Sunday, December 6, 2009
Round 3- Megadeth
In the most recent stage of Megadeth and Metallica’s careers, Megadeth has done something never thought possible… surpassing Metallica. Now I’m not talking record sales or total fan base just simply the quality of the music produced within a set amount of time. Now over these past five years Megadeth has composed three new albums each with its own style and feel while Metallica has only made one which only tried to mimic what they use to be in their former days. This major fact surpasses all fact and figures on revenue. This only takes into account music quality and during these past few years Megadeth has surpassed Metallica. Some people may disagree with this statement but overall Metallica reached their prime long ago it’s as simple as that.
2009- Endgame
Endgame is the prime example of where small but sturdy steps can get you. After fallout in 2002, Megadeth came back together with new people and was able to get their act together once again. This album was the first successful hybrid album that incorporated the good of new and old Megadeth. These hybrid elements are bringing the old fans back to the stage as well as influencing the younger generation of metal heads.
Friday, December 4, 2009
2008- Death Magnetic
Metallica finally got their act together. After 17 years of waiting Metallica fans finally have an album they can be proud to listen to. Death Magnetic was a huge jump in popularity from the 2003 release of St. Anger, which totally sucked. But this album is not without its flaws. The more you listen to it the more you realize that Death Magnetic is simply Metallica trying to mimic themselves from the 80’s and early 90’s. Along with that issue this album has several songs about how Metallica messed up in the past and made some bad albums but it’s ok now since they can magically become good again. You cannot jump from a terrible album such as St. Anger to anything extraordinary. Steps are needed to make this leap into or back into fame and glory. So Metallica you gave it a good shot but one album cannot win back your entire fan base. Keep trying maybe the next one will be better.
2007- United Abominations
After the successful launch of The System Has Failed, Megadeth went right back to work creating another great album. The short disbandment seemed to rekindle the fire that Megadeth had lost in the late 90’s and early 2000’s. United Abominations was a great work that brought back some of the styles that old Megadeth had pioneered many years ago. This is a good, solid album that had been by far the best thing that Megadeth had made since Countdown to Extinction. If you listen to this album I would suggest the songs Sleepwalker, Washington Is Next and Burnt Ice.
Thursday, December 3, 2009
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
2004- The System Has Failed
Megadeth is back and doesn’t suck anymore! The System Has Failed took a new path yet again from its original roots but also away from mainstream as well. Megadeth took on a heavy metal style with this album compared to the thrash style in the 80’s and the more mainstream in the 90’s. This kind of change was good for Megadeth and it brought back many of the original fan base that had left due to the poor albums of the 90’s. During the breakup time Dave became a Christian, which it odd to think about. This lifestyle change can be seen in several of the dongs on the album: Shadow of Deth, Truth Be Told. My personal favorites to this album would have to be Back In The Day and Kick The Chair
Megadeth Is Back
After several months of rehabilitation for Dave’s hand, no not drugs this time, he was back to learning how to replay the guitar and start his next album. He hired a new group of people to be in the band and decided to do a solo album away from the Megadeth name, but this was short lived. Once Dave listened to the album he said that is was Megadeth and not his own so he put the name on the label and the world got the first resurgence of Megadeth with The System Has Failed.
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
Round 2- Tie
Both bands produced good albums but at the same time they both produced very bad ones. Metallica rose to a higher point of fan in the beginning but made up for it by releasing St. Anger. Overall this was a rough time period for both bands.
2003- St. Anger
After six years of patiently waiting, fans were more than disappointed with Metallica’s newest album St. Anger. Only one word can descried this album… Poptallica. Metallica has officially become complete sell outs with this album. They abandoned their roots completely in order to seek out a new mainstream look and identity. This was a disaster of epic proportions. Very few people actually liked this album. It drove away the old fan base along with the potential new younger generation that it was suppose to be marketing toward. This was the lowest point in Metallica’s career. This was a sad excuse for an album but for a great band like Metallica it was unthinkable.
2002 Megadeth Disbandment
In 2002 Dave Mustaine suffered severe nerve damage by falling asleep with his arm over a chair. This caused compression in his radial nerve and caused Dave to lose most of the ability in his left hand; he wasn’t even able to make a fist. Dave made a public announcement about the decision to break up the band. This was a shock to the world but it was the only thing that could be done with front man Dave in this kind of shape.
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