Lyrically, things are a bit out there with Dave’s interesting political ideas and world views. I’m also glad to see the return of David Ellefson on bass in recent years, who helps round things out along with the solid drums of Shawn Drover. With Mustaine and Chris Broderick, you just know the guitar work will be ridiculously good. Closing it out is the super funky groove and outstanding guitar jams of the Thin Lizzy song, “Cold Sweat.” The record closes on a positive note with “Don’t Turn Your Back” which starts out with a bluesy laidback guitar intro before cranking it up into a full blitzkrieg attack. Again, not something you would expect from Dave and certainly not a direction I hope they continue with, but for one track it was pretty cool. But then, the guitars kick in and I actually really liked the track. It opens with a very country feel and banjos which made me question if this was a Megadeth track or if my iTunes switched to some alternate shuffle mode that I did not know existed. The next song, “The Blackest Crow,” totally caught me off guard. This is followed by a few rather bland tracks with the exception of the opening guitar solo on “Burn.” Then come the spoken lyrics of “Dance In the Rain” which I really dig and always thought suited Dave’s voice very well. The album starts out strong with “Kingmaker,” featuring pounding drums and bass and the lightning speed attack that Megadeth does best and leaves me eager for more. Dave Mustaine and company are back with their fourteenth album, “Super Collider.” What do you get when you mix a rock solid rhythm section, blazing guitars, and a larger than life frontman? Megadeth, of course.

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