Super Collider
Thirty years after Dave Mustaine put together Megadeth following his infamous stint as Metallica\'s lead guitarist, he\'s returned with Megadeth\'s 14th studio album, a mix of the thrash he pioneered and other hard rock styles. After the expected high-speed chase through synthetic-opiate addiction in \"Kingmaker,\" Mustaine does the nearly unthinkable and slows the band down for the arena-rock challenge of the title track. \"Built for War,\" however, returns with a gnarled and twisted riff that\'s sure to confound the legions of guitar warriors who see Mustaine\'s leads as challenges to be mastered. \"Dance in the Rain\" contains a few monologues and a guest vocal from Disturbed\'s David Draiman among the nearly danceable rhythms: a far cry from the abrasive militia attack of his best-known work. \"The Blackest Crow\" adds a banjo (!) to a tune nearly suited for an Appalachian murder ballad. A cover of Thin Lizzy\'s \"Cold Sweat\" is an inspired choice and much closer to Megadeth\'s current sound than anything from its debut album 30 years ago.
Megadeth's 14th studio outing finds the venerable metal outfit parting ways with Roadrunner Records, but not with producer Johnny K (Disturbed, Staind), who brought some much needed sonic heft to 2011's Th1rt3en.
Already the most controversial metal album of year, MEGADETH's 14th hike "Super Collider" evokes two presiding emotions. One, it's nowhere near as bad as the first wave of critics have tomahawked it. However, the offsetting afterthought to "Super Collider" is that Dave Mustaine must live with an unb...
This album has gotten so much bad press that it's hard to approach with an open mind. As a huge Megadeth fan, and someone who was very fair to their previous album, I wanted to be able to say good things about Super Collider. If it was possible, I would say to all those uncritical, starry-eyed Musta
A review of Super Collider by Megadeth, available now via Tradecraft Records. Beware!