Factory) In addition, the lyrics are a thoughtful reflection on the corrupting properties of political power and the dangers of millions of people subserviently falling in line to follow an ideology gone mainstream. The late Nick Menza (God bless his soul) is also at his most energetic here as can be heard on the short drum intro to "Skin 'O My Teeth". David Ellefson does more than most bassists would dare to do with the title track, propelling not only the intro but also keeping the verses afloat by himself and providing more fuel for an otherwise very melodic chorus. Foreclosure Of A Dream is a decent ballad although Megadeth's definitive example of this style would occur on their next album. Starscream's foot is light gray instead of blue as he comments on the Doctor's originality. The songs I'm much less fond of are Skin and Sweating, but they aren't particularly bad. Yes, this is a song about someone free-falling out of the sky on his way to certain death once he meets the ground as a “dirt torpedo”. Oh man i remember the good old days back in high school where i used to crack this in my car stereo ah those were the days. Friedman is once again in great shape and delivers tremendous guitar playing. Nothing to rival Five Magics but they are well-crafted nonetheless The album closer, Ashes In Your Mouth, is the longest track here and is easily my favorite of the album. God forbid any band lighten up in the slightest without getting attacked by critics who have a metal agenda in mind that must be followed. Due to the shift in style, the riffs are obviously not such a main feature as in Megadeth's earlier speed/thrash output. As time would go on, my interest waned with Megadeth's future releases. The Transformers ep 14 Remove the speed but retain everything else, and you’re left with Symphony, which is the type of song that every mediocre track on this album should have been in order to have made Countdown the true logical progression from RIP that it’s usually made out to be. This is probably the peak of Mustaine's lyrical acumen, which mostly alleviates his vocal problem. Of course, such a view would surely piss off fans of the old albums (especially, those crybabies who hold records like "Peace Sells..." or "Rust in Peace" in such high esteem) but really, who cares right? The only track of which I don't like his vocals on is Sweating Bullets. Another two that belong up there are Symphony of Destruction and Psychotron. Starscream kidnaps Dr. Archeville and forces him to take him to his secret laboratory. And this is the guy who played on Risk, Cryptic Writings, Youthanasia, and CTE, the softest albums of Megadeth's career because of him. -Marcin C. I want to get this out of the way first: Countdown to Extinction is a letdown. The music is very heavy, somewhat denying the speed chapter but investing on classic, traditional metal. There are almost as many acoustic/clean guitar sections as there are actual electric guitar riffs, and unpredictability is something that Megadeth forgot when writing this album. 2007 — The Transformers — Complete Collection (Madman Entertainment) Maybe not so dubious, but it's not the norm for the television series. As the Autobots drive past cam, Ironhide and Ratchet's passenger side windows are HUGE. And clearly this worked, as the album went to #2 on the music charts, and became Megadeth’s most successful album. Remember how there was not one clean part. When we last see Laserbeak, he's held prisoner in Jazz's tape deck. In my opinion, his vocals are at their best, especially on the title track, Architecture of Aggression, and Captive Honour. Still an essential Megadeth album and a pretty good starting point for Megadeth. Yes, the song is good and it also has some well-thought out lyrics about war tactics and even has a very catchy chorus. Other respective thrashers include Skin O My Teeth and High Speed Dirt, great songs that wouldn't quite take top honors on say, Peace Sells, but certainly wouldn't stick out as turkeys either. The Friedman/Mustaine combo had only lasted for one album before this one, and dammit, that’s a fucking crime if there ever was one. In the aftermath of Cybertron's catastrophic orbit of Earth, both sides regroup, while Starscream puts into motion a plan to destroy the planet. As Wheeljack raises his hand to indicate where the Dinobots should stop, the flashing glow of his "ears" is layered on top of his hand. The songs are primarily straightforward four-minute rockers, sporting an emphasis on catchy guitar hooks, vocal lines and choruses. As usual when he's playing back a tape report, Soundwave's tape door suddenly becomes transparent as Laserbeak plays back. After Symphony of Destruction, Architecture of Aggression kicks your ass with some quality heavy/thrash metal with Mustaine attempting to sing again in the chorus. Bands need new direction or a change of light, thus Countdown came into play with megadeth's less thrashy side. Ashes in Your Mouth is an excellent way to end this album. We gotta sound like that now to be successful!" Since Arkeville is. Countdown To Extinction needs to be addressed and talked about from a different angle, because based off of a lot of what other thrash goers seem to bare in mind, there's a huge lack of musical understanding. Original sound version now out of print. Further, some of these tracks are so dull that it’s disheartening just listening to how hard the boys are trying NOT to go ballistic with their guitars and drums just for the sake of trying to achieve radio airplay. Instead of making it sound warm and inviting like the four albums before this one (we're talking thrash here, not black metal), or crunchy and powerful like the next two, this album sounds completely mechanical and artificial. Ashes In Your Mouth is the ending thrasher and would surely appeal to even a thrash purist, its aggressive and Mustaine’s sneering and Menza’s perfect drumming really makes it a classic. An even more rare instance of Mirage firing his. Okay, let’s sum-up. It seems Mustaine and co. have swapped their trademark soaring, technical riffage for gimmicky fluff and fillers, which first shown it's face on the track “Dawn Patrol.” Some of the problems that started to surface on otherwise excellent “Rust in Peace” not only come full force here, but pretty much define the album – those awkward low-pitched talking vocals as well as the cringe-inducing, high-pitched squealy ones, the squeaky, overly sterile production, the cartoonish atmosphere and subject matter, as well as the overall lapse of thrash aggression abound. The drumming and riffs meanwhile are more minimal, simplistic, and less aggressive than before, with the riffs taking on a heavy/groove metal character. About “Countdown to Extinction” Countdown to Extinction is the fifth studio album by American thrash metal band Megadeth, released on July 14, 1992, through Capitol Records. Any non-corrupted Metallica fan or regular music fan will tell you album sales mean nothing to determine the best music. (Such as in ‘Ashes In Your Mouth.’) Although the more commercialized songs aren’t technically that bad, they do have a tendency to start to bore you if you listen to them more than like three times, and in the end you tend to skip them, making them fillers, although they were never intended that way by Mustaine. RED FLAG ALERT. I will admit, despite the country aspect of "High Speed Dirt," the twangy guitar solo is pretty good. The very mechanical feel means that everything sounds somewhat bassy. I find "High Speed Dirt" comical as well. On the album's title track, something entirely new comes to the table, an environmental message warning us of the consequences of hunting? Where did he get the resources to repair himself so thoroughly? Nick Menza's drumwork has also been dumbed down since RIP but has moments his moments in songs like Psychotron and Ashes in Your Mouth. In 1992, the band opted for a more accessible release, entered the studio, and came out with Countdown to Extinction, the band's most successful album to date. The dialogue fits into the song's themes, and reminds me of all those short tracks in between songs in a concept album that are there merely to move the story along (See Blind Guardian's Nightfall in Middle Earth, it’s got a dozen of them). Megadeth guns for arena thrash success and gets it on Countdown to Extinction. Dave's snarly howls? Psychotron has a very good riff although the pace is kind of weird, again, a catchy melody which stands by itself, actually, Symphony and Psycho were the first two songs I listened to from Megadeth back when I was about 14 or 15 years I guess, so catchy they are that until today I love the band, all because those two. Megadeth – Countdown To Extinction Label: Capitol Records – 0777 7 98531-4 4, Capitol Records – 798 531-4 TCESTU 2175 Extinction Countdown is the second book in the Extinction series! Without further adieu, my review of Countdown to Extinction. His life had taken the wrong turn some years ago and with it he expresses his anger about his former state. Take the demo versions of "Psychotron" and the title track for example. Have a ton of fun! Judas Priest changed their sound many, many times; with styles ranging from classic metal, to a more hard rock sound, as well as speed metal, and even a stint in hair metal. Don’t get me wrong, these tracks aren’t necessarily bad, they’re just… Eeeungh. (Disclaimer: I am not aligning those two groups of people.) I was like "Hey listen to this chorus it sucks ass," and they said "did he just say 'sweating balls'?" His body fuels the power fire and the flames rise to the sky The first is one of the singles, Sweating Bullets. Unfortunately, this album would only sell around 2 million copies in the U.S., which is significantly less than Metallica did. Where as Power Metal takes the route of story telling through the riffs and is heavily focused on riff development, Thrash takes a more simplistic route in the rhythm section and instead varies the structure with multiple solos. Countdown to Extinction reached #2 in the American charts. So with this album, Megadeth launched themselves into the world of 1990s commercial radio metal. The best songs by and far are the brooding, environmentally-conscious title track, the crushing “Enter Sandman” retread “Symphony of Destruction,” the token ballad “Foreclosure of a Dream,” and heavy-as-balls “Architecture of Aggression.” Catchy - Check, Heavy - Check, Excellent Leads - Check, Good Vocals - Well, check (surprise!). So damn heavy. I mean back in the 80s there was New Wave/Synthpop, Post-Punk, Michael Jackson, Bruce Springsteen and plenty of other popular genres of music but I will bet you not ONE of the thrash metal bands back then just suddenly jumped up and said "Holy Shit! Also, Captive Honour has that silly intro that I can do without. Symphony of Destruction is definitely the best known Megadeth song, its catchy riff and melody got a lot of airplay. Definitely my fav Megadeth song. 2009 — The Transformers — Complete Collection: Decepticon Edition (Madman Entertainment) Producer Max Norman, who also put the finishing touches on "Rust in Peace", did an excellent job producing this heavy metal masterwork. The slower songs aren't bereft of content, featuring melodies that one might be caught humming in the shower, even the unusual folky swing of the title track's chorus. Peter Cullen's voice for Optimus Prime is given an unusual amount of robotic modulation in this episode. Pretty disappointing. Why all of the sudden just because of a new genre of music rears its ugly head in the early 90s did metal bands try to emulate it and try to become something they're not? But Who's Buying was the band's best work, I bought it, only to find that the title track was the only real standout. Optimus: Hahaha! Top tier instrumentation? There are a couple of quiet verse/loud chorus hard rock/heavy metal ballads (the title track, 'Foreclosure of a Dream') that progress in a very predictable fashion and don't bring much to the table instrumentally or vocally beyond catchy choruses, which are admittedly some of the best on the album. 1994 — Fight! Then there's the chorus "sweatinnnng bulleeeeets!" View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 2012 Cardboard Slipcase CD release of Countdown To Extinction (20th Anniversary Edition) on Discogs. The focus has been taken off of speed and more on writing and melody, and Countdown to Extinction benefits from it nicely. Factory) "Ensuing power vacuum, a toppled leader dies A bold move as it helps him share more of his worldly views and might get Megadeth into circles where they weren't present before and adding a layer that people can more easily relate to. All these fit perfectly with the familiar vocals creating an insane atmosphere. Optimus: Nothing gentle, I would say. I wouldn't recommend hearing this all at once, as the similarity is odd the first time. And again, big-time staccato machine-gun style riffing and double-bass towards the finish with Dave's weird-voices "I'm crazy" lyrics and odd vocal delivery make this one of the heaviest songs to find minor mainstream acceptance. Firstly… ‘Symphony Of Destruction.’ Although not as heavy and raw as anything off of ‘Rust In Peace,’ ‘Symphony Of Destruction’ does have a strong riff base, good rhythm, and a very catchy flow overall. Pretty please? ‘Countdown To Extinction’ may be their last amazing thrash record, and it is definitely not bad. We all know the story: the alternative/grunge wave swept metal back into the underground and everything that was supposed to be rebellious and cool in the eighties was suddenly considered outdated, clichéd and lame. Countdown to Extinction's first single was about how cult of personalities can manipulate their way into positions of power and have disastrous results for mankind, whereas Metallica's first single was about babies having scary nightmares. The atmosphere of the guitar can be described as “doomier” than previous four albums. Less thrash(as stated before), simplified melodies but not to the point of being watered down at all. Dave’s vocals are very emotional here, the guitar riffing is awesome, extremely catchy chorus and that solo section in the near end is just totally rules. As if album sales were indicators of quality, anyway. The volume of the sound effects in the Shout! Bumblebee wonders what will happen to Starscream, and the other Autobots are amused at the thought of what Megatron plans to do. Armed with new lyrical ideas, Dave’s voice had been steadily improving through Megadeth’s career at this point. While I liked this song the first time I heard it, after hearing it several times on radio, at hockey games, etc, it's lost some of its appeal. The timer that Starscream connects to the exponential generator, which starts at 8:00:00, leads to some dubious situations: When the timer says 7:58:20 (1:40 minutes), only about 20 seconds have passed. "Captive Honour" has some interesting guitar work on it, but suffers greatly in the lyrical department. Otherwise I get kinda disappointed in the drumming because it's mainly a 4/4 kick snare kick snare beat most of the time with unenthusiastic fills. That's enough history lessons, though. Songwriting is actually a fair bit better than some of Megadeth's previous albums. If you don’t have it, I suggest you obtain it and enjoy 45 minutes of well played heavy metal. See more ideas about save earth, save our earth, extinction. The bridge and chorus is cool though with the descending arpeggios. His riffs are exciting and strong, his solos inspired and melodic without losing their metal feeling. Countdown to Extinction is the fifth studio album by American thrash metal band Megadeth. Despite the cries of "sellout" from some metal purists, "Countdown to Extinction" is a … Lyrics to 'Countdown To Extinction' by Megadeth. Countdown to Extinction NOTE: There is a known issue with the most recent entries having screwed-up information and links. That statement isn't entirely accurate (nor do I see it as derogatory, having thoroughly enjoyed the Black Album personally). As said before, Countdown to Extinction is very lazy, and in fact, the laziest Megadeth album of the nineties. This is undoubtedly a Megadeth album, which means that it has all of the elements of a classic 'deth album. "High Speed Dirt" is slightly slower, but loaded with amazing and equally thrashy riffs. What the hell were they thinking? "High Speed Dirt"? Compared to Metallica’s self-titled record, where drummer Lars Ulrich probably only used two or three different drumlines throughout the entire album’s length, Nick Menza actually used a lot of drum variation on here for a more groove-oriented metal album. It's the best example of the condensed and commercial heavy/groove metal style on the album, and beats out nearly everything else in its field at the time. The thrashiest and most complex track of the bunch is probably “Ashes in Your Mouth”, whereas “Skin o' My Teeth” and “High Speed Dirt” are more like rollicking thrash-‘n’-roll tunes—energetic, catchy stuff that’s fun to scream along with but would hardly have been among the highlights of Megadeth’s previous oeuvre. The playing itself is pretty good. Pure hilarity and monster riffs/solos make this one for me. What is in fact fairly interesting about Countdown to Extinction is that despite looking like a commercial album (simpler cover, more consistent song lengths, generally verse-chorus song structures) it has a lot of detail and skill added to it that takes it whole levels above mere commercialism. Wheeljack's ears flash for a single frame even though he's not speaking, and they're orange; he's missing his missile launcher. I like Dave's vocals on Countdown to Extinction a lot more than on any other album. There's something inexplicably wrong with this, some necessary yet ultimately invisible ingredient missing from the recipe, and as a result i just plain do not like this album. Except Mustaine wanted an objective victory. 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