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September 14, 2005

Fear Factory Hit the Road

Metal band recharged on "Transgression"

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United Abominations

Metallica have mostly exchanged thrashy riff metal for ballad-filled reflection rock, but one-time guitarist Dave Mustaine still likes his metal fast, brutal and apocalyptic. The cover of Megadeth's eleventh album depicts the United Nations under fiery siege and the lyrics throughout describe a bloo...

2007 RS: 3of 5 Stars

Cryptic Writings

1997

Youthanasia

1994

Countdown To Extinction

1992

Rust In Peace

1990

So Far, So Good, So What

1988

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Formed by guitarist Dave Mustaine after he was forced out of Metallica, Megadeth long represented the dark and nasty side of American thrash. Between the manic precision of Mustaine's riffage, which unlike most thrash bands locked perfectly with the machine-gun pulse of the kick drum, and the inspired cynicism of his songwriting, Megadeth perfectly captured the mood of those metal fans who thought...

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