Covering Thin Lizzy's Cold Sweat unexpectedly closes proceedings, its rousing feel offering something much of the record doesn't – a sense of fun. Countrified/Southern rock-infused The Blackest Crow's slide guitar and strings are oddly effective Judas Priest-fuelled Don't Turn Your Back is a winner, highlighted by axeman Chris Broderick's stunning solo. Another Top 10 debut for Metal Muthers Megadeth is in the books And they deserve it too. While largely unremarkable, there are positives about Super Collider, tacky artwork aside. Megadeth - Super Collider Tradecraft Rating: B. Grizzled metal-heads will snort in derision at Disturbed main-man David Draiman's guest appearances, which prove rather forgettable at best. It's as cringeworthy as witnessing your drunken uncle dancing at a family reunion. It’s no secret that Super Collider is already becoming one of the most controversial releases in the Megadeth discography. The frontman's voice has understandably waned since passing 50, but even bile-spitting Peace Sells…-era MegaDave couldn't rescue lyrics like “ Burn baby burn, because it feels so good,” or otherwise enjoyable speed-metaller Built For War's cheesiness. Review Summary: While Super Collider will never be worse in the public eye than Risk, it does prove to be a pretty rocky listen. After all since the last Metallica album, Megadeth released 3 albums, so this score is settled for now. The crazy idea that Dave must surpass everything that Metallica does. After releasing thirteen this record is what we got. The music contained here on this compact disc is no different really. The concise, mid-tempo yet flat and borderline embarrassing title track channels radio-baiting career low-point, Risk. Super Collider did exactly that and more: It made me feel that it is the first album in years missing the Metallica factor. Megadeth with the last three or four albums have been on a roller coaster ride of very good and simply just decent material with nothing really standing out. The pseudo-thrashy former is passable, but could have been lifted from middling United Abominations. Megadeth have released thirteen albums so far and they are known for the consistency that they have, compared to the other bands of the Big 4.Supercollider is their 14th studio album that was released on 4th June, 2013, through Tradecraft records. Super Collider is the fourteenth studio album from Megadeth and is a 2013 outing that essentially mixes elements of all of their past albums. Opening songs ( Kingmaker, title track) don't exactly set the world afire. The thrash metal titans did quite a lot to silence their critics with United Abominations and Endgame in the past, before dipping in quality with Thirteen again. Their uninspired return to roots album The World Needs a Hero had a few. Risk gets the most flak but it was an interesting experiment and at worst a fun hard rock record. Sure, Megadeth have had some stinkers in the past. Instead, it often moves at a pedestrian, even tepid hard rock pace. Super Collider is decent at its best, and at its worst flat out embarrassing. Album number 14 rarely goes for the jugular.
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