Day 248: Sudden Death by Megadeth // 8

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Image result for sudden death megadethGENRE: heavy metal
Oh, joyous day. Megadeth is one of my favorite metal bands, but I never looked much past their Holy Wars album. Solos are abound in this song (perhaps too much for my taste), but it's all a testament to Megadeth's composition and skill. They can be pretty unpredictable in their songs.

After a minute of mind-blowing solos, you get one of my favorite verses. That guitar riff is magnificent, especially when it's given context by the entrance of the drums. I, like many others hopefully, perceived it as a triplet rhythm. But, voila, it's a sixteenth note riff, a very typical Megadeth riff at that. I'm a big fan of the singer's voice too (I forget the name). It has just the right amount of anger and raspy. Solos just permeate this entire song too. I almost feel bad for the guitarist.

Overall, the song is pretty awesome. The solos can get a little old, but it's as classic a Megadeth song as ever.

Rating; 8/10


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