Track Listing

1. Sleepwalker
2. Washington is Next!
3. Never Walk Alone...A Call to Arms
4. United Abominations
5. Gears of War
6. Blessed Be The Dead
7. Play for Blood
8. A Tout Le Monde (Set Me Free)
9. Amerikhastan
10. You're Dead
11. Burnt Ice

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #8048 in Music
• Released on: 2007-05-14
• Number of discs: 1

Customer Reviews

OTT
I read the rave reviews in the music magazines and fell for the hype. This is a highly disappointing album. Musically it is overly complex and whilst Megadeth have always had this facet to their music, I can't help but feel Mustaine is trying a little too hard these days. The songs are also exceptionally verbose with excessive lyrics being crammed in to ludicrously fast songs.

Having tried to get into the album on several occasions, I have accepted failure and consigned my copy to the 'unlikely to be played again' box. I haven't even bothered to put any of it on my ipod, which when you consider that even St Anger is on there, should speak for itself.

Great Album, but i feel The System Has Failed is better.
This is a great album and a great introduction to new megadeth fans. The album has a great opener Sleepwalker i think everyone agrees that that song kicks ass and is a perfect opener to this album, Washington is Next is a great song and has a solo, Never Walk Alone is brilliant great riffs and solos, the title tracks is brilliant the intro to it sounds excactly like Anthraxs song Among The Living cool drum intro to, Gears of War is awesome i love the riff at the start great song, BLESSED ARE THE DEAD is my favourite song on this album the lyrics are brilliant the music is faultless and mustaine's vocals ae great a perfect metal song, Play for blood average song great solo though, the re-make of A toute le monde is excellent Christina's voice goes really well with this song just as good as the original, Amerikhastan again average song great solo, You're Dead is brilliant & the album closer Burnt Ice is my third favourite song my second being Sleepwalker. I good start to megadeth and megadeth fans should have this already ready. In My opinion this is a great album with some awesome songs but i think The System Has Failed Is better. Overall Great and a very good place if you're thinking about buying an album of theirs. Megadeth Rock!!!

The true return to form
Ok, you either like Dave Mustaine or you don't. If you do, then you should love this album. It's like a combination of everything that made Megadeth great. There are speedy moments, slower moments, plenty of scorching solos and as you would expect from Dave Mustaine, lots of intelligent, relevant and heartfelt lyrics. This is a very honest record. It's not trying to be something it isn't. This is Dave Mustaine back and firing on all cylinders, giving us a genuine, no excuses metal record. We get more thrash for our money this time around, lots of aggression, and you get the feeling that this is Dave Mustaine just letting go, being himself and embracing those true metal roots. This isn't a record made for anybody else. This is Megadeth, that is to say Dave Mustaine and his band, doing what Megadeth wants to do. Standout tracks: the brutal Sleepwalker, Washington Is Next!, Never Walk Alone, United Abominations, You're Dead, Amerikhastan and Burnt Ice, but really, it's all good. There really isn't any filler here, at least as far as i'm concerned. It's an album that fills me with hope for the next 'Deth record, especially given that Chris Broderick is now shredding in the place of Glen Drover (who was excellent on this album, btw). Speaking of musicianship, it certainly hasn't dipped over the years. Mustaine is as good as ever (some would say better) and he sure knows how to pick a talented lineup. The playing on this album is top notch. The wizardry by Andy Sneap is first rate; he really was an excellent choice to 'save' this project. The production isn't too glossy, it isn't too rough, it's nicely in the middle, and the overall sound of the record is the best of any megadeth album in years. Everything comes together really well, and this is a true, 21st century Megadeth record.