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Title: Another false 2nd coming
Review: As with the album before this Mustaine claimed a 2nd coming of his earlier thrash sound, and just like with "The World Needs a Hero" he failed to deliver. I really wanted to give this three stars but I had to give it only two. There were a couple songs I really liked (Blackmail the Universe, The Scorpion) but I can't really make a convincing case for much else. "Die Dead Enough" has one of Mustaines worst choruses yet. "Shadow of Deth" starts with an awkwardly loud voice reciting a bible passage, and eventually a marginally acceptable instrumental part enters. "Kick the Chair" is a horrible recycling of riffs from "Take No Prisoners" along with an annoying chorus. "Back In the Day" and "My Kingdom" are bad nostalgic attempts of Dave trying to assert his validity as a metal musician. The upside is that Megadeth has a back catalog of amazing albums you can pillage before you get hard up enough to pick from this carcass.
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