MegaDave to call it a day

[Western Viking]

Never much of a fan of Megadeth, few great songs alright but istened to the version of RTL there thinking surely it couldn't be that bad, but yes it is.

[ldj]

Classic band but they've always rated lower than both Metallica and Slayer to me due to their inconsistency even in their 'classic" period.

First three albums all have dodgy cover songs for example, KIMB and SFSGSW both have shitty production, not exactly Hell Awaits or Ride the Lightning, are they?

In saying that, while Metallica were the better thrash band, I do believe Megadeth made the better transition to 'melodic' HM with Countdown/Youthanasia.

[Don Gately]

Gave it 2vspins over the weekend , it really is bland . Very little new or interesting,  its like an AI version of Megadeth. 2 stars.

[jpm4]

Ride the Shitening.

Maybe someone could persuade Dave to cover The Memory Remains? The song title sums up his attitude to Metallica perfectly.

[The Heretic]

The guy has issues, I think at this stage he perhaps should be pitied, but the same time he doesn't make that easy to do by being cuntish

[Sworntothecans]

Shilling is my business...

Newish label who have a budget for ads!

Be nice journalists! Say it has "a punk edge" too!

[Emphyrio]

Ride the Lightning is probably the best thing on it. Lyrically, there are some mega cringe parts.

[ldj]

Well he's finally got his number 1 album on the US charts apparently.

I think it's the liner notes for the Countdown reissue, that it became his obsession after the Black Album to get one and basically shaped everything they did after that.

The album is shite but fair play to him I suppose.

[Eoin McLove]

I'm waiting for the Anvil style doc.

[Necro Red]

Will Dave actually retire though. How many times have Kiss had farewell tours. I think he's too bitter to stop while Metallica are still going ha ha

[Pagan Saviour]

Safe to say none of them will. I think Slayer set the template, fuck off and mop up the cash on a 2-3 year finale run. Give it a bit of time then command whopper fees from the festival circuit. Don't blame them in some ways they've all done their time. I think it's just the cash grab element of the finale run, inflated ticket and merch prices that annoy me.

[ldj]

I think Dave has a bit more of a physical clock counting down though, seems to be seriously struggling to play live from any videos I've seen in the past few years.

[Pagan Saviour]

Absolutely he's in the worst shape out of them all. His voice at the acoustic thing there the other week was ghoulish - you'd have thought someone in the inner circle might've said it was a bad idea.

[Anvil]

I think he has already said he wouldn't rule out doing a solo album...

[Mooncat]

I think he has already said he wouldn't rule out doing a solo album...

Megadeth albums technically all are solo albums with hired guns, so I'm not sure how an actual solo album would be any different unless he had a complete change of style planned.

There's an interesting discussion question: what would a Dave Mustaine solo album look like if he tried something else?

Seems obvious Hetfield would try some sort of country songwriter thing, but it's harder with Mustaine to see anything other than metal or some sort of hard rock. Not that I wouldn't listen to the Mustaine jazz Odyssey of course...