With over 30 million albums sold worldwide, with five consecutive Platinum and multi-Platinum album certifications and nine Grammy nominations, as well as being easily one of the most recognized names in hard rock music for the past three decades, MEGADETH's 13th studio album has officially hit worldwide stores today, November 1st, 2011. ‘Th1rt3en’, released on Roadrunner Records, also marks the recorded return of bassist Dave Ellefson who was part of the band's classic lineup from 1983 to 2002. The album was produced by Johnny K and Dave Mustaine, engineered and mixed by Johnny K and mastered by Ted Jansen.
“This record is the culmination of my work over the thirteen records I recorded. There are moments on ‘Th1rt3en’ that capture my every emotion, and other moments where I am releasing feelings I never knew existed! My proudest moments of my musical career are captured on Th1rt3en’,” [was proud the band's founder Dave Mustaine]
“Darker, heavier, and more immediate than 2009's ‘Endgame’, Dave Mustaine's snarling vocals ride higher in the mix this time around, but fans need not fear, as his fleet fingers are still possessed with the power to conjure the dead,” [commented James Christopher Monger, AllMusic – more here]
“Those insane speed-metal guitars! Those pummeling drums! Dave Mustaine's snarling, sandpaper-and-nails voice! MEGADETH might brazenly ignore the perils of self-parody, but the quartet's stubborn refusal to evolve yields genuine thrills on their typically irascible 13th album. For all the carnage, ‘Public Enemy No. 1’ and ‘Guns, Drugs & Money’ are deceptively melodic hard rock not far from Alice Cooper's early classics, albeit lacking the same sense of humor. Still, Mustaine's fevered tirades bemoaning the state of the world feel utterly apt, given today's headlines: ‘We The People’ clearly belongs on the apocalypse's official soundtrack,” [added Jon Young for Spin]
MEGADETH features: Dave Mustaine – vocals and guitars, Chris Broderick – guitars, Dave Ellefson – bass and Shawn Drover - drums
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