MegaDave to call it a day

[Black Shepherd Carnage]

What should have happened:

[Sworntothecans]

Well I gave it a go while cleaning the gaff. Couple of alright solos but the whole thing is meh as fuck.

[Born of Fire]

I adore Megadeth but I just can't muster any enthusiasm to even bother with listening to this album. I listened to The Sick, The Dying, The Dead only once and it bored me to tears so if this is album is worse than that....
Though few things could be worse than that utterly spasticated Mission to Mars song 

[Eoin McLove]

What should have happened:

Perfect opportunity for a Youthanasia pun.

[Barnacle Billy]

Ah lads c'mon, just listen to the first 6 albums and make a nice compilation album out of all the remaining dozen or so albums they've released since. If that's even possible? I stopped listening to anything after Youthanasia in fairness.
So can't recommend even one song after 1994.

[Mooncat]

Listened to the album there in the car. The only good good thing about it is the lead guitarist, who I think is their best since Friedman (albeit being an absolute clone of Friedman).

The riffs are all technical and thrashy enough, but he's completely lost that ability to make them hooky or memorable.

The vocals aren't great, the lyrics are an absolute abomination.

I was thinking it was oooook as something to have on in the background, but then put on Killing is My Business on a whim. Nope, new one is shit.

[OpenSores]

I've never been a huge fan, the earlier material of course, I can understand why Dave's vocals are fucked, but fucking come on the creative level they've been in limbo for longer than I care to remember. I've listened to the version of Rtl and that was enough. Pointless money grab.

[Pagan Saviour]

And yet there's people out there finding angles to praise it

Just waiting for a few "The best since" and we'll be all set.

[Barnacle Billy]

Megahate 

[londonleatherboy]

Gave it a go last night and today.. great playing, polished production..nothing memorable about it..will never play it again

[Emphyrio]

Production is too polished, if anything but regardless, the vocals are the overriding thing that lets it down.

[Pat Twisted Wrath]

Had a listen to bits last night. Doubt I will ever again. Nothing of substance really.

[Pagan Saviour]

https://www.loudersound.com/music/albums/this-is-the-end-my-friends-to-balance-out-the-bad-news-theyve-kindly-made-one-of-their-strongest-albums-of-the-21st-century-heavy-metal-legends-megadeth-are-going-out-on-a-high-with-a-killer-final-album?fbclid=IwY2xjawPh8GBleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA80MDk5NjI2MjMwODU2MDkAAR768-6yVNrXZqpixuUbHk2CJP-7WwlX6al6q0akdJe_78hZAAtNqai6I75LCw_aem_iFCCgtXFbShCIgc3tIh5VA

[Bürggermeister]

Shilling is my business...

[Born of Fire]

The first line of that is all that was needed:

"Heavy metal bands rarely know when to quit."