New Megadeth song? (for MegaFanClub members)

[Sang]

Saw this update at Facebook:

"NEW MEGADETH! CHECK OUT "HEADCRUSHER" AT THE MEGAFANCLUB! http://megafanclub.megadeth.com"

From the official Megadeth page.. So urh what's up with this, anyone with a MegaFanClub account that can give us some info? :o

[X-Vector]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3199/2931701642_60a91f4dcc.jpg

[Sang]

hmmmm that pic has a headcrusher made of some pretty old metal

does that mean the new song is like their old stuf???????


:p

[MegaMustaine]

http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/artists/Megadeth/

Click on the video player on the side. It isn't the full song, just a small clip at the beginning and a small clip about three quarters of the way through. Sounds badass if you ask me, but I am a little biased. ;)

Edit:

Some artwork for the song:

http://www.megadeth.com/images/headcrusher1.jpg

[Sang]

Hm not too impressive but then again the clips were small, I'd have to hear the full song. I'm not really a fan of solos and all taken out of context.

[MegaMustaine]

I think it is the beginning of the song.

[Sang]

Then what the hell.. :o :p I'll reserve further judgement for later.

[Dogy]

Here's the clip:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpW6SxfiN34

[Sang]

That's not all, there's also another part that's added in this video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXA0GoruN7U

Sounds like a stripped down version of the riff in the "full quality" clip but I gotta say I like it better stripped down :D

[peoplessi]

Yeah, I listened to this while back in the fan club, sounded nice! It's only one song, but certainly it isn't SLOW by any means. Small taste doesn't reveal the whole package.

[MegaMustaine]

Supposedly the whole song is going to be up for download shortly. Also, the new album is titled "Endgame".

http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=122180

[peoplessi]

What is shortly? A week? :)

[Tang Lung]

Sounds pretty cool. Now they have Broderick I'm expecting Rust In Peace 2 :o

[Sang]

Endgame is a bit of a weird title buuuut it'll be the content that counts ;)

[jimbob]

new megadeth album ? :D i hope i can see them on tour again :D

[MegaMustaine]

What is shortly? A week? :)

Apparently so. :D

[MegaMustaine]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAkK0QTwspY

From the Canadian Carnage tour!

[Dogy]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAkK0QTwspY

From the Canadian Carnage tour!

At least we can expect the studio version soon if they're playing it on tour.

[MegaMustaine]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cx-oyWzJOMc

Studio version from Dave's liveline number. Not the best of quality, but better than the live vid. Is missing the very end of Brodericks final solo however.

[Dogy]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cx-oyWzJOMc

Studio version from Dave's liveline number. Not the best of quality, but better than the live vid. Is missing the very end of Brodericks final solo however.

God dammit, where's the real thing? There's so much Thrash compacted into one track, I can't blare utter shit through my speakers!

[peoplessi]

That is METAL. Oh my ******* god. Intense. Must buy record for me. It's amazing how good it sounds. Sounds really old school, but so fresh at the same time.

[Pikachu]

If this truly is Washed Up Celebrity Death Week, I hope these guys get in a tour bus accident tomorrow. :P

[Amakou]

If this truly is Washed Up Celebrity Death Week, I hope these guys get in a tour bus accident tomorrow. :P

.....And you wonder why people don't like you here?

~Amakou~

[Sang]

Heh that riff that's around 2:20 sounds like one from Metallica's Seek and Destroy :o

[Dogy]

The song will be out at 11 AM EDT (7/7/09) here:

http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/headcrusher/

[peoplessi]

It's on Megafanclub, but the page is down for me :(

[Sang]

11 AM EDT is what in GMT? I'm thrilled!

[peoplessi]

Got the song on Megafanclub - it's awesome :)

[Sang]

can you send it to a brother? ;)

[Dogy]

Here it is on YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BohJHfPlHnY

[Sang]

Just downloaded it, woot!

edit: And gotta say it sounds really really cool :) A bit short, perhaps, but no biggie. Doesn't really sound much like any song of United Abominations.

[MegaMustaine]

http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/headcrusher/

Limited time only. Will be taken down tomorrow at 11 am est.

[MegaMustaine]

http://www.metalhammer.co.uk/news/megadeth-endgame-track-by-track-preview/

Track by track, WRITTEN preview of the new album. Metal Hammer is hyping the hell out of the album.

[peoplessi]

I expect nothing less :) I mean, Megadeth just keeps getting better and better. If the record is even half as good as that preview makes it out to be ... oh my, the wait has begun :)

[JackpotDen]

http://www.metalhammer.co.uk/news/megadeth-endgame-track-by-track-preview/

Track by track, WRITTEN preview of the new album. Metal Hammer is hyping the hell out of the album.

A truly epic 2-minute instrumental
*sings*
Payolaaa oh payola! what won't be done, without the payooolaaa?

I like megadeth. I'm looking forward to the album. But I can smell bullshit.

[Sang]

Album cover revealed:

http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/reviewpics/mega_endgame.jpg

There might a higher resolution version somewhere, I dunno.

Doesn't really look that spectacular, the "MEGADETH" and "Endgame" texts don't really fit in and what's up with the weird frame-like thing? The drawing (or whatever you want to call it) itself is cool though :)

[MegaMustaine]

The border is a bunch of flies.

[X-Vector]

It's a halo.

[Sang]

New song called "1,320" revealed:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_oKsj0OBys

Some guy in the comments said it reminds him of the KIMB stuff and yeah, a little bit.

[peoplessi]

It reminds me of Megadeth. Great song, bit different theme to the song :) I really like it.

[MegaMustaine]

Not that I'm surprised, ;) but this album is going to be kickass!

---------- Post added at 01:58 AM ---------- Previous post was at 01:13 AM ----------

The title track is up on youtube. Obviously a leak as the track isn't complete, but it is awesome!!!! I really cannot wait to pick up this album.

[Sang]

There are a few "leaked tracks" online.. Not sure if they're real because it's of instrumental songs. Did find the title track and it sounds like Megadeth alright.. sounds pretty good!

[MegaMustaine]

The instrumental is not real. It is by a band called Deadxhead. The title track however is very much real.

[Sang]

I found two instrumentals.. and I had a feeling at least one of them was fake, it didn't sound very Megadethish at all.

[MegaMustaine]

There is also an instrumental for the Bodies Left Behind on youtube, but it is actually a fan made tribute. Besides, BLB is not an instrumental.

[MegaMustaine]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8d0u_ZXEpM&feature=related

44 Minutes, recorded from a radio broadcast. It is in my opinion absolutely killer. Much more melodic then what has been released so far.

[Sang]

Sounds cool, a bit like it could've been on Youthanasia.

Anyway this album is sounding extremely promising with great songs like Head Crusher, Endgame and this one. Don't care too much for 1,320 though :o

[MegaMustaine]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jyxqL1vPTwE

This day we fight, low quality radio rip. The quality of the songs on this album so far is amazing.

[Sang]

Taken down already :(

[MegaMustaine]

Well the album leaked. It is all over youtube, and it can be found on torrent sites as well. All I can say, is that it is completely awesome. I cannot wait to pick up my physical copy here in two weeks! :D

[Sang]

I really really wanna hear it, but downloading it all seems kinda lame. :(

edit: Well, couldn't resist. Sounds good so far, definitely gonna buy it when it comes out (and a physical copy this time, not with iTunes ;))

[MegaMustaine]

Endgame is out, and it is awesome!

[Sang]

Yeah but I'm gonna have to wait a couple more weeks before I'll be able to grab a physical copy :( But I guess what I have now will hold me over until then.

Gave it all another listen this morning.. Really there's only one song on it that I completely dislike which is "The Hardest Part of Letting Go". A love ballad. Most of the times, I hate it when metal bands do love ballads. Metal love ballads are like sewer levels in games.

The one on Endgame was no exception. I haven't heard any memorable, original guitar riffs (then again I can't bring myself to listen to it for longer than a minute)... lyrics are piss-poor, vocals are brought in the typical half-growling Mustaine style which doesn't suit it at all...

So yeah, "The Hardest Part of Letting Go" is a misplaced, awkward, poor song if you ask me. Thankfully all other songs are either completely awesome or at least have some really cool shit in them.

Dialectic Chaos actually did turn out to be the 2-minute epic instrumental we were promised (or perhaps I'm easy to impress).

This Day We Fight! is basically a warmup. It's nothing more than a quick thrash metal song but it manages to make you want to hear more.

Main course starts at 44 Minutes, which features some predictable "epic" riffs and vocals that are cheesy as **** (then again, usually the case with Dave, so), but all in all it manages to be really awesome song.

1,320 - Didn't think too much of it at first but I really like it now. Has some really nice riffs that come together quite well.

Bite The Hand, Bodies and How The Story Ends are three tracks that aren't really too special, I guess one could compare them to the typical "filler" but that's not entirely correct. These three tracks do have some really nice riffs (like almost all of the songs on Endgame, really) coupled with a bit of catchiness.

Head Crusher is a fantastic thrash metal song.

Endgame - the title track - is completely awesome. No questions asked.

The Right To Go Insane isn't that fantastic but I do like the chorus. Not really a fantastic albumcloser though, it's a bit abrupt.


My favourite tracks (first to last):

1) Endgame
2) Head Crusher
3) 1,320
4) Dialectic Chaos
5) 44 Minutes
6) The Right To Go Insane
7) Bite The Hand
8) Bodies
9) This Day We Fight!
10) How The Story Ends
11) The Hardest Part of Letting Go... Sealed With A Kiss

Great album :)

[peoplessi]

How The Story Ends is very good song in my opinion, it's more in vein of the newer Megadeth material in that sense. I'm fan of both, older and newer stuff.

Broderick is superb, Mustaine is superb, LoMenzo is superb and Shawn is superb. Top notch playing on the record. A lot of those riffs are damned fast.

[MegaMustaine]

Sang, do you ever get to the sealed with a kiss part??? I have a hard time considering the song a ballad at all.

[Opus131]

I haven't listened to Megadeth since Rust in Peace. Still haven't had a reason to. Getting old is a bitch, and it seems to catch on rock starts pretty damn fast.

This is what metal should sound like:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5P8B-ZhAe7I&feature=related

[X-Vector]

Because metal needs whiny kid vocals?
I know Mustaine's singing voice is a love/hate phenomenon, but that's the worst I've heard him.

[Opus131]

Because metal needs whiny kid vocals?
I know Mustaine's singing voice is a love/hate phenomenon, but that's the worst I've heard him.

Naa dawg, i'm talking about the music.

[peoplessi]

It's Megadeth, I don't understand people that look something else in Megadeth.

[Opus131]

It's Megadeth, I don't understand people that look something else in Megadeth.

But that's the problem. Its the "Medadeth" part that is missing. Reading comprehension much?

[peoplessi]

What? Reading comprehension much? I just said, the record is very Megadeth, to claim something else is beyond stupid.

[Opus131]

What? Reading comprehension much? I just said, the record is very Megadeth, to claim something else is beyond stupid.

Except it isn't. It lacks the energy of old Megadeth as well as that particular sense of continuous forward development characteristic of thrash music, where the underlying rhythmic pulse gains increasing amounts of momentum while underscoring an overarching architecture build over simple but effective harmonic blocks. Sometimes this technique reached almost symphonic proportions, such as in several early Metallica songs. Modern Megadeth lacks this entirely and follows a typical pop format, which i personally find rather boring. There's no "thrashing" going on anymore.

[MegaMustaine]

Except it isn't. It lacks the energy of old Megadeth as well as that particular sense of continuous forward development characteristic of thrash music, where the underlying rhythmic pulse gains increasing amounts of momentum while underscoring an overarching architecture build over simple but effective harmonic blocks. Sometimes this technique reached almost symphonic proportions, such as in several early Metallica songs. Modern Megadeth lacks this entirely and follows a typical pop format, which i personally find rather boring. There's no "thrashing" going on anymore.

Can you link me to a positive thing you have ever said anywhere?

Anyways, a link to Megadeth on Jimmy Fallon. He seemed super stoked to have them on his show last night.

http://www.latenightwithjimmyfallon.com/blogs/2009/09/megadeth/

[peoplessi]

Except it isn't. It lacks the energy of old Megadeth as well as that particular sense of continuous forward development characteristic of thrash music, where the underlying rhythmic pulse gains increasing amounts of momentum while underscoring an overarching architecture build over simple but effective harmonic blocks. Sometimes this technique reached almost symphonic proportions, such as in several early Metallica songs. Modern Megadeth lacks this entirely and follows a typical pop format, which i personally find rather boring. There's no "thrashing" going on anymore.

Well, you are entitled to your opinion :cool: Fancy word with very little content, and in my opinion you are wrong. Endgame has few really good thrashy songs like: Head Crusher, Dialectic Chaos, This Day We Fight, so yeah, you can leave now :)

[Sang]

Modern Megadeth follows a typical pop format

If by "typical pop format" you mean the "verse-chorus-verse-chorus-bridge" structure then Megadeth has adopted to some extent but that's where the similarities between Megadeth and "typical pop" end. To claim it's no longer thrash metal at all seems silly.

[Dogy]

Except it isn't. It lacks the energy of old Megadeth as well as that particular sense of continuous forward development characteristic of thrash music, where the underlying rhythmic pulse gains increasing amounts of momentum while underscoring an overarching architecture build over simple but effective harmonic blocks. Sometimes this technique reached almost symphonic proportions, such as in several early Metallica songs. Modern Megadeth lacks this entirely and follows a typical pop format, which i personally find rather boring. There's no "thrashing" going on anymore.

Typical pop format? If you're referring to what Sang said, then I don't know if you were living under a rock or something, as the Verse -> Chorus -> Verse format has been in Thrash for a loong time.

The more I read your posts throughout the forum, the more I think you're just trolling. Honestly. Have you even bothered listening to the album?

This Day We Fight! has more Thrash in it than the entire album of Death Magnetic.

Taking This Day We Fight! and looking at it as a single track isn't good, as it's meant to be a direct transition from Dialectic Chaos. In fact, here's a video that shows exactly what I'm talking about by putting the two songs together: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGuhziU_dzc

There's also Head Crusher which was released a little while ago: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BohJHfPlHnY

Listen to the second half of Endgame: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVvyqDkOs1E

Of the major Thrash bands that are still playing today, Testament is the only one (obviously excluding Megadeth) that is staying true to the Thrash formula.

[Tang Lung]

I love Megadeth, but I miss Friedman. Without him they're good. With him, they were incredible.

[ZuljinRaynor]

But they weren't aggressive enough for Marty!

[Opus131]

But they weren't aggressive enough for Marty!

Didn't he end up playing for some Japanese pop band or something?

[ZuljinRaynor]

Didn't he end up playing for some Japanese pop band or something?

He lives in Japan. He has/had a talk show there. He's worked with JPop artists and but I'm not sure if he's in a JPop band. He's definitely done collaborations.

[Water12356]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Hollywood_shootout

44 minutes sounded firmiliar. ^ I found out why. ^

[ZuljinRaynor]

Got this last night. Pretty awesome.

[Phayzon]

Oh wow I didnt realize this was even out. I'll have to go pick it up!

[Sang]

This just in, James Lomenzo leaves (http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=403151563&blogId=528880443), enter... Dave (http://www.megadeth.com/home_popup.php?news_id=1287) Ellefson (http://www.classicrockmagazine.com/news/dave-ellefson-exclusive-why-im-back-in-megadeth/)!

[wayskobfssae]

hmmmm that pic has a headcrusher made of some pretty old metal

does that mean the new song is like their old stuf???????

:p

You sound like you've been hanging out in the DN4E speculation threads too long. :p