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Every thrash fan know megadeth for their amazing guitar skills and their great music. Their records were pretty different from one to another but this one is definitly their masterpiece. After being fired from metallica, lead guitarist and singer Dave Mustaine want to create his band:megadeth. He actually made that album to have more success than Metallica, which never happened yet... The 80"s were like a fight for Dave Mustaine. He just wanted to win it. Their most successful album was countdown to extinction, which has been on billboard"s number two, but hey!!! What"s number on Dave? Metallica"s black album for sure!
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Band lineup
Dave Mustaine-lead guitar, vocals
Chris Poland-lead guitar
David Ellefson-bass guitar
Gar Samuelson-drums
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Track reviews
Wake up dead-This is my favourite song on the album. It is just insane riffing and noticable solos. Dave"s Vocals are killers and pretty good on that one. The song has a nice trashy sound and the riffs change a lot in this song. In almost 4 minutes, the song has four different riffs filled with insane solos from Mustaine and the great Chris Poland and cool lyrics and vocals by Dave.
(5/5)
The conjuring-Not the highlight of the album, i will even say it is really overlooked and it is still a great song. Dave"s vocals are felt all over that complex song and i just can"t figure out how he can sing playing that fast and killer guitar riffs. The song is also filled with solos mostly by Poland.
(4.5/5)
Peace sells-This one may be megadeth"s biggest success with Symphony of destruction and you may notice that this song is in GTA-vice city. The song is great and begins by a funky bass intro that will be later play by guitars in the song. Mustaines vocals are insane and there are even solos between mustaine"s singing parts. Great song.
(5/5)
Devil"s island-This song is chocolate cake filled with gold and fun. It"s an amazing track but Mustaine"s lyrics could be felt much more. Still we don"t care cause it is sang on a guitar riff going so fast that it will make you puke candies and love. I love the riff after the two first verses. Again filled with solos that are pretty similar to peace sells".
(5/5)
Good mourning The intro first reminded me Metallica"s fade to black but it is not similar at all. Small solos by Poland and unatural lyrics. I think this song is a great intro to Black Friday.
(5/5)
Black friday-I think that the riffs and guitar work on this song is great but there are 2 things that just annoye me. On the second verse there is a ***ty guitar riff that adds to the main guitar riff and this is just too much. And, Mustaine"s lyrics seems unfelt and if you want to hear these lyrics about dismamberment and gore, go get slayer"s reign in blood. Still a good song.
(4/5)
Bad Omen-This song begins by a fast and dark riff of high notes and it is soon replaced by a crazy fast riff that people who don"t like speed metal will hate. A good song of the album but has conjuring, it"s not an highlight.
(4/5)
I ain"t superstitious-Wow" What can I ***ing say except wow. This song is just complete crap between two songs that are ok. It is just to fill the 3 minutes that are missing on the album. And there are little solos that fill the sentences and that mean these solos are fillers of a fill. It completely sucks.
(2/5)
My last words- This song begins by a intro that is similar to bad omen"s. This song is really, really good but does not click with me has well. It sounds like you already heard that on the album and I think that"s why I don"t love it at all. But thats my opinion cause a lot of fans loving this one.
(4/5)
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4/5 is a good grade but I would have give a little more if I ain"t superstitious was" I don"t know" Hangar 18??? No seriously this song is just too much and there are some little things I would switch just like my last words and black Friday"s details. Also this album is not for everybody. Mustaine's vocal can irk some people, it may be a little dark, too complex or just too heavy, but that's one of my favourite records and i don't think i'm the only one to love it.
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