Megadeth gonna Megadeth.
This is the fourth Megadeth album and features their third lineup, though apparently this one would stick for the next few albums. As always with Megadeth, the album largely centres around Dave Mustaine, his riffs, his lead guitar, and his voice. David Ellefson should be given his due though, being one of the most constant members of the band, and providing bass that ranges from nimble and virtuosic; and restrained and interesting.
This album gets held up as one of the highlights of the thrash movement, and I can buy that. While I've always been more of a Metallica or Slayer fan, this album features some speedy riffs and (as the superlative goes) 'fretboard pyrotechnics' from Dave. It has enough melody and intensity to it that it almost feels like it sits between thrash, and something more in the 'party-rock' vein like Guns n Roses.
I always felt like Mustaine took himself far too seriously though. I never felt his music was quite as good as his old band, and he seemed to be stuck repeating what they were doing in their first couple of albums. Mind you, some metal fans (though not all) appreciate a spot of creative inertia, so....
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