![]() ![]() Those who heard Th1rt3en won’t be all too shocked by the sound of tracks like “Kingmaker,” “Burn” or the title track. If that isn’t distressing enough, his parts are actually some of the better moments here! I’ll tell you all upfront, this was one of the more difficult listens I’ve had in a long time and I hate to bash a living legend, but I’m pretty much forced to! Yes, Dave has retreated further down the rabbit hole of conspiracy-laden hard rock and psuedo-metal, with a large chunk of the material sounding like outtakes from Alice Cooper’s late 80’s pop-metal comeback. To aid him on this folly, he recruited Disturbed frontman David Draiman who lends guest vocals and assists with some song writing. Th1rt3en was a barely tolerable mess of clichéd hard rock ideas and average, but stale Megadeth rehashes, and while that album has aged miserably, it’s the freakin Sistine Chapel of metal compared to the blight that is Super Collider. That being said, it really seems as if he’s given up on releasing quality music since 2009s Endgame. ![]() After all the drama, drugs, depression and divahood, the man still helped invent thrash and put Metallica on the map before going on to release some seriously awesome albums on his own. I know we at AMG have had our issues with Dave Mustaine in the past and God knows we’ve certainly had our problems with a good portion of his band’s recorded output in recent years, but I still root for the guy on some level. Instead Super Collider, combined with Mustaine’s penchant for saying things he should probably keep to himself in the press are leaving them at their lowest point since the band’s comeback almost ten years ago.Websites: | /megadeth 2013 could have been a positive fresh start for Megadeth. The end result is that one of the most eagerly anticipated albums of the year is easily one of the most disappointing. Perhaps it was a combination of all three, ultimately it doesn’t really matter. This album feels like “Risk” part two – either there was a conscious effort to aim for the American hard rock radio market (which Megadeth have only ever been any good at when they’ve not been trying so obviously to achieve success on), the band’s new label UMe have tried to steer them in a more commercial direction, or Mustaine and friends were running low on creative ideas. There is the odd enjoyable moment, such as the last third of Dance In The Rain, and the last two tracks – Don’t Turn Your Back (which feels vaguely like a proper thrash song) and a cover of Thin Lizzy’s Cold Sweat bring a modicum of redemption to Super Collider but it’s far too little too late. Much of the rest of the album seems to take the most obvious route possible in terms of rhyming words, and there is virtually none of the snarl and attitude in Mustaine’s vocals that fans have become used to over the last three decades. If the music is hit and miss at best, there are lyrical offerings that are among the weakest ever to find a home on a Megadeth album, particularly on Beginning Of Sorrow (“first name Warden, last name Of The State”) and the chorus in Off The Edge being two prime examples. Distinctive riffs are absent for the most part and even the trademark Megadeth solo’s from Dave Mustaine and Chris Broderick are nowhere near up to usual standards. The album’s title track wouldn’t be fit for use as a b-side on any of the other four “new era” Megadeth albums and sadly most of the rest of the album continues in this vein. ![]() Kingmaker is a traditional Megadeth thrash song and raises hopes for the album considerably (and, it transpires, unfairly). The album starts in true Megadeth fashion with a cracking opener. Sadly this is a run that comes to an end with the damp squib that is Super Collider. Both United Abominations and Endgame were excellent for the most part, The System Has Failed had some cracking tracks and even previous offering Th1rt3en had it’s moments. Since their comeback in 2005 with The System Has Failed, Megadeth have had a solid run of enjoyable albums. Overall Score: 4/10 Lyrics: 3/10 Riffs: 3/10 Solos: 5/10 Pros: Kingmaker | Cold Sweat Cover Cons: Pretty much everything elseįor Fans Of: The Big Four, Disturbed, American Radio Hard Rock ![]()
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