![]() ![]() The vocal work struggles to be tuneful, and finds itself somewhere between Lemmy Kilmeister with a soar throat and a sickly frog trying to stay on pitch. Occasionally Dave will find himself reverting to old tricks with a quick 4 second pick up in motion, but largely this thing just dithers along at mid-tempo and refuses to really go anywhere. To be fair, this song is not bereft of any aggression, but its punchy distorted character definitely clashes with the inherent 70s rock character of the principle riffs. At best, what comes about is a schizophrenic album like "Cryptic Writings", but if this song is any indication of the future LP, this might be a potential repeat of "Risk". Anyone familiar with this band's less than stellar 90s output will note that these guys were at their absolute worst when they were straying outside of the heavy metal realm, largely because Dave's riffs and guitar distortion sound really mechanical when played at slower tempos, and because his gruff-laden mutterings are not fit for the AC/DC scene. Unfortunately, there are times when the average thrash lover just wants to throw up his hands and say "Dave? The Fuck is this?!", and the title track of the upcoming "Super Collider" is one of those instances. The Megadeth train has been running for the better part of 30 years now, and it has had its share of positive consequences (no pun intended). It's a serviceable hard rocker that most people should laugh off rather than get angry at it. I tried), but it certainly isn't garbage. So 'Super Collider' is neither super exciting and it isn't doing much colliding in the charts (eh. This kinda sounds like nit-picking but in the context of the upcoming album, I'm fairly content with it being as good as if not a little better than the last few releases. The other positive is that the production is very good, especially in terms of the clarity of the bass and the drums. To the track's credit, the drums sound great! Drover puts in an excellent shift, and I hope that he's given a similar workout on the rest of the album. The next issue is that, of course, Mustaine's old and worn voice isn't particularly appropriate but not worth complaining about at this point, even if it sounds like the words are being squished out of him against his will. The solos are disappointing and simply exist out of necessity, barely a showcase of either Broderick or Mustaine's talent, talent which feels like it is being wasted with releases like this. There isn't a riff to speak off, just some easy-going three or four chord patterns. 'Super Collider' doesn't even offer that much.įirst of all, it isn't thrash, having more in common with hard rock than heavy metal: it is mid tempo, simple and radio-ready. 1' weren't classics but did add to the hype for what would eventually be mediocre or unimpressive albums. 'Head Crusher', 'Never Dead' and 'Public Enemy No. Since United Abominations, Megadeth have hyped their albums by releasing some of the better (or more interesting) tracks as singles. Overall, Super Collider is a great track which shows the strengths of the more commercial side of Megadeth, and while it has a few noticeable flaws, it is a welcome break from the constant need to write "thrash". However after a few listens, I don't even notice the mediocrity of the vocals. The first few times listening to this track, they seemed a bit strained. Now it's time to discuss the elephant in the room: the vocals. The drums are crisp and clear, and while drover never pulls off anything spectacular, he gets the job done and gives the song a nice rhythm. The instruments all blend perfectly together: The guitars are super tight, and while very audible, do not overpower the other instruments( Chris Broderick has some tasty solos within this track we haven't heard for quite a while).The bass is very audible as well and has a very thick tone as it plays a very catchy lick throughout the entire song. Now I feel it is time to discuss the production of the track. Even though much of this track is catchy, the verse and chorus really don't do much for me the umpteenth time after the main guitar solo. This brings me to my main problem with this song: the repetitiveness. After the chorus comes a nice pulled back solo before going back to the repeated verse and chorus once more. The main verse, while nothing spectacular, flows very smoothly into a chorus, which is so catchy it has been stuck in my head for weeks after listening to this song. ![]() The song opens up with a brief guitar solo which leads into the main verse of the song. (Cryptic Writings is they main one that comes to mind), than more recent Megadeth offerings. Super Collider is much more of a throwback to more hard rock geared Megadeth albums When I heard Super Collider for the first time, I will admit that my expectations were a bit lower for the overall album, but that all changed after a few open-minded listens.
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