasti, tosin en enää tänä yönä, mutta jossain vaiheessa.

Kyllä se CW helmi on She Wolf.... ei widdhu pysty ikinä istualtaan edes kuuntelemaan niitä loppusooloja. Jostain kumman syystä löydän itseni poukkoilemassa pitkin kämppää ilmakitaralla armotonta sooloa vedellen... ja ach... siltikin se loppuu ihan kesken... so let the guitar flow Ilmakitaraa ... prkl

[Emeritus]

Kivasti herätti keskustelua kommenttini, niin pitikin. Kiitos kaikille ! I´ll Get Even on se toinen Cryptic Writingsin helmi Secret Placen ohella, kiitos vaan kun muistutitte ilman, että tarvitsi alkaa kovoa selaamaan. Seuraava levy jonka kuuntelen on kyllä Cryptic aivan ehdottomasti, tosin en enää tänä yönä, mutta jossain vaiheessa.

Kyllä se CW helmi on She Wolf.... ei widdhu pysty ikinä istualtaan edes kuuntelemaan niitä loppusooloja. Jostain kumman syystä löydän itseni poukkoilemassa pitkin kämppää ilmakitaralla armotonta sooloa vedellen... ja ach... siltikin se loppuu ihan kesken... so let the guitar flow Ilmakitaraa ... prkl

Missä kunnossa mahtaa kämppä olla sitten Rude Awakeningin live-vedon jälkeen?

[Iron Constable]

She-Wolf on kova, itse asiassa koko Crypticin lopetuskolmikko toimii mahtavasti. Noissa aikaisemmin mainitsemissani biiseissä on vaan jotakin itselle paremmin toimivaa, mutta kieltämättä She-Wolfin kitaravedätykset ovat sieltä paremmasta päästä. Nämä kaksi uusinta tuli myös vedettyä peräkkäin eilen ja täytyy sanoa, että viimeistä edellinen pesee kyllä tuon toistaiseksi uusimman aika selvästi. Oli jopa parempi kuin muistin. Ei The World Needs A Hero ole hullumpi myöskään, mutta matsku on melkoisen epätasaista, eikä sellaisia hillittömiä hittejä ole oikeastaan lainkaan. Tasaisen varmaa työtähän nuo kolme viimeisintä ovat olleet, vaikka sieltä "se jokin" nykyään puuttuukin. Ilman ennakko-asenteita kuunnellessa toimivat omillaan kaikki kolme, The System Has Failed selvästi parhaiten.

Hero 8-, System 8½ ja United 8-, jotakin tuollaista asteikolla 4-10.

[Speedy]

Megadethin uuden albumin kansikuva

Mielestäni ihan karmea, rumempi kuin UA:n kansi. Vic Rattlehead takaisin!

E: Linkki korjattu.

[Hilguma]

On kyllä varsin mielenkiintoinen kansitaide...

[Karpaasi]

Onko tuossa joku lätkäjengi liukuportaissa menossa kohti valoa, vai mitä helvettiä? Kyllähän tuosta Vic voi löytyä sisälehtisistä, ja mitä luultavammin löytyykin. Eihän Youthanasiassa tai Countdown to Extinctionissa ole Viciä kannessa. Youthanasiassa Vic kuolemana onkin sitten siisteintä Viciä ikinä.

[P.K.]

Eikä ole Viciä Riskinkään kannessa. Mitä helvetin väliä tällaisilla asioilla oikeasti on? Tuntuu olevan bändin kuin bändinkin kanssa kaikkein ulkomusiikillisimmat asiat kaikista tärkeimpiä ja niistä valitetaan eniten. Kuunnelkaa niitä levyjä vaikka välillä.

[Journeyson]

Ihan hieno kansi, mutta ei kovin Megadeth -tyylinen. Tulee mieleen joku power metallia soittavan bändin levyn kansi. Ja missä on Vic Rattlehead? Musiikki on kuitenkin IHAN varmasti laatukamaa, eli ei kannella ole sinänsä väliä.

[Wasted]

Tässä olisi hyvä ja tuore Dave Mustainen haastattelu. Löysin Diomessageboardilta.

Longtime Megadeth leader Dave Mustaine has never been afraid to speak his mind on record or in interviews. On the group's twelfth studio album overall, Endgame (due September 15th), the singer-guitarist continues to tackle subjects not often associated with the party-hearty world of metal, including the recent recession ("Nothing Left to Lose"), the greed of the financial world's leaders ("Bite the Hand That Feeds") and a controversial bill signed by George W. Bush (the title track). The man who also helped Metallica get going early on (he co-penned quite a few of their early classics) recently spoke to Rolling Stone about one of metal's most instantly recognizable basslines, and merging snare drums with AK-47s.

Endgame is certainly one of Megadeth's most riff-heavy releases.
Making this record, there was a lot of different facets. When I was writing this, I had a lot of material that I had saved over the years, and a lot of stuff that had been really fast, riffy, and exciting, but just not as melodic as where we were during the '90s. I was assembling the songs and thinking about the possibilities of Shawn [Drover, drums]. When we got in here to start doing a record, I was thinking, "God, these guys have so much potential, what are we going to do?" And I started to really push the envelope, and write songs that were really super aggressive, and had a lot of guitar playing. It was almost self-indulgent with the guitar soloing. I realized, "Dave, you're not a guitar player for making songs for the radio. You had a couple of songs that you were successful with the radio, but that ain't your style, come on."

You also incorporated in some interesting sound effects throughout the record.
I learned a very valuable lesson about music and how to take everything I learned from [1997's] Cryptic Writings and [1999's] Risk, and working with Jeff Balding and Dan Huff, and how to put stuff in the background — little "ear candy" that makes things sound better. Like the song "1,320," we were struggling trying to find the sample for the drag racing, because I told Andy [Sneap, who co-produced Endgame with Mustaine], "Nitro Funny Cars." So he got a Top Fuel Funny Car [makes sound of a weak car], and I went, "That ain't a Nitro Funny Car, bro! When you hear a Nitro Funny Car, the world stops around you." When we got that sample, it made all the difference in the world. I said, "See! This is what I'm telling you about!" And in the background, I said, "When [Shawn] is doing that kind of punk rock/Sex Pistols drum beat in the verses of the song, man, we need a clap track in the back." And he's like, "They've got those little pieces of wood that are all
stuck together, you shake it together, and it sounds like people clapping." I said, "I don't want that. I want three people clapping, then double it. Make sure it's underneath the snare, so it gives is that little bit of sex appeal."

We're doing stuff like that with "How the Story Ends," which is a song about The Art of War by Sun Tzu, and talks about if you were in battle back in ancient times, when you went to war and could not hear the commands from your commanding officer, what they would do is use flags. So you see the flag, and, "Uh oh, we've got to retreat. Can't hear him, but I see the retreat flag." Y'know, that is if you're looking backward and you don't get your fucking head cut off. And the other thing is if you can't see it, if the whole battlefield is full of smoke, they used drums. I went, "Wow, this is a great song. I should write about the drums and the flags. Naaah, that's a stupid title." So I thought about Lord of the Rings, and how the story ends — when Aragorn is talking to his guys, he goes, "We may die tomorrow, but not today. This day we fight." I thought, "That's a very moving battle speech." And in that song, at the end of the interlude in the middle,
there's a flamenco/classical guitar part, and at the end of Chris' solo, he goes [sings the melody], I said, "Now we need to have some clinking sounds. I saw this Coke commercial where they threw ice cubes into a glass." Andy said, "I'm not fucking putting ice cubes in a glass!" So we used a teeny little triangle bell and some other cool stuff in the background, and it works!

A song called "44 Minutes" was about a bank robbery [the infamous North Hollywood shootout of 1997]. That bank robbery I wrote a song about, and underneath that snare, we're using a sample of an AK-47. It's a gun salute, where they do fire squad. These are things that you hear with records, and you go, "Wow, this is great. I never would have heard this before."

Sounds like definite "headphone music."
One of my first records that I heard was Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd. That was my very first "headphone record" that I ever listened to. I went home, put on the record, stared at the cover, and listened to that stereophonic [mix] ... it was a masterpiece for me at the time. I had never heard that use of stereo panning like that before.

To set the record straight, did you or original Megadeth bassist Dave Ellefson write the bass line to "Peace Sells"?
Me.

What do you remember about the writing of that song?
I was homeless at the time, and I was living in a rehearsal place in Vernon, California. I was seeing a girl, Diana — there were a lot of songs I wrote about her. I actually wrote the lyrics to that song on the wall, in that building. I didn't have any paper in the studio, but I had a Sharpie, so I just wrote on the wall. Whoever inherited our rehearsal room after I moved out, saw the original lyrics to "Peace Sells" on the wall. They probably painted right over it and didn't even know it.

Did you receive royalties every time MTV played the "Peace Sells" bassline for years afterward (as part of MTV News)?
Never. They didn't give me a penny. They cut it off right before they'd have to pay me, which was very clever. I don't think anybody with a conscience at MTV did that — it was probably somebody in their legal department.

Among long-time fans, Risk remains Megadeth's most controversial release.
Risk was a step that I took — I felt that it was important to me as an artist to stretch my wings. It would have been a great solo record, but I think as a Megadeth record, people were a bit confused and there was a backlash to it. But I still stand by the music. The thing was when I wanted to return to my roots, a lot of people were saying, "No, you can't do that, you made Risk." And I said, "Watch me." So I asked Marty Friedman — who was the guitar player at the time — "We need to go back to our roots and make a metal record." He quit. That's why he is pictured recently wearing a kimono with an umbrella on his Website. For me, I look at that, and I'm like, "That's the guitar player from Megadeth?" I mean, I love Marty's playing and he was a nice fellow when we played together. We parted ways for a reason, and hopefully if we ever see each other or work together in the future it will be fun again. I don't know if that's ever in the cards to do
something like that, but Marty's a very talented guy.

As far as you know, is it true that on the last Metallica tour Cliff Burton was on before he died, the band was planning on firing Lars Ulrich at the tour's end?
That's what Scott [Ian, Anthrax guitarist] told me. He said that when Metallica got home, that James, Cliff and Kirk were going to fire Lars.

You've always been involved in politics — what do you think of the job Obama has done thus far?
I think Bill Maher said it best: "Go do your job." When you've got somebody who's a flaming liberal like Bill Maher calling you out, something's wrong. Especially since he's such a staunch Democrat.

How highly do you recommend the "Megadeth meatloaf" at Alice Cooper's Cooperstown Restaurant?
Don't eat it! There's a reason why there's no dogs in the alley there. I'm just kidding about the restaurant — I own part of it.

[Jazz78]

Vic´n puuttuminen kannesta on suuri miinus.

[Jussi K]

Kuten CTE:lla, Youthanasialla, CW:illa & Riskillä? Melko tunnistamaton se oli viimeksikin eikä kyllä mitään väliä...

[Deathrace King]

As far as you know, is it true that on the last Metallica tour Cliff Burton was on before he died, the band was planning on firing Lars Ulrich at the tour's end?
That's what Scott [Ian, Anthrax guitarist] told me. He said that when Metallica got home, that James, Cliff and Kirk were going to fire Lars.

Ohhoh! En ole moista ennen kuullutkaan.

[P.K.]

Scottihan oli jo joutanut kieltämään että koskaan on moista väittänyt. Tiedä noista nyt sitten mitään. Voi olla yhtä hyvin taas Daven yritys nostattaa hämminkiä ja kerjätä huomiota.

[Jazz78]

Kuten CTE:lla, Youthanasialla, CW:illa & Riskillä? Melko tunnistamaton se oli viimeksikin eikä kyllä mitään väliä...

Pysyn mielipiteessäni edelleen.

[Mercyful Mika]

As far as you know, is it true that on the last Metallica tour Cliff Burton was on before he died, the band was planning on firing Lars Ulrich at the tour's end?
That's what Scott [Ian, Anthrax guitarist] told me. He said that when Metallica got home, that James, Cliff and Kirk were going to fire Lars.

Ohhoh! En ole moista ennen kuullutkaan.

En mä kyllä ymmärrä että miten perustajajäsenen olis voinu potkia pois bändistä.

[Emeritus]

As far as you know, is it true that on the last Metallica tour Cliff Burton was on before he died, the band was planning on firing Lars Ulrich at the tour's end?
That's what Scott [Ian, Anthrax guitarist] told me. He said that when Metallica got home, that James, Cliff and Kirk were going to fire Lars.

Ohhoh! En ole moista ennen kuullutkaan.

En mä kyllä ymmärrä että miten perustajajäsenen olis voinu potkia pois bändistä.

Siinä missä kenen tahansa muun? Enemmistön päätöksellä?

[Jukka]

As far as you know, is it true that on the last Metallica tour Cliff Burton was on before he died, the band was planning on firing Lars Ulrich at the tour's end?
That's what Scott [Ian, Anthrax guitarist] told me. He said that when Metallica got home, that James, Cliff and Kirk were going to fire Lars.

Ohhoh! En ole moista ennen kuullutkaan.

En mä kyllä ymmärrä että miten perustajajäsenen olis voinu potkia pois bändistä.

Siinä missä kenen tahansa muun? Enemmistön päätöksellä?

Kerääpä kamas, ovi on tuolla? Eipä taida olla esim. Napalm Deathissakaan yhtään alkuperäistä jäsentä.

[Mercyful Mika]

As far as you know, is it true that on the last Metallica tour Cliff Burton was on before he died, the band was planning on firing Lars Ulrich at the tour's end?
That's what Scott [Ian, Anthrax guitarist] told me. He said that when Metallica got home, that James, Cliff and Kirk were going to fire Lars.

Ohhoh! En ole moista ennen kuullutkaan.

En mä kyllä ymmärrä että miten perustajajäsenen olis voinu potkia pois bändistä.

Siinä missä kenen tahansa muun? Enemmistön päätöksellä?

Kerääpä kamas, ovi on tuolla? Eipä taida olla esim. Napalm Deathissakaan yhtään alkuperäistä jäsentä.

Eri asia jos kyseessä on bändin aloittanut jäsen, joka kummiskin (ainakin ulkopuolisen silmin) antaa kaikkensa bändille. Tuskinpa Lars esim. jätti treenejä väliin tai keikkoja jouduttiin perumaan miehen huumeidenkäytön takia? Bändillä lähti kyllä tohon aikaan melkonen boosti liikkeelle Puppetsin myötä, että tiedä sitten vaikka olisivatkin halunneet eroon "heikoimmasta lenkistä", jos Lars nyt sellainen oli.

[Jazz78]

As far as you know, is it true that on the last Metallica tour Cliff Burton was on before he died, the band was planning on firing Lars Ulrich at the tour's end?
That's what Scott [Ian, Anthrax guitarist] told me. He said that when Metallica got home, that James, Cliff and Kirk were going to fire Lars.

Ohhoh! En ole moista ennen kuullutkaan.

Juu, en minäkään.

[Viper]

Ja muistetaan taas, että kaikkea Daven sanomaa ei kannata ottaa ihan kirkkain silmin totena.
Ihan mahdollistahan tuo Lassen fudujen pohtiminen on saattanut olla, mutta mitä sitten. Tällä hetkellä mies bändissä kannuttaa ja se ei miksikään muutu. Mustainea taitaa vituttaa edelleen se, että sai saapasta 26 vuotta sitten.

[S.R.]

Juu, ehkäpä jutussa vain takana pieni katkeruus noista potkuista ja sitten hieman potaskaa levittäessä saadaan hieman taas omaa nimeä lehtiin/palstoille levyn ilmestymisen lähestyessä.

Kyllähän James & Lars ovat silti ne Metallican päämiehet, jomman kumman häippästessä ei homma todellakaan ole entisensä.