New Megadeth in June of '13

Regardless of what side it is or if I agree with it, I don't like being lectured to. His lyrics these days are blunt as a sledge hammer "THINK THIS OR ELSE!!!!" Its not fun.

Chairman_Smith wrote:

Regardless of what side it is or if I agree with it, I don't like being lectured to. His lyrics these days are blunt as a sledge hammer "THINK THIS OR ELSE!!!!" Its not fun.

MegaDave is like that even in the non-political tunes. IMHDO

Chairman_Smith wrote:

Regardless of what side it is or if I agree with it, I don't like being lectured to. His lyrics these days are blunt as a sledge hammer "THINK THIS OR ELSE!!!!" Its not fun.

I don't think that he's threatening you with anything if you don't agree with him, it's just an opinion.

I like it when bands have something to say, I liked it when Metallica had things to say about government, war etc, then someone at the company showed them a load of spreadsheets about how this might affect sales and now the most controversial thing about them is the fact that James now thinks he's a table!

James B. wrote:

At least MegaDave still writes about his "beliefs" in words and music. I have seen alot of clips of musicians standing onstage and ranting their beliefs for over an hour. I would hate to pay money for a concert and have to sit thru a bunch of talking. Even if I agreed with it.



Go MegaDave....looking forward to whatever comes down the pipe.

me too. I find it pretty refreshing to actually hear Dave rants because they go against the typical metal message. Now I am not sure I subscribe to his theories but, much like Sons of Liberty, I enjoy the different point of view.

exact33 wrote:

James B. wrote:

At least MegaDave still writes about his "beliefs" in words and music. I have seen alot of clips of musicians standing onstage and ranting their beliefs for over an hour. I would hate to pay money for a concert and have to sit thru a bunch of talking. Even if I agreed with it.



Go MegaDave....looking forward to whatever comes down the pipe.

me too. I find it pretty refreshing to actually hear Dave rants because they go against the typical metal message. Now I am not sure I subscribe to his theories but, much like Sons of Liberty, I enjoy the different point of view.

Im looking forward to this too

Exact - Ahhhhhh ok, good job I chuckled when I first saw the matter of burgers and fries hehe

I'm there too. I like that being excessively liberal is so central to the oh so rebellious (hahahaha) 'message of metal', what with all its supposed free speech flag-waving, and someone like Dave comes along and suddenly panties are in a wad because some time ago or something some religious people pissed people off or whatever. I like that, and I certainly identify more with what he has to say than the vague thumb-suckling negativity of a lot of bands.

Boris2008 wrote:

Chairman_Smith wrote:

Regardless of what side it is or if I agree with it, I don't like being lectured to. His lyrics these days are blunt as a sledge hammer "THINK THIS OR ELSE!!!!" Its not fun.

I don't think that he's threatening you with anything if you don't agree with him, it's just an opinion.

I like it when bands have something to say, I liked it when Metallica had things to say about government, war etc, then someone at the company showed them a load of spreadsheets about how this might affect sales and now the most controversial thing about them is the fact that James now thinks he's a table!

Thats exactly what Dave's rants these days feel like though, spreadsheets and numbers. Its not the same thing as Peace Sells or Holy Wars or Kick The Chair or whatever.

Like I said before, its not fun. For me polarizing politics and music do not mix.

Boris2008 wrote:

Chairman_Smith wrote:

If he keeps the political "lectures" to a minimum, I might actually buy this one.

I honestly don't care about his views, he's as entitled to them as anyone else even though I'm a million miles away from a lot of his stuff. 'Washington Is Next' is probably my favorite 'Modern Megadeth' song and that has crazy lyrics.

I don't mind Washington is Next. Its probably also my favorite post TSHF track too. Thats an example of something not being rammed down your throat with a viewpoint anyone can appreciate.

Orion Crystal Ice wrote:

I'm there too. I like that being excessively liberal is so central to the oh so rebellious (hahahaha) 'message of metal', what with all its supposed free speech flag-waving, and someone like Dave comes along and suddenly panties are in a wad because some time ago or something some religious people pissed people off or whatever. I like that, and I certainly identify more with what he has to say than the vague thumb-suckling negativity of a lot of bands.

i like the fact that he is against the current establishment - being rebellious to the powers that are is great in my book. I applaud he doesnt give them a free pass and is right out there giving them grief.

Super Collider has been give an official release date of June 4th. Artwork and track listing are coming soon.

MetalGuy71 wrote:

Super Collider has been give an official release date of June 4th. Artwork and track listing are coming soon.

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Chairman_Smith wrote:

Regardless of what side it is or if I agree with it, I don't like being lectured to. His lyrics these days are blunt as a sledge hammer "THINK THIS OR ELSE!!!!" Its not fun.

MegaDave is like that even in the non-political tunes. IMHDO[/quote

Do u want a laugh? You know the song 'Holy Wars' -- well, we were doing the Megedeth leg in 1987, my mate was doing the driving on the tour of the SOUTH AND NORTH. We do the SFX, getting hammered with Sanctuary well chilled, and Deth went down a storm.

We went up to ANTRIM in the North of Ireland (NOT THE SOUTH) - and Dave shouted up a certain body on stage, he's so out of it. The North is divided, and he got his sums wrong, wrong crowd - we had to rush him off stage into the bus, while the bus windows got smashed to pieces, we barely got out of there. That's where the song 'Holy Wars' comes from, live in the flesh.

I shit you not.

MEGADETH = Killing is My Business --->Youthanasia.

°MEH°GADETH = Cryptic Writings ----> Present (Man, these albums have absolutely NO replay value at all)

Of course the new album should suck (surprise, surprise)...

Your opinion. I think the last four have been very good releases.

I think that Megadeth's recent output has been the strongest of the big 4 (I wasn't a huge fan of Thirteen though)

I'm looking forward to the record although it's unlikely to be earth shattering.

Dark Horseman wrote:

Your opinion. I think the last four have been very good releases.

Hear! Hear!

How can somebody dig on "Youthanasia" and not like "United Abominations" or "The System Has Failed" ?

There are aspects of every era on the last 4 Megadeth releases. (mileage may vary)

I tend to listen to System Has Failed and Endgame more than a lot of the "classic" Deth nowadays. Not that I think it's better than that stuff, but I've heard the oldies so many times that I'm kinda burnt out on 'em

Fat Freddy wrote:

I tend to listen to System Has Failed and Endgame more than a lot of the "classic" Deth nowadays. Not that I think it's better than that stuff, but I've heard the oldies so many times that I'm kinda burnt out on 'em

The System has Failed is a good record. I didnt care for UA all that much but Thirteen has been a good listen.

The last one I bought was Countdown to Extinction. Guess I need to go shopping and catch up.

I recently got Peace Sells and thats a great album, I like every Megadeth album I own (Youthanasia, Rust in Peace, Peace Sells, System Has Failed, UA, Endgame, 13, Cryptic Writings, Risk, Countdown to Extinction, Hidden Treasures) I think I listen to it all pretty equally

Im thinking for me Super Collider is gonna be a pre-order

To me The System Has Failed was the last really good Megadeth album. I like majorities off UA and Endgame though, however I didn't take to them immediatley like past releases.

Thirteen I liked maybe half of it, but I think Thirteen was a "lets get out of Roadrunner" filler record, so I'm not gonna write them off for the next one.

I think The System Has Failed up to present have all been fantastic. Their mid career slump though (Cryptic Writings,Risk, and to a lesser extent The World Needs A Hero) is where I tend to nod off and ignore. Mostly the're collection fillers.

As for Super Collider, bring it on !

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I think Thirteen was a "lets get out of Roadrunner" filler record

That's exactly what it was. Hell, they even re-recorded two old demo songs and tacked'em onto the record just so they could finish the album quicker and get the hell out of Dodge faster.

I enjoyed about half of Th1rt3en myself but thought it was a let down after Endgame. I'm hoping that the new one will be better since Dave seems to be in a better headspace at the moment...

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Their mid career slump though (Cryptic Writings,Risk, and to a lesser extent The World Needs A Hero) is where I tend to nod off and ignore.

^^wut dis guy sez. I don't mind Cryptic so much, but Risk and World Needs were misfires.