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Insurrection
January 28th 2026


24911 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

it sounds like the same tempo to me. I was hoping for a mechanix/four horseman dynamic

Wildcardbitchesss
January 28th 2026


20803 Comments

Album Rating: 2.0

It is a little bit faster but yeah that’s closer to what I was expecting.

Feather
January 28th 2026


11642 Comments


I feel you, could have been even faster for some more flair.

I think the modern more pristine production is a cool differentiator even if the old one captured a cooler atmosphere.

I just dont know why people are hung up on it. Its a bonus track of Dave covering a song he helped craft 40+ years ago. Neat idea, that could have been cooler and further differentiated.

troyofyort
January 29th 2026


206 Comments


Yeah agreed for the most part. I think beyond modern though production is still kinda wonky or undercooked but again its a bonus track. Plus i kinda hate the overdone modern style so it actually lends character to it. And yeah if it helps Dave close the book good for him I guess

Muzz79
Contributing Reviewer
January 29th 2026


4106 Comments

Album Rating: 2.5

RTL may be my favorite ever Metallica song but here it's totally unnecessary for many reasons-

The Last Note was a perfectly acceptable farewell track

It's not very different to the original and his voice sounds shot

It gives the last word to Metallica and too much respect. Ffs he was in that band for just over 12 months. First gig was April 1982 and he got booted in April 1983. Also how much of that song did he actually write. The opening riff yes but how much else



Hawks
Staff Reviewer
January 29th 2026


121565 Comments

Album Rating: 1.5 | Sound Off

Absolutely awful album agreed everyone.

Muzz79
Contributing Reviewer
January 29th 2026


4106 Comments

Album Rating: 2.5

Still enjoyable as it's Megadeth. But the last 2 have been short on quality imo. And made me go back and appreciate their lower rated albums in their discog

Titan
January 29th 2026


26948 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

I’m thrilled that he got kicked out of Metallica

Kusangii
January 29th 2026


8750 Comments

Album Rating: 2.5 | Sound Off

The more I listen to the cover the worse it gets. Like a mockery towards the original. Mainly because of Dave and the production of course.

Wildcardbitchesss
January 29th 2026


20803 Comments

Album Rating: 2.0

Yeah, the vocals are just really rough and I kinda hate the guitar tone, the drumming is honestly very tasteful but it sounds like he’s beating plastic



It all could’ve been saved if they did some wild shit with the solos, like hangar 18 style trade offs… Dave didn’t write that solo right? Like, without knowing anything it just doesn’t sound like something he’d write.

Kusangii
January 29th 2026


8750 Comments

Album Rating: 2.5 | Sound Off

I think he has said that he actually wrote it but who can trust him really lol. To me it sounds more like a Kirk solo than a Dave solo.

Wildcardbitchesss
January 29th 2026


20803 Comments

Album Rating: 2.0

Yeah like a lot more imo, I don’t listen to a ton of early megadeth but he does not have any solos that sound like that to me

arthropod
January 29th 2026


2819 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

It is a Kirk solo as far as I know, Dave was for the riffs

razeen
January 29th 2026


99 Comments

Album Rating: 2.5

Mechanix was a proper Megadeth version of an original Metallica song, RTL was just Metallica with an extra Megadeth solo

TheSonomaDude
January 29th 2026


10164 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

Dave is claiming RTL is "his song" even though he only contributed to writing one riff, perhaps two at most, and he was not around for the arranging of the song. idk man

DoofDoof
January 29th 2026


17706 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

He’s taking ‘tallica for a ride more like amirite



I’ve only listened to the cover twice, I prefer the album stopping on The Last Note and I’ll go as far as saying there’s an element of cringe to that cover.

Titan
January 29th 2026


26948 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

so it's not a great song and is a bonus track for a reason.....i do the same Doof, change what I'm listening to after The Last Note

Wildcardbitchesss
January 29th 2026


20803 Comments

Album Rating: 2.0

That’s a legit good song and a good way to close everything out… just wish I liked the rest of the album as much

Titan
January 29th 2026


26948 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

Tipping Point, Puppet Parade, and The Last Note were my anchors here, properly spaced apart. Everything in between grew on me the more I listened.

Hawks
Staff Reviewer
January 29th 2026


121565 Comments

Album Rating: 1.5 | Sound Off

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