Endgame is just a monster album and I would say the most consistent. I’ve always thought Dave Mustaine as principal songwriter was guilty of thinking everything he writes is fantastic. Let’s just say the riff quality control machine wasn’t always working properly over the years
Megadeth's peace sells and Slayer's South of heaven introduced me to thrash. Listening to those albums was probably one of the best decisions I ever made!
Although I discovered Megadeth later on, my introduction to thrash was Metallica’s “Master of Puppets” and Slayer’s “South of Heaven” The first Megadeth album I heard was “Countdown to Extinction” then it was “Cryptic Writings” after that.
Peace sells is my first megadeth album. Headbangers ball playing peace sells, wake up dead and anarchy in the UK. This is what metal is and should always be!
@@underflo43tky I personally never had problems with the production, and while I agree that it is vastly underrated, I don't think anything surpasses the absolute masterpiece that is Rust in Peace
@@coreygendreau7219 actually i lost interest after peace sells. ive never listened to RIP. i may get around to it though. i just like when a band is still working its way up. saw the killing is my biz tour. i was into all that music then.
@@underflo43tky thats so sick i wish i was around for any of the classic albums… but never having heard rust in peace… mind blown… easily the best thrash record ever made in my opinion nothing even comes close
My favorite Megadeth is Peace Sells. I agree that Dixon's cover is out of the place but the rest songs are amazing thrash riff madness. Generally my top 5: 1. Peace Sells 2. Rust In Peace 3. So Far, So Good... So What 4. Killing Is My Business 5. Youthanasia
@@thomasangelripper how about Destruction ? The talented Mr. Shifringer on guitar? He is an absolute riffmaster....also Living death or Vendetta ! Assasin ? Tankard ? Sodom, kreator ? By the way I also loved Tyrant back in the day also early Grave digger (the first two albums were classics) first two Running Wild ! Iron angel also the first two albums . Cutty shark ? Helloween walls of Jericho a classic ! Death row ? I used to live and die for kraut-metal ! They were the absolute best music, the soundtrack of my adolescents!
Rust is peace is my favourite album of any genre of all time. Every single note from start to finish enthralls me. I've listened to it probably a thousand times and it always sounds as good as the first time I heard it.
So Far, So Good... So What!? was my first Megadeth album, and I love it so much to this day. Even though Rust In Piece, Peace Sells and even Countdown To Extinction exist, So Far, So Good is always on the top of my ranking \m/
There are very few songs from both albums I dislike. For Peace Sells it would be “I Ain’t Superstitious” for Rust in Peace I don’t like “Dawn Patrol” and “My Creation”
One of my favourite bands of all time! 1. Youthanasia 2. Peace Sells… But Who’s Buying? 3. Rust in Peace 4. Countdown to Extinction 5. Dystopia 6. Endgame 7. Cryptic Writings 8. Killing is My Business… And Business is Good! 9. The System Has Failed 10. So Far, So Good… So What! 11. United Abominations 12. Risk 13. Th1rt3en 14. Super Collider 15. The World Needs a Hero
I'm happy to see Killing Is My Business get such a high rank. It's probably my favorite Megadeth album, and one of my favorite albums ever. It's not as technical and complex as Rust In Peace, but that mixture of speed/thrash metal and jazzy elements, especially with the unique personal playstyle quirks of Chris and Gar, and on top of that some interesting, sometimes unorthodox and honestly difficult compositions due to the sheer speed and insane shenanigans on some of those riffs... it really hits the spot for me. To this day I've never, _ever_ heard anything quite like it before or after. Yes, I'm a sucker for thrash and speed metal with unusual elements. Something more original and charming that your average super technical hyper perfect records we get nowadays.
"Rank Em All" for Metallica, and "Ranking is my business" for Megadeth, haha I like the theme I'm seeing so far. When you do Exodus maybe it will be "Bonded by Ranking", or "Ranking is Imminent".... Just don't let it be a "Ranking Disaster" 🤣
@@kevinmitchell4018 I agree with you, their first album is a masterpiece all the way through. Master of Reality is overrated to me. If you get rid of the useless filler tracks (let’s be real, who plays Master of Reality excited to hear Embryo, Orchid, and Solitude?), it’s essentially a 5 song long album. All great songs but just not enough content.
Peace sells is my number one. It was the first Megadeth album I bought early in 1987. Wake Up Dead is one of the heaviest & brilliant thrash songs ever. It's just as heavy as Slayer but in a different way. And let's not forget the pummelling repetitive ending to Black Friday...awesome.
Awesome, I have only seen them once but I live in the middle of nowhere. :) Great band but the live performance wasn't the best when I saw them, hopefully you'll have an even better time. Cheers!
It's a surprise to see someone giving Dystopia such a good place. Most of the time, other reviewers give this album a lower place and it's a shame since it has a lot of nice songs that, aren't purely thrash, but a mix between modern thrash and heavy metal. Fatal Illusion is easily my favorite and the thrashiest song of the album. Dystopia is often considered as the spiritual successor of Hangar 18 and Return to Hangar. Besides, Conquer or Die is an instrumental that gets into the level of Into The Lungs of Hell, Kiko really killed it there.
@@KimoFest Igual, es mi banda favorita, pero igual es medio XD que suelo encontrar un comentario tuyo en cada vídeo que veo, eres un hombre de cultura ahr
Yeah, especially on the Peace Sells and SFSGSW albums. My Last Words is one of my favorite examples of Dave's singing, that song is sick.. and so is Good Mourning/Black Friday, and also 502!
@@danielalmeida7382 Its like his worst singing ever, i agree. Somehow TSHF is my Favorite Megadeth Album, despite its not that good objektive. Maybe because it helped me thru bad Times idk.
My Ranking Megadeth albums 1. Youthanaisa 2. Killing is My Business 3. Peace Selles 4 Rust In Peace 5. So Far So Good So What 6. The Sick The Dying and Dead 7 . Countdown to Extinction 8 . Dystopia 9 . Endgame 10. The System Has Failed 11. United Abominations 12. Cryptic Writings 13.Th1rt3en 14. Risk 15. The World Needs a Hero
@@vaggelis6349 Countdown had Ashes In Your Mouth (best song by far), Skin O My Teeth & High Speed Dirt. The Black Album had Holier Than Though, Through The Never & Struggle Within. Granted, Countdown's other songs mostly have at least1 thrashy riff. But, just like Metallica, they ditched most of the thrash from the last album IMMEDIATELY on their 2nd album in the 90's. Just compare the demo of the title track to the album version.. :(
@@RuthlessMetalYT Same! I started listening to them in 1993 when I was 12 after hearing Countdown to Extinction. So your list is exactly how I would have made mine. I have actually been seeing other lists ranking Risk pretty high, which has been weird to say the least! lol Keep up the great vids!
It's refreshing to see such a concise, informative, and honest ranking of a band's catalogue. While such lists are very subjective, you have succeeded in a "common sense" approach to tackling the task without any arrogance. I would like to see more of these from videos from you.
Thank you Sir, I've listened to Megadeth since the nineties so I'm pretty familiar with their stuff and I like some and other albums I will probably never go back to. :) I'll definitely do more rank 'em all videos soon. Cheers!
I agree almost in everything, but Youthanasia should be higher, great 90s heavy metal album, less fillers than CtE for my taste and top-notch production
@@RuthlessMetalYT I disagree, at least I think both albums best songs are tied, and more or less except a tout le monde, the ones in CtE are more mainstream, but it's just a matter of taste I guess
I have always liked Cryptic Writings a lot. Trust, a secret place, she-wolf, vortex and fff are all great songs but I enjoy the whole album. But if you expect to hear Thrash metal then I get if you don't dig the album.
@@RuthlessMetalYT FFF is also quite metal, the verse is straight up Motorbreath haha! But yeah not the most metal album out there but I don't really care. I think it's cool that Mustaine can write good songs in many genres and I think he is one of the few people that has done that successfully (although risk sucks ass)
16 - Risk 15 - Super Collider 14 - Cryptic Writings 13 - United Abominations 12 - Th1rt3en 11 - The System has Failed 10 - The World Needs a Hero 9 - Endgame 8 - Dystopia 6 - So Far, So Good... So What! 5 - Killing is my Business... And Business is Good! 4 - Countdown to Extinction 3 - The Sick, The Dying... And the Dead! 2 - Peace Sells... But Who's Buying ? 1 - Rust in Peace
In my opinion: 1. Peace Sells... But Who's Buying? 2. Rust In Peace 3. ENDGAME 4. Countdown To Extinction 5. Killing Is My Business... And Business Is Good 6. Youthanasia 7. The System Has Failed 8. The Sick, The Dead... And The Dying 9. Dystopia 10. So Far, So Good... So What? 11. United Abominations 12. Cryptic Writings 13. The World Needs A Hero 14. Hidden Treasures 15. Super Colider 16. Th1rt3en 17. Risk Let me explain. I really enjoy thrash metal and that might be reason I rank this way. Why Peace Sells over RIP? Because it's flawless album. Even I Ain't Superstitious is awesome. Chris Poland's solos and the transition to blues/fusion/jazz to MegadetH thrash is just great! This has an incomparable feeling and it's different from any other thrash or metal album that's out there. Why ENDGAME so high? It's not my favorite and is not perfect, but it's just their most solid album. Some songs are great, some songs are ok, but every song has that moment where the riffs and the solos just kick in so hard you can't just not bang your head! Really really solid album. Why KIMB over Youthanasia? Even tho the production is not the best one, I still like pretty much what that album is. Really punk, fast and aggressive, awesome solos and amazing riffs. Basically full thrash mode and I love that. Every song in that album requires full attention and a lot wrist strength. Dave playing that and singing at the same time, specially for live shows that were speed up, is just mind blowing! Great debut album for the band. Why The System Has Failed is so high and SFSGSW and Dystopia are so low? Well, The System Has Failed is really solid too, pretty much like a product of every good aspect of the albums that came before it. It has thrash (Blackmail The Universe, Kick The Chair, Back In The Day), it has heavy metal (Scorpion, Something That I'm Not) and also more comercial songs, but still pretty good songs. For sure we could ignore 2 or 3 songs from this album, but the riffs and solos in this album are really good, also great production and the drummer is really talented. I think it's really underrated album, but it's definitely up there, even considering its flaws. Dystopia and SFSGSW doesn't have the aggressiveness and emotional value put in the songs as the albums I put above them. Some songs are kinda hard to connect with and listen it 'till the end, no because they are bad, but because it's not what I search in MegadetH.
1. Rust In Peace 2. Peace Sells 3. Killing Is My Business 4. So Far So Good 5. Endgame 6. Dystopia Megadeth is definitely better as a thrash band imo but CTE and Youthanasia are still pretty solid
1 - Peace Sells... But Who's Buying? 2 - Rust In Peace 3 - Endgame 4 - So Far, So Good... So What! 5 - United Abominations 6 - Killing Is My Business... And Business Is Good! 7 - Dystopia 8 - Youthanasia 9 - The System Has Failed 10 - Countdown To Extinction 11 - Th1rt3en 12 - Cryptic Writings 13 - The World Needs A Hero 14 - Risk 15 - Super Collider
If Dystopia is modern day Peace Sells... and Endgame is modern day Rust in Peace. I say the Sick, the Dying... and the Dead! is modern day so far, so good... so what?. even the name and the structure of the cover are alike. Also, this new album kicks ass, one of the best modern metal albums.
I hadn't even heard of a lot of these albums. ;) I think I'd give Killing Is My Business an edge at #2, because I love the rawness of it and it's such an excellent debut album.
I don't know exactly why, but Megadeth is really the only band that I actually find myself visiting their 90s albums as as much as their 80s output. I think getting into Youthanasia and Countdown to Extinction so early on in my journey helped me appreciate Cryptic Writings much more since I was trying to get as many Megadeth albums as soon as I could when I was a teenager. I tend to hold Hidden Treasures in high regard as a timestamp of the 1991-1995 Megadeth period and frequently enjoy the track "Go to Hell".
cryptic writings is a pop album though. countdown and youthanasia has their moments, but they can't compare to their eighties albums. It's never a good thing when bands slow down to fit in with the times.
Peaks and depths discography. 1. Peace Sells- Bad Omen and My Last Words clinchers. 2. RIP- Regal, iconic album listened to since 4th grade. 3. Killing- Better songwriting, vocals, and musicianship than early Metallica imo. 4. SFSGSW-95% still killer Liar a bit juvenile these days 5. System- 1st return to form album after RIP. 6. United- Some of the best newer stuff. 7. 13- Probably floating somewhere before but NWO and Millennium 2 of best newer songs 8. Endgame- Scary premonitions that I witness everyday driving around the country. 9. Countdown- Some good songs but even as a kid I saw they were getting more commercial. 10. Youthanasia- 2 great openers then a lot of filler. 11. Cryptic- Not as bad as Load/Reload but still pretty lightweight. 12. The Sick-PFG for an older band, all the right ingredients, killer riffs/drums, but kind of checklist monstrosities without natural flow. 13. Hero- a couple back to formers like title and Warhorse, a couple that would embarrass a Poison fan, like Motopsyco, Thousand Times Goodbye with the female voice over. 14. Dystopia- Good idea but haphazard lyrics and couldn't get through more than a few times 15. Super Collider- just a bunch of tired cliches smashed together. Not one catchy song. 16. Risk- Comical Crush 'Em and Bon Jovi plagiarism secure this as the nadir.
1. Rust In Peace 2. Peace Sells But Who's Buying 3. Countdown to Extinction 4. Endgame 5. Cryptic Writings 6. Killing Is My Business... and Business Is Good 7. Youthanasia 8. So Far So Good... So What! 9. United Abominations 10. Hidden Treasures 11. The System Has Failed 12. Dystopia 13. The World Needs a Hero 14. Thirteen 15. Risk 16. Super Collider
I remember when Endgame came out I was actually pretty surprised. It was so thrashy I couldn't believe it compared to the albums before. A lot of bops in that album probably my most favorite from the NEW Megadeth.
RIP definitely the best. The Marty addition was right time, right place. I love these lists as they also broach the subject of when the bands transitioned to mainstream, which we all selfishly wished nothing was recorder after 1990! Not Deth’s fault, but I am old enough to remember when the MTV News segment used the opening bass line of Peace Sells as their intro music and we Metalheads hated them for it. If you are too young I’m sure you can find a clip somewhere.
I think your rankings are well recieved. I would have mine close. I feel like perhaps need to bump up United Abominations and The System has Failed. Those 2 records have a ton of juicy and slick riffing. Plus some real oddball songs from Dave but for the most part those are fun too.
You know, Black Sabbath is taken pretty serious in the metal community you can't mess up their rankings! Lol. But always tell your personal taste and truth about the records as you perceive them. We want to hear honest opinions. 🤘
@@benjaminmaughan2957 nah, it's a great album, not a great trash album, because just two song have riffs from that type, criptyc Writings is hated exactly for that, being more slow and simple, even with that you can hear the full album without getting bored, and the three heavy tracks are pretty good if you ask me
I have to say I think this is a very fair and correct analysis of Megadeth's work to date. I might have swapped 'So Far...' with 'Countdown...' if compiling myself but that's as tiny and dare we say inconsequential as my changes would have got. Great list!
If someone asked me what the epitome of Thrash metal is I would undoubtedly say that Rust in Peace is it. It's a masterpiece of pure unfiltered thrash, and represents the genre better than many other albums. That and Agent Orange are for me what thrash metal really is. As for the rest of the top, I think it's pretty good, but I would have a different top 2-3 1. Rust in Peace 2. Killing is my Business 3. SFSGSW 4. Peace Sells Still man this was a great video, keep it up! Will you do a top 25 death metal albums? that would be awesome!
Except for Risk, the newer albums always have some songs that i like, eventhough they are more weaker compared to earlier albums. The World Needs A Hero has Return To Hangar, Cryptic Writing has She Wolf, FFF and The Disintegrators and Dread And The Fugitive Mind and Thirteen has Sudden Death.
I took a "risk" buying "Cryptic Writing" off a thrift shop CD rack. Yeah... the first two tracks are very skippable to the point where I cringe thinking about that experience. In fact, I daresay that many might like the album a lot more if it were not for the first few tracks. I often think that the "Mastermind" reminds me a lot of "Cult of Personality" riff which appears in the late 80s.
1. Rust In Peace (1990) 2. Peace Sells (1986) 3. Countdown to Extinction (1992) 4. Youthanasia (1994) 5. Dystopia (2016) 6. So Far So Good So What (1988) 7. Endgame (2009) 8. Killing Is My Business (1985) 9. The Sick, The Dying and The Dead (2022) 10. Hidden Treasures (1995) 11. The System Has Failed (2004) 12. Cryptic Writings (1997) 13. Th1rt3en (2011) 14. The World Needs A Hero (2001) 15. United Abominations (2007) 16. Risk (1999) 17. Super Collider (2013)
Here`s my list 1.Youthanasia 2.Rust in Peace 3.Countdown to Extinction 4.Peace Sells 5.Killing is My Business 6.Endgame 7.Dystopia 8 .So Far So Good So What 9.The System has Failed 10.United Abominations 11.Thirteen 12.The World Needs a Hero 13.Cryptic Writings 14.Super Collider 15.Hidden Treasures 16.Risk
1- Peace Sells (I never saw any problem with I ain't Superstitious, I think is one of the best songs on the album, Poland solos are perfect) 2- So Far, So Good... So What! (The rawness of the album its great, the lineup is also underrated af, Jeff solos are very memorable and Chuck drums are heavy and direct, the remastered version sucks) 3- Youthanasia ( Great songs, great production and the band chemistry was on the top) 4- Rust in Peace ( I love this album but I got a little bit tired of it. But what can I say about Rust in Peace? Hangar 18 was the first Megadeth song I've heard and Polaris its underrated af, again the remastered version sucks, just the bonus tracks that are cool) 5- Endgame ( The album its great, Shawn its really good on it and Broderick's solos are from another world, 44 minutes and the title track are my favorites, I also hate "The Hardest Part of Letting Go".) Did you think in make a video of your favorite lineups of bands, Megadeth, Sepultura, Exodus...?
1. R.I.P 2. Peace sells 3. So far so good…..most underrated imo 4. Killing is my business 5. Count down 6. Cryptic 7. Endgame 8. Dystopia Then the others can be in any order IMO
I have to agree with Rust In Peace as well. It's the album I always measure other albums by. And yes I do like Countdown a lot as well, for a more commercial effort I felt it still had a nice overall sound to it. Youthanasia was the first album I never cared much about. Overall I have to agree on most of the list.
My personal ranking from worst to best. For some reason I could never get into the Peace Sells album as much as everyone else. The list is based on which album I like the most songs on, not what "sounds more like Megadeth". However most of them share the same spot. Supercollider, Thirteen, Risk, The World Needs A Hero So Far, So Good, So What, Dystopia, (Hidden Treasures), Peace Sells... The System has Failed, Youthanasia, Cryptic Writings United Abominations, Killing is My Business..., Endgame Countdown to Extinction, Rust in Peace
Spot on Ruthless Metal! My order is a little different than yours, but what you said was so true! Mustaine fanboys are probably crying because they claim Megadeth is pure thrash and never sold out! I guess they forgot about Risk and Cryptic Writings! My order. 1. So Far, So Good...So What! 2. Peace Sells But Who's Buying? 3. Rust In Peace 4. Killing Is My Business...And Business Is Good 5. United Abominations 6. Youthanasia 7. Countdown To Extinction 8. End Game The rest of the albums do nothing for me. They have some good songs but overall they are mediocre or bad albums.
I would consider myself a “Mustaine fanboy.” There’s no arguing Risk and cryptic writings are not thrash. Dave admits it himself in his autobiography. But as a musician myself I can truly appreciate his attempt to try something new. I actually like a lot of songs on both of those albums even though their not in lone with the rest of Megadeth albums.
I just re-listened to megadeth's discography to prepare myself for the new album. Here's my ranking now and I'll include the new album when it comes out. Also this list is controversial AF so beware 1. Rust in Peace (1990) 2. Peace Sells (1986) 3. So Far So Good So What (1988) 4. Youthanasia (1994) 5. The System Has Failed (2004) 6. Dystopia (2016) 7. Countdown to Extinction (1992) 8. Endgame (2009) 9. United Abominations (2007) 10. Th1rt3en (2011) 11. The World Needs A Hero (2001) 12. Super Collider (2013) 13. Risk (1999) 14. Cryptic Writings (1997) 15. Killing is my Business (1985)
@@RuthlessMetalYT To me I don’t think it’s horrible but I find it to be really sloppy and disorganized. Some melodies and songwriting moments don’t make sense to me. But I do love songs like rattle head and chosen ones. I just would rather listen to any other album that feels well produced and rehearsed
I never said it sucked, it's their third best album in my opinion. But 1985 was an insane year for thrash and there are albums that I hold slightly higher than Killing from 1985. cheers!
Nice I knew you were gonna do this next for some reason 😂 I’ll give my top 5 Megadeth albums on here: 1. Peace Sells, But Who’s Buying 2. Rust in Peace 3. Killing is my Business, and Business is Good 4. So Far, So Good, So What 5. Countdown to Extinction
So far, So good... So what! and Rust In Peace are by far the two best megadeth records in my opinion. Every song on those two records in my opinion is beyond remarcable exept the Sex Pistols cover.
Sfsgsw fails in a lot compared to the previous peace sells. It changes the pseudosatanic lyrics for drugs and shit proper to glam rock bands not metal. It has ballads and punk covers. I always felt a bon jovi vibe around this album. Jeff was a guitar savant but neither his style or influence was thrash metal. What track can one argue that is better than peace sells, wake up dead or the conjuring?
@@RuthlessMetalYT have you listened it without thinking that it is Megadeth?Try...Otherwise you are missing big good chunk of proper music...Does not matter if it's metal,rock opera or fuck knows what...lol
@@RuthlessMetalYT it is about expectations from one band or another...Their first album is piece of shit tbh...Production crap and also songs...But we are here to talk about our point of view and not to have a row...Peace...I love rock,metal ect...
I agree with some of this, and disagree with other parts. I rather like Cryptic Writings - Use The Man in particular I absolutely love. So I would put this album several steps higher. I would also swap the positions of So Far, So Good, So What and Killing Is My Business... And Business Is Good. Yes, the latter is a metal classic, but the poor production really hurts the overall listening experience. And there isn't a bad track on the former. Into the Lungs of Hell, 502, Mary Jane, Set the World Afire, Hook In Mouth. Hey, I even really like their cover of Anarchy In the UK. This is the album that got me interested in Megadeth in the first place. But obviously we all have different preferences.
yeah, the production is a bit rough on killing is my business, but the songs are far better than those on so far so good so what. That is true, cheers!
I am glad you did Megadeth! The best is killing is my business! But over all Megadeth put out better albums than Metallica! Over all! That was has been the argument!
Reasonable list for sure. Rust in Peace I think is my favorite metal album of all time. At least I can’t think of any other I would rather listen to start to finish
1. So Far So Good So What 1. Peace Sells But Who’s Buying? 3. Rust in Peace 4. Countdown to Extinction 5. Killing is my Buisness and Buisness is Good 6. Youthanasia 7. Cryptic Writing 8. Hidden Treasures Imo after this Megadeth isn’t much after this, Dystopia isn’t the worst but nothing compared to what they were in there prime still better than Metallica imo
Wow, our ranking is pretty similar! I've never been the biggest Megadeth fan (I'm one of those people that can't take too much of Mustaime's vocals at a time). I've honestly never given Endgame much thought so I don't know where I would rank it, but Dystopia was a huge surprise to me and I'd probably put it where you put Endgame. Again, that's not knowing where Endgame would place, but apart from that, I think our lists are more or less identical.
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I could say that I love Rust In Peace too, because I love Holy Wars and Hangar 18, from this album, and from Mustaine's best solos, but my favourite song is actually Symphony Of Destruction, from Countdown To Extinction... 😅🤘🤘
Great job on the Megadeth by the way looks like I can't become a member because I don't have a credit card but I'll be your unofficial supporter so no matter what dude you'll always have a a fan
I’m going to have to comment that I love Risk. For me there are far worse albums than that. Hero for one which is dreadful and Rust is not my top pick either, that goes to Endgame. Been listening to Megadeth since it all started but that one blew my mind. Stuff nostalgia!!!!! 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻
It's hard to choose between Rust in Peace and Peace Sells for number 1. I'm also liking So Far So Good... So What more than I can justify. It's just such a weird album, It's as if you can hear the booze and drugs ooze out of the album. In My Darkest hour was one of the first song I learned to play because I had this magazine with the tabs for it in it. That Em9 Arpeggio at the start really made me scratch my head at the time because up to then I never encountered any arpeggio or chord that was more than 3 frets wide. Thankfully I have big hands.
Speaking of Megadeth, what's your opinion on the new bassist after David Ellefson left? (Also, great video, as always, looking forward to Slayer's one next!)
I don't know, he'll probably recruit some new guy from some band that they have perhaps toured with or done some gigs with, it's usually how it happens I guess. I don't expect no returning old members or Jason Newsted or anything. Cheers!
Nice ranking. I already knew what the N.1 would be. United Abominations is one of their best releases imo. Sleepwalker is a sick thrash track. Well done brother 🤘.
Cryptic Writings is criminally underrated, it was everything that Metallica tried to accomplish with LOAD and RELOAD, but a hundred times better. I can spin that album from front to back every time.
Bro I agree, you hit the nail right on the head! Literally it is what Metallica tried to do with Load and Reload. While there are some good songs on those albums, Cryptic Writings was consistent from start to finish. Mastermind, FFF, Use the Man, The Disintegrators, Trust, She-Wolf. All very great tracks imo! Respect \m/
I just discovered your last channel last week and your content is just great! Anyway, Megadeth is my co-favourite band and man, you are absolutely spot on! The top 8 and bottom 3 are exactly the ones I'd choose as well. Even the top 3... (although Peace Sells will forever be my favourite) Looking forward to watching all your videos in the coming days!
Peace sells but who's buying is a great album in my opinion is their best. Wake up dead, the conjuring, peace sells and devils island great songs.
Dont make me change my mind now. hehe
Let's don't forget :good mourning/ black friday probably their best song ever imo
@@nicogranados9601 yeah really great song. One of their bests.
The cover kinda brings it down though, just doesn’t fit the album
@@spiggly_digg i think that the cover is very good.
Endgame is seriously no joke. Headcrusher’s bridge or “breakdown” is easily the most headbangable part of the album.
Yeah, that bit gets turned uuuuuppppp!!!!!
cheers!
Yeah maybe but This day we fight and Bite the hand that feeds are also headbangable
Endgame is just a monster album and I would say the most consistent. I’ve always thought Dave Mustaine as principal songwriter was guilty of thinking everything he writes is fantastic. Let’s just say the riff quality control machine wasn’t always working properly over the years
Bodies, How the story ends , The beginning with Dialectic Chaos. Great álbum .
I've always thought Cryptic Writings is a great underrated album. More people should give it a chance. As always, enjoyed the video.
it might be an alright rock album but it's not really what Megadeth should be doing.
Cryptic Writings is a hidden treasure :D Lame joke aside, it's a work of art.
@@b0gster Not a lame joke! I thought it was a good one!
Totally agree. Killing is my business 3rd? Not sure about that , the guitar tracks sound awful , Not a fan.
Yeah the bonus tracks on this like fff and bullprick are awesome. One of their top 5 best albums.
Megadeth's peace sells and Slayer's South of heaven introduced me to thrash. Listening to those albums was probably one of the best decisions I ever made!
Awesome!
Mine introduction was kill em all and show no mercy. Cheers from greece
Mine was megadeths rust in peace and metallicas master of puppets
Quite similar to my experience, in addition there was Anthrax, Onslaught and Metallica.
Although I discovered Megadeth later on, my introduction to thrash was Metallica’s “Master of Puppets” and Slayer’s “South of Heaven”
The first Megadeth album I heard was “Countdown to Extinction” then it was “Cryptic Writings” after that.
Dystopia is a very underrated album. Doesn't have a bad song it.
It's alright for a modern record. ;) Cheers!
Ehem... Foreign Policy...
@@oliverafton1444 foreign policy is fire
@@mr.dookie3243 Nah, i disagree
Peace sells is my first megadeth album. Headbangers ball playing peace sells, wake up dead and anarchy in the UK. This is what metal is and should always be!
Good times!
Love the appreciation for Killing is my business... hugely underrated album
Yeah, it's really up there amongst their best. Cheers!
i think it is their best. maybe the recording and budget wasnt so stellar but it was great live.
@@underflo43tky I personally never had problems with the production, and while I agree that it is vastly underrated, I don't think anything surpasses the absolute masterpiece that is Rust in Peace
@@coreygendreau7219 actually i lost interest after peace sells. ive never listened to RIP. i may get around to it though. i just like when a band is still working its way up. saw the killing is my biz tour. i was into all that music then.
@@underflo43tky thats so sick i wish i was around for any of the classic albums… but never having heard rust in peace… mind blown… easily the best thrash record ever made in my opinion nothing even comes close
My favorite Megadeth is Peace Sells. I agree that Dixon's cover is out of the place but the rest songs are amazing thrash riff madness. Generally my top 5:
1. Peace Sells
2. Rust In Peace
3. So Far, So Good... So What
4. Killing Is My Business
5. Youthanasia
Cheers!
I really like the clean sound of youthanasia.Might be #1 for me
No countdown to extinction?
perfect
This is the first list here that i somewhat agree with, but I would put sfsgsw at the top, and put rust in peace ahead of peace sells
Suggestion: German Metal, 10 overlooked albums
I thought of it. :)
Paradox Heresy deserves justice for not being included in the best 1989 albums ranking
That’s a great idea, as well as Canadian and Swedish
@@thomasangelripper how about Destruction ? The talented Mr. Shifringer on guitar? He is an absolute riffmaster....also Living death or Vendetta ! Assasin ? Tankard ? Sodom, kreator ? By the way I also loved Tyrant back in the day also early Grave digger (the first two albums were classics) first two Running Wild ! Iron angel also the first two albums . Cutty shark ? Helloween walls of Jericho a classic ! Death row ? I used to live and die for kraut-metal ! They were the absolute best music, the soundtrack of my adolescents!
Rust is peace is my favourite album of any genre of all time. Every single note from start to finish enthralls me. I've listened to it probably a thousand times and it always sounds as good as the first time I heard it.
Cheers!
Love it to death! :)
Rust in Peace is the best thrash album ever put to record ~
So Far, So Good... So What!? was my first Megadeth album, and I love it so much to this day. Even though Rust In Piece, Peace Sells and even Countdown To Extinction exist, So Far, So Good is always on the top of my ranking \m/
Cheers!
I'm with you. 👍🤟
'' Rust in Peace '' from beginning to end,, tHe best (deth)
Peace Sells is it's equal in my opinion. maybe the production on rust is a bit better. It's hard to say. :D Cheers!
noice !!, Peace Sells, is a definite classic ,, '' the conjuring '' is epic
There are very few songs from both albums I dislike. For Peace Sells it would be “I Ain’t Superstitious” for Rust in Peace I don’t like “Dawn Patrol” and “My Creation”
oh man that intro to '' Good Mourning / Black Friday'',,, hell yea
@@017aqpqgqika9 yeah, dawn patrol sucks!
Everyone always puts Thirt3en at #13 on their list.
it's made for that spot. ;) Cheers!
One of my favourite bands of all time!
1. Youthanasia
2. Peace Sells… But Who’s Buying?
3. Rust in Peace
4. Countdown to Extinction
5. Dystopia
6. Endgame
7. Cryptic Writings
8. Killing is My Business… And Business is Good!
9. The System Has Failed
10. So Far, So Good… So What!
11. United Abominations
12. Risk
13. Th1rt3en
14. Super Collider
15. The World Needs a Hero
good list
Yes
I love Youthanasia. I randomly bought it back in 94 as a young teen and I listen to it now and again.
Im not a Fan of The World needs a Hero
Youthanaisa 🤘my favorite too 🤘
I'm happy to see Killing Is My Business get such a high rank. It's probably my favorite Megadeth album, and one of my favorite albums ever. It's not as technical and complex as Rust In Peace, but that mixture of speed/thrash metal and jazzy elements, especially with the unique personal playstyle quirks of Chris and Gar, and on top of that some interesting, sometimes unorthodox and honestly difficult compositions due to the sheer speed and insane shenanigans on some of those riffs... it really hits the spot for me.
To this day I've never, _ever_ heard anything quite like it before or after. Yes, I'm a sucker for thrash and speed metal with unusual elements. Something more original and charming that your average super technical hyper perfect records we get nowadays.
yeah, the top 3 Megadeth albums stands tall above the rest in my opinion. Cheers!
"Rank Em All" for Metallica, and "Ranking is my business" for Megadeth, haha I like the theme I'm seeing so far. When you do Exodus maybe it will be "Bonded by Ranking", or "Ranking is Imminent".... Just don't let it be a "Ranking Disaster" 🤣
haha, you never know. ;) Cheers!
Show no ranking
Fistful of ranking
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@@alnikur87 Ranking in blood, ranking of euphoria. haha
Ranking The law or ranking for vengeance, with Judas priest. Or maybe rankiller lol .
Rank In Blood for Slayer lmao
#1-Peace Sells
#2-R. I. P.
#3-Countdown to Extinction
#4-Endgame
#5-Cryptic Writings
Cheers!
@@pooptrox254 haha, I like Daves vocals better on Peace Sells and it's overall rawness.
@@pooptrox254 R.I.P. is absolutely the best riffs fast and relentless with great production. I was literally splitting hairs. Both great.
Can you also do Black Sabbath? Now that would be extraordinary
it's already bin done dude. alotttttrrrr of times as a matter fact
not to give it away for u bur but many of those list have master of reality as their best record. I think their first album is their best record
@@kevinmitchell4018 So has megadeth still good content imo tho
@@kevinmitchell4018 I know man but I mean him doing it
@@kevinmitchell4018 I agree with you, their first album is a masterpiece all the way through. Master of Reality is overrated to me. If you get rid of the useless filler tracks (let’s be real, who plays Master of Reality excited to hear Embryo, Orchid, and Solitude?), it’s essentially a 5 song long album. All great songs but just not enough content.
Peace sells is my number one. It was the first Megadeth album I bought early in 1987. Wake Up Dead is one of the heaviest & brilliant thrash songs ever. It's just as heavy as Slayer but in a different way.
And let's not forget the pummelling repetitive ending to Black Friday...awesome.
Yeah it's a masterpiece. Cheers!
Fun fact: Dystopia and Dream Theater's "The Astonishing" were both released in 2016 and have pretty much the same art work... same robots lol
Love him or hate him, Mustaine is a genius! I’m going to see them in September for the first time, & I’m mega-stoked!!!
Awesome, I have only seen them once but I live in the middle of nowhere. :) Great band but the live performance wasn't the best when I saw them, hopefully you'll have an even better time. Cheers!
Got tickets to Megadeth/LambofGod in Portland Sept 7. I wonder who is headliner. Like it really matters. It's gonna be awesome
@@philtoolson5536 Trivium will be there, too. There will be so much metal, our heads will explode!
@@annathebanannafoster8678 awesome. Can't wait
It's like we're in the same room and you're just being candid and honest. Like the clean language too. Keep it up. Thanks 👍
Cheers!
It's a surprise to see someone giving Dystopia such a good place. Most of the time, other reviewers give this album a lower place and it's a shame since it has a lot of nice songs that, aren't purely thrash, but a mix between modern thrash and heavy metal. Fatal Illusion is easily my favorite and the thrashiest song of the album. Dystopia is often considered as the spiritual successor of Hangar 18 and Return to Hangar. Besides, Conquer or Die is an instrumental that gets into the level of Into The Lungs of Hell, Kiko really killed it there.
yeah, but I mean, half of Megadeth's discography is highly skippable, Dystopia was like a 3 out of 5 album. :)
kimo te encuentro en todos los videos de Megadeth XD, tus dibujos son una chimba
@@Parka_Niel Jajajaja, qué puedo decir, soy fan de Megadeth.
@@KimoFest Igual, es mi banda favorita, pero igual es medio XD que suelo encontrar un comentario tuyo en cada vídeo que veo, eres un hombre de cultura ahr
Hello, I am totally agree with you with the rank...Thanks a lot!
Greetings from Greece..
Thank you, Cheers! ☢️☢️
Man I love Dave's Vocal ... And his singing Style
Yeah, especially on the Peace Sells and SFSGSW albums. My Last Words is one of my favorite examples of Dave's singing, that song is sick.. and so is Good Mourning/Black Friday, and also 502!
I agree, his vocals are so unique and sound so good and his lyrics content is top notch.
I mean I’m a megadeth fan but like wtf are those chorus on the world needs a hero
It's an acquired taste, but I dig his voice. Cheers!
@@danielalmeida7382 Its like his worst singing ever, i agree. Somehow TSHF is my Favorite Megadeth Album, despite its not that good objektive. Maybe because it helped me thru bad Times idk.
I loved the system has failed when it came out. Reminded me so much of early albums
Cheers!
Dystopia is pretty cool, and honestly I don't think Super Collider is all that bad, of course it's more hard rock, but it's not bad.
I do think that super collider is pretty boring though
My Ranking Megadeth albums
1. Youthanaisa
2. Killing is My Business
3. Peace Selles
4 Rust In Peace
5. So Far So Good So What
6. The Sick The Dying and Dead
7 . Countdown to Extinction
8 . Dystopia
9 . Endgame
10. The System Has Failed
11. United Abominations
12. Cryptic Writings
13.Th1rt3en
14. Risk
15. The World Needs a Hero
cheerios!
Countdown was my first CD, it is their"Black Album", which I like a lot.
I think youthanasia was similar to metallica's black album. Countdown was more thrashy than the black album.
@@vaggelis6349 Countdown had Ashes In Your Mouth (best song by far), Skin O My Teeth & High Speed Dirt.
The Black Album had Holier Than Though, Through The Never & Struggle Within.
Granted, Countdown's other songs mostly have at least1 thrashy riff. But, just like Metallica, they ditched most of the thrash from the last album IMMEDIATELY on their 2nd album in the 90's. Just compare the demo of the title track to the album version.. :(
@@vaggelis6349 Yeah, Youthanasia would be a better comparison.
@@vaggelis6349 black album its heavier than CTE
@@migueldouriet6834 No i dont think som Countdown is more trashy than black albm
This is the FIRST Megadeth album ranking I have agreed with 100%! You nailed it!
Yeah, I've been listening to them for decades so I think I have a good knowledge about their albums. Some age well, others not so much. cheers!
@@RuthlessMetalYT Same! I started listening to them in 1993 when I was 12 after hearing Countdown to Extinction. So your list is exactly how I would have made mine. I have actually been seeing other lists ranking Risk pretty high, which has been weird to say the least! lol Keep up the great vids!
It's refreshing to see such a concise, informative, and honest ranking of a band's catalogue. While such lists are very subjective, you have succeeded in a "common sense" approach to tackling the task without any arrogance. I would like to see more of these from videos from you.
Thank you Sir, I've listened to Megadeth since the nineties so I'm pretty familiar with their stuff and I like some and other albums I will probably never go back to. :) I'll definitely do more rank 'em all videos soon. Cheers!
I agree almost in everything, but Youthanasia should be higher, great 90s heavy metal album, less fillers than CtE for my taste and top-notch production
🤘 for sure, but I think the songs arent as good on youthanasia as on CtE.
@@RuthlessMetalYT I disagree, at least I think both albums best songs are tied, and more or less except a tout le monde, the ones in CtE are more mainstream, but it's just a matter of taste I guess
My dad got to meet Marty on his church mission when the band was recording Youthanasia in Arizona.
I have always liked Cryptic Writings a lot. Trust, a secret place, she-wolf, vortex and fff are all great songs but I enjoy the whole album. But if you expect to hear Thrash metal then I get if you don't dig the album.
yeah it's hardly even a metal album besides she-wolf and the disintegrators. Cheers!
@@RuthlessMetalYT FFF is also quite metal, the verse is straight up Motorbreath haha! But yeah not the most metal album out there but I don't really care. I think it's cool that Mustaine can write good songs in many genres and I think he is one of the few people that has done that successfully (although risk sucks ass)
Agreed! Cryptic Writings is a GREAT album! I thought I was the only one who appreciates it.
Another Cryptic Writings fan here as well, not in my top 3 mind you, but I'm not ashamed either.
A soft but very good album. It was the first album that I heard from them
16 - Risk
15 - Super Collider
14 - Cryptic Writings
13 - United Abominations
12 - Th1rt3en
11 - The System has Failed
10 - The World Needs a Hero
9 - Endgame
8 - Dystopia
6 - So Far, So Good... So What!
5 - Killing is my Business... And Business is Good!
4 - Countdown to Extinction
3 - The Sick, The Dying... And the Dead!
2 - Peace Sells... But Who's Buying ?
1 - Rust in Peace
Cheers!
Totally agree with you - Rust in peace is also my number one Megadeth album! 🖤👍🏻
In my opinion:
1. Peace Sells... But Who's Buying?
2. Rust In Peace
3. ENDGAME
4. Countdown To Extinction
5. Killing Is My Business... And Business Is Good
6. Youthanasia
7. The System Has Failed
8. The Sick, The Dead... And The Dying
9. Dystopia
10. So Far, So Good... So What?
11. United Abominations
12. Cryptic Writings
13. The World Needs A Hero
14. Hidden Treasures
15. Super Colider
16. Th1rt3en
17. Risk
Let me explain. I really enjoy thrash metal and that might be reason I rank this way.
Why Peace Sells over RIP? Because it's flawless album. Even I Ain't Superstitious is awesome. Chris Poland's solos and the transition to blues/fusion/jazz to MegadetH thrash is just great! This has an incomparable feeling and it's different from any other thrash or metal album that's out there.
Why ENDGAME so high? It's not my favorite and is not perfect, but it's just their most solid album. Some songs are great, some songs are ok, but every song has that moment where the riffs and the solos just kick in so hard you can't just not bang your head! Really really solid album.
Why KIMB over Youthanasia? Even tho the production is not the best one, I still like pretty much what that album is. Really punk, fast and aggressive, awesome solos and amazing riffs. Basically full thrash mode and I love that. Every song in that album requires full attention and a lot wrist strength. Dave playing that and singing at the same time, specially for live shows that were speed up, is just mind blowing! Great debut album for the band.
Why The System Has Failed is so high and SFSGSW and Dystopia are so low? Well, The System Has Failed is really solid too, pretty much like a product of every good aspect of the albums that came before it. It has thrash (Blackmail The Universe, Kick The Chair, Back In The Day), it has heavy metal (Scorpion, Something That I'm Not) and also more comercial songs, but still pretty good songs. For sure we could ignore 2 or 3 songs from this album, but the riffs and solos in this album are really good, also great production and the drummer is really talented. I think it's really underrated album, but it's definitely up there, even considering its flaws.
Dystopia and SFSGSW doesn't have the aggressiveness and emotional value put in the songs as the albums I put above them. Some songs are kinda hard to connect with and listen it 'till the end, no because they are bad, but because it's not what I search in MegadetH.
cheerios
1. Rust In Peace
2. Peace Sells
3. Killing Is My Business
4. So Far So Good
5. Endgame
6. Dystopia
Megadeth is definitely better as a thrash band imo but CTE and Youthanasia are still pretty solid
🤘🏻🤘🏻
No Countdown to Extinction???
1 - Peace Sells... But Who's Buying?
2 - Rust In Peace
3 - Endgame
4 - So Far, So Good... So What!
5 - United Abominations
6 - Killing Is My Business... And Business Is Good!
7 - Dystopia
8 - Youthanasia
9 - The System Has Failed
10 - Countdown To Extinction
11 - Th1rt3en
12 - Cryptic Writings
13 - The World Needs A Hero
14 - Risk
15 - Super Collider
Cheers!
Yo i just woke up and this vid comes out, nice
Good mourning.... black friday! ;)
If Dystopia is modern day Peace Sells... and Endgame is modern day Rust in Peace.
I say the Sick, the Dying... and the Dead! is modern day so far, so good... so what?. even the name and the structure of the cover are alike.
Also, this new album kicks ass, one of the best modern metal albums.
yeah, there are some truths to that. Cheers!
I hadn't even heard of a lot of these albums. ;) I think I'd give Killing Is My Business an edge at #2, because I love the rawness of it and it's such an excellent debut album.
Yeah the songwriting is good, I just wished that it would have had a better production. That's my only complaint about that one. Cheers!
@@RuthlessMetalYT I know its not the same, but the final kill version do some justice on the production album (except on these boots)
You nailed it. Great video
thx
I don't know exactly why, but Megadeth is really the only band that I actually find myself visiting their 90s albums as as much as their 80s output. I think getting into Youthanasia and Countdown to Extinction so early on in my journey helped me appreciate Cryptic Writings much more since I was trying to get as many Megadeth albums as soon as I could when I was a teenager. I tend to hold Hidden Treasures in high regard as a timestamp of the 1991-1995 Megadeth period and frequently enjoy the track "Go to Hell".
cryptic writings is a pop album though. countdown and youthanasia has their moments, but they can't compare to their eighties albums. It's never a good thing when bands slow down to fit in with the times.
If I could have one Megadeth album in the collection, it would have to be So Far, So Good, So What
nah, that one is kinda overrated. it's like 1-2 good songs on it.
Rust in Peace 🕊 is my absolutly favorite album from Megadeth! 👍 🤘
🤘🤘
Peaks and depths discography. 1. Peace Sells- Bad Omen and My Last Words clinchers. 2. RIP- Regal, iconic album listened to since 4th grade. 3. Killing- Better songwriting, vocals, and musicianship than early Metallica imo. 4. SFSGSW-95% still killer Liar a bit juvenile these days 5. System- 1st return to form album after RIP. 6. United- Some of the best newer stuff. 7. 13- Probably floating somewhere before but NWO and Millennium 2 of best newer songs 8. Endgame- Scary premonitions that I witness everyday driving around the country. 9. Countdown- Some good songs but even as a kid I saw they were getting more commercial. 10. Youthanasia- 2 great openers then a lot of filler. 11. Cryptic- Not as bad as Load/Reload but still pretty lightweight. 12. The Sick-PFG for an older band, all the right ingredients, killer riffs/drums, but kind of checklist monstrosities without natural flow. 13. Hero- a couple back to formers like title and Warhorse, a couple that would embarrass a Poison fan, like Motopsyco, Thousand Times Goodbye with the female voice over. 14. Dystopia- Good idea but haphazard lyrics and couldn't get through more than a few times 15. Super Collider- just a bunch of tired cliches smashed together. Not one catchy song. 16. Risk- Comical Crush 'Em and Bon Jovi plagiarism secure this as the nadir.
Cheers!
1. Rust In Peace
2. Peace Sells But Who's Buying
3. Countdown to Extinction
4. Endgame
5. Cryptic Writings
6. Killing Is My Business... and Business Is Good
7. Youthanasia
8. So Far So Good... So What!
9. United Abominations
10. Hidden Treasures
11. The System Has Failed
12. Dystopia
13. The World Needs a Hero
14. Thirteen
15. Risk
16. Super Collider
Cheers!
I'd rank so far so good and dystopia higher tbh
I remember when Endgame came out I was actually pretty surprised. It was so thrashy I couldn't believe it compared to the albums before. A lot of bops in that album probably my most favorite from the NEW Megadeth.
I agree. United Abominations was promising so maybe they had it coming but I didn't see it. Cheers!
RIP definitely the best. The Marty addition was right time, right place.
I love these lists as they also broach the subject of when the bands transitioned to mainstream, which we all selfishly wished nothing was recorder after 1990!
Not Deth’s fault, but I am old enough to remember when the MTV News segment used the opening bass line of Peace Sells as their intro music and we Metalheads hated them for it.
If you are too young I’m sure you can find a clip somewhere.
Cheers! 🤘🏽
Glad to see SFSGSW getting some love, always been my favorite MEGADETH album
Fair its great ass album
Ah yes this is what I’ve been waiting for
Cheers!
I think your rankings are well recieved. I would have mine close. I feel like perhaps need to bump up United Abominations and The System has Failed. Those 2 records have a ton of juicy and slick riffing. Plus some real oddball songs from Dave but for the most part those are fun too.
yes, in most cases. My Black Sabbath rank made people mad when I put Tyr and Headless Cross high upon the list. hehe
You know, Black Sabbath is taken pretty serious in the metal community you can't mess up their rankings! Lol.
But always tell your personal taste and truth about the records as you perceive them. We want to hear honest opinions. 🤘
The sistem has failed is the most underrated album from Megadeth's history
I agree, it's one of my personal favorites. Top 5 for sure!
Cheers!
Cryptic Writings????
@@Parka_Niel cryptic is pretty meh
@@benjaminmaughan2957 nah, it's a great album, not a great trash album, because just two song have riffs from that type, criptyc Writings is hated exactly for that, being more slow and simple, even with that you can hear the full album without getting bored, and the three heavy tracks are pretty good if you ask me
I have to say I think this is a very fair and correct analysis of Megadeth's work to date. I might have swapped 'So Far...' with 'Countdown...' if compiling myself but that's as tiny and dare we say inconsequential as my changes would have got. Great list!
yeah so far and countdown could be interchangeable on my list, I think so far has a little more speed, but countdown has a better songwriting. 🤘🏻
Do Overkill’s!! It should be kind of hard to do!
I'll give it a try! cheers!
OVERKILL!!!!!!
Can't wait for the next video thank you\m/!!
Cheers!
If someone asked me what the epitome of Thrash metal is I would undoubtedly say that Rust in Peace is it. It's a masterpiece of pure unfiltered thrash, and represents the genre better than many other albums. That and Agent Orange are for me what thrash metal really is. As for the rest of the top, I think it's pretty good, but I would have a different top 2-3
1. Rust in Peace
2. Killing is my Business
3. SFSGSW
4. Peace Sells
Still man this was a great video, keep it up! Will you do a top 25 death metal albums? that would be awesome!
:) Cheers, I'll probably tackle the death metal genre with a top list sooner or later, we'll see. :)
Awesome ranking! Love it! Supporting with total views every time
Awesome. Cheers!
Except for Risk, the newer albums always have some songs that i like, eventhough they are more weaker compared to earlier albums. The World Needs A Hero has Return To Hangar, Cryptic Writing has She Wolf, FFF and The Disintegrators and Dread And The Fugitive Mind and Thirteen has Sudden Death.
Cheers!
(1) Rust In Peace (2) Countdown to extinction (3) Peace Sells but who's buying?
Cheers! 🤘🏼
I took a "risk" buying "Cryptic Writing" off a thrift shop CD rack. Yeah... the first two tracks are very skippable to the point where I cringe thinking about that experience. In fact, I daresay that many might like the album a lot more if it were not for the first few tracks. I often think that the "Mastermind" reminds me a lot of "Cult of Personality" riff which appears in the late 80s.
1. Rust In Peace (1990)
2. Peace Sells (1986)
3. Countdown to Extinction (1992)
4. Youthanasia (1994)
5. Dystopia (2016)
6. So Far So Good So What (1988)
7. Endgame (2009)
8. Killing Is My Business (1985)
9. The Sick, The Dying and The Dead (2022)
10. Hidden Treasures (1995)
11. The System Has Failed (2004)
12. Cryptic Writings (1997)
13. Th1rt3en (2011)
14. The World Needs A Hero (2001)
15. United Abominations (2007)
16. Risk (1999)
17. Super Collider (2013)
Cheers!
1 - Rust
2 - Countdown
3 - Peace sells
Top tree in that order!
Cheers!
Here`s my list
1.Youthanasia
2.Rust in Peace
3.Countdown to Extinction
4.Peace Sells
5.Killing is My Business
6.Endgame
7.Dystopia
8 .So Far So Good So What
9.The System has Failed
10.United Abominations
11.Thirteen
12.The World Needs a Hero
13.Cryptic Writings
14.Super Collider
15.Hidden Treasures
16.Risk
it's rare to see youthanasia as the number one record. Cheers!
Youthanasia is a fantastic cd. It’s my favorite. It hits just right between composition, production and replay ability for me.
1- Peace Sells (I never saw any problem with I ain't Superstitious, I think is one of the best songs on the album, Poland solos are perfect)
2- So Far, So Good... So What! (The rawness of the album its great, the lineup is also underrated af, Jeff solos are very memorable and Chuck drums are heavy and direct, the remastered version sucks)
3- Youthanasia ( Great songs, great production and the band chemistry was on the top)
4- Rust in Peace ( I love this album but I got a little bit tired of it. But what can I say about Rust in Peace? Hangar 18 was the first Megadeth song I've heard and Polaris its underrated af, again the remastered version sucks, just the bonus tracks that are cool)
5- Endgame ( The album its great, Shawn its really good on it and Broderick's solos are from another world, 44 minutes and the title track are my favorites, I also hate "The Hardest Part of Letting Go".)
Did you think in make a video of your favorite lineups of bands, Megadeth, Sepultura, Exodus...?
Cheers!
“Take No Prisoners” is another really underrated track from that album
@@017aqpqgqika9 I don't think so. Unpopular opinion, but I like the demo of Take No Prisoners better than the final version.
1. R.I.P
2. Peace sells
3. So far so good…..most underrated imo
4. Killing is my business
5. Count down
6. Cryptic
7. Endgame
8. Dystopia
Then the others can be in any order IMO
Cheers!
I have to agree with Rust In Peace as well. It's the album I always measure other albums by. And yes I do like Countdown a lot as well, for a more commercial effort I felt it still had a nice overall sound to it. Youthanasia was the first album I never cared much about. Overall I have to agree on most of the list.
My personal ranking from worst to best. For some reason I could never get into the Peace Sells album as much as everyone else. The list is based on which album I like the most songs on, not what "sounds more like Megadeth". However most of them share the same spot.
Supercollider, Thirteen, Risk, The World Needs A Hero
So Far, So Good, So What, Dystopia, (Hidden Treasures), Peace Sells...
The System has Failed, Youthanasia, Cryptic Writings
United Abominations, Killing is My Business..., Endgame
Countdown to Extinction, Rust in Peace
Spot on Ruthless Metal! My order is a little different than yours, but what you said was so true! Mustaine fanboys are probably crying because they claim Megadeth is pure thrash and never sold out! I guess they forgot about Risk and Cryptic Writings! My order.
1. So Far, So Good...So What!
2. Peace Sells But Who's Buying?
3. Rust In Peace
4. Killing Is My Business...And Business Is Good
5. United Abominations
6. Youthanasia
7. Countdown To Extinction
8. End Game
The rest of the albums do nothing for me. They have some good songs but overall they are mediocre or bad albums.
Thank you Sir. Yeah they kinda wimped out for a decade or so.
I would consider myself a “Mustaine fanboy.” There’s no arguing Risk and cryptic writings are not thrash. Dave admits it himself in his autobiography. But as a musician myself I can truly appreciate his attempt to try something new. I actually like a lot of songs on both of those albums even though their not in lone with the rest of Megadeth albums.
@@GooseRider808 I love wanderlust and ecstacy from Risk.
I just re-listened to megadeth's discography to prepare myself for the new album. Here's my ranking now and I'll include the new album when it comes out. Also this list is controversial AF so beware
1. Rust in Peace (1990)
2. Peace Sells (1986)
3. So Far So Good So What (1988)
4. Youthanasia (1994)
5. The System Has Failed (2004)
6. Dystopia (2016)
7. Countdown to Extinction (1992)
8. Endgame (2009)
9. United Abominations (2007)
10. Th1rt3en (2011)
11. The World Needs A Hero (2001)
12. Super Collider (2013)
13. Risk (1999)
14. Cryptic Writings (1997)
15. Killing is my Business (1985)
Killing is my business is not their worst. It's absolutely one of their best.
@@RuthlessMetalYT To me I don’t think it’s horrible but I find it to be really sloppy and disorganized. Some melodies and songwriting moments don’t make sense to me. But I do love songs like rattle head and chosen ones. I just would rather listen to any other album that feels well produced and rehearsed
Ruthless on top 10 thrash of 1985:
Killing is my business sucks
Ruthless on top Megadeth albums:
Killing is my business is a thrash classic
I never said it sucked, it's their third best album in my opinion. But 1985 was an insane year for thrash and there are albums that I hold slightly higher than Killing from 1985. cheers!
🤘☢️Fantastic list🤘☢️but,,,, #5 it´s more(only like 3 songs) to me #9🤘☢️
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Rust in Peace was the first Megadeth album I bought and I still think it is the best. Risk was a disaster - can't win them all
Cheers!
Nice I knew you were gonna do this next for some reason 😂 I’ll give my top 5 Megadeth albums on here:
1. Peace Sells, But Who’s Buying
2. Rust in Peace
3. Killing is my Business, and Business is Good
4. So Far, So Good, So What
5. Countdown to Extinction
solid list🤘🏻
So far, So good... So what! and Rust In Peace are by far the two best megadeth records in my opinion. Every song on those two records in my opinion is beyond remarcable exept the Sex Pistols cover.
so far so good so what didn't have the songs in my opinion, it's just that instrumental track that is a 10 out of 10. :) Cheers!
Sfsgsw fails in a lot compared to the previous peace sells. It changes the pseudosatanic lyrics for drugs and shit proper to glam rock bands not metal. It has ballads and punk covers. I always felt a bon jovi vibe around this album. Jeff was a guitar savant but neither his style or influence was thrash metal. What track can one argue that is better than peace sells, wake up dead or the conjuring?
I like Risk...Very underrated and people were not expecting something new from the band...Open ears needed for it...😎
No, it's one of the worst albums of all time, completely horrendous, they should write their fans an excuse letter for that one.
@@RuthlessMetalYT have you listened it without thinking that it is Megadeth?Try...Otherwise you are missing big good chunk of proper music...Does not matter if it's metal,rock opera or fuck knows what...lol
@@RuthlessMetalYT it is about expectations from one band or another...Their first album is piece of shit tbh...Production crap and also songs...But we are here to talk about our point of view and not to have a row...Peace...I love rock,metal ect...
Breadline is one of my Megadeth favorite songs. 😅 The chorus and the guitar solo are great
@@SrDabuten great stuff
Megadave!!
You could also rank Dave's many firings of band members, Ozzy's got some pearlers too. lol
Cheers!
Great video! Thank you. I kind of agree on almost Everything! 😊
Thanks boss!
13th place is *PERFECT* for that album to be on the list. 😂
Yeah there could be no other spot for it. ;)
This ranking, makes a sense, youthanasia should rank higher, otherwise it's almost on point
nah, youthanasia was a bit weird. Cheers!
@@RuthlessMetalYT it's less metal, undeniably, but it sounds great and has an amazing vibe to it! Cheers 🤟
I agree with some of this, and disagree with other parts.
I rather like Cryptic Writings - Use The Man in particular I absolutely love. So I would put this album several steps higher.
I would also swap the positions of So Far, So Good, So What and Killing Is My Business... And Business Is Good. Yes, the latter is a metal classic, but the poor production really hurts the overall listening experience. And there isn't a bad track on the former. Into the Lungs of Hell, 502, Mary Jane, Set the World Afire, Hook In Mouth. Hey, I even really like their cover of Anarchy In the UK. This is the album that got me interested in Megadeth in the first place.
But obviously we all have different preferences.
yeah, the production is a bit rough on killing is my business, but the songs are far better than those on so far so good so what. That is true, cheers!
0:00 this ought be good...k might as well stay in the comments
I am glad you did Megadeth! The best is killing is my business! But over all Megadeth put out better albums than Metallica! Over all! That was has been the argument!
yeah killing is a great record, top 3 for me, maybe if it had a peace sells production i would have liked it even more. 🤘🏻
@@RuthlessMetalYT Yeah I know what you mean. But I like the dirty production sound.
Reasonable list for sure.
Rust in Peace I think is my favorite metal album of all time. At least I can’t think of any other I would rather listen to start to finish
1. So Far So Good So What
1. Peace Sells But Who’s Buying?
3. Rust in Peace
4. Countdown to Extinction
5. Killing is my Buisness and Buisness is Good
6. Youthanasia
7. Cryptic Writing
8. Hidden Treasures
Imo after this Megadeth isn’t much after this, Dystopia isn’t the worst but nothing compared to what they were in there prime still better than Metallica imo
Cheers!
@@RuthlessMetalYT Cheers!
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My favorite album is Killing Is My Business...And Business Is Good! There's just something about how fast paced and brutal the whole album is.
Cheers!
Wow, our ranking is pretty similar! I've never been the biggest Megadeth fan (I'm one of those people that can't take too much of Mustaime's vocals at a time). I've honestly never given Endgame much thought so I don't know where I would rank it, but Dystopia was a huge surprise to me and I'd probably put it where you put Endgame. Again, that's not knowing where Endgame would place, but apart from that, I think our lists are more or less identical.
Awesome, Cheers!
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I could say that I love Rust In Peace too, because I love Holy Wars and Hangar 18, from this album, and from Mustaine's best solos, but my favourite song is actually Symphony Of Destruction, from Countdown To Extinction... 😅🤘🤘
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Dystopia is the 6th best record In my opinion right after the 85-92 era.
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I have soft spot for Risk cause it has a Duke Nukem cover.
A certified poop dealer should know his shit. ;) hehe Cheers!
@@RuthlessMetalYT yeah
Great job on the Megadeth by the way looks like I can't become a member because I don't have a credit card but I'll be your unofficial supporter so no matter what dude you'll always have a a fan
Thank you Sir! :) Cheers!
I’m going to have to comment that I love Risk. For me there are far worse albums than that. Hero for one which is dreadful and Rust is not my top pick either, that goes to Endgame.
Been listening to Megadeth since it all started but that one blew my mind. Stuff nostalgia!!!!!
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Yes I actually like risk too. My worse is The world needs a hero.
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I love Risk too.They have showed that they can create something more melodic and different...Very underrated
It's hard to choose between Rust in Peace and Peace Sells for number 1. I'm also liking So Far So Good... So What more than I can justify. It's just such a weird album, It's as if you can hear the booze and drugs ooze out of the album. In My Darkest hour was one of the first song I learned to play because I had this magazine with the tabs for it in it. That Em9 Arpeggio at the start really made me scratch my head at the time because up to then I never encountered any arpeggio or chord that was more than 3 frets wide. Thankfully I have big hands.
Cheers!
Speaking of Megadeth, what's your opinion on the new bassist after David Ellefson left? (Also, great video, as always, looking forward to Slayer's one next!)
I don't know, he'll probably recruit some new guy from some band that they have perhaps toured with or done some gigs with, it's usually how it happens I guess. I don't expect no returning old members or Jason Newsted or anything. Cheers!
@@RuthlessMetalYT its lomenzo, the bassist from endgame!
Nice ranking. I already knew what the N.1 would be. United Abominations is one of their best releases imo. Sleepwalker is a sick thrash track. Well done brother 🤘.
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Cryptic Writings is criminally underrated, it was everything that Metallica tried to accomplish with LOAD and RELOAD, but a hundred times better. I can spin that album from front to back every time.
Bro I agree, you hit the nail right on the head! Literally it is what Metallica tried to do with Load and Reload. While there are some good songs on those albums, Cryptic Writings was consistent from start to finish. Mastermind, FFF, Use the Man, The Disintegrators, Trust, She-Wolf. All very great tracks imo! Respect \m/
I just discovered your last channel last week and your content is just great!
Anyway, Megadeth is my co-favourite band and man, you are absolutely spot on! The top 8 and bottom 3 are exactly the ones I'd choose as well. Even the top 3... (although Peace Sells will forever be my favourite)
Looking forward to watching all your videos in the coming days!
Awesome. :) Cheers!
I stopped listening to any new Megadeth after CW….I didn’t realise they’d had so many releases since then.
Rust in Peace is my go to Megadeth album.
Nice to see endgame so high. Great album!
Cheers!