Endgame (Megadeth-Album)
Occupation
- Vocals, Guitar: Dave Mustaine
- Guitar: Chris Broderick
- Bass: James LoMenzo
- Drums, percussion Shawn Drover
Endgame is the twelfth studio album by American thrash metal / speed metal band Megadeth. It was released in September 2009 on Roadrunner Records. It is the first Megadeth album with Chris Broderick on guitar. Musically, it was seen both in the tradition of harder Megadeth albums like Rust in Peace as well as more recent publications such as The System Has Failed.
Genesis
Before the recording of Endgame it came to the separation of guitarist Glen Drover. According to a statement from frontman Dave Mustaine was in these health problems and demonstrate that they desire to spend more time with his family. At the suggestion of Glen and his brother Shawn Drover, drummer of the band, Chris Broderick (formerly with Nevermore and Jag Panzer ) was committed. The songs on Endgame has compiled from its well-kept by him song - and riff archive Mustaine. Among them were both old ideas as well as new material. A song was recorded, but, as he had no ready- vocals, not used on the album. The recordings took place until May 2009 at the band's own studio " Vic 's Garage ", named after the " mascot " of the band Vic Rattlehead, with Andy Sneap instead. The album was mixed by Sneap in Backstage Studios in Belper in Derbyshire in England. The song Head Crusher was the first single from the album, The Right to Go Insane followed in February 2010. The album debuted after the release in September at # 9 on the Billboard 200.
Mustaine told the panel:
"The album is much more aggressive and faster than anything I've done in recent years. It is likely Endgame ' even our best album since Rust in Peace '. "
Texts
The title track is according to Dave Mustaine of a decree issued by George W. Bush in which these authorities have authorized, with the " vague " reasons " in a national emergency to block larger parts of the population in closed institutions ". Mustaine called this " a kind of concentration camp " and described it as " angsteinjagend ". There is also a documentary called Endgame - Blueprint for Global Enslavement. In an American TV show, the Alex Jones Show, appeared in the Mustaine, it said, the title track was inspired by the film. In 44 Minutes it comes to a shootout after a bank robbery in North Hollywood in 1997, at the time of the event was the former drummer Nick Menza only two blocks away lived it. Head Crusher is about a medieval torture device. 1320 'is about nitro powered racing cars, called Funny Cars.
Reception
Eduardo Rivadavia of Allmusic called Endgame the least " aimed at commercial " album since Rust in Peace, touch it, many of the songwriting style of the early years and would allow the fan base is little reason to complain. Endgame is rated three and a half stars out of five. In Rock Hard Frank Albrecht picked out the interplay of guitarist Broderick and Mustaine, also had the songs " catchy hooks than last ." The rating here was 8.5 out of ten. Also Endgame was with a rating average of 8.0 points " album of the month ". In the editorial of whiskey soda.de there were different opinions, resulting in scores of 3 to 1 - reflect. In Laut.de forgave Michael Edele four out of five stars. The title track is musically the weakest of the album for him. The latter is not sufficient to Rust in Peace approach, but is not " very far away " from it. On www.metal.de called the reviewer Endgame "is the best Megadeth album" for 15 years and awarded nine out of ten. The album was, among others, by the song " Head Crusher" and "This day we fight! " positively received by the audience.
Title list
Music and lyrics were written by Dave Mustaine, only Headcrusher was Shawn Drover, involved in The Hardest Part of Letting Go ... Sealed With a Kiss Chris Broderick of music. When Japan bonus track was Washington Is Next! (Live) added.