Album Rating: 4.5

definitely noticed that. much like bill ward from sabbath.

Album Rating: 4.5

Chris Poland is a jazz player too, further lending to that sort of style and vibe on this album

Album Rating: 3.5

That explains why they're a fucking nightmare on rock band 2 lol

Album Rating: 5.0

ya polands leads are super cool sounding but fkn hard to learn

Album Rating: 4.5

isnt that because he could stretch his fretting fingers in a way that almost no one else could?

Album Rating: 5.0

he had an incident with a ligament or something and developed a certain playing quirk yeah that's part of it

Album Rating: 5.0

but also his bends are crazy and sometimes he picks once for like 20 notes. there's an old sick video i gotta find that shows his chops super well

Album Rating: 5.0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6PsJEYU1n08 them bends are masterful and so emotive

budge i cant believe you said the rust in peace remaster is fine
but yes the originals are always the way to go
never really considered the vocals to be significantly different from kimb but maybe just because im so dazzled by the guitars 🤩

Album Rating: 4.5

Hot take but:



I agree that the vocals of the RiP remaster are ass, but I prefer literally everything else about the remaster over the original version. The riffs sound so much cleaner and heavier at the same time, and the prominence of Ellefson's bass in the mix is a huge part of that. Idk, everything just seems to pop more in the remaster (again, sans the inferior vox)



And since Mustaine's vox were never a big selling point for me anyway, that's not much of a loss

Album Rating: 5.0

fine yes rip remaster is fine in the context of the other 3 remasters being literally unlistenable

drums sound awful on RiP remaster i literally have no idea how you could say its better

Album Rating: 4.5

Speaking of Chris Poland. Any of you ever hear his post-Megadeth band Damn the Machine?



Review:https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/13630/Damn-the-Machine-Damn-the-Machine/

The Mission: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=374VbqFPb90

Russians: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEbUllomc2g

Album Rating: 4.5

sounds like i should czech Damn the Machine out, thanks willie



we need more 90s shit cmon guys

Album Rating: 5.0

Bumped this to 5.



It deserves it.

Album Rating: 4.5

Check out Damn the Machine yet?

Album Rating: 4.5

Yes, albeit not as thoroughly as I'd like. I'm on vacation with the wife and baby, so it's kinda hard to find the time to jam properly. I did get a whiff of the whole thing in a few separate occasions, and it absolutely sounds like it's up my alley. I like the whole "simplistic prog" shtick. Still sounds cool while being a bit adventurous. Will get to it next week wheb I'm back home

Album Rating: 4.5

Enjoy the vacation, for sure.

Album Rating: 4.5

Cheers, I fully intend to haha