Style: Thrash, technical thrash, shred fest
Primary Emotions/Themes: War, loss, betrayal, politics
Thoughts: How good is Rust in Peace? Best thrash album of all time? It's certainly in the conversation. Best metal album of all time? It's certainly in that conversation as well.
This album is easily the best album that MegaDave ever released. The songs are iconic, the riffs never stop, and the solos are out of this world. There is not a single weak point on the album, except the questionable Dawn Patrol.
While all of the songs are good, some enter into the conversation of "best metal songs of all time" territory. Holy Wars... The Punishment Due, Tornado of Souls, and the title track are all on my short list of best songs in the genre. Those songs have riffs for days and never fail me when I need something that reminds me why I got into metal in the first place.
The rest of the album is very good to excellent. Hanger 18 has some of the most intense soloing I've ever heard. Take No Prisoners was a favorite of my youth with how brutal the lyrics are. These two songs fall just a hair short of the aforementioned trilogy.
Rust in Peace stands on the shoulders of other thrash albums on the virtue of its riffs. They vary in speed and intensity in such a consistent way that nothing stagnates. The solos are elite- Dave and Marty are unparalleled here. Nick's (RIP) tasteful and creative drumming accents the music while still defining itself as an individual instrument - not just a backbone. Just listen to the symbol work on the title track, its incredible.
Rust in Peace is not my favorite thrash album of all time, that falls to Slayer's Reign in Blood... but this one sure is a damn close second. Fucking incredible album.
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