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Heavy Metal Heresy: Rust in Peace Foreword Allow me to commit heavy metal heresy: I think Rust In Peace is an overrated album. I'm probably alone in my opinion of this. That's fine. I will make a point of clarification: I do not think this album is lousy. It's actually quite decent. I just don't think it's one of the greatest albums of all time. I don't think it's Megadeth's best. Before you start chucking stones, let me try to explain why I don't like this album all that much. Musicianship Let me start off by saying that the musicians involved in this recording are truly talented. It is obvious that the musicianship is not the weakness of RIP. Indeed, it is its greatest strength. Dave Mustaine was always the heart of Megadeth and an excellent guitarist. Marty Friedman shredded alongside one of the greatest guitarists ever, Jason Becker. The bass work is audible and far above what normal bassists do. The drummers thump in a...

Additional Synthwave Artists That Are Worth Your Time This is a collection of synthwave artists that I listen to every once in a while. Even though this is a list of additional artists, I am sure that I still missed a few. Among these are ones that I discovered more recently. Others I simply forgot to include in the previous list. Enjoy. 3Force So, I'll start the list with 3Force here. Whatever album you are listening to, everything 3Force has produced is solid stuff. Whether it's pure fist pumping EDM infused goodness with a dark twist from Resistance , or the more varied approach of Divide and Collide , you know the energy will be cranked up. Fury Weekend How could I forget about Fury Weekend? Not only was Until the Dawn one of the first synthwave songs I heard, but they also have a killer synthified cover of Pink Floyd's Another Brick in the Wall . Best Floyd cover...