MEGADETH
The Sick, The Dying… And The Dead! (Tradecraft)
After a turbulent few years between the members, American thrash metal icons Megadeth have returned to the scene with the long-awaited album, The Sick, The Dying… And The Dead!. The group have been working on this release since 2019, and the result ought to be appreciated by metal fans across the globe.
The album’s themes focus on disease and death (obviously), perhaps referring to frontman Dave Mustaine’s throat cancer diagnosis at the time of recording.
The third track here, Night Stalkers, features similarly venerable rapper Ice-T, which works well, while the shorter songs pick up the pace strongly, particularly Junkie and Psychopathy. We’ll Be Back, the album’s closing song was released as a single earlier this year and is an explosive finale to Megadeth’s return. The Sick… is quintessential Megadeth, although conversely, they could have perhaps experimented a little more with the tracks.
words RHIANNON FARR
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