From the sublime cacophony of “Sudden Death” to the last note of Dave Mustaine’s psuedo-diary, “13,”it’s an all out assault of thrash metal, power metal and trad metal at its best. There’s really no weak point. I haven’t been this excited since awaiting the release of Killing is My Business… as a kid. And, to be honest, the straight-forward metal songs of “We The People” and “Deadly Nightshade” are probably the best of the bunch.
Mustaine’s lyrics are once again provocative. Say what you will (and fans and haters alike love to) about the man’s opinions or even his new found faith but his statements are so much more interesting than any fantasy/dungeons & dragons/horror nonsense out there in the vastness of metalland.
I would like to think that the reunion of bassist David Ellefson had something to do with this fresh new sound, this wonderful album. And it’s most likely true. After all, this is the same guy who came up with the iconic bassline of “Peace Sells ..” And the feeling is that this is probably the best lineup since the Chris Poland/Gar Samuelson days.
Home run. One of the best of the year.
Megadeth TH1RT3EN is awesome!! it hasn’t left my trucks CD player since I bought it on it’s release date.I left work and drove to bestbuy to get it the minute it opened.I’m the lead tech at a service center and I walked up to the service writer and said”I gotta leave to get the new Megadeth album,bestbuy opens in 10minutes” he said”you can’t go yet” I replied”I wasn’t asking,I was telling you!”,lol. after I came back I pulled my truck into the shop,into one of my bays,rolled down the windows and blasted Megadeth all day long!
I got this CD the day before it was released to the public and have not stopped listening to it for a single day. Its a outstanding metal collection and what i like is how diverse the CD is. There is trash metal, hevay metal, melodic metal, etc. The musicianship is excellent, you wont find another metal band with 4 musicians as good as these guys and certainly no other metal band puts those talents together with first rate son writing and lyrics like Megadeth does. Awesome CD!!! Well done!!! \m/!!!
Megadeth is the best metal band of all times. Dave Mustaine is god.
Thought United Abominations was top notch-start to finish. Was absolutely not excited about Endgame, but I did have my hopes up, I guess.
’13′ is back to form. Dave sings and growls his way through thoroughly engaging music. But, sorry, Dave wrote the bass line for ‘Peace Sells’. In 1984 as Jr. started playing the song Dave jumped in and commented “I wrote that”. That night I heard live, close-up and in person–’Peace Sells’, ‘No More Mr Nice Guy’, ‘These Boots’, ‘Ain’t Superstitious’, and ‘Wake Up Dead’. And the music only for ‘Dawn Patrol’ & ‘Hangar 18′. Talk about being blown away! A week before I didn’t even know these guys were musicians to speak of. Wow. . . Oh, and the story about ‘Liar’ you’ve all heard? Pure fabrication. I heard it about a month later sang to my face with no music.
Signed,
Judas
“He who is without sin cast the first stone”
Thanks, Judas. I stand corrected. I’ve always respected Jr for that bassline. I did not know that.
Welcome. Would’ve never thought it might’ve been posted. Contradicts mega-mythology. Please don’t get me wrong . . . David is a giant (or a giant-killer if you will). Heroically honest and honorable. Since back in the day the two David’s have been blood brothers and that kinda thing is for life. When they put their heads together talent virtually oozes out of their ears. Anyone with eyes can see they continually work very hard at what they do . . . and do very well. They demand respect and professionalism wherever they go.
And Dave is ultra down-to-earth and approachable. Hilarious when he wants to be and on top of all that, he must be the absolutely, most coolest MF on the planet. Offstage or on. Don’t let anyone tell otherwise. But I wouldn’t rile him if’n I were you. You could have a very bad day. Hence the string of bruised and broken souls of smart-ass interviewers, etc. that stretch into the horizon back over the years. By the way, sorry it’s so hard to get an opinion outta me.
Long live the King and long may Megadeth Rule!
Reigning State-of-the-Art Speed Metal World Champions!
I always thought he had written that line as well, but he’s still a great bassist and the current line up seems complete and solid right now
Ellefson is a killer bassist ! just listen to the bas lines of Bad Omen or Five Magics ! It’s just pure art !
Mustaine is the greatest metal guitar player and composer of all time. So the two of them put together, it’s just for the best ! and we’re lucky to see this union again.
Th1rt3en is a brilliant awesome album. The best one since Cryptic Writings… no doubt about it.
But sorry, concerning the current lineup, though it’s an excellent one, I still prefer the Menza/Friedman era.
Long live Megadeth !
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Congrats to Megadeth…Dave you are stronger than all….Still reigning undisputed all time world state of the art speed metal band…….Megadeth is an intelligent METAL….Hell yeah…!
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Dave and Friedman is like passion and warfare…fire and ice…..but with Chris and Dave its like Thunder and Lightning….yeah jump or die!