United Abominations - Megadeth

Megadeth are often compared closely to Metallica, and it is quite obvious why. However, to me, this comparison should have ended years ago, when Metallica released their self-titled album. Why is this? Because Megadeth have still got it - and this album definitely proved it. Before listening to the music, the cover art definitely appealed to me, as the Megadeth mascot - Vic Rattlehead - has once again been reinvented, and placed in a classic Megadeth scene, with explosions and chaos all around. Track list: 1. Sleepwalker 2. Washington Is Next 3. Never Walk Alone... A Call To Arms 4. United Abominations 5. Gears Of War 6. ...  Read the complete review

United Abominations is the most recent Megadeth album released in May 2007 on the Roadrunner Records Label. I really quite dig some of Megadeth's older stuff so was rather looking forward to giving this a listen - I'd heard Sleepwalker and Amerikhastan repeatedly on KNAC.com radio. I didn't really know what to make of Amerikhastan, it seemed like a load of conservative political rubbish to me. Sleepwalker was a decent track though, so I decided to give it a go and not judge it on the one duff track. Whilst the child-eating guitar riffs are still there it seems that Mustaine's vocals have lost the anger of his youth and it now sounds a bit like a lecturous old ...  Read the complete review